Below average rainfall leads to SEPA warnings
Week: 11 | 13th March 2025 | Farming and EnvironmentFarmers should take steps to ensure their summer water supply Farmers in Scotland are being told to take…
Greenhouse gasses high from drained peatlands
Week: 10 | 6th March 2025 | Farming and EnvironmentA major new initiative is underway to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from drained peatlands.A number of different options…
NFUS retiterates its opposition to National Park in Galloway
Week: 09 | 27th February 2025 | Farming and Environment NewsNFU Scotland has once again made clear its opposition to the creation of a new National Park in…
THEY'RE GOING TO CULL THE GOATS!
Week: 08 | 20th February 2025 | Farming and Environment Newcastleton NewsIn what will be a hugely unpopular decision, Oxygen Conservation says it must reduce the numbers Wild goats…
Virus on D&G farmtook 90 of 150 lambs
Week: 07 | 13th February 2025 | Farming and EnvironmentFarmers are urged to report Schmallenberg (SBV) cases NFU Mutual Group Secretary Michael Goldie is calling on farmers…
Concern over decline in dairy herd numbers
Week: 06 | 6th February 2025 | Farming and EnvironmentNFU Scotland say they’re concerned by figures just released which show a decline in Scottish dairy herd numbers.The…
Scottish Tories to hold vote on controversial mega-pylon plans
The Scottish Conservatives will this week hold a vote at…
Farming land remains in great demand
Farmland market edged up slightly during 2024 Demand for farmland…
Hilltop Leaf responds to questions about the project
CEO Hamish Clegg brings us up to speed with the…
Holyrood rally calls for investment in agriculture
NFUS leads farmers and crofters in Edinburgh protest Hundreds of…
Would you pay £272 for a Flat White Coffee?
An innovative farmer from Mossgiel explains why Well, you might…
The human cost of ‘progress’
Gilly Fraser meets a couple whose dream of a perfectretirement…
Barony’s Dairy Nexus is a Borderlands first
The multi-million-pound Dairy Nexus project at the Barony campus will…
Kennedy bows out of NFUS with fiery speech
Hard-hitting rhetoric at President’s last conference NFU Scotland Chief Martin…
Vital issues addressed at this year’s AgriExpo
This year’s Borderway Agri Expo features two seminars focusing on…
Support schemes need to be fit for purpose
Organisation says existing help should be extended and built upon…
Milk production shock
Stranraer-based processing company drops 12 farms Ten milk producers in…
All kinds of everything at the 172nd Langholm Show
MAIRI TELFORD JAMMEH reports on Langholm’s Rural Highlight in an 8-Page Supplement…
Nearly 1,000 objections to Warblaw Woodlands
Week: 38 | 19th September 2024 | Community Farming and Environment NewsLangholm locals object to commercial forestry on their doorstep An unprecedented 959 local signatures have been obtained objecting…
Lorraine is BFA awards finalist
Week: 38 | 19th September 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentWesterkirk farmer in the running for Sheep Farmer of the Year Well-known local farmer Lorraine Luescher has been…
A rare glimpse of summer for the good people of the Benty
Week: 37 | 12th September 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentWith the number of supporters and entries, the Benty Show is in safe hands After a summer of…
Special Day, special guests at the Holm Show
Week: 36 | 5th September 2024 | Farming and Environment NewcastletonIf you want good weather for your event – try inviting a weathergirl along. That certainly did the…
Residents encouraged to react to Warblaw plans
Week: 35 | 29th August 2024 | Community Farming and Environment NewsIf you are against the blanket of trees proposedfor our beloved hill, then make your voice heard Scottish…
Letters to the Editor
Week: 35 | 29th August 2024 | Farming and Environment NewsMore Warblaw worries With reference to Mark Hallam’s letter of 22nd August 2024, “Warblaw Worries”. Mr Hallam expresses…
Fingers crossed for a fine day for the 127th Holm Show
Marquees are up, entries are made and there’s no rain…
Much opposition to plan for Warblaw woodlands
Action Group formed to challenge forestry company’s ‘blanket of trees’…
Envisioning D&G's future landscape
Ideas for the future landscape of Dumfries and Galloway were…
Murray Farmcare acquired by Harbro
Two agricultural businesses well-known in the south of Scotland have…
Missing Lynx project
Fierce opinions on whether or not to reintroduce lynx to…
Farmstrong Scotland to hold wellbeing events
Peer-to-peer support offered to farming community Mixing business and pleasure…
Kerry’s adoreable Alpaca pals
The Alpaca Experience will give the public the chance to…
Are potatoes losing their popularity?
That’s the surprising finding of a new report by researchers…
Climate Targets making farmers ‘hostages to deadlines’
‘Any on-farm efficiency measures should be rewarded’ The Scottish Government’s…
Sheep worrying remains most frequent rural crime
By Gilly Fraser A new report by researchers at Scotland’s…
Land Reform Bill will change how land is sold
Impact of land sales on local communities will be taken…
Lamont visits Barony
Scotland Office Minister learns about digital innovations The Barony Campus…
Yousaf commits to food-growing subsidies
Week: 07 | 15th February 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentFirst Minister Humza Yousaf has given a commitment to honour most existing subsidies for growing food. The pledge…
Local Pine Marten population is on the rise
Week: 06 | 8th February 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentAn Eskdalemuir forest has been found to have a growing population of Pine Marten.Surveys conducted in Castle O’er…
Vlog: Wellbeing in agriculture
Week: 05 | 1st February 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentThis month’s dip into the world of podcasts, blogs, vlogs and other assorted media with any link to…
NFUS Survey will give valuable information
Week: 03 | 18th January 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentA new survey being undertaken by NFU Scotland will help the union to sort out its lobbying priorities…
Great oaks from little acorns grow
Week: 02 | 11th January 2024 | Farming and Environment NewsTVNR: Caring for Langholm’s ancient woodlands The Longwood ancient woodlands which surround Jenny Nobles Gill in the Tarras…
MSP: Countryside being used as 'political football'
Week: 50 | 14th December 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsMundell takes government to task over destruction of the landscape Dumfriesshire MSP Oliver Mundell has launched a stinging…
Share in windfarm leadsto green awards nomination
Nick Jennings’ foresight puts Eskdalemuir in the running The Upper…
Langholm Moor Lynx fears are calmed... for the moment
Fears that the new owners of former farmland on Langholm…
Oxygen Man links lynx to Langholm Moor
Blackburn & Hartsgarth owner says it’s a possibility Could former…
Further afforestation fury
Tree planting nightmare for a further three farms surrounding Claygate…
Bleat and Blether ’bout Blackface wool
Creation Mill staff debunk the myth that common wool has…
The 171st Langholm Show
The day of the 171st Langholm Show dawned and Langholm…
It’s been all go on Langholm Showfield this week.
A veritable army of willing volunteers and committee members has…
There's still time to get your creations into Langholm Show
If you’re a baker, floral artist, photographer, gardener, crafter, knitter…
Holm Show 2023
Oh what a day that was – a day of…
The 125th Canonbie Show
The 125th Annual Canonbie Flower show and Vintage Show took…
The Oxygen Man and the trailing ban
New owner of Blackburn and Hartsgarth claims the hounds ‘do…
Deflatulating daffodils
The sight of daffodils fluttering and dancing in the breeze…
