A Texel for Ukraine
Week: 11 | 18th March 2022 | Farming and EnvironmentA Texel ewe put up for auction to raise funds for the Ukraine has so far pulled in…
Jim's eye view
Week: 07 | 18th February 2022 | Farming and EnvironmentAt the time of writing this I am still in disbelief that we were yet again defeated by…
Poultry keepers must be vigilant
Week: 45 | 12th November 2021 | Farming and EnvironmentFarming
Border controls deal a further blow
Week: 38 | 25th September 2021 | Farming and EnvironmentSCOTTISH farming has been dealt a blow as a result of further delays to border controls.The UK government…
Roadmap to future
Week: 35 | 6th September 2021 | Farming and EnvironmentTHE farmer’s union NFU Scotland have welcomed the announcement that farmer-led group recommendations will drive future policy. Last…
Celebrating farming
Week: 34 | 31st August 2021 | Farming and EnvironmentTWO farms in the Borders received a visit from the shadow rural affairs secretary to mark #Farm24 day.…
Fatigue in farming can injure or kill
ILINCA Tone, a PhD psychology student at Aberdeen University studying…
Rotten meat costs £2k to clear away
NFU Scotland and Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) are jointly…
Scottish producers at risk from farm bill
Government denies claims that cheap imports will flood into UK
Kitchen is dumped and set on fire
A COMPLETE kitchen has been dumped and set on fire…
Farmers count on their resident birds
SIXTY farmers in Scotland recorded 81 species on 81,362 acres…
Be responsible on walks on farmland
AN APPEAL has been issued to the public, particularly dog…
Beef sector could be more efficient
THERE is ‘considerable opportunity’ to improve the efficiency of the…
More stock is sold, average prices fall
LIVESTOCK sold through Scotland’s auction marts fetched £482.m last year,…
Farms need better pollinator practice
Despite significant investment in EFAs, the study found they were…
Farmers of Eskdale have a ball
THE annual Eskdale farmers’ dance was held in the school…
Neil is auctioneers’ group champion
THE Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has…
Breeding sheep to adapt to weather
RESEARCH looking at ways of breeding sheep and goats to…
Glaury but glorious: Weather plays ball for the Langholm show but wellies are needed
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsTHE Becks Farm in Langholm had a triumphant day at last Saturday’s agricultural show, scooping three of the…
Just champion for Campbell
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsONE young lad and his sheep took the rigours of the show ring in their stride at Langholm…
Langholm can thrive: Community buy-out of precious moorland has exciting potential
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsA VISIT to two successful community buy-outs in the Western Isles has shown how exciting a prospect such…
MP impressed by campus expansion
Week: 38 | 19th September 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsA MULTI-MILLION-pound investment package is set to help the Barony campus near Parkgate, Dumfries expand further as a…
Bumper crop at Benty: Best show day in years
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsONE of the best show days in years produced a bumper crop of winners at the Benty last…
Aaron’s sheep wins
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsTHE finest display of rural life descended on the Holm Show in Newcastleton last Saturday when sheep, goats,…
