Dumfries to host Agri & Rural Affairs Conference
Week: 40 | 7th October 2022 | Community Farming and Environment NewsYoung farmers from across the country will be flocking to Dumfries next month for what they describe as…
Holm is where the heart is
Week: 27 | 7th July 2022 | Community Farming and Environment NewsMuch-missed event finally returns to Copshaw Organising agricultural shows takes hard work, teamwork, inspiration, perspiration and co-operation. They…
‘We feared foot & mouth was back’
Week: 26 | 30th June 2022 | Farming and Environment NewsFarmers relive trauma after probe into suspected new UK outbreak By Gilly Fraser Farming families who lived through…
Showing Charolais
Week: 24 | 18th June 2022 | Farming and Environment NewsBy Gilly Fraser “The Royal Highland Show is special for its incredible atmosphere, but also for the quality…
Delay to EU import checks ‘utter madness’
Week: 18 | 6th May 2022 | Farming and EnvironmentFarming
Plan for a Survival scenario
Week: 12 | 25th March 2022 | Farming and EnvironmentSanquhar farmer Jim Walker says the global impact of the war in the Ukraine means farmers must plan…
A Texel for Ukraine
A Texel ewe put up for auction to raise funds…
Jim's eye view
At the time of writing this I am still in…
Poultry keepers must be vigilant
Farming
Border controls deal a further blow
SCOTTISH farming has been dealt a blow as a result…
Roadmap to future
THE farmer’s union NFU Scotland have welcomed the announcement that…
Celebrating farming
TWO farms in the Borders received a visit from the…
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
Week: 12 | 19th March 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentTHERE is ‘considerable opportunity’ to improve the efficiency of the beef sector in Scotland, according to new research…
More stock is sold, average prices fall
Week: 11 | 12th March 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentLIVESTOCK sold through Scotland’s auction marts fetched £482.m last year, official figures show. Statistics compiled by the Institute…
Farms need better pollinator practice
Week: 09 | 27th February 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentDespite significant investment in EFAs, the study found they were failing to provide all the resources insect pollinators…
Farmers of Eskdale have a ball
Week: 08 | 20th February 2020 | Arts and Entertainment Farming and EnvironmentTHE annual Eskdale farmers’ dance was held in the school sports hall earlier this month. The photo shows…
Neil is auctioneers’ group champion
Week: 04 | 23rd January 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentTHE Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has appointed an executive director to intensify its fight…
Breeding sheep to adapt to weather
Week: 47 | 21st November 2019 | Farming and EnvironmentRESEARCH looking at ways of breeding sheep and goats to cope with climate change has found significant variations…
Glaury but glorious: Weather plays ball for the Langholm show but wellies are needed
THE Becks Farm in Langholm had a triumphant day at…
Just champion for Campbell
ONE young lad and his sheep took the rigours of…
Langholm can thrive: Community buy-out of precious moorland has exciting potential
A VISIT to two successful community buy-outs in the Western…
MP impressed by campus expansion
A MULTI-MILLION-pound investment package is set to help the Barony…
Bumper crop at Benty: Best show day in years
ONE of the best show days in years produced a…
Aaron’s sheep wins
THE finest display of rural life descended on the Holm…
It’s a trial being a sheepdog: 66 entries keeps the Penton event running non-stop
COMPETITORS and spectators gathered for the annual Penton Discussion Group…
