Burnfoot family dyed-in-the wool creators
Week: 05 | 2nd February 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsA favourite childhood hobby has led to the creation of a whole new business for Gillian Elliot and…
Farmers need to adapt to climate changes
Week: 03 | 19th January 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsNo-one could understand the need to work with the seasons and whatever weather brings better than farmers, but…
Compromise needed in land use debate
Week: 46 | 20th November 2022 | Farming and Environment NewsIn environmental terms, peatlands can be hero or villain, depending on how they’re treated. They store vast amounts…
Rural communities may miss out on energy aid
Week: 45 | 10th November 2022 | Community Farming and Environment NewsPeople living in rural areas in Scotland could end up getting a fraction of the energy support payments…
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’
Farmers relive trauma after probe into suspected new UK outbreak…
Showing Charolais
By Gilly Fraser “The Royal Highland Show is special for…
Delay to EU import checks ‘utter madness’
Farming
Plan for a Survival scenario
Sanquhar farmer Jim Walker says the global impact of the…
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
Week: 21 | 26th May 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentGovernment denies claims that cheap imports will flood into UK
Kitchen is dumped and set on fire
Week: 18 | 1st May 2020 | Farming and Environment NewsA COMPLETE kitchen has been dumped and set on fire near Newcastleton.Police are appealing for information after the…
Farmers count on their resident birds
Week: 17 | 24th April 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentSIXTY farmers in Scotland recorded 81 species on 81,362 acres during the Big Farmland Bird Count in February.Nineteen…
Be responsible on walks on farmland
Week: 16 | 21st April 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentAN APPEAL has been issued to the public, particularly dog walkers, to be responsible when out walking during…
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
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
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…
