Simmental bullock from Dollard tops Dumfries suckled calf sale at £1940, while Penlaw’s Beef Shorthorn heifer reserve makes £1600. C&D Auctions.

Scotland’s beef and sheep sectors could add £350m in economic output by 2032, QMS tells MSPs, through modest livestock growth and supply-chain investment.

Farmer John Harvey reflects on rising diesel and fertiliser costs, min-till success, milk prices and the challenges of winter.

With just six months remaining until the Repairing Standard is extended to agricultural housing on 28 March 2027, landlords and tenants should be considering how the changes may affect their ...

C&D Auction Marts’ Dumfries breeding cattle sale topped £4900 for a Limousin cow and bull calf, with bulls reaching £5000 and Angus heifers £3500.

Carroll family’s Aucharroch in-calf heifer sale reaches UK mainland record £14,500, with 115 Limousin crosses sold to 45 buyers, averaging £4548 at auction.

North Country Cheviot rams topped Hexham’s final show and sale at £1800 for Hammond family’s Branton, while Texels reached £1600 and Blackfaces £1100.

UK sheep farmers lack confidence after the Budget, says the National Sheep Association, citing inheritance tax, rising costs and a shrinking national flock.

Swaledale ram sale at Kirkby Stephen reaches £85,000, with 48 five-figure prices and 93 clearance under its new two-day format.

John Roberts appointed president of Scotland’s Institute of Auctioneers as livestock marts face Bluetongue and industry challenges in its centenary year.

UK Budget leaves Scottish family farms facing inheritance tax uncertainty as APR and BPR changes stay, while fuel duty and kerosene support are extended.

Helen Goldie’s Harpercroft flock in Kilmarnock wins the West and Central Scotland Suffolk Club competition, with Redbrae reserve and champion show points.