Suckled calves reached £6000 at United Auctions’ Stirling show and sale, where 2446 head sold and a British Blue cross heifer topped trade at £22.22/kg.

Latest Scottish livestock market report: lamb and cattle auction prices at Newton Stewart, Thainstone, Stirling, Ayr, Lanark, St Boswells and Dingwall.

Prime lamb prices have eased, but tighter supplies and export demand are supporting trade as processors turn towards the Christmas market.

Darlington store cattle sale sees Limousin bullocks reach £2800, heifers £2730 and young bulls £2900, with strong prices across the market.

RSABI is inviting older Scottish farmers and crofters to free Festive Lunches across Scotland this December, tackling rural loneliness through Ploughing On.

Texel shearling tops Dingwall breeding ram sale at £2200 for WJ Jack and Sons, as 185 shearlings average £666.48 at Dingwall and Highland Marts in Scotland.

Red diesel duty relief is extended until July 1, 2027, as the 2026 Budget also suspends fertiliser tariffs to support UK farmers.

North Country Cheviot rams reach £12,000 at the annual Dingwall show and sale in Scotland, with 662 of 730 sold to average £837, led by Hollandmake Flash.

Lochaline Primary School pupils enjoy local venison from Ardtornish Estate, with Highland Council and Loch Abar Mòr linking lunches to deer management.

Historic railway lines retained at Scottish peatland restoration sites, including Flanders Moss and South Lanarkshire, as removal could damage peat, FLS says.

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.

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