With just six months remaining until the Repairing Standard is extended to agricultural housing on 28 March 2027, landlords ...
Helen Goldie’s Harpercroft flock in Kilmarnock wins the West and Central Scotland Suffolk Club competition, with Redbrae ...
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.
John Roberts appointed president of Scotland’s Institute of Auctioneers as livestock marts face Bluetongue and industry challenges in its centenary year.
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.
UK Budget leaves Scottish family farms facing inheritance tax uncertainty as APR and BPR changes stay, while fuel duty and kerosene support are extended.
Plans for a 32,000-hen free-range poultry unit near Muirkirk have been submitted to East Ayrshire Council, with solar panels and renewable heating systems.
Grayridge Liege Georgette won the Scottish Holstein Calf Show at Lanark, while Calum Gray was champion young handler as 56 calves qualified for ABAB.
Sheriff Peter Paterson makes no recommendations after Borders farmer Thomas Edgar, 78, was crushed by a hay bale at his Kelso farm on September 5, 2024.
Scottish farming support confirmed as AECS returns in 2027 and the Suckler Beef Support Scheme continues to 2029, with new conditions.
Police investigate suspected insurance fraud in Devon involving more than 650 sheep, with claims worth tens of thousands of pounds examined.