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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.