Farmers must make full use of the fact it is an event that needs to be used to achieve for agriculture, post-Brexit, the changes the industry would have gained from, had the UK remained in the EU.
As calving reaches its peak many farmers feel they are doing all they can to maximise the number of live births.
Responding to the Climate Change Committee report that questioned the ability of the Scottish Government to achieve its ambitious climate change targets, net zero secretary Mairi McAllan said: “I am ...
The average yield for this on the farm is usually in the region of 8-8.5 t/ha. After using Skippy Scouts GAI values Andrew’s soil mineral and nitrogen tests showed that the crop only needed 151 kg/ha ...
The long-awaited agriculture bill has passed Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament. MSPs voted in favour of the principles behind reforms to how the Scottish Government supports farming and food ...
From automated sheep handlers to user-friendly yard designs, Te Pari now provides a complete design-to-install service for integrated systems, tailored to modern farmers’ diverse needs. These yard ...
Andrew Clarke's Breaghey Netflix 22 fetches top price at Dungannon Simmental Sale, alongside Salers selection.
The weekly sale of calves reached £590 for a British Blue bull calf from Messrs Wadsworth, Big Balcraig. The same breed also led the heifers at £580 for Messrs Simpson, Waingatehead. A total of 600 ...
Border Livestock Exchange held their spring general machinery auction including the dispersal of surplus machinery from AB Europe Ltd Ormiston, East Lothian. A top price of £42,000 was paid for a ...
Breech calvings are pretty easy to identify: in a normal calving the calf comes out in ‘superman’ pose with its ‘arms’ (front legs) first and ‘palms’ (hooves) face down; in breech calving the back ...
HRH The Princess Royal officially opens new hub in Inverness, driving innovation and job creation in Scotland's agriculture, aquaculture, and ...
A farmer says he has been left 'broken' after losing scores of animals due to livestock worrying. Sam Hutton is considering giving up farming sheep due to the impact the incidents have had on his ...