My last article for The Scottish Farmer was in May. How things have changed since then for some, and on a milk price and a pseudo-political front too. Back in May the average non-aligned price by my ...
Necessary Wayleave hearings postponed until November 11 to December 4, 2026, amid Section 37 planning overlap in Scotland.
Gisburn Auction Mart’s October dairy sale topped at £4000 for a Hollinshall pedigree heifer, while Newbirks led the cow trade at £3780.
Meet the McLean family’s 170-cow organic Holstein herd at Mains of Culsh, New Deer, Aberdeenshire, supplying Graham’s after merging into a 300ha farm.
Longtown store cattle sale sees £2380 top price for Limousin cross and Charolais cross cattle, while a Charolais heifer takes champion honours at £2300.
Shropshire dairy farmer Tim Downes becomes RABDF chair for a three-year term, replacing Robert Craig, as four new trustees join the board on October 7.
Scotland's cattle numbers have risen for the first time since 2021, while the latest agricultural census reveals wider changes across farming.
Castle Douglas Blackface sale sees gimmers reach £300 from Fingland, while 1610 draft ewes average £155.38 and 1,161 gimmers £216.93.
Barledziew Holstein herd dispersal at Carlisle reaches 5,800gns, with strong UK demand and Harrison & Hetherington selling top pedigree dairy cattle.
Bluefaced Leicester ram lamb tops J36 Crooklands sale at £6500 for Bob Lawrence’s Bob-On flock, bought by Messrs Armstrong, Ainstable.
Andrew Hastie explains how Alderston Mains uses a Biolectric on-farm anaerobic digestion system to turn dairy slurry into renewable electricity and heat.
Farewell Farms near St Margaret’s Hope, Orkney, runs beef cattle and the UK’s most northerly high-grade seed potato unit, supplying fresh local produce across Orkney.