NSA Scotland urges the government to ensure future support schemes safeguard farmers in disadvantaged areas. Will farming viability be protected?
Lairg was bustling with spectators and buyers gathered for the highly anticipated sale of North Country Cheviot rams. Martyn Cook and his team from the Dorrery flock's pen leader, Dorrery Dynamite, ...
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have called on government to work with regulators to address the ongoing shortages of key professionals in the food system. The ...
Former Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy Fergus Ewing MSP has slammed the Scottish Government for failing to pay out millions of pounds earmarked for hill farmers and crofters. In an exclusive ...
Meat company Alliance says declining stock numbers in New Zealand were the primary driver behind the closure of its Smithfield plant in Timaru. Alliance chair Mark Wynne says a final decision on the ...
After sustained pressure from rural communities and political opposition the SNP have announced a temporary u-turn on the banning of wood-burning stoves. The decision to ban the use of wood burners ...
A Bluefaced Leicester ram lamb from Martyn Archer’s Carry House flock topped Hexham’s annual sale, fetching a remarkable £7,000.
Join the Love Lamb Week celebration! Discover the delicious versatility of lamb and try it in exciting new recipes this September.
Draft Blackface ewes sold to £160 per head at Hexham and Northern Marts' show and sale of 3530 hill breeding sheep.
Steve Barclay has urged the Government to take action to protect British farmers, as he argued that many farming businesses are “unlikely to survive” without support. In the Commons, the shadow ...
A Bland family's shearling ram fetched 12,500gns, topping the Herdwick sheep sale at Cockermouth. Sold to P Naylor.
Lauraine Manson from Shetland submitted this photo "A croo with a view" to our Camera Club....and what a view it is!