SIR, – Congratulations to Philip Bews and his fellow farmers from Westray for such an excellent, well thought out view on the direction farming support should be going. They should be invited to ...

A clean start and clean work at hand gave Jasmine Grant’s Lad victory at Knocknagael. Lively Blackface cross Cheviot hoggs ran consistently well on a good, flat course, set just below the spectators, ...

A small show of 766 hoggs were forward at Craig Wilson Marts to average 242p, with trade topping at £137 for Texels from Station Yard or to 280.5p for Beltex from RVCM Agri, Airyolland. The 375 ...

With a need to handle more grain due to an increase in arable hectares, coupled with the increased capacity of today’s combines, Chris ...

As livestock farmers, in particular, it is easy to feel embattled. We are often on the receiving end of vegan advocacy. We are being called out as an industry to measure and mitigate our carbon impact ...

Given that policy-driven environmental change looks set to be the hide that will bind farming business in the future, min-till systems have ...

'Global food price movements are the sum of many individual events, but despite all the talk of food price inflation, the direction is relentlessly downwards' Headlines quite rightly describe the ...

A new mobile sheep handling system which can simply be moved around via the front forks on a tractor loader and the like, is new to the market. The NZ-made Forklift Porta-Yards, with no towing ...

A buoyant demand was met at Harrison and Hetherington's sale of tractors, implements and livestock equipment at Borderway Mart, which saw prices peak at £46,900 for a JCB 320s telescopic wheel loader.

Health clinics for farmers based in English marts have proved popular with growing momentum to trial something in Scotland. A successful pilot at Shrewsbury livestock mart has been extended so a ...

Plans to have a 'Highland Hoolie' for show goers at the Royal Highland Show have been such a success that an extra date of Friday, June 23, has been added to the Saturday date during the show. Tickets ...

The Digital Dairy Chain project is launching its £3m ‘Research, collaboration and growth funding competition’ next month. The competition offers up to £3m in support for innovation projects with a ...