6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (607+ words) New season lambs (1756) averaged 298.2p and sold to 343p for a Beltex from Mosshead, Whitehouse and £186 for Texels from Uppermill Farm, Tarves. SQQ up to 45.5kg (667) averaged 303.6p. Feeding ewes and rams (1138) averaged £127.11 and topped at £289.50 for Texels from Newton of Greeness, Turriff. New…...

8+ hour, 48+ min ago   (307+ words) Dairy bull breeders selling at the Border and Lakeland Autumn sale at Carlisle, met a disappointing trade with overall averages down more than £1500 on the year and for fewer sold. British Friesian champion and reserve overall - Winnoch Rodeo from the…...

19+ hour, 48+ min ago   (302+ words) The vibrations beef experiences during transport could actually help improve meat quality, according to new research from Kylie Krueger and colleagues at South Dakota State University. The study examined beef sirloins transported either 240km or 640km and compared conventional pallets with specialist…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (311+ words) Two entries shared the top price of £3600 at Gisburn Auctions’ dairy sale, led by a pedigree heifer from Jennings Farmers. The Peak Altaflashback daughter was giving 32 litres, had a PLI of £328 and sold to the Blezard family. Also making £3600 was…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (735+ words) A unique handblown glass trophy created in the Scottish Borders will be presented to the leading Young Handler qualifier at this month’s Sheep Dog World Trial in Lauder, celebrating the legacy of a young Borders man whose love of the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (810+ words) Scottish agriculture has lost an innovative and widely respected rural consultant with the death of David Thomas Owen, founder of Owen Farm Services and a leading figure in the Dumfries curling community. David was born in Dumfries on February 22, 1982 and…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (124+ words) John and David Brewster’s Boclair Holsteins, based at Bearsden, will represent Scotland as one of seven finalists through to the national and final round of the Holstein UK Premier Herd Competition. The herd earned its place after coming through the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (387+ words) The future of Scottish barley production, including the potential for gene editing and new hybrid varieties, will be explored at an event in Montrose this week. Three PhD researchers from the James Hutton Institute will present their work at The…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (846+ words) Time scarcity combined with the quest to make cost savings and improve output to the family farm’s traditional sheep enterprise led Aberdeenshire based Ross Adam to question, ‘can I have it all’? Aberfield cross Cheviot replacement ewe lambs (Image: Mairi…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (388+ words) Finnish forest-machine manufacturer Ponsse has introduced thinning-specific versions of its Scorpion harvester and Wisent forwarder, aimed at contractors working in dense woodland stands and on soft ground. The Scorpion Thin Line harvester and the Wisent Thin Line forwarder have been…...