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July 14, 2018 Beef and sheep producers have been told to plan ahead for winter forage and straw supplies to avoid any nasty surprises.
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July 14, 2018 A huge display of Massey Ferguson tractors will go on show at New Deer Show as part of efforts to celebrate the tractor brand’s diamond jubilee.
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July 14, 2018 Conditions in Scotland’s potato fields are fast approaching those experienced during the infamous drought of 1976, when yields crashed, scarcity created demand and prices rocketed to an unprecedented £300/tonne.
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July 14, 2018 Scottish growers are moving away from winter barley to spring varieties, according to AHDB.
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July 14, 2018 Scotland’s Rural College, SRUC, has launched a campaign to encourage more people to return to the academic world as mature students.
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July 14, 2018 Sustainable farming will be the focus of an innovative, new-style on-farm technical event being held on Wednesday by the Royal Northern Agricultural Society (RNAS) at Knock Farm, Huntly, courtesy of host farmers, Roger and Beth Polson.
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July 13, 2018 Ringlink Scotland’s new pre-apprenticeship scheme is under way with 13 youngsters embarking on a six-month work placement across the north-east, Perthshire and Angus.
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July 13, 2018 Farmers are being encouraged to plan ahead as part of a new straw and feed campaign launched by NFU Scotland (NFUS).
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July 13, 2018 A north-east farmer has been crowned Pig Farmer of the Year by the Co-op.
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July 13, 2018 The number of dairy farmers in Scotland has continued to decline in the first six months of the year.
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July 13, 2018 Farmers’ co-operative Angus Cereals has gone into administration.
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July 10, 2018 Former NFU Scotland vice-president John Picken, who farms on the outskirts of St Andrews, has put half his farmland on the market.
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July 10, 2018 The sun shone down on exhibitors and visitors at this year’s Fettercairn Show.
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July 10, 2018 Farm machinery dealers are enjoying a boost in sales, according to figures from the Agricultural Engineers Association.
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July 10, 2018 Sales of breeding stock have been boosted by the good weather and quick grass growth, according to Aberdeen and Northern Marts (ANM).
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July 9, 2018 The unusual sight of vintage tractors playing football helped the Fettercairn Show pull in one of the largest crowds in its 200-year history.
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July 7, 2018 Winter barley has historically made little impact on the Scottish malting market but that could be about to change, according to Dr Bill Thomas of the James Hutton Institute (JHI).
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July 7, 2018 A Caithness farm has been unveiled as the venue for next year’s Highland Sheep event.
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July 7, 2018 Scottish seed potato growers could soon be exporting to Kenya following the recommendation that three varieties be released into the country.
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July 7, 2018 Future farm payments should be used to encourage arable farmers to diversify into horticulture in a bid to reduce trade deficits and encourage healthier eating, claims an expert in rural policy.
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July 7, 2018 The new Hopetoun Horse Trials welcomed eventers back to its stunning venue over two days of competition.
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July 7, 2018 The value of benchmarking in beef farming will be the focus of a monitor farm meeting in Moray next week.
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July 7, 2018 Limousin breeders from across Scotland will gather in the north-east next weekend for the breed’s Scottish Grand Prix competition.
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July 7, 2018 The Highland Pony Society’s breed show returns to the impressive grounds of Strathallan Castle, near Auchterarder, this weekend, and it looks set to be a spectacular affair.
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July 7, 2018 Each month we ask a young farmer for their views on farming and rural youth.This month we caught up with Gemma Duguid
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July 6, 2018 Scottish farmers have been promised more competitively-priced liquid fertilisers following the opening of a new 16,000-tonne mixing and storage plant at the Port of Dundee.
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July 6, 2018 Scottish breeders were out in force at the inaugural Borderway Beauties sale of Suffolk females in Carlisle.
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July 5, 2018 Organic farmers in Scotland must change how they engage with people about the way they produce food if other farmers, consumers and policy makers are to take the sector more seriously, it has been claimed.
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July 5, 2018 The hot, dry weather is causing concern for cereals and potato producers in Scotland, but in parts of central Europe and Scandinavia farmers are warning of the catastrophic consequences of a severe drought.
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July 5, 2018 More than 500 acres of prime agricultural land in Fife has been put on the market at offers of over £2,620,000.
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July 5, 2018 Young people working in Scotland’s food and drink sector are being urged to submit nominations for a new award recognising talent and dedication.
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June 28, 2018 A clampdown on rural crime has resulted in the cost of items stolen from farms falling by almost half over the past three years.
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June 23, 2018 Pig slaughtering will grind to a standstill at Brechin abattoir on Monday when supplies of vital CO2 gas used in the stunning process run out.
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June 23, 2018 Day two in the sheep rings saw the Texel section prove as busy as ever, with spectators crowding the ring to witness two north-east breeders claim the top awards.
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June 23, 2018 Scottish scientists have developed pigs resistant to one of the industry’s most costly diseases.
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June 23, 2018 The Scottish Government’s climate change ambitions and the wider anti-red meat lobby pose a bigger threat to the farming sector than Brexit, according to the chairman of the industry promotional body, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).
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June 23, 2018 Future rural policy should put the environment and other public goods at the heart of farming and land management.
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June 23, 2018 Central Scotland farmers have scooped the top awards in the James Hutton Institute’s (JHI) annual best soil competition.
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June 22, 2018 UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove left the Royal Highland showground last night after spectacularly failing to give the Scottish farming industry the one key assurance it demanded - that the long-promised review into the allocation of £160 million of convergence funding would go ahead.
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June 22, 2018 The husband and wife team of Colin and Izzy Laird had a day to remember at the Highland Show yesterday when Izzy’s Jersey cow took the interbreed title with Colin’s Holstein in reserve.
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June 21, 2018 The Scottish red meat sector is weathering the storm of Brexit uncertainty and investing for the future.
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June 20, 2018 Failure to address the ongoing decline in Scottish livestock numbers may result in smaller entries of animals at the Royal Highland Show in future years.
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June 20, 2018 Sheep coupled support payments worth £7 million will start arriving in the bank accounts of farmers and crofters in the next few weeks.
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June 16, 2018 A leading north-east commercial beef farm has been unveiled as the host for Scotland’s Beef Event 2019.
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June 16, 2018 Farmers and crofters across the north and north-east of Scotland continued to make silage before the weather broke in the middle of the week.
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June 16, 2018 An agricultural officer and a former agricultural lecturer have completed a 210-mile walk to raise funds for rural charity RSABI.
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June 16, 2018 Inventive engineering is alive and well in agriculture judging by the latest crop of Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) innovation awards sponsored by Hillhouse Quarry Group.
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June 16, 2018 A childhood obsession with Jacob sheep will reach its zenith for Fife breeder Mike Munro next week when he shows the cream of his Kinloch flock at the Royal Highland Show for the first time.
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June 16, 2018 Place a bet on which new machines will grab the headlines after the Royal Highland Show and a new self-propelled diet feeder from Kverneland should be a safe enough punt.
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June 16, 2018 Thanks to the incredible sunny weather of late, Nick is delighted to have his first-cut silage in and covered.
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June 16, 2018 A pair of well-known faces on the agricultural show circuit is preparing to take a team of 10 commercial cattle to the Royal Highland Show next week.
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June 14, 2018 Vets have raised concerns over the lack of information on how much meat is exported from the UK from animals that have not been stunned before slaughter.
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June 14, 2018 Entries are open for this year’s Cairngorms Nature Farm Award.
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June 13, 2018 A consultation on the future of the rural economy in Scotland was launched yesterday by the National Council of Rural Advisers (NCRA).
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June 13, 2018 A record number of lambs were lost during the 2018 lambing season, according to the National Fallen Stock Company (NFSCo).
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June 13, 2018 First Milk has announced a price increase of 1.2ppl from July 1.
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June 13, 2018 Leading farmers, vets and livestock health experts say the time has come to develop a scheme to control the sheep industry curse of ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA).
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June 9, 2018 Silage-making is in full swing on farms and crofts across the north and north-east.
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June 9, 2018 Highland Grain has evolved from a farmer-owned grain facility with capacity for 4,000 tonnes of barley to one bursting at the seams with storage for 40,000 tonnes.
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June 9, 2018 New research from Aberdeen University has confirmed what many farmers already know - that they take risks because they put financial implications ahead of their personal safety.
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June 9, 2018 Scottish seed potato growers are being urged to consider Cuba as an export destination for their produce.
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June 8, 2018 Scottish researchers are leading a new study designed to improve British sheep genetics for the entire supply chain.
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June 8, 2018 Crown Estate Scotland (CES) has defended its decision to sell a 278-acre tenanted farm on the Fochabers Estate.
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June 8, 2018 Farmers, crofters and land managers submitted their Single Application Form online in record numbers this year.
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June 7, 2018 One of Scotland’s main Claas dealerships, Sellars Agriculture, is expanding into the central belt.
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June 5, 2018 One of Scotland’s leading agricultural bankers has told farmers to get their businesses “future fit” ahead of the UK’s exit from Europe.
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June 4, 2018 More than 20 Scottish farmers will open their gates to the public on Sunday.
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June 4, 2018 A shortage of seasonal workers may result in rotten crops and lost profits, as industry insiders say the government needs to allow non-EU workers into the UK.
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June 2, 2018 Plans for the new members’ area at the Royal Highland Show have been revealed by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS).
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June 2, 2018 A range of Aberdeenshire farms, land and woodland has been launched to the market by Galbraith.
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June 2, 2018 Highland Cattle breeders descended on Forfar Mart for the East of Scotland Highland Cattle Club’s 25th anniversary show.
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June 2, 2018 Aberdeen & Northern Marts (ANM) has appointed a new auctioneer and announced plans to train two existing members of staff in the art of auctioneering.
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June 2, 2018 A list of 10 questions has been created for policymakers to highlight the unique challenges that face rural Scotland once the UK leaves the EU.
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June 2, 2018 Each month we ask a young farmer for their views on farming and rural youth. This month we caught up with Steven Eddie from Vale of Alford JAC
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June 2, 2018 A new breed record for a Beef Shorthorn cow and calf was set at the second part of the dispersal sale of Douglas McMillan’s Perthshire-based Coldrochie herd.
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June 1, 2018 The Scottish farming sector needs to change to tackle the challenges posed by Brexit.
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June 1, 2018 Muller has announced plans to increase its milk price at the start of next month.
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May 31, 2018 A potential “doomsday scenario” lies ahead for Scotland’s sheep sector if the wrong deal is agreed in Brexit negotiations.
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May 31, 2018 A well-known sheep industry stalwart from Dunblane was yesterday awarded the National Sheep Association (NSA) Scotland’s Silver Salver award.
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May 29, 2018 Housing grants worth more than £300,000 have been awarded to nine crofters across the Highlands and islands.
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May 29, 2018 Scottish breeders were out in force at the spring show and sale of Aberdeen-Angus cattle at Carlisle.
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May 28, 2018 At the beginning of May the European Commission announced their new budget for 2020-2027 and it is clear that EU farmers will pay the price for the financial black hole left by Brexit.
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May 28, 2018 Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is running a series of meetings to help farmers improve their grazing management.
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May 28, 2018 Scottish land managers are among the sectors praised for making progress in meeting international nature targets.
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May 27, 2018 More than 5,000 of the UK’s finest livestock will compete for rosettes, silverware and sashes at next month’s Royal Highland Show.
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May 25, 2018 More than £3,700 was raised for charity at a stockjudging evening organised in memory of the late Press and Journal farming editor, Joe Watson.
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May 25, 2018 The ambition to add a fifth berry crop to Scotland’s booming business in strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries has taken a major step forward with the creation of a new honeyberry knowledge transfer partnership between scientists and farmers.
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May 24, 2018 The SNP Government’s anti-GM stance was yesterday condemned for helping to damage the interests of some of the world’s poorest people.
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May 23, 2018 A new virtual Plant Health Centre has been launched to tackle problems that would previously have been worked on in many different sectors.
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May 19, 2018 Access to land is the main barrier to new entrants to farming, claims a new report.
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May 19, 2018 Focusing on the UK’s reputation for excellent animal welfare will help pig and poultry producers respond to the opportunities and challenges created by Brexit, according to sector experts.
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May 19, 2018 This month in the farmhouse, we have been in full-on fete mode.
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May 19, 2018 Livestock leaders of the UK’s farming unions are adamant that the UK Government must adopt a post-Brexit trade policy which prioritises tariff-free, frictionless access to European markets.
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May 19, 2018 A 523-acre farm which overlooks the Firth of Tay has launched on the market at offers over £3 million.
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May 19, 2018 While there is no legal requirement to source Scottish grain to produce Scotch whisky, most distilleries look to their homeland first for malting barley.
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May 19, 2018 In uncertain times, taking stock can make good business sense.
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May 18, 2018 A consultation on new legislation to tackle the growing problem of livestock worrying is being brought forward by a Highlands and Islands MSP.
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May 18, 2018 An ambitious bid to turn Scotland’s £200million sheep industry into a £1 billion rural powerhouse has been launched by the National Sheep Association (NSA).
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May 17, 2018 Protecting the integrity of the Scotch brand and encouraging more shoppers to opt for Scottish red meat lies at the heart of Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) new strategy for the next five years.
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May 16, 2018 Perthshire breeder Bill Bruce led the charge at the Charolais spring show and sale at Carlisle.
