Scalpay sheep take to the high seas
Sheep on the tiny island of Scalpay, near Harris were keen to not get their feet wet when making one of their many trips to pastures new this week.
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Prices for new season lambs at a four-year low
Figures have revealed farmers and crofters are receiving the lowest prices in four years for new season lambs, according to Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).
Price of lambs won’t reach ‘dizzy heights’
Farmers have been told not to expect the “phenomenal trade” for old season lambs achieved last year.
Beast From The East causes record lambing loss
A record number of lambs were lost during the 2018 lambing season, according to the National Fallen Stock Company (NFSCo).
Quintuplet joy for Nairnshire farmers
They are cute to the power five.
Hundreds flock to Aberdeenshire sheep farm after open invitation
Hundreds of people flocked to the north-east yesterday after a farmer’s invitation to meet newborn lambs went viral.
North-east farmer invites public to lambing season
An Aberdeenshire farmer will be overrun with visitors at the weekend after inviting the public to his property to experience lambing season.
Warning over antibiotics for lambs
Farmers and crofters are being urged to avoid blanket treatment with antibiotics at lambing time.
VIDEO: Watch these adorable Zwartble lambs take their first steps at a farm on Canna
Are these the first lambs born this year?
90 lambs stolen from field in the north-east
Thieves have swooped to steal 90 lambs from a field in Keith.
Surge in demand of people wanting to become crofters in Moray
Organisers of farming courses in Moray have experienced a surge in demand from locals wanting to turn their hand to crofting.
Pictures show moment sea eagle flew off with lamb
A new photograph of a sea eagle apparently carrying off a new lamb has reignited a debate between farmers and conservationists.
Two charged after dog shot dead in sheep worrying incident
Police in Aberdeenshire have issued a warning to dog owners after two sheep were found dead and several lambs injured in an alleged livestock worrying incident.
VIDEO: ‘Never seen anything like it’… Surprise as ewe gives birth to five lambs
The incredibly rare set of five lambs were delivered on Sunday, March 26 and gave head stockman, Richard Clifford, a shock when he realised the true size of the brood.
VIDEO: Farmer gets a surprise when her lambs are born five months early
Farmers Peter Crook and Tricia Stewart were expecting their Soay lambs in March.
Price boost for producers as 15,648 lambs sold at Lairg
North Country Cheviot breeders from the north of Scotland were celebrating last night after achieving much-needed price increases for store and ewe lambs.
North auctioneers ready to sell 40,000 store lambs
More than 40,000 lambs are set to go under the hammer at sales in the north over the next two weeks.
Moray farmer has lost dozens of lambs to vicious ravens plucking out their eyes
A Moray farmer who has lost dozens of lambs to "vicious" ravens this spring has called for a rethink on the protected status of the birds.
PICTURES: Two adorable Blacknose lambs to be mental health ‘friends’
Two adorable Valais Blacknose lambs from Whitehall farm in Dumfries are set to become 'friends' for people suffering from personality disorder.
VIDEO: Hilarious footage of the moment a farmer is swept away in a sea of hungry sheep
The hilarious moment a female farmer disappears into a sea of hungry sheep has been captured on camera.
Hooded crows blamed for spate of horrendous lamb attacks
Hooded crows are believed to be behind a spate of attacks on newborn lambs on a farm in Northern Ireland.
Mystery as farmer finds his newborn lambs mutilated
A Northern Irish farmer is living in constant fear of having his sheep mutilated at night.
Sheep producers urged to finish and sell old season lambs
Farmers and crofters who fail to sell old season lambs before their first permanent teeth emerge face a loss of £25 for every lamb sold, warns the National Sheep Association (NSA).
Scottish lamb orphanage opens its doors to first resident of the year
A lamb orphanage on a remote Scottish island has taken in its first resident of the year, a tiny newborn lamb named Mr Frazier.
Stolen lambs reunited with owners
Shamefaced crooks have returned a pair of days-old lambs which were stolen from a rural Aberdeenshire croft, the Press and Journal can reveal.
Pet lambs put spring in step of OAPs
A group of Aberdeenshire pensioners have been given a spring in their step after newborn lambs Poppy and Lamby moved into their care home.
Scotland remains free from Schmallenberg virus
Scotland remains at low risk of the devastating Schmallenberg virus (SBV), according to vets at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC).