The Scottish Farmer

Business and Professional Magazine of the Year

Site map
RSS

NEWS

Livestock decline slowing

SCOTTISH LIVESTOCK numbers continued to decline last year – but the rate has slowed down, raising hopes that the crisis may be stabilising.

Vote organic!

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER Roseanna Cunningham was on the campaign trail this week, visiting an organic farm at Tibbermore, near Perth, in the company of Annabelle Ewing, the SNP General Election candidate for Ochil and South Perthshire.

Abominable snowballs

NO ORDINARY snowballs these, but examples of the rare phenomenon of snow rolled up by the wind...

Shows

Paddy powers to the top for Cawdor Cup

SEVEN RESERVE tickets and five decades have past since the last time that the Clark family, of Muirton, in Crieff, lifted the Cawdor Challenge Cup at the National Stallion Show, but a little bit of luck from the Irish brought the family, which has been showing Clydesdale horses for more than a century, the supreme success for 2010.

Cuil wins Bf show

The third annual spring show of Blackface sheep staged at Newton Stewart Auction Mart, attracted a bumper entry of 85 sheep.

All Breeds Dairy Show proves success

Dairy breeders were out in force to support the first National All Breeds Show, at Stoneleigh, which attracted a top quality line up of pedigree cattle from no fewer than six breeds.

Business

First new season lamb

Supermarket chain Asda is set to become the first major retailer to offer new season lamb this spring, stocking product on its butcher’s counters in stores across the UK from March 13, this year.

Chelford Blues sell to 7500gns

Continued demand for pedigree British Blue cattle, ensured a good, level trade for the breed’s 51st national show and sale, at Chelford.

CLB record profits

For the year to December 31, 2009, pre-tax profits were £72,318 – up from £71,683 the previous year.