• New breeding consultant at World Wide Sires

    WORLD WIDE Sires UK has expanded its sales team into Cornwall where Lisa Hopwood, who has lifelong experience in the dairy farming industry, takes on the role of breeding consultant.

  • Ulster Blues head to Germany

    GERMAN FARMERS are combating rising production costs by using the premier terminal sired breed, the British Blue, to boost meat yields.

  • Breeding herd to be established at Kirkton

    THE REGENERATION of the SRUC's hill farm at Kirkton, near Crianlarich, continues with the news this week that a new beef breeding herd is being established.

  • Scots Hereford breeder sees major sales rally

    AN INCREASING commercial demand for Hereford bulls bred from some top North American genetics has proved a shot in the arm for a leading herd in South-west Scotland.

  • Pig price looks set to continue

    PIG PRODUCERS have witnessed price increases across the board over recent weeks which, together with increased slaughterings, shows a rise in demand which should result in a firm and steady trade over the next few months.

  • Update on fallen stock collections

    FALLEN STOCK collectors working under the National Fallen Stock Company's scheme figures have shown just how much the bad weather has hit farmers so far.

  • Ewe hoggs to be major feature of NSA Highlandsheep

    A UNIQUE multi-breed show and sale of pairs of breeding ewe hoggs will be a novel feature of the National Sheep Association's Highlandsheep event to be held at Dingwall Mart on Thursday, May 30.

  • Lamb shelter launched

    A lamb shelter launched by Solway Recycling of Dumfries was designed by a farmer in the Scottish Borders where harsh winds from the East can devastate a lamb crop.

  • Calf registrations marginally higher

    Calf registrations were only marginally higher in 2012 compared to 2011, as the trend towards increased registrations in the first quarter of the year was offset by lower numbers during the rest of 2012, according to Eblex analysis of calf data from the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS).

  • ANM looks to the future

    Following one of the worst trading years on record, the ANM farmer-owned co-operative based at Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, has announced it is now 'fit for the future.'