• Highlander sells for five-figure sum

    A two-year-old Highland bull from HM the Queen's Balmoral fold has been sold privately for an undisclosed five-figure sum.

  • Bentham dogs reach 3100gns

    AN ENTRY of 27 sold to a top of 3100gns at the annual sale of working sheep dogs and pups at Bentham, last week.

  • Herdwick breed steps up to the mark

    FOLLOWING A decade of investigation, trials and tribulations, the Herdwick Sheep Breeders Association (HSBA) has attained Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), for its sheep, enabling breeders to target new markets.

  • Harbro a YF hit at Tore Mill

    MORE THAN 70 Young Farmers from several clubs attended the Harbro 'Feed Your Knowledge' event at Tore Mill, Inverness, last weekend.

  • Aiming for more compact calving periods

    ACHIEVING A compact calving period of 12 weeks can have a significant impact on beef producers' margins, according to the latest advice from Eblex which claims that extending this period can cost producers in the region of £3.35 per day in feed costs for the empty cow and lost income from calf growth.

  • Wool buyer says BWMB got it wrong

    SCOTLAND'S 'OTHER' major buyer of the annual wool clip reckons he will be paying between 85 and 100p per kg for wool when his season starts and says the British Wool Marketing Board got its sums and marketing all wrong last year, writes Ken Fletcher.

  • Plan now for liver fluke

    SCOTLAND MAY have enjoyed two relatively dry weeks, but the risk of liver fluke remains ever present on many units with the result that livestock farmers are being urged to consider a plan of attack now, should this year's summer be as wet and cold as that of 2012.

  • New entrants told 'Do not despair'

    NEW ENTRANTS should not be disheartened – a huge number of young people both male and female are required to ensure a successful UK farming industry in the next 10 years.

  • Devestating losses from disease

    LIVER FLUKE and Schmallenberg have had serious implications on the overall health and financial fortunes of many sheep flocks on both sides of the Border during the early part of 2013 and these diseases are likely to cause just as many problems in the near future.

  • Lamb exports to Belgium rise

    THE VOLUME of lamb exported to Belgium is set to rise significantly after one of the country's largest supermarket chains switched its sourcing away from the Southern hemisphere.