Enjoying a day's clay shooting at Hopetoun House for the SF girls


News

News

  • Dumfriesshire artists' time to shine

    While HAZEL Campbell has never been a ‘natural’ farmer’s wife, she has brought the beauties of rural life into homes all across Britain.

  • Get 'Round The Table'

    SCOTTISH CELEB Carol Smillie has been visiting butchers and farmers in Perthshire and Fife to help promote a new charity cookbook highlighting the value of friends and families making time to prepare good quality meals.

  • Deer stalking fair announced

    The Fair has been put together by two experienced deer stalkers, Brian Lile and Steven McGeachie, to meet the demand for a dedicated stalking event. 

  • Last day of a feathered ruler

    Written by Margaret Shanks, whose pen name was Gretchen when she wrote a weekly household column for The Scottish Farmer. This extract is taken from around 1910. And gives a hilarious account of trying to catch the yards strutting cockerel to get him in the pot. Not as easy as it sounds! (The brown eyes and blue eyes are references to the children at the farm).

  • Family of baby Drew to firewalk in his memory

    A child dies as a result of cot death every nine days in Scotland.

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Features

Features

  • Update from a farmer's wife

    Spring HAS officially sprung on the island and with it cold north winds, huge seas, snow, brimstone and hellfire.

  • Helen, painting her world as she sees it

    By Karen Carruth

    Having a connection with the land is something that can change the direction in your life, whether you predicted it, or not. Helen Ryman studied psychology and sociology at university with a career in mind, yet was drawn back to working full time with farm animals – but with the added joy of being able to paint them.

  • Barstobrick – a destination to suit all in bonnie Galloway

    By Dave McFadzean

    Tucked away in quiet corner of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Bonnie Galloway, is a really remarkable farming enterprise. Barstobrick Visitor Centre sits at the heart of a multi-faceted venture run by the Austin family.

  • A word from a farmer’s wife...

    It’s THE start of a new farming year and the isolation of remote island farming is being felt.

  • National and International success for Ian

    In THE world of sheepdog trialling, most big wins will go unnoticed by the 'outside world' but for Ian Brownlie, a multi-Scottish National and International winner, his most recent successes have resulted in a lot more interest in this traditional sport.

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Recipes

Recipes

  • Reader's recipe

    Susan Brown, Boyach Farm, Isle of Whithorn, contacted The Scottish Farmer to say that she missed the reader's recipes that we used to feature.

  • Turkey curry

    Recently on Landward, Nick Nairn demonstrated how to make the most of leftover turkey meat.

  • Summer vegetable soup recipes

    Every year at this time, we have the usual shot lettuce standing three foot tall, courgettes needing eaten and a row of onions that are practically getting up and walking off the soil themselves.

  • Nettle Soup - courtesy of All Consuming

    A fresh, and free soup that can be made from any nettles you find in your garden - remember to wear your gloves when picking them!!

  • Raspberry and white chocolate muffins

    Ingredients (makes 12):

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Yesteryear

Yesteryear

  • Yesteryear - Looking back from February 2, 2013

    A MORAYSHIRE farmer got a fright when he found a live hand grenade in his field in 2003. Alan Watson, who found the grenade while grading potatoes at his farm near Keith, tapped it against a wooden boc, thinking it was just a dirty spud. “When the earth fell off it, I realised my mistake,’ said Mr Watson. “I just put it down and got clear of the area. I’m glad I didn’t tap it too hard.”

  • 120 years of The SF – 1980s part III

    – In 1987, a top price of 7500gns was paid for a five-month-old imported Angora buck, being purchased by Anne Bell, East Lothian.

  • 120 years of The SF – 1980s part I

    – In 1980 The Scottish Farmer organised a three-day trip to the Paris Agricultural Show, which amazed farmers with the size of machinery and the size of the show.

  • 120 years of The SF – 1970s prices

    Prices in the 1970s .

  • 120 years of The SF – 1970s part III

    – In 1976, a £6000 Blackface ram was part of a court action after it was claimed it had sired no lambs.

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Queue 'Lifestyle: Country Lifestyle Scotland'

Queue 'Lifestyle: Country Lifestyle Scotland'

  • The power of pastel

    By Karen Carruth
    Photographs: Rob Haining

    When you look closely at one of Victoria Kerr’s paintings, you begin to question whether it is a painting or a photograph. The detail is exquisite, and you can only imagine that there must be a great love of the subject to produce such results.

  • Tasty Pastry

    By Alison Mann
    Photographs: Jacqueline Adamson

    IT ALL started from a simple idea to make better use of lesser used cuts of meat, but now Mr C’s pies is an award-winning pie company supplying pies to some of the top places in Scotland.

  • Perfect Perkhill

    By Karen Carruth

    It is inspiring to meet people who have set goals in their life and are working towards them at a pace. However, as Pippa Davie will testify with a shake of her head: “Do we have to reach them all in the one year?”
    It is all happening at Perkhill Estates, with their Aberdeen-Angus herd building up nicely, and their three holiday cottages attracting a high occupancy rate.

  • Rapeseed oil proving the healthy alternative

    For many artisan producers, receiving awards and achieving recognition from chefs within your first year may seem like something of a dream come true but for Robert Mackenzie and his Ross-shire based Cullisse Highland Rapeseed Oil, that situation is very much a reality

  • Roving around the Rhins of Galloway

    Tucked away in the south west corner of Galloway is a wonderful area known as the Rhins.  It is a district that holds many pleasant surprises for the discerning visitor. Let’s have a closer look what is on offer in this often neglected part of our countryside. 

Farmer Right-hand Column