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Fizzing up the Scottish apple market

Scotland’s only dedicated cider producer is offering farmers and landowners the option of planting an alternative crop – apples – which can be grown on any piece of land which isn’t currently proving to be commercially viable.

Happiness on tap

BACK IN his carefree student days, Demijohn founder Angus Ferguson enjoyed a spell of living and studying in the southern Italian city of Naples where, as he puts it, the people “live to eat, rather than eat to live”.

Heads of Ayr Farm Park voted the ‘Best in Britain’

The school holidays are upon us again and for parents it presents the dilemma of how to amuse your children for seven long weeks.

Lucy transfers her skills from saddle maker to bag maker

Many successful businesses are based on the principle of filling a perceived gap in the market.

Heartache down on the farm

Spring arrived here in France and with it the terrible news that our favourite neighbour had died suddenly, leaving his wife bereft.

Little Doone - drizzle some delight onto your home cooking

When The Scottish Farmer comes across something that we really like, we are always kind enough to share with our loyal readers.

Jim rejects life in a wheelchair and becomes Bowen therapist

Living with back pain, whether temporarily or with a chronic condition has the ability to change your entire life, and not for the better.

Craigrobin holiday cottage – Barmurrie Farm, Balmaclellan

Craigrobin holiday cottage – Barmurrie Farm, Balmaclellan

Making cream from the crop at Cream ‘O Galloway

Over the next two weeks The Scottish Farmer will be focussing on the region of Dumfries and Galloway.

Spring is on its way

Hello again. As spring emerges from one of the longest winters I can remember, we venture nervously into the garden to see what has survived.

Distilling life back into the Western Isles

“The whole concept of the Abhainn Dearg distillery is to come from the fields of the Western Isles to the bottle – we want the whole product eventually to be done out in the west here,” says Marko Tayburn when asked about his Hebridean distillery.

Locals teaching the new residents the ‘French way’

We have been touched by the amount of help and consideration we’ve received recently.

Depression - help is out there

The Scottish Farmer office received a phone call from a lady who wanted to highlight a very personal issue to her and her family.

Depression - Ian Frame’s story

Ian Frame, better known to his friends as Peem, was a 33-year-old shepherd, working in a job he loved with Billy Renwick’s Blackfaces at the Glen, Innerleithen.

Depression - What is it?

Everyone gets down and feels depressed at some point in his/her life.

Depression - what friends can do

Seeing someone you care for going through the symptoms of manic depression can be very distressing for friends and family.