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Harvest holidays memories wanted

Hopscotch Films have been in touch to ask our readers to help them, as they are making a series for BBC Scotland about ‘The Films of Scotland’ – a collection of around 160 documentaries made between 1938 and 1982.

Spring poem

I walk the fields and look around at frost- bleached colours grey and brown

All dressed up for the ball!

THIS PICTURE from circa 1951/1952 is of Renfrewshire agricultural machinery dealers, Hamilton Bros annual dinner dance.

With Pride comes generosity

IN 2006 a group of young Scottish farmers and professionals with rural backgrounds joined together to raise money to help small scale farmers in Eastern Africa – and the Highlands and Pridelands ball was born.

Inaugural game and angling show already has impressive support

■ Country minded folk will not want to miss this event

Depression - tackling it within the farming industry

The Scottish Farmer lifestyle section is tackling a series of features on depression, offering information on where help is available and the causes of this common condition.

Donkey not behaving? This course will sort it out

IF YOU are a donkey lover then this will interest you.

Kirklees butcher’s holiday recipes quest

Kirklees butcher J Brindon Addy, the reigning national Meat Buyer of the Year in the annual Pig and Poultry Marketing Awards, is inviting consumers to submit their favourite holiday recipes in the run-up to 2010 National Butchers’ Week.

Upping the steaks at Craigie’s!

THE NEW butchery counter at Craigie’s Farm Deli and Café is bucking recent trends and prospering whilst giving the food lovers of central Scotland the highest quality meat for their dinner tables.

Scottish speciality food show - a haven for food lovers

A haven for food lovers, either the small farm shop owner looking for artisan products to add to their stock list, or for the discerning member of the public, is on its way to the SECC.

Aberdeenshire cheese company doubles in size to cope with demand

The Cambus O’May Cheese Company of Royal Deeside – which opened its doors for business just six months ago – has doubled the size of its team and its production in 2010 to cope with demand for its hand-made cheeses.

Farms urged to plan their marmalade strategies now

Farming families around the country are being encouraged to plan marmalade-making day in January, using their own or a secret family recipe, to be in the running for a prestigious marmalade prize.

Quest is on to find a ‘model’ cow to base ‘Turra coo’ sculpture on

The search is on for a White Ayrshire Shorthorn Cross cow on which to model Turriff’s newest art project.

Our boys jump back onto the scales publicly for the last time

THE HIGHLAND Show was the scene, just outside The Scottish Farmer stand, and five brave faces from the agricultural world sheepishly agreed to join in The Scottish Farmer/Scottish Slimmers slimathon, to help highlight the issues that men have when they need to lose weight.