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Farm motorbike tragedy

A FARMER’S son has died after a crash on a farm road, in Angus, on Saturday evening.

Stalker service

HILLWALKERS AND deer stalkers have never mixed well, but a new digital service promises to help them avoid each other on Scotland’s hills.

Beef price warning

THE LONG term sustainability of UK beef production is now under real threat from the continuing low beef price.

All eyes on Tesco

THE SLOGAN of super market giant Tesco that ‘every little helps’ couldn’t be more pertinent this week with an imminent announcement on its milk price promising to be a make or break moment for Scotland’s dairy farmers.

EID – count the blessings

EID CAN be a useful tool in deterring rustlers as well as offering productivity and paperwork benefits, according to an Aberdeenshire sheep producer.

Scots marts ‘99% confident’ about EID

SCOTLAND’S MARTS are 99% ready for this autumn’s onslaught of EID tagged lambs, and confident that the new regime will prove to be a boon to the industry in the long run.

Meat plants being ‘criminalised’

A REVIEW of meat hygiene rule enforcement in Scotland’s abattoirs has concluded that the Food Standards Agency is ‘heavy handed’ and too reliant on using criminal law against basically honest companies.

Think Pink

WIGTOWNSHIRE’S FIRST ladies’ tractor run to raise cash for breast cancer charity was a huge success, with 35 participants.

Tenants’ forestry fears

SCOTLAND’S TENANT farmers have expressed reservations about the Forestry Commission’s pilot scheme to lease agricultural land for tree planting.

EU egg cage outrage

UK EGG producers reacted with fury this week at the possibility that their European competitors will miss the deadline for the switch to welfare-friendly hen cages.