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Farmers across the UK are increasingly turning to renewable energy as part of their diversification strategies Ref:RH120822072 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Diversification

Farm diversification grows: Renewable energy among top choices from UK farmers

First prize pen of Swaledale ewes from TW Cowperthwaite topped the sale at £440. Pictured from left to right are: sponsor Helen Whittaker, Massey Feeds, judge Geoff Walker, vendor Robert Cowperthwaite and daughter Evie, vendor Bill Cowperthwaite

First prize pen of Swaledale ewes from TW Cowperthwaite topped the sale at £440. Pictured from left to right are: sponsor Helen Whittaker, Massey Feeds, judge Geoff Walker, vendor Robert Cowperthwaite and daughter Evie, vendor Bill Cowperthwaite

Swaledale ewes sold to £440 for TW Cowperthwaite, Tennant Gill at Bentham

Phil Bicknell CEO of the UK Agri-Tech Centre

Phil Bicknell CEO of the UK Agri-Tech Centre

Support innovation

UK Agri-Tech centre urges investors to back innovative agricultural technologies

Two ewe lambs from David Murray, Lurgan, sold for £1400 each

Two ewe lambs from David Murray, Lurgan, sold for £1400 each

United Auctions

Lurgan Blackface ewe lambs sell for £1400 Dalmally centre record

AHDB's final harvest report highlights the impact of variable weather on UK crop yields Ref: RH100924118 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

AHDB's final harvest report highlights the impact of variable weather on UK crop yields Ref: RH100924118 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Yield variability

AHDB's final 2024/25 harvest report highlights yield struggles amid unstable weather

Valtra G125E tractor topped the dispersal selling at £43,000

Valtra G125E tractor topped the dispersal selling at £43,000

Valtra tractor makes £43,000 at online dispersal sale

This bullock from D Macdonald, took the pre-sale champion

This bullock from D Macdonald, took the pre-sale champion

Bullocks came out on top at United Auctions’ show and sale of 933 calves at Oban

Sale leader at 2200gns from the Ingrams

Sale leader at 2200gns from the Ingrams

The Ingrams, Logie Durno lead at Worcester with their Charollais females

Rewilding charity releases Tauros cattle at Dundreggan Estate, aiming to enhance biodiversity while facing local skepticism over their ecological role Ref:RH030522142 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Rewilding charity releases Tauros cattle at Dundreggan Estate, aiming to enhance biodiversity while facing local skepticism over their ecological role Ref:RH030522142 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Rewilding charity announce controversial plans to release Tauros to Highland estate

This Limousin bullock consigned by WH and DA Gass, Nunscleugh, Bewcastle, stood champion before making £1800

This Limousin bullock consigned by WH and DA Gass, Nunscleugh, Bewcastle, stood champion before making £1800

Store cattle reach £190 for Riggfoot store cattle at Longtown

Martin Wilson, Arngill House, produced the champion and reserve pen, pictured with the judge, Robert Wear and sponsors

Martin Wilson, Arngill House, produced the champion and reserve pen, pictured with the judge, Robert Wear and sponsors

joint top price

A joint top price of £650 was achieved for Swaledale at Kirkby Stephen

Judge, Ian wisely, South law Farm (left), with William Alexander, Quintfall, (breeder) and Stuart Cormack from of W D Cormacks and Son

Judge, Ian wisely, South law Farm (left), with William Alexander, Quintfall, (breeder) and Stuart Cormack from of W D Cormacks and Son

Limousin cross heifer from Alexanders, Quintfall, sets Quoybrae centre record

The line up for the next conference has been announced

The line up for the next conference has been announced

Discover the Future

Oxford Farming Conference unveils speaker lineup for 2025 event

Dairy is still being favoured

Dairy is still being favoured

Dairy Wins Again

Nearly four out of five students still opting for dairy over plant alternatives

Agriculture minister Jim Fairlie

Agriculture minister Jim Fairlie

Farming Grants Await

Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund grants awarded

Mixed results for the Scottish harvest - Getty

Mixed results for the Scottish harvest - Getty

Weather's Impact

NFUS survey reveals mixed outcomes for Scotland’s harvest amid weather woes

Strathmore farms cutting spring barley

Strathmore farms cutting spring barley

Tough harvest 2024

Heavy rain hampers straw baling efforts and increases drying costs for farmers

Bluefaced Leicester shearling from Muriel Forbes, Clunebeg topped the sale at £3600

Bluefaced Leicester shearling from Muriel Forbes, Clunebeg topped the sale at £3600

Clunebeg Bluefaced Leicesters top Rendezvous sale at Stirling at £3600

Registrations in September are the lowest since 2015

Registrations in September are the lowest since 2015

Declining Sales

Tractor registrations continue to fall – down 19% on year

News

Farmers union calls on ScotGov to make urgent improvements to lifeline ferry services

Farmers union calls on ScotGov to make urgent improvements to lifeline ferry services

improvements Required

Farmers union calls on ScotGov to make urgent improvements to lifeline ferry services

Cows. (Library image)

Cows. (Library image)

Bovine TB Alert

South Cumbria area 'closely monitored' as bovine TB cases hotspot

Wildlife charities have launched the first-ever national hedgehog conservation strategy

Wildlife charities have launched the first-ever national hedgehog conservation strategy

Hedgehog Rescue

National conservation strategy launched to halt declining hedgehog numbers

The stolen green Claas 640 tractor

The stolen green Claas 640 tractor

Tractor and hedge trimmer stolen

Cows in a barn on a farm in East Devon, stock image.

Cows in a barn on a farm in East Devon, stock image.

Motorway delays after lorry carrying cattle overturns

New HerdPlan app prioritises animal health prevention over cure

New HerdPlan app prioritises animal health prevention over cure

Streamlined solutions

Livestock health

HerdPlan app enhances collaboration between farmers and vets for better health

Ifor Huw Irranca-Davies deputy first minister of Wales

Ifor Huw Irranca-Davies deputy first minister of Wales

Over 15,500 Welsh farmers receive advance payments from Basic Payment Scheme 2024

Yorkshire Shepherdess

Yorkshire Shepherdess

Farming Against Odds

How the Yorkshire Shepherdess goes in search of Anty John in her new series

James Wright with his cows.

James Wright with his cows.

Support Farmers Now

'Not the time for budget cuts': Farmer calls for funding support after heavy rainfall

The Scottish Farmer Team

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NFUS survey reveals mixed outcomes for Scotland’s harvest amid weather woes

Kelly Henaughen

Aldi pours more than £30m into support for dairy farming

Merkins Blackface shearling ram sells for £60,000 centre record at Stirling

Bullocks came out on top at United Auctions’ show and sale of 933 calves at Oban

Arla launches initiative to provide fresh dairy to those in need nationwide

Martyn Cook's Dorrery pen breaks £20,000 twice at Lairg tup sale

Farm diversification grows: Renewable energy among top choices from UK farmers

Business

Two ewe lambs from David Murray, Lurgan, sold for £1400 each

Two ewe lambs from David Murray, Lurgan, sold for £1400 each

United Auctions

Lurgan Blackface ewe lambs sell for £1400 Dalmally centre record

Valtra G125E tractor topped the dispersal selling at £43,000

Valtra G125E tractor topped the dispersal selling at £43,000

Valtra tractor makes £43,000 at online dispersal sale

First prize pen of Swaledale ewes from TW Cowperthwaite topped the sale at £440. Pictured from left to right are: sponsor Helen Whittaker, Massey Feeds, judge Geoff Walker, vendor Robert Cowperthwaite and daughter Evie, vendor Bill Cowperthwaite

First prize pen of Swaledale ewes from TW Cowperthwaite topped the sale at £440. Pictured from left to right are: sponsor Helen Whittaker, Massey Feeds, judge Geoff Walker, vendor Robert Cowperthwaite and daughter Evie, vendor Bill Cowperthwaite

Swaledale ewes sold to £440 for TW Cowperthwaite, Tennant Gill at Bentham

This bullock from D Macdonald, took the pre-sale champion

This bullock from D Macdonald, took the pre-sale champion

Bullocks came out on top at United Auctions’ show and sale of 933 calves at Oban

Judge, Ian wisely, South law Farm (left), with William Alexander, Quintfall, (breeder) and Stuart Cormack from of W D Cormacks and Son

Judge, Ian wisely, South law Farm (left), with William Alexander, Quintfall, (breeder) and Stuart Cormack from of W D Cormacks and Son

Limousin cross heifer from Alexanders, Quintfall, sets Quoybrae centre record

Martin Wilson, Arngill House, produced the champion and reserve pen, pictured with the judge, Robert Wear and sponsors

Martin Wilson, Arngill House, produced the champion and reserve pen, pictured with the judge, Robert Wear and sponsors

joint top price

A joint top price of £650 was achieved for Swaledale at Kirkby Stephen

Sale leader at 2200gns from the Ingrams

Sale leader at 2200gns from the Ingrams

The Ingrams, Logie Durno lead at Worcester with their Charollais females

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Opinion

Farmers question if net-zero policies truly benefit agriculture

Farmers question if net-zero policies truly benefit agriculture

Net-zero madness

Renewable energy

The wheels are slowly coming off the Net Zero lunacy

Exploring the complexities of sustainable farming practices

Exploring the complexities of sustainable farming practices

Rethink Sustainability

Carbon auditing flaws ignore photosynthesis, distorting livestock's true impact

Fergus Ewing | A gathering storm: Farmers and crofters await vital payments.

Fergus Ewing | A gathering storm: Farmers and crofters await vital payments.

Rural Funding Crisis

Scotland's rural crisis: £46M shortfall sparks outrage

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Valtra G125E tractor topped the dispersal selling at £43,000

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AHDB's final harvest report highlights the impact of variable weather on UK crop yields Ref: RH100924118 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

AHDB's final 2024/25 harvest report highlights yield struggles amid unstable weather

From left to right: Glasgow Warriors Under-20s Fergus Watson, Edinburgh Rugby’s Patrick (Paddy) Harrison, Amber the Highland cow, farmer Euan Sanderson, Glasgow Warriors’ Murphy Walker, and Aileen Marchant, Sport and Community Co-ordinator at

Quality Meat Scotland

Premium red meat unites Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh rugby

A Bluegrey cow stands serenely in the sunrise at Falbae Farm, with her calf nestled behind.

Stunning sunrise captures Bluegrey cow on Falbae farm

Colin McClymont(Left) and son Angus from Cuil farm near Newton Stewart Ref: RH081024012 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

Easy calving, easy managed Salers more than pay their way for McClymonts, Cuil