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Inter-breed pairs champion were the Dutch Spotted from Ali Jackson Ref:RH260622021 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

History made when Dutch Spotted win inter-breed sheep pairs
History was made in the inter-breed sheep pairs at the Royal Highland Show, when two Dutch Spotted sheep from Dumfriesshire breeder, Ali Jackson, landed the supreme overall.

Lewis Ralston (14) won the inter-breed young handlers competition, pictured with judges Sarah-Jane Jessop and Dougie McBeath

Lewis Ralston wins inter-breed young handlers at RHS

Inter-breed sheep champion was the Charollais from Ben Radley, Loaningfoot, with the reserve overall, a Dutch Spotted gimmer from Ali Jackson and Hannah Sloan

Wawawee wins inter-breed sheep honours at RHS for Ben Radley

The Charolais landed the beef inter-breed title for AJR Farms

Charolais takes the win at RHS

The Young Farmers Tug O'War made a very welcome return to the Royal Highland Show

Royal Highland Show 2022

Donald Young president of the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland

PREMIUM Strong prices for livestock through live ring help offset some increased costs

There are fears the hide market might weaken this summer

Italian summer break and weak Chinese buying could reduce hide prices

Burradon Raquel won the beef inter-breed championship and the overall champion of champions again for Rachel Wyllie and Richard Hassell of Brailes Livestock when paraded by Jamie Rettie

PREMIUM Raquel wins again for Brailes Livestock at Central and West Fife Show

NOAH's Livestock Vaccination Guideline

Preventative vaccination is an integral part for UK livestock health

Neil Wilson, executive director of the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS)

PREMIUM Neil Wilson shared the auction market opportunities out there

Aberdeenshire farmer Stuart Allan has been sentenced to two years in jail

Aberdeenshire farmer jailed for two year after assaulting old school friend

Envriomentalist George Monbiot calls for livestock farming to stop in his new book

Monbiot calls for livestock farming to be abolished

Overall champion of champions, Stewart and Lynsey Bett's commercial champion, Sexy Spice

Sexy Spice lands supreme overall at highly successful Ayr Show

Sheerer Ian Armstrong has a record of 432 sheep in one day

Livestock Aberdeenshire's Ian Armstrong goes from zero to 14,000 sheep in five years

A new round of shearing classes have been announced, post Covid restrictions

Livestock British Wool's shearing training courses go live for 2022

A FANTASTIC team effort from Caledonian Marts, the Stirling based livestock and specialist auction company, saw a hugely successful charity auction in support of the people of Ukraine recently raise more than £70,000. Held live and online, with

To Ukraine with love - great fundraising effort from the Cally

Thorburn Group has taken over Premier Livestock for an undisclosed sum. Pictured on left is Euan Thorburn with George Clark

Thorburn Group Limited join Premier Livestock for an undisclosed sum

Comet was the most celebrated sire at the start of the Coates Herd Book and was the first bull ever recorded to make 1000gns

Livestock Shorthorn breed celebrates being the foundation of modern pedigree animals

Heather Pritchard has joined Pedigree Livestock Services as general manager

Livestock Pedigree Livestock Services takes on Heather Pritchard as general manager

The Scottish Government is paying millions of pounds to land under 'alternative production' which requires no livestock or crops to be grown.

Slipper farming is alive and well - ScotGov to pay £15m to 'non active' farms

Turnover from all livestock species smashed through the £2bn mark south of the Border last year

A record breaking year for livestock sales

Ewes were mated on swards containing red clover

Farmer-led research disproves red clover hits sheep fertility

Aiming to take this calf to being able to produce its own calf at two years old can pay off for the environment and farmers' pockets

Earlier calving leads to a 'greener' dairy herd

CattleEye identifies cattle that are in the early stages of lameness and could be a useful tool in reducing the problem, especially in dairy herds

Lameness detection tool scoops innovation title

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Farmers will recieve £103 per calf in this years SSBSS

SSBSS Beef calf scheme paying £103/head - fears over lower applications

Cattle farmers in the EU with more than 150 cows face environmental audits

EU livestock farmers in 'licence to farm' plan

Make sure there's enough grass about to maintain the cow and her calf's needs

Livestock Suckler cow nutrition at turnout

- Seen working here on a dairy farm in Northern Ireland the N2 Unit reduces slurry emissions and leaves a valuable fertiliser. PHOTO: Chris McCullough

Livestock UK National Pig Centre signs deal to reduce slurry emissions

Family operation Stephen Lyall and his son, James

Livestock Investigating trace elements and calving losses

The Hair family at Drumbreddan look for a year-round income from their beef herd to iron out cash flow

Livestock Efficiency underpins Scottish Beef Farm of the Year

Kate Halton told the Women in Dairy meeting that heifer rearing costs had been slashed by being more particular about hitting a 22-month target for calving

Livestock Calving at 22-months saves £270 per heifer

QMS is running a roadshow across Scotland to speak to levy payers from May

QMS launch 'listening' roadshow

This John Deere tractor topped the sale at £41,900

JD tractors heads abroad

A bag tank is a good way of storing excess slurry and often does not need planning permission

Livestock Grants to encourage slurry storage improvements

Alltech's Bio-Mos supplement has been shown to improve layer performance and be healthier for the planet

Livestock Healthier hens that are better for the planet

Francis Dunne with a typical sample of Goldimo fodder beet

Livestock High DM fodder beet available in limited quantities

Using soya which has not been grown on former rainforrest ground is the best way to reduce assocated emissions in pigs and poultry

Livestock only half way there on emissions

Giles Rowland preparing 500g of supplementation

Livestock Getting supplementation right is key

Soil sampling is a crucial step in knowing your soil and what it needs in terms of feeding

Livestock and Arable Soil analysis vital for making the right choices

James Drummond took part in the trial for a prescriptive approach to fertilising his grassland

Livestock Get a 'prescription' for lamb growth and better soil health

Tom Oates is encouraging growers to look at using sulphate to make best use of straight N this year

Livestock and Arable Sulphur key to making the most of nitrogen

Rhidian Jones of 5Agri said it was still well worth applying fertiliser to selected productive fields

Livestock It's a year for making every prill count

Newton farm will host technology trials for the Agri-EPI Centre

Livestock Welsh trial home for new technology

Farms genomic testing more females to help make breeding decisions are leaving more profit

Livestock Study show genomics deliver in dairy

Saughland team Peter Eccles, Richard Callander and Owen Gray

Livestock Data drives performance on AgriScot's Sheep Farm of the Year

Farmers can utilised rotational grazing without the need for a physical fence change using Nofence

Livestock Achieving net zero with new tech

PREMIUM Neil Wilson, IAAS shares the importance of auction markets on islands

Where there's dairy cows, there's slurry

New slurry rules pile costs onto livestock farms

Using ventialtion systems can help keep calves free from pneumonia and other respitory problems

Livestock How buildings can prevent pneumonia in calves

Thomas and Catherine Atkinson, from Mickleton Mill Ref:RH150322073 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

Livestock Easy-care Salers ring the changes for the Atkinsons

Livestock farmers – this could be the year for a hard cull

Good attendance for first Quality Assurance farmers meeting in Old Meldrum

PREMIUM Meeting votes to reform farm assurance schemes

Award winning Nofence means there is no need for physical fencing any longer

Livestock Innovation Award won by virtual fencing company