5+ hour, 40+ min ago  (391+ words) Three Ayrshire showmen made their presence felt at the Kirkby Classic prize sale of potential show and store cattle at Kirkby Stephen, purchasing several of the top priced lots including the top two at "6500 and "5800. James Nisbet, Sorn, bought the…...

9+ hour, 40+ min ago  (1465+ words) Bullocks and heifers averaged 450.86p and 430.28p per kg at United Auctions" sale of 2206 store cattle. Bullocks sold to 613.8p for a 290kg Charolais from West Auchenlongford and to "2750 for a 760kg Simmental from Whiteside. Heifers peaked at 565.9p for a 410kg British Blue from Netherton and…...

11+ hour, 14+ min ago  (304+ words) A Limousin cross heifer from Cameron Cormack, Oxnam Neuk, Jedburgh, topped the Borders Federation of Young Farmers" show and sale of overwintered calves at St Boswells, when selling for "2620. The heifer was bred by Ian Richardson, Upper Samieston, who also…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (258+ words) A farmer who died in a tragedy on farm has been named locally. Jonathan Brown died in what has been described as an "industrial incident" on his farm at Great Barton, near Bury St Edmunds, on March 2. Mr Brown - in…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (219+ words) Scotland is pressing ahead with plans to introduce Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) bovine electronic identification by the end of 2026, despite EU rules that currently align bovine EID with low'frequency technology and visual tags, because ministers and NFU Scotland believe they can…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (485+ words) Jeremy Clarkson has hinted at more heartbreak at Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire. The former Top Gear and Grand Tour star owns both a farm and a pub in the Cotswolds in West Oxfordshire. Diddly Squat Farm, which he took…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (221+ words) The GB milking herd totalled 1.60 million head as of January 2026 " the lowest January total, and indeed the lowest figure recorded in a decade " marking a 1.3% decline from the previous year. The total GB female dairy herd stood at 2.47 million head,…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (357+ words) A new postgraduate programme aimed at addressing global animal welfare challenges has been launched by Scotland's Rural College. The organisation's new MSc in International Animal Welfare is designed to equip graduates with the advanced knowledge and practical skills needed to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (239+ words) A four-crop ewe from the Paton family's Castle Crawford flock from Abington, secured the championship and the top price of 1500gns at a show and sale of 34 South Country Cheviot females at Longtown. Supreme was a ewe by Stirkfield Aftershock that…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1231+ words) After 20 years as a farm vet and latterly a practice director, Iain Dick made a decision that raised eyebrows across Dumfries and Galloway. Last November, he left veterinary practice to take on a 630-cow dairy farm in a share farming…...