A centre record price of 7500gns was paid at the Builth Babes in-lamb Texel sale when James Theyer’s Clanfield flock sold a Rhaeadr First Choice daughter. Leading the trade was a gimmer bred from a ...

The start of a New Year always holds the promise of renewed potential, subject to people and organisations working together, and the nation’s rules and regulations being geared to deliver maximum ...

At the end of 2024 beef farmers are receiving the highest prices seen for prime cattle. This is no doubt due to tight supplies, due not only to the ever contracting national beef herd, but also global ...

The five candidates who will contest the positions of president and vice president at the Union’s AGM in Glasgow on Friday, February 7, 2025 are preparing to tour the country in January. The two ...

Demand for Scottish farmland remains strong and prices remain stable, with limited supply, along with a stable lending environment, helping to maintain a positive outcome for the vast majority of ...

Highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected on two farms in Norfolk, just days after the government issued a mandatory housing order for the region. Avian influenza was confirmed by the government on ...

The Scottish farmland market in 2024 could be described as lacklustre compared to other years, according to Savills. Despite an increase in marketed farmland, the number of units offered publicly for ...

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Labour faces the prospect of losing three-quarters of its rural seats if a general election were held today, according to a new poll. This follows the party’s recent historic landslide victory, which ...

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Keen-eyed, positive farmers will be spotting the stretch in the days. It might only be a few extra minutes of daylight, but we have to grab any positivity we can to kick start 2025 into gear. The ...

Some 1452 sheep forward at Craig Wilson’s sale saw 1152 lambs average 329p per kg. Texels led the trade selling to £191 and 357p from Messrs Young, Castle Mains and Kilkerran Estate respectively. Cast ...