The bill to taxpayers for crofters and farmers combating sea eagles attacking their lambs is now set to reach almost £1m.
A Stewartry woman has been elected as chair of Rare Breeds Survival Trust Scotland. Rebecca McLellan, who keeps rare Castlemilk Moorit sheep at her farm near Rockcliffe takes on the role at RBST, a ...
Livestock farmers and crofters affected by sea eagle predation are set to receive additional support through the Scottish ...
The funding announcement comes as lambing is underway for many farmers across the country. An additional half a million ...
A Thurso woman has won a prestigious Lantra Scotland ALBAS award for her research project based around sheep farming.
Scottish farmers impacted by sea eagle predation will benefit from half a million pounds in funding to help trial new methods ...
Jim – I normally enjoy reading your honest, heartfelt articles in The Scottish Farmer. When it comes to cows, sheep and farming in Scotland your comments are often inspirational and easy to agree with ...
Two people have been convicted for livestock worrying over the last year across Scotland, despite there being almost 60 ...
All roads lead to our The Scottish Farmer Big Farm Debates this week, and The Sheep Game’s Cammy Wilson is leading the way! Chaired by our own editor, John Sleigh, each night has a cracking line up of ...
The pair have been working together with the sheep since Micheal was ... conduct about 1,400 post-mortems on farm animals each year Experts at Scotland's rural college have been developing an ...