Starting out in the world of shearing can seem daunting but The Scottish Farmer caught up with young clipper Calum Phillips to find out how he has started an early career in shearing. Growing up on ...

Spirits were high at Neilston Show as the commercial champion Baby Guiness, a 14-month-old bullock from Gareth Scott, Hawhill, Dalry, was crowned supreme champion on a points basis by the various ...

Roberta Dunbar's Barncluth herd in Airdrie claims British Friesian Herd of the Year Award, recognized for top productivity nationwide.

The Scottish Tories are urging new First Minister John Swinney to put the interests of rural Scotland at the heart of the Scottish Government’s agenda. Tory rural affairs spokesperson Rachael Hamilton ...

Precautionary movement restrictions have been put in place at impacted premises and cover animals which have been in contact with the case. Further investigations to identify the origin of the disease ...

Breeding cattle sold the same day as the bulls through United Auctions' Stirling, also sold well, peaking at £5500 and £5300 for a British Blue cross and Limousin cross heifer with bull calf at foot, ...

Six butchers from Scotland have been named in the squad that will begin training next month in a bid to represent Great Britain in next year’s World Butchers’ Challenge (WBC) in Paris.

Surpassing last year’s record of 16,000gns paid for Richard McCulloch’s Overhill House Neil, was Denizes New Orleans, purchased by Alan Wright who runs 60 pure Simmental females based at St Mungoes ...

Different professions attract people with different character traits, and the necessary attributes for politicians and farmers are quite different. Further to Ken Fletcher’s harrowing of the Greens ...

Improved access for New Zealand sheep meat, beef and dairy to the EU as part of the new NZ/EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), is unlikely to pose a threat to UK exports.

Trans-Atlantic rower, Henry Cheape, will be at The Byre Theatre in St Andrews this June, talking about his record-breaking 3000 mile solo row - and to thank all of those who gave their support when he ...

Dannsairean Màiri, a Highland dancing group based in Daliburgh, South Uist has received an Under 18 Better Starts grant of £1130 from Asda’s charity, the Asda Foundation.