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Maintaining low fertiliser costs on a fully out-wintered system, with minimal winter use of machinery and good cattle handling facilities impressed…

After losing his polytunnel during high winds on the Isle of Mull, farmer Iain MacKay served up a timely reminder of farming resilience.

A FARM near North Berwick has been invited to take part in Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB)…

The first on-farm meeting at the Roxburghshire Monitor Farm meeting takes place on Friday January 13 at Cowbog, near Morebattle, a mixed tenanted…

AHDB Monitor Farmers in Diss and Wisbech will share insights on "lean management" practices and reducing artificial chemical use at their…

Streamlining livestock handing facilities, including using digital weight scales and electronic cattle identification, along with silage analysis,…

Succession planning and improving productivity are likely to be key areas for discussion at the first meeting of the new Stirlingshire monitor farm.

There is a new set of monitor farmers who will be going on a four-year journey to drive profitability in their business.

Farmers in the north and north-east of Scotland will be among the first to take part in the new Quality Meat Scotland and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board monitor farm programme for 2022-2026.

Christine Cuthbertson (kneeling in front of the David Brown) is pictured at her last meeting with the Ayrshire Regional NFU Scotland board recently,…