Farewell winter wildfowl

RSPB Mersehead is planning an event to say farewell to a record-breaking winterRead

AWARD TO RECOGNISE FORWARD-THINKING FARMERS

ORGANISERS of the Future Farmer Award, which is funded by the Elizabeth Murray Trust and run in association with NFU Scotland, are inviting farmers across Scotland to tell them which groundbreaking practices they are using on their farm.Read

Springfield Primary School Children To Hold Farmers Market

SPRINGFIELD Primary School pupils are staging a farmers’ market on March 26 as part of a farm to plate learning project being run by the Royal Highland Education Trust.Read

Lamb adopter launched

SOLWAY Recycling of Dumfries has launched an eye-catching circular lamb adopter to save lives, time and tempers at this busy time of the year!Read

Carlisle special Cheviot & Blackfaced show and sale

HARRISON and Hetherington held their annual show and sale of Chevot and Blackfaced prime hoggs.Read

Lockerbie primestock sale

AT LOCKERBIE Market on Monday, Harrison and Hetherington Ltd held their weekly sale of 844 prime and cast ewes and 41 cast cows.Read

Annandale Young farmers’ annual concert

ANNANDALE Young Farmers Club presented their Annual Variety Concert "Couch Potatoes" in Kettleholm hall on March 5 to 8.Read

Extended Winter Putting Ewes at Extra Risk- SAC Offers Discounted Rates for Blood Testing

THERE is increased concern that the recent return to severe winter weather is putting pregnant hill and upland sheep under extra pressure.Read

Dumfries store cattle

CUMBERLAND & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday.Read

LOCKERBIE primestock sale

AT LOCKERBIE Market on Monday, Harrison and Hetherington Ltd held their weekly sale of 832 prime and cast ewes and 43 cast cows.Read

Dumfries dairy sale

CUMBERLAND and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their monthly sale of dairy cattle in Dumfries on Monday.Read

UNION MEMBER IS CLAAS ACT

LIVESTOCK farmer Andy Nelson is celebrating after securing the use of a brand new tractor for the next five months, following NFU Scotland’s annual membership draw.Read

First Meetings for Scotland's New Dairy Monitor Farms

SCOTLAND’S two new dairy monitor farms, one of which is located in this region, are opening their gates this month to host their first meetings.Read

View from the hills

Ive grown all too wary of those “it seems too good to be true” type of deals and you would think that at the ripe old age of 49 and a bit I should know better.Read

Lockerbie store cattle sale

ON TUESDAY, Harrison and Hetherington Ltd held their fortnightly sale of store cattle at their Lockerbie Auction.Read

Lockerbie primestock sale

AT LOCKERBIE Market on Monday, Harrison and Hetherington Ltd held the weekly sale of 522 prime and cast ewes and 22 cast cows.Read

DUMFRIES primestock

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday.Read

Thornhill young farmers celebrate

AFTER another successful year, Thornhill Young Farmers' held their annual dinner dance and presentation of trophies on Saturday in the Auldgirth Inn.Read

Future Jobs Fund secures work for 33 local youngsters in wildlife

THIRTY-THREE young people have started work in newly created jobs in the region’s wildlife industry.Read

Sheepdog trial results

THE ANNUAL Inter Club Sheep Dog Trial (better known as the Border Cup) was held at Gillespie Farm, Auchenmalg, Glenluce, on Saturday by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Ramsay.Read

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