Farm Life

Green energy certificates were ‘closing the loop’ on renewable electricity produced by Arla farmers, boosting the price farmers receive for their power and helping the cooperative to reduce its carbon footprint.

Scottish farmers could find themselves at the heart of a land use battle over the coming years, with calls for the new Government to make Scotland the world’s first ‘rewilding nation’ gathering pace.

Farmers have been urged to be aware of scams after a young farmer was conned out of £8,400 in a fake tractor purchase.

The barley is in and although we had some initial crow issues as it emerged, the trusty crow bangers have done the job and the recent rain is welcome.

Chef Jamie Oliver has hunted down his stolen tractor following a midnight raid of his Essex estate and an ’unimpressive’ police response. 

Ministers have been urged to explain how the Environment Bill will affect farming, with concerns growing that the industry will be hit by burdensome new regulation and costs.

Sea eagle predation appears to be spreading to new areas of the Western Isles, as the population of the giant raptors continues to increase.

New Zealand huntaway’s are an asset in Sion Morgan’s team of working dogs, which he runs alongside his border collies to manage several thousand Scottish Blackface sheep in the Scottish Borders.

The kelpie is native to Australia and first arrived in the UK in the 1980s, however it is thought they may be linked to the Scotch collie which was exported from Scotland to Australia in the 1800s.