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A top price of 13,800 for fully broken dogs and a new world record price of 7,600 for an unbroken puppy were recorded at Skipton’s timed online working sheep dog sale.

Prince Charles has issued a rallying cry to safeguard small-scale family farms and their vital role in the UK’s sustainable future.

Exports are steadily climbing up again but they are well below year-earlier levels. Cedric Porter analyses the latest trading data.

It follows the completion of its first three-year fixed price contract

The market for solar farms has been reinvigorated by the focus on sustainability but there are pitfalls for landowners. Boulton Cooper’s Stewart Hamilton highlights the importance of careful tax planning

In conjunction with Bayer we will be keeping track of winter wheat development over two cultivation strategies, and using Rapid Disease Detection results to monitor disease progress through the season.

An outbreak of American Foulbrood (AFB) has been found in a single hive in an apiary in the Stanley area of Perthshire.

Industry has renewed its safety calls after two people were killed in separate farm incidents a day apart. 

Arla said it would be welcome news for their farmers who are becoming ‘increasingly pressured’ by rising on farm costs

Landowners could cash in on strong demand for housing as developers capitalise on the Government’s ambitious house-building targets. Rural Ventures Kim Walton looks at how farmers can be sure they are getting the best offer