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2 days ago | 
thescottishfarmer.co.uk | John Sleigh
Can we have more of these please Minister? A welcome boost was announced by the Cabinet Secretary at the Royal Highland Show, with £14 million heading back to the industry in the form of the Future Farming Investment Scheme. Let us all remember this is not a generous donation beyond what the industry is due, but a back payment following the great budget swindle when millions were swiped from the agri-pot to balance the Holyrood books.
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2 days ago | 
thescottishfarmer.co.uk | John Sleigh
Official figures state that the show was sold out on Saturday, with more than 212,000 visitors attending across the four days making the event the sixth-largest temporary town in Scotland. The weather mostly played its part, with the exception of a few predicted showers at the weekend, which could have hit ticket sales. Around 8000 fewer visitors were reported in the official figures compared to 2024. There was some sparkle on the Friday too when farming favourite HRH Princess Anne attended.
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6 days ago | 
thescottishfarmer.co.uk | John Sleigh
2 1/1 Emma Gauld, spreading lime near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.
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1 week ago | 
thescottishfarmer.co.uk | John Sleigh
A former show winner, Black Beauty has already made her presence felt standing reserve at the in the Young Farmers section at Ayr and best shown animal at the Ayr YFC Rally. A Suffolk shearling ram on his show debut from Peter and Lynn Gray’s Scrogton flock from Galston landed the supreme sheep honours. He is by a Sportsmans ram bought at Lanark for 11,000gns in partnership with Langside.
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1 week ago | 
thescottishfarmer.co.uk | John Sleigh
This figure represents the total demand in our market, so removing the existing 19% duty is bound to have a significant impact. Companies and organisations are lining up to pour cold water on the deal, which has been described as an ‘existential threat’ to the Vivergo facility in Hull. But why does this matter to Scottish farmers? Because the two main producers of bioethanol, Ensus and Vivergo, purchase around two million tonnes of wheat annually from UK farmers.
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1 week ago | 
thescottishfarmer.co.uk | John Sleigh
Judges begin assessing standout entries at this year’s Dalry Show (Image: John Sleigh) Judging underway with strong classes at the Dalry Show. For a full report on this show, pick up a copy of this week's The Scottish Farmer (June 21, 2025) from your local newsagents or subscribe to our digital edition here.
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2 weeks ago | 
thescottishfarmer.co.uk | John Sleigh
The awards showcase forward-thinking developments across mechanical, digital, and sustainability sectors. This year’s revamped competition introduced new categories to highlight a wider array of innovations, spanning engineering, digital solutions, and feed advancements. Four Gold Awards were presented to products demonstrating exceptional marketplace impact and transformative potential.
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2 weeks ago | 
thescottishfarmer.co.uk | John Sleigh
Industry stalwart and renowned journalist Ewan Pate will be joining the panel at The Scottish Farmer stand for this free event. The debate, held in conjunction with the James Hutton Institute (JHI), is shaping up to be a highlight of this year’s show. Dundee farmer and award-winning journalist Mr Pate will argue that agricultural engineering has been the greatest contributor to the advancement of farming.
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2 weeks ago | 
thescottishfarmer.co.uk | John Sleigh
NSA Scotland have spoken out (Image: web) NSA Scotland has issued a stark warning that the removal of breeding flocks from Highland glens for carbon offsetting and forestry is having far-reaching effects, beyond just a drop in lamb numbers and sales. A recent survey by NSA Scotland, covering 51 Highland estates, found many have wiped out entire flocks, often in favour of rewilding or tree planting schemes.
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2 weeks ago | 
thescottishfarmer.co.uk | John Sleigh
On a site that has slaughtered cattle for nearly 100 years - in the heart of cattle-finishing country, surrounded by grain and grass - the numbers simply didn’t stack up. From their origins at Bridge of Allan, where J.W. Galloway started in 1920, the family built a business that was, at one time, the biggest meat processor in Scotland. I remember the late Ian Galloway once told me he signed every check personally on a Friday before they were sent out.
