Kelly Henaughen

1 week ago | thescottishfarmer.co.uk | Kelly Henaughen

The Peile family left to right - Tom, Lucy, John, Liz and Tom The National Sheep Association’s biennial event will return in 2025 – this time to Cumbria – with Greystoke Castle Farm, just outside Penrith, set to welcome visitors from across the UK on Wednesday, June 4. A staple of the British sheep sector’s calendar, NSA North Sheep draws thousands of visitors – from commercial producers and pedigree breeders to researchers, advisers, and young farmers.

1 week ago | finance.einnews.com | Kelly Henaughen

Rona Jordan, Virgin Money director - agriculture, Aberdeenshire (Image: web) This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Livestock farmers across Scotland have seen their finances come under increasing pressure as soaring store cattle prices continue to disrupt long-established cashflow models.

1 week ago | thescottishfarmer.co.uk | Kelly Henaughen

In the lead-up to this year’s RNAS BeefTech event, there is growing recognition across the sector that traditional working capital arrangements may no longer be sufficient. Input costs, price volatility and shifts in production strategy are combining to stretch on-farm cashflows. The situation has prompted renewed conversations about how farmers can secure the financial headroom required to maintain output, invest with confidence, and adapt to evolving market conditions.

1 week ago | thescottishfarmer.co.uk | Kelly Henaughen

Scottish exports may face fewer barriers under the new UK-EU trade agreement A new UK and EU agreement aimed at cutting trade barriers has been celebrated by a NFU Scotland. NFUS has welcomed the UK Government’s agreement in principle with the European Union to establish a new Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement, aimed at removing much of the costly trade barriers facing Scottish agriculture since Brexit.

2 weeks ago | thescottishfarmer.co.uk | Kelly Henaughen

Two years ago, Suffolk horse rider Alyson Lock and her horse Mylo were left injured and shaken after a car passed them on a narrow country road, ignoring repeated pleas to slow down. Startled, Mylo jumped sideways and fell into a ditch with Alyson underneath him. She suffered a ruptured hamstring, while Mylo strained his back. The driver didn’t stop. “We were lucky that day,” Alyson recalls. “But not everyone is.