AgriScot has announced the appointment of renowned South Ayrshire dairy farmer, Gilmour Lawrie, as its new Chair. He succeeds Robert Neill, who has led the event for the past seven years, strengthening its position as the UK’s premier farm business event. A committed...
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Commentary from Jon Williams, BASF Head of Public and Government Affairs UK and Ireland ahead of NFU Conference
How we decide to use our land must surely be one of the biggest decisions a country can collectively make, and, ahead of the NFU Conference, navigating the current direction of policy travel for food, farming and land-use is dominating many of the UK farming sector’s...
Strength through unity: Trinity Grain’s speaker event champions collaboration in UK farming
Trinity Grain, the farmer-owned grain storage and marketing cooperative, welcomed farmers and industry leaders to a well-attended speaker event on February 5th. The evening, themed “Helping Yourself and Helping Each Other,” provided a forum for open discussion on the...
Farmstrong Scotland launches Blether Together Live events to bring farmers and crofters together
Farmstrong Scotland, the wellbeing charity for farmers and crofters, is launching Blether Together Live, a series of informal events designed to help people step off the farm, meet others in the industry, and enjoy an evening of good food, great conversation and...
Introducing Navura + Comet: a new level of disease control in barley
BASF launches new complete fungicide solution for Irish growers. Navura® + Comet® 200, offers growers a complete T1 solution for their barley crops.This new pack provides well balanced disease control covering all major barley diseases; Rhynchosporium, net...
The Barley Agronomy Guide: Tools and tips for every stage
This technical growing guide, created by BASF in partnership with industry experts from NIAB, SRUC, ADAS and Teagasc provides all the necessary information required to maximise the yield and quality of both spring and winter barley crops. To download the Barley...
Scotland’s livestock marts providing good trading ground for machinery, industrial and liquidation sales
Expanding into online used machinery, industrial equipment and liquidation sales is proving good business for a number of Scotland’s livestock marts, says Neil Wilson, Executive Director of the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS). Reports are...
Understanding the detail on feed labels is key to getting nutrition and productivity right
Interpret your feed label to maximise nutrition this spring Understanding the detail on feed labels is key to getting nutrition and productivity right, says Steven Eddie of livestock nutrition experts, East Coast Viners Animal Nutrition. Reading feed labels is...
New office and trainee development at Scottish Agronomy Coop
The independent agronomy coop, Scottish Agronomy, has kickstarted 2025 with the opening of a second office and a new agronomist trainee programme. The second office, in addition to the main office at Arlary, will be at Cortachy, near Kirriemuir, and will also provide...
Leading egg producer joins the scramble to find some positives for farming
A THIRD-generation egg producer has welcomed some aspects of Defra secretary Steve Reed’s so-called “new deal for farmers.” However, managing director of Farmlay Iain Chapman, stopped short of giving his wholehearted support to the Secretary of State’s speech at...