The Scottish Farmer - 2023-12-16

• Anti-beef agenda
• UK dairy farm numbers falling
• Digital Grain Passports consultati­on
• £4m for small English abattoirs
• Beef calf scheme deadline
• Deer management at the heart of tackling nature and climate emergency
• Sea eagle predation still a concern for sheep farmers
• Focus on food production
• NFU submits complaint to Channel 4
• Bluetongue outbreak rises to eight cases
• Lochearnhe­ad Shears group calls for action
• Event raises £13,000 for RSABI and Diabetes UK
• Progress on the export of breeding animals is crucial
• Key role of meat in the spotlight at COP28
• Broughton--in-Furness mart starts new chapter
• AHDB Let’s Eat Balanced campaign
• The education process continues
• Inspired by others
• Agricultur­e will cope with challenges and meet opportunit­ies
• Kennedy is a trustworth­y and sincere man
• Shear pseudo stupidity
• UK Government in ‘lock-step’ with agri sector
• Angus farming cousins develop new industry app
• Evidence for exports must be provided
• WINNER Giving the farmers the help they need
• Fraser’s Fred takes top spot at Blackaddie
• Plan ahead this lambing season
• Crack of light in glyphosate debate
• New varieties offer more than just yield
• Potato conference looks to build resilience
• New start for Zach
• Oats success in Caithness
• Ireland embarks on fully DNA-verified herd
• Ireland gains PGI beef status
• Green gene key to profits
• Worms, latex gloves and waterproof­s ...
• Unique heifer leads at 25,000gns
• Rhaeadr ewe lamb makes 30,000gns at Carlisle sale
• Juicy Lucy champion tops at 6000gns
• Lanark Select Seven topped at 16,000gns
• Sunnybank Empress proves best in Henry’s Selection Box
• Heatheryha­ll dominates Beltex Belters at Lanark
• Mackinnon’s champion makes £2300 in Oban
• Double win for Beggs at Quoybrae
• News from the Scottish Red Meat Industry
• PRIME SALES
• Tis the season for winter dysentery
• High milk solids rise to the top in non-Holstein rankings
• A new course for the profession
• Guidance on land use published
• New faces at Galbraith
• Bell Ingram strengthen­s team
• Overcoming the challenges of heating rural homes
• ‘Help for Heating’ scheme offers financial support
• Collaborat­ion to reduce agri carbon emissions
• TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
• Kilmacolm Farm Tours takes enterprise and tourism honours
• In at the deep end for Farmstrong Scotland
• Five steps to wellbeing
• Scotch Beef is sizzling at London’s The Devonshire

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