Posts Tagged ‘farming’
From table tennis to rabbit farming to ultramarathon
If I were to tell you a story about a man who was a professional table tennis player but gave it all up and moved to a remote Scottish island to become a rabbit farmer; who was then inspired to start running by watching TV, battled cancer and became one of the world’s most successful…
Read MoreGreat stories from all over Scotland return in Landward
The great outdoors comes to your living room, with the new series of Landward next week. Landward returns for a new series, celebrating Scotland’s countryside and wildlife, its food and drink sectors and investigating the stories behind the headlines in the rural economy. Presenters Dougie Vipond, Arlene Stuart, Euan McIlwraith and Anne Lundon will travel…
Read MoreIs the badger really public enemy number one?
Attacked on all sides, and the victim of government-sponsored culls as well as unimaginable brutality at the hands of criminal gangs, the badger faces a difficult future. It’s a sunny afternoon in a bramble thicket deep in Perthshire woodland. A robin appears and cocks his head in our direction, turning over the newly disturbed leaf…
Read MoreChanging state of rural Scotland put in sharp focus
After 20 years as a soldier, author Jamie Blackett arrives home in Dumfries and Galloway ready to settle into rural life with his young family. However, he finds the countryside he grew up in is very much changed and must now learn to adapt to the new order. Blackett reflects back to his childhood, offering…
Read MoreKeep your dog under control in lambing season
Dog walkers are being urged to keep their pets on a lead if they are near sheep in the coming weeks. Having respect for farming and crofting enterprises by acting responsibly with dogs this spring is a must. The Scottish Outdoor Access Code is very clear when it comes to the responsibilities that dog owners…
Read MoreScotland Tractor World Show makes a return
Banish the winter blues by ploughing a furrow to a fantastic family weekend later this month. Back by popular demand, the Scotland Tractor and Classic Commercial Show is returning over the weekend of 23 and 24 March, at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, and will be even bigger and better. Show organisers are building on…
Read MoreTwo move on up to senior posts with Savills
Real estate company Savills has made two new senior appointments at the top of its Scottish business. Cameron Ewer has been promoted from head of Glasgow residential to lead the Scottish residential division and Hugo Struthers has moved up from head of rural professional services to lead Savills’ Scottish Rural, Energy and Projects (REP). Nick…
Read MoreNew baked Scottish snack is hitting shop shelves
A new range of air-popped whole vegetable chips is hitting our shops, after being created by a family of Perthshire farmers. The new Wholesums range, launched this month, has been developed by the Taylor family who are behind Mackie’s at Taypack in Perthshire, Scotland. Wholesums’ point of difference from other popped snacks is that they…
Read MoreThe search is on in the Scottish ‘tree oscars’
Two prizes of £1000 are on offer for the finest farm woodlands in Scotland in the country’s annual ‘Tree Oscars’. The growing interest in farm woodland has been reflected in Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards (SFWA) 2019, with an additional prize on offer to younger farmers (or crofters) who have incorporated tree planting into their business.…
Read MoreScottish Game Fair will return in July with new sponsor
The GWCT Scottish Game Fair has started the new year in style by announcing an exciting new partnership with NFU Mutual. The leading rural insurer has signed a three-year deal to become headline sponsor of Scotland’s largest Game Fair, which is held in the stunning Scone Palace Parklands in Perthshire and will take place this…
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