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Highlights the British Vet Association Congress held at Edinburgh, Scotland in 2003, which focused on the future role of farm assurance and breeding cost. Ways to reduce breeding cost; Effect of subfertility on fertility rate in bulls; Information on a triple synchronization technique of artificial insemination.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of traveling Scotland and attending Pasture to Profit conference of Livestock Improvement Co. in Worcester, England as of November 2014.

The article cites an interim report by the Agricultural Holdings Legislation Review Group and the speech of rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead at the Royal Highland Show in Ingliston, Scotland about the Scottish government's call for reforms in the tenant farming sector.

The article reports that no signs of Dickeya was seen during the 2013 growing season according to the Scottish growing crop survey of Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA).

The article reports on developments pertaining to arable farming in Great Britain as of August 17, 2012. It looks at the land managed by farmer Guy Poskitt, detailing his passion for combinable crops. Poskitt has transformed his family arable farm into a vegetable supplier to Asda Stores across the country. He grows and has growers in Scotland, Lancashire, and the south of England to extend the season.

The article reports on the successful results in the conducted Recommended List (RL) trial plots in Scotland as of mid-September 2011. Among the tested wheat crops are the varieties Conqueror, KWS Santiago, and Oakley. The opinion of Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) RL manager Simon Oxley on the test results is also cited.

The article offers an update on events related to arable farming at Scottish borders in July 2011 including the selection of the winners of the Dalkeith Agricultural Society Farmer of the Year Competition.

Focuses on comments of Perthshire, Scotland-based Kemira GrowHow technical manager Mark Garrett on the arrival of fertilizer spreaders in Scotland. Reason behind the need to apply slurry on grass swards; Recommendation of researchers to use urea instead of ammonium nitrate.