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15 May, 2008

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Raven attack damage estimated at £18,000
Published:  24 April, 2008

MORE than 1,200 lambs and calves are estimated to have been killed or mutilated by ravens in Argyll last year.

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Argyll livestock under attack from ravens
Published:  18 April, 2008

SCORES of ravens are attacking and mutilating lambs and calves in Argyll and the islands, it emerged this week.

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Argyll and islands livestock come under attack from ravens
Published:  17 April, 2008

Ravens which used landfill sites as feeding grounds now attacking livestock

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Dingwall mart hosts Christmas Eve prime sale
Published:  03 January, 2008

Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd sold 60 prime cattle and prime sheep at Dingwall on Christmas Eve.

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Crofters demand more information
Published:  26 October, 2007

Demands have been made to the Crofters Commission to make more details available about the bull hire scheme - a mainstay of cattle-rearing in the crofting counties for decades.

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Luing demand on the up
Published:  26 October, 2007

Luing cattle were in high demand at Stirling, despite uncertainties facing the farming industry, with prices averaging £728.

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Other local news
The Argyllshire Advertiser
• POWER PLANT GIVEN GREEN LIGHT
• Inveraray Community Council stand down
• Lochgilphead pupils are picking up
The Campbeltown Courier
• New minibus launch for SKSC
• Boy racer’s car seized
• Baroness Michie dies at 74
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