The stories and news features and points of view listed below are the scribbling of a sheep farmer who likes to write stories not a writer that likes to keep sheep.

• The BWMB. Where has it all gone wrong? Dumfries and Galloway Standard June 2008.
• The Fishing Factor Dumfries and Galloway Standard June 2008.
• Say "No!" to headage payments Dumfries and Galloway Standard May 2008.
• The Scottish Rural Development Plan Dumfries and Galloway Standard April 2008
• Beware the Ides of March Blue tongue
• Lambing time plans  AI used in the flock leads to a heavy workload for a short time
• Testing Times      A comment on the latest piece of legislation from Brussels.
• Are We at War?   Dumfries and Galloway Standard  January 2008
• Granny's Wisdom  Dumfries and Galloway Standard Farming supplement  Nov 2007
• Carpathian Mountain dogs and shepherds.  Scottish Farmer
• Romania trip summer 2007  Scottish Farmer - Four British sheep farmers tour Romania in an attempt to boost the export of UK genetics  
• On becoming chairman of the B.F.L.S.B.A.  Bluefaced Leicester Magazine 2006