by Andrew Williamson | Nov 16, 2024 | JCM News
I think those of us running rural businesses, farms and estates knew that there were some hard-hitting changes coming from Westminster’s Autumn Budget. What was delivered was brutal and has created a wave of anger and worry, at a level that I haven’t seen in the 30...
by Andrew Williamson | Nov 15, 2024 | Press Releases
Over 40 farms entered the inaugural 2024 M&S Steak Competition run as part of the ‘live and carcase’ Premier Meat Exhibition at ABP’s Bridge of Allan site on 9 November. The Scottish National Fatstock Club’s event, now in its 31st year, has been supported by...
by Andrew Williamson | Nov 15, 2024 | Press Releases
The 2024 ABP Winter Fair – the Premier Meat Exhibition – held at the Bridge of Allan site on 9 November, was a sell-out success once again. Organised by the Scottish National Fatstock Club and sponsored by M&S, the event is now in its 31st year. In...
by Andrew Williamson | Nov 14, 2024 | Press Releases
Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney MSP, attended AgriScot for the first time today (13th November) at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, underscoring the event’s importance as the premier winter gathering for Scotland’s agricultural community. Addressing a...
by Andrew Williamson | Nov 6, 2024 | Press Releases
For the first time since the modernisation of the electricity network, horses are being used to extract timber on SSEN Transmission projects. It may be the image of a bygone era, but there is still very much a place for horse logging – the extraction of timber...