by Andrew Williamson | Sep 1, 2025 | JCM News
When you farm in the North-East of Scotland, “drought” isn’t a word we use often; we’re more likely to be complaining about wet weather pushing cereal harvest into October, than parched soils. Yet the weather patterns of the last few years are a different story: the...
by Andrew Williamson | Sep 1, 2025 | Press Releases
Three young people have been awarded funding to further their skills and wider understanding of agricultural business both at home and abroad. As he retires as Company Secretary from Scottish Agronomy, the farmer-owned cooperative, a bursary has been set up in George...
by Andrew Williamson | Aug 29, 2025 | Press Releases
With autumn fast approaching, attention is turning to winter wheat drilling and how to achieve the best possible grassweed control to get crops off to a strong start. Black-grass and Italian ryegrass remain two of the most damaging threats to UK arable production....
by Andrew Williamson | Aug 20, 2025 | Press Releases
We meet the fourth generation of a carrot growing family as preparations get underway for a national day to celebrate this often-overlooked hero of the veg rack … WHILE his classmates were heading off on holiday after sitting their GCSE exams, a 16-year-old Will...
by Andrew Williamson | Aug 19, 2025 | Press Releases
Statement from Neil Wilson, Executive Director of The Institute for Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland, in response to the Scottish Government’s latest update on the bluetongue virus (BTV) situation in the UK: We are pleased to see that Scottish Government has...
