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Another year comes hither

It only seems a few weeks ago that I was writing about the turn of another year, yet here we are once again looking towards yet another new year full of aims and ambitions.

I know I am getting older, and sometimes feeling it too, but working on a bi-monthly magazine really does help to make time fly past a little faster than usual.

This coming year here in Scotland, we all know about a certain decision that we all must make about how we are governed etc.

However I will not be using this column to air my own personal decision, I don’t need the agro!

I am sure though, that some of our columnists may well have a bash at promoting one view or another, and after all, that’s what this magazine is all about, news and views.

Whatever the outcome later this year, business and trade will continue as before, so plans, aims and ambitions remain the same.

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Visit our website for the current list of locations near you.

So that’s it for now. Keeping it brief. Bring on the new year.

Slàinte, Athole.

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February 2014

Main Features Tractors for 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-29 Independent Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79-85 Articles Go Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Drovers Tales The diary of Ken Headspeath at Borland Farm . . . . . . . . . . 4 Beautiful Tractors Two more classics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Flavour of Scotland Featuring Ochil Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-36 Our Farm Shop With Kilnford Farm Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 NEWS SECTIONS Arable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-33 Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-40 Renewable Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-43 Science & Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45 Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-53 Sheep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-57 Dairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-60 Future Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-62 Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63-64 Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-78 Lifestyle@Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-87 Lifestyle Car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88-89 Columns In my View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Conservation Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Farmers Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Scottish Land & Estates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Let's Cook Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Crofting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Farming for the Climate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Scottish Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Online Savvy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 The Vet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 National Sheep Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 NFU of Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Southern Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 The Money Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Farm Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 People on the Move. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Book Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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BEAUTIFULTRACTORS Specially for all our tractor enthusiasts

ADVANCE RUMELY, OIL PULL, MODEL 20-35 M USA, 1925 Advance Rumely’s 20-35 M was one of the company’s Lightweight series, scaled down from the earlier prairie tractors. Rumely perfected the burning of lowergrade fuels such as kerosene and distillates through a patented carburetion system. The Oil Pull name was conceived as a catchy trademark that was soon recognised throughout the world.

Features The two-cylinder horizontal motor of the 20-35 M used light oil for cooling, allowing for higher engine temperatures and the cleaner burning of kerosene. The engine exhaust was blasted through a nozzle atop the distinctive radiator, inducing a draught of cooling air through it. The 20-35 M operated with a three-speed transmission.

Its styling was utilitarian at best, but it was tastefully decked out in Brewster Green, with red pinstripes on the wheel spokes.

Uses The 20-35 M was marketed as a middle-range threshing tractor, although it was adept at drawbar work. With a unique look and sound, it is the gold standard for today’s tractor collectors.

Related Models The 15-25 L, 25-45 R and 30-60 S were companion models in the Lightweight series. They were all replaced by the Super- Powered Lightweight series of 1928.

Power & Size 20–35 hp; weight: 3946kg (8700lb) length: 381cm (150in) width: 183cm (72in) height: 254cm (100in) Manufacturing & Distribution Over 3600 were built by Advance Rumely Thresher Co. at La Porte, Indiana, from 1924 to 1927. Rumely had a well developed dealer network throughout the USA and Canada, and in South America.

HOLT, MODEL 75 USA, 1918 Benjamin Holt of Stockton, California, was another of the great tractor pioneers. His steam- and petrol-powered crawlers earned the Caterpillar name, trademarked in 1911, for the way they crept across the land. In 1910 Holt opened a second factory in Peoria, Illinois, and began manufacture of the successful Model 75. In 1925 Holt joined with California rival C. L. Best Co. to create the Caterpillar Tractor Co. Features The massive Holt 75 used a four-cylinder petrol motor and had two forward speeds. It was steered via clutches that engaged the appropriate track in combination with the front tiller wheel. The example shown here has been painted military drab, but the standard Holt colour was overall grey. Holt tractors were known for their brawn and not their good looks.

Uses The Holt 75 was designed for heavy road work and prairie farming. It was pressed into service in the First World War, hauling artillery and supply trains. Heavy and awkward to move, the early crawler tractor is not recommended for the novice collector.

Related Models The Best 75 from C. L. Best Co. was a competing tractor. The Holt 120 was a grander machine in the same style as the 75.

Power & Size 75 hp; weight: 10,705kg (23,600lb) length: 610cm (240in) width: 264cm (104in) height: 305cm (120in) Manufacturing & Distribution Produced in Stockton, California, from 1913 to 1921, and Peoria, Illinois, until 1924, the Holt 75 was successful throughout North America and exported to the UK, France and Russia. Ruston, Proctor & Co. of Lincolnshire built them in England under licence for the British Ministry of Munitions in 1916 and 1917.

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A campaign has been launched to have agritourism included in the 2020 National Tourism Strategy

Caroline Millar and Linda Tinson

A rural entrepreneur and agriculture solicitor are spearheading a national drive to develop agritourism in Scotland.

They are encouraging Scottish farmers and business leaders to capitalise on one of Scotland’s most precious resources, form a collective voice and gain industry recognition.

Linda Tinson and Caroline Millar, who both grew up on family farms, are travelling around the country in bid to help more landowners diversify into tourism.

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agritourism recognised as a key sector for growth in Scotland and included in the National Tourism Strategy.

Caroline, who with her husband Ross developed the Hideaway Experience through an initial farm diversification, recently completed a Nuffield Farming Scholarship sponsored by the Royal Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland where she studied farm diversification into tourism and leisure, including best practice in different parts of the world.

Caroline said: “My study looked at diversified farm businesses and the impact

that this diversification had on the farming family and local economy. Agritourism is an opportunity for farming businesses with a family member with the right attributes, skills and passion to develop a new business on the farm which takes up a small amount of land but which can generate as much additional income as the farm unit.

“One of the key issues for the sector is bringing together the large number of small and mirco businesses, which are already doing this, to produce a collective voice. This is our aim going forward - bringing

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together the talented leaders and individuals who are running innovative and quality farm tourism and leisure businesses to both develop the product but also to profile the sector within the economy.”

As part of her research, the keen entrepreneur visited diversified farms in Italy, Tasmania, Australia, New Zealand, England, Belgium and France. She highlighted agritourism’s international success as what could be achieved on Scottish soil.

“In Italy, this intense form of agritourism is what international tourists are

flocking to experience.

I visited 15 different top rated agritoruism businesses.

In each, the farmer entertained consumers with their knowledge, wit and passion – selling their rural culture.

“Tuscany alone has 4000 registered businesses on farm agritourismos.

Despite is small geographical size, its emphasis on diversification is now driving food exports and plays a key role in its overall tourism output. In Scotland we have ample resources and with the right support we can mirror Italy’s success.”

Caroline is now hoping to see agritourism targeted as a key sector for growth within the rural economy.

She supported by agricultural law expert Linda Tinson.

The director of rural business at law firm Ledingham Chalmers, said: “Any form of diversification which helps farmers grow their business, allow for succession planning, strengthen balance sheets and in time possibly enable a part of the business to be hived-off must be a good thing.

Agritoursim covers a whole range of ventures, including a farm shops, holiday lets, caravan parks and even wigwam sites.

“It allows for members of the same family to use the same piece of land to diversify and build a separate income stream. They can build their own successful business within that piece of land.”

Mrs Tinson, who grew up on a farm before studying law, added diversification into agritourism could be an alternative method to renewables diversification.

She said: “It can be gradually grown and tailored to suit the individual needs of the family. The most important thing people can do is understand their starting point.

Besides establishing whether they would be doing this as

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a land owner or tenant, clear expectations need to be set regarding who the venture will involve.

“But this is a really great time to start. With the Ryder Cup, Homecoming and Commonwealth Games next year, the potential to develop agritourism in the north-east, Highlands and Islands is huge.”

Earlier this year, directors from Go Rural met with MSPs to discuss how Scotland could recognise an officially defined agritourism sector. They hope to introduce official rules and regulations for the industry, similar to those seen in Australia, Italy and Tasmania.

Caroline would like to see the tourism ‘product’ of agritourism developed as a ‘tourism and leisure experience’, tax breaks introduced for agritourism businesses meeting quality standard and a toolkit for farm diversification developed.

She added: “A study by Scottish Natural Heritage in 2012 estimated the direct value of farm based tourism and leisure in Scotland at £48 million. Despite this agritourism does not appear in the National Tourism Strategy as a key asset

for development, despite other ‘assets’ such as cruise tourism, which is valued at £30m, being included in the strategy.

“The potential for agritourism is immense. But we need the proper tools in place to realise that.”

Caroline and Linda will be hosting agritoursim business suppers for land and business owners to learn more about the venture. They will be giving tips for farmers and estate owners interested in diversification and advice regarding the protection of existing and new business to those who have already diversified.

Events will be held on Tuesday, November 26 at Ellon’s The Store and Thursday, December 5 at Dumfries’ Kilnford Barns.

More About Caroline Caroline grew up on her family’s farm in Perthshire. Her first venture into agritourism was at just seven-years-old when she gave farm tours for £1 a go.

More than two decades later she and her husband diversified the family farm, establishing a holiday getaway destination.

Their business was set-up on

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less than 0.75 acres of land. It now bolsters profit margins and has no impact on the output of the farm enterprise. They’ve welcomed hundreds of nonfarmers to their farm, educating about where their food comes from, how it’s grown and how farmers care for their natural environment.

More About Linda Linda is Director of Rural Business at Ledingham Chalmers and is based at the Stirling Office. She has wide ranging experience in all aspects of business, in the rural and agricultural sector with a strong background in property.

Linda is a graduate of the Scottish Rural Leadership Programme 2010/11, Vice Chairman of the Scottish Land and Estates Central Region Committee and a life member of the Royal Highland Agricultural Society. She is also a qualified Business Mentor through the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship.

Linda served on the LEADER LAG for Rural Tayside on behalf of Scottish Rural Property and Business Association from 2007-2010.

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TRACTORS for Case IH. Featuring direct line power transfer to optimise efficiency and performance, it provides 32 forward and 32 reverse ratios, including an Eco facility which enables the tractor to travel at 40kph with the engine turning at just 1730erpm for maximum fuel economy.

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the design and technology features found on that tractor.

Like the AXION 900, the new AXION 800 range features a long wheelbase, with 50/50 front/rear weight distribution and a ‘wasp waist’ front axle design for an increased steering angle and optimum

manoeuvrability. The new AXION 800 also uses the new spacious 4-pillar cab design, which is fully suspended and is mounted further forward for greater visibility.

The AXION 800 range consists of four models with CIS and CEBIS variants, with

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power outputs from 200hp up to 270hp, so fitting in between the 145 to 184hp ARION 500/600 range and the AXION 900 which ranges in power from 280hp up to 400hp.

The AXION 800 is the first tractor to meet the latest Stage IV (Tier 4f) exhaust emissions regulations. To achieve this, the 6-cylinder FPT engine is fitted with a two-stage emissions system consisting of a maintenance free diesel oxidation catalytic converter (DOC/Oxicat) in combination with an SCR catalytic converter.

The 6.7 litre engine features a wide 500 rpm constant power band and 8% more torque that current models, so provides increased power at lower revs, and hence reduced fuel consumption, and is also fitted with the VISCTRONIC fan to further save fuel. In addition, the engine can be used at full power at all times without limitation.

The new AXION 800 is built around a fully integral frame that incorporates a self-supporting crankcase and embedded sump. This robust design allows a high capacity front linkage to be fitted without any additional bracing, so maintaining maximum manoeuvrability.

Deutz-Fahr 5C Series Tractors Deutz-Fahr have launched

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the new 5C Series, versatile tractors from 90hp to 120hp which are derived from the high-performance 5 Series. The new models are characterised by being offered in a wide number of machine configurations, high productivity, especially with equipment such as front loaders, and great overall performance.

In terms of style the 5C Series cab, which has been designed to integrate perfectly with the tractor, offers an ergonomic and user friendly panel in which all controls are grouped by function and arranged by frequency of use, as well as a comfortable driving position.

The 5C's are powered by a Deutz 4-cylinder common rail engine with electronic control a powerful and robust engine capable of delivering 95% of maximum power at 1700 rpm.

The external and liquid-cooled gas recirculation system, combined with the DOC catalytic converter, reduces particulate and Nox levels to conform to Tier 4i regulations.

The new series offers a wide choice in configuring the characteristics of the tractor in order to identify and provide the most effective combination to meet individual needs. In the LS version, for example, it is possible to choose between a mechanical

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of speeds in both forward and reverse up to 60+60.

In the GS version the hydraulic reverse shuttle offers the Stop&Go function, allowing the driver to stop the tractor and set off again simply by using the brakes, without using the clutch pedal.

This is an extremely helpful feature when working with a loader fork, when hitching implements or for starts on uphill gradients.

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10+10 gearbox or the HiLo 20+20 transmission used with a mechanical shuttle.

The 20+20 Hi-Lo transmission is also available in the GS version together with the advanced three-stage 30+30

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transmission, while both versions have the Sense Clutch hydraulic reverse shuttle. All transmission variants are available with underdrive and supercreeper gears, making it possible to double the number

The new Fendt 800 and 900 Series The Fendt 800 and 900 Vario series tractors are the absolute bestsellers in the over-200hp segment and, with a with a 33% share, are the market leaders in Western and Central Europe.

No other agricultural equipment manufacturer knows the requirements of farm contractors and large-

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scale farmers as well as AGCO/Fendt, which is the expert at converting power, efficiency and robustness into overall productivity. Moreover, the latest generation Fendt 936 Vario and Fendt 828 Vario are the current DLG PowerMix World Efficiency Champions in their power class.

To consolidate this leading position AGCO/Fendt is enhancing its flagship 900 and 800 Vario series tractors to provide professional farming businesses with highly efficient, powerful tractors that meet the exacting demands for today and in the future.

With these new models Fendt is introducing 63 separate enhancements and the 900 Vario and 54 for the 800 Vario models, which together offer users groundbreaking features that combine to provide the most efficient overall tractor concept.

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No other manufacturer places so much value on overall performance, economy and safely as AGCO/Fendt.

The precisely co-ordinated drive train, dynamic power delivery, higher driving and braking performance, optimised steering behaviour and numerous automatic

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support and safety systems all ease operator control and deliver a completely new and unique driving experience.

Thanks to two differentsized turbo-chargers, which are connected in series, and the addition of a chargeair intercooler, the new sixcylinder engines deliver

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impressive, lively performance, efficiency and strength. Twin turbos optimise power output and fuel consumption in the low speed range, with the cooling from the additional intercooler ensuring better combustion and fuel efficiency.

Further enhancements include sophisticated engine and transmission oil cooling systems, as well as one-part steel pistons for maximum resilience and durability.

John Deere’s new 7R Series tractors John Deere’s new 7R Series tractors feature more powerful engines, a new transmission and a new top of the range model.

The line-up will consist of six models delivering 210, 230, 250, 270, 290 and 310hp at rated engine speed. The flagship 7310R will be available in limited numbers from spring 2014 and will feature a new Stage IV compliant engine, while the other models will be powered

by John Deere’s proven dieselonly engines.

New technology allows the 7230R’s former 9-litre engine to be replaced by a 6.8-litre unit, while still maintaining the same high maximum torque, torque rise and power bulge as before. The change to a smaller engine also increases the power density and reduces this tractor’s operating costs.

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intelligent power management (IPM) system provides an extra 22hp on the 7290R and an extra 30hp on all other models. The range is expected to deliver two per cent better fuel efficiency overall.

John Deere Stage IV engines are the latest development in the company’s building block approach to meeting emissions regulations.

As a final step, John Deere has added a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system to its diesel-only engines and increased the fuel pressure to achieve more thorough combustion.

Kubota strengthens M-Series range Leading manufacturer of groundcare and agricultural machinery, Kubota, has unveiled two new models in its leading M-Series range to offer users more power from their tractors.

The mid-range units have been designed in response to customer requests for a machine with similar dimensions to the popular M40 models, but with a larger engine. The new models therefore feature more powerful 4 cylinder 3.3ltr turbo-charged diesel engines, along with additional modern enhancements that ensure users get a truly robust unit that satisfies their every need.

The M6060 is available in Rops and Cab variations and features a 63.5hp engine, whilst the M7060 is only

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available with a Cab and has a more powerful 71hp engine. Both have the same stylish looks that have set the M-Series range apart from competitor machines.

With efficiency being a key driver of product development, both models feature an eco

drive function that allows for lower RPMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in high gears and limits the top speed to 39.9km/h. This not only creates lower cabin noise but also provides superb efficiency and better fuel consumption.

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Kubota, commented: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The new M6060 and M7060 follow on from the popular M40 models but with more power and increased levels of responsiveness, offering users a mid-range tractor that can easily tackle any job at hand.â&#x20AC;?

The M6060 and M7060 also features improved cab design that allows for easier, more practical operator engagement including closeproximity finger touch controls.

The seating position and design has been improved to make users more comfortable, allowing for extended periods of activity.

New-look Landini 5-H tractor delivers A new version of the Landini 5-H Series tractor has been launched with a more fuelefficient engine, new power options and a refreshed cabin interior with additional information provided by the new instrument panel.

The tractor also introduces a new â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;family faceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for the Landini range, with a onepiece hood that not only incorporates driving and work lights but also provides plenty of airflow to help keep the engine working at the correct temperature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The new styling certainly gives the tractor a very modern appearance,â&#x20AC;? says Richard Wareham, service manager at GB distributor AgriArgo UK. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It also emphasises the

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advanced technology beneath the hood that gives the tractor increased performance and better fuel economy.â&#x20AC;?

The current Landini 5-H line-up comprises five models from 74hp to 110hp; these are being replaced by four models with power outputs from 85hp to 113hp.Buyers can have the Techno version, with a dry clutch 24x12 transmission and manual three-point linkage operation, or the TOP Dual Power version, which not only comes with the T-Tronic wet clutch power shuttle transmission and more equipment but also extra power for selected operations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a tractor of this size and power, the new Landini 5-H TOP is very well equipped,â&#x20AC;? says Richard Wareham. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And with Dual Power for the 5-090H, 5-100H and 5-110H, operators can tap into some extra muscle when working a pto-driven implement or when towing a trailer or spreader on the road. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the Landini 5-100H, for example, the output of 95hp for operating draft implements like a plough or cultivator automatically increases by 7% to 102hp for towing and pto work,â&#x20AC;? he explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real bonus for a tractor in this class.â&#x20AC;?

MF 8700 Flagship range from Massey Ferguson Five new tractors in the MF 8700 Series from Massey

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Ferguson, offering powers from 300hp to 400hp, with Engine Power Management (EPM), make their debut at the 2013 Agritechnica Show.

The new MF 8700 Series builds on the success of the award-winning MF 8600, to

now include the global brandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most powerful model ever - the new flagship MF 8737, which develops 400hp (with EPM).

All are powered by the very latest AGCO POWER engines, which comply fully with the strictest Stage IV/Tier

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All the new tractors also feature changes to the transmission, cab and controls to further boost performance, efficiency and ease of use.

All are now available with a choice of Essential or Exclusive specifications. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fuel economy, reliability and simplicity are the most important considerations for farmers looking for a tractor in this power sector. The new MF 8700 Series delivers in every area and provides even better performance and economy than the well proven, awardwinning MF 8600 Series,â&#x20AC;? says Campbell Scott, Massey Ferguson Brand Development Manager. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the outset Massey Ferguson designed these flagship tractors to be equipped to meet the strictest exhaust emission regulations. So the new components required for

the toughest ever rules have always been an integral part of the design. There are no huge filters or external appendages - the technology is all still contained neatly within the tractorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original design. And the system remains completely maintenance free.â&#x20AC;? he adds.

The new AGCO POWER six cylinder, 8.4 litre engines continue to employ SCR technology, which is now supported by high pressure common rail fuel injection, twin turbochargers and a small amount of Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR).

New McCormick X7 Series six-cylinder tractors The McCormick X7 Pro Drive series represents an important shift in design, specification and technology for the marque, which is particularly evident in the new Premiere cab where

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modern electronic controls will meet the expectations of drivers wanting fingertip operation of important functions.

“The launch of the McCormick X7 Pro Drive is a major first step in the transformation of the McCormick product line,” says Ray Spinks, general manager and sales director at GB distributor AgriArgo UK. “Apart from the suspension axle, six-cylinder engine and cast chassis of the three biggest models, everything about this tractor is new and as modern as you can get.”

Two examples of the imaginative design and engineering that have gone into the new tractor are the MySwitch multi-function button and the fold-away passenger seat.

The MySwitch button on the seat-mounted console is used to perform one of four different functions – transmission declutch, four-wheel drive, diff locks and auto powershift.

Together with a simple ‘adjust and set’ system for occasional adjustments using a dial and instrument panel display, MySwitch helps keep the number of individual control switches, buttons and dials to a minimum.

“Previous McCormick tractors have been praised

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by many operators for their simplicity and ease of control,” says Ray Spinks. “The X7 designers have achieved similar levels of simplicity while bringing modern control and many more functions into the cab.”

The ingenious passenger seat is unique in the way it folds away out of sight, leaving a clear, smooth entry and exit for the cabin. The Premiere cab itself is a new design; the four-pillar structure is 180mm wider between the front pillars and the doors shut with a gentle push thanks to highspec latches and adjustable hinges.

The New Holland T7.210 Tractor The T7.210 is powered with the range’s 6.7-litre Nef engine, which benefits from ECOBlue™ Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology for Tier 4A compliance.

Boasting a segmentleading power-to-weight ratio of 28.1kg/hp it has also been engineered by design for compatibility with tyres of up to size 650/65/R42.

These tractors are favoured by those doing haulage where every Kg removed from the tractor optimises the amount the tractor can tow whilst staying within legal limits

of maximum train weight of 24,390Kgs. Operations like triple mowing and combination drilling require power but not the weight, exploiting the Engine Power Management (EPM) features working the tractor to the maximum.

When on balers the power to weight and EPM feature compiled with the 1000eco PTO bring even more fuel savings as the engine can work at maximum power at lower engine revs.

The Blue Power edition of the T7.210 boasts a dazzling one-off blue finish together with sumptuous chrome coloured elements.

New Holland’s partnership with Trelleborg continues with all Blue Power models fitted exclusively with Trelleborg TM800 tyres.

The Blue Power T7.210 is a perfect example of how tractor design can support agricultural sustainability by reducing fuel consumption, having the minimum effect on the environment, by preserving the air quality, thanks to SCR technology and preserving soil structure.

The T7.210 is available with both the New Holland Power Command™ and Auto Command™ continuously variable transmission, giving customers the flexibility to

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choose the transmission that best suits them and their business.

The Same Virtus J range Same has introduced the Virtus J - a new range of mid power tractors offered as LS (90-100-110) and GS (100110-120) versions. Drawing from experience gained with the Virtus family, SAME Virtus J tractors are versatile, offer outstanding value for money, are ideal for use with implements such as a front loader and deliver superlative performance, with a powerful engine, generous torque and remarkable fuel efficiency.

On top of all this is an all new style created exclusively for the machines of the four-eyed tiger.

All Virtus J models are equipped with a powerful 4-cylinder, electronically governed common rail Deutz engines that produce 95% of their maximum power output at just 1,700 rpm. With a liquid-cooled exhaust gas recirculation system combined with a DOC catalytic converter to reduce particulate and NOx emissions, this is a clean engine which complies with Tier 4i regulations.

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configuring the characteristics of the tractor to create the ideal solution for a wide variety of implements and for any size and type of job. Virtus J tractors can be specified with different transmissions.

The LS version is available with a mechanical 10+10 gearbox or the efficient HiLo 20+20 transmission with mechanical shuttle. The GS version is also offered with the 20+20 Hi-Lo transmission, or with an advanced threestage 30+30 transmission.

Both of these transmissions are equipped with the Sense Clutch hydraulic reverse shuttle. All transmission variants are available with underdrive and supercreeper gears, making it possible to double the number of both forward and reverse speeds. These features make these tractors the ideal solution for the farming contractor, livestock farmer and arable grower.

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by Tractors UK Anyone looking for a tractor would do well to consider the TAFE range of tractors. Based on a UK design, the tractors are ideally suited for a wide range of uses including yard scraping, equestrian, forestry or hobby farming where a basic, simple and reliable tractor is required.

The range is available in 37, 47 or 60hp with power 28

steering on all models with the exception of our Classic model. Options include, oil immersed brakes, four wheel drive & /or roll bar or safety Q cab.

Also available a choice of front end loaders & attachments. Prices start from as little as £9,900 + VAT. The long term costing worked out by an existing customer with 3 tractors totalling 35,000 hours is £190 per 1,000 hours of use for spares (figure excludes routine service filters) making the choice of buying new exceptionally good value for money.

All new tractors come with a 2 year (maximum 1000 hrs) parts and labour warranty.

For the mechanically minded user you can even opt to carry out your own servicing/repairs with a telephone / spares back up support from Tractors UK. Tractors UK have been the sole importers of the Indian built tractors since 1999 & have seen many customers come back for their 2nd & even 3rd tractor to replace old MF 35 , 135 & 240 models where multi dairy units are operated.

Valtra’s new models in the N Series Valtra has expanded the N Series with the introduction of new models in response to customer demand. The N103.4 brings a four-cylinder alternative to the lower end of

the model line-up alongside the extremely popular and compact N103 model. The bigger N103.4 is an excellent front-loader tractor that offers a wide range of equipment and features. The AGCO power 4.4-litre SCR engine has excellent low-end torque and is extremely fuel efficient.

The maximum output of both models is the same, 111 horsepower.

The N103.4 is available with a three-step HiTech transmission or a five-step HiTech5 transmission. Also available on the new model, as on the N113 and N123, is the HiTrol turbine clutch, which enables smooth starts and is easy on the transmission.

HiTrol is also now available on three-cylinder N93 and N103 models. This unique Valtra feature further enhances the front-loader capabilities of the N Series.

The selection of Versu and Direct models has also been expanded to include lower horsepower models in the N Series with the introduction of the N123 Versu and N123 Direct. The most powerful and extensive load-sensing hydraulics in this class of tractors (115 or 160 l/min), with separate oils as preferred by contractors, as well as the stepless Direct and highly automated Versu transmissions enable the smaller N Series models to be used in new ways.

The N123 Versu and Direct models can be specified with the same equipment and features as larger N Series tractors, such as the TwinTrac reversedrive system, the high-visibility SVC cab, a factory-fitted front loader, the AutoGuide 3000 steering assist system, and forest equipment, including a forest cab, forest tyres and a steel fuel tank. At the top of the range is the N163, which offers up to 171 horsepower and 700 Nm of torque with boost.

The Zetor Forterra HSX range Zetor’s flagship Forterra 140

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HSX has never been more affordable for your customers thanks to an excellent finance deal from Zetor UK. All 140 HSX model buyers are able to borrow up to £30,000 at 0% finance on a 38-month payment profile, subject to approval. In a finance deal that’s unique in the UK tractor market, anyone needing to borrow more to finance their purchase can also access flat rates between 0.2% and 1.0% on balances between £32,000 and £40,000, again spread over 38 monthly payments.

Even after Customers get their new Forterra 140 HSX home, they will continue to save money thanks to Zetor’s high-efficiency, 16-valve, high-torque engine.

This 4.2-litre unit with mechanical fuel injection is effectively the same motor that produced an average fuel consumption figure of 283g/kWh when Germany’s leading agricultural association, DLG, and Profi magazine tested the Forterra 135 at the end of 2011. The figure, recorded during the DLG’s Powermix test that monitors the fuel used during a range of operational scenarios, showed the Forterra 135’s average fuel consumption was 5.7% better than the average result of all 61 tractors that had been tested at the time.

“The HSX is an all-round, compact, multipurpose tractor which fits in well with our system. It has certainly matched up to our expectations and it performs well alongside our other tractors.”

For peace of mind, anyone buying a Forterra 140 HSX now gets a full two-year factory warranty as standard.

This is not an insurancebased scheme, but Zetor’s ISO 9001-certified tractor plant standing firmly behind its products to guarantee them against component failure for a full 24 months. Customers that want to increase the warranty period can pay £1,000 for a third year and £2,000 for a fourth year (all prices subject to VAT).

TRACTOR DEALERS KEY (Participating Dealers in this feature) CASE AM Phillip www.amphillip.co.uk Conon Bridge : 01349 866021 Forfar : 01307 474000 Fraserburgh : 01346 541351 Glenrothes : 01592 775511 Huntly : 01466 799222 J&W Tait www.jandwtaitltd.co.uk Kirkwall, Orkney : 01856 873003 Ramsey & Jackson www.ramjack.co.uk Mauchline : 01290 550329 Rutherford Agricultural www.rutherford.co.uk Earlston : 01896 848404 East Linton : 01620 860348 W & A Geddes Wick : 01955 602207 Brora : 01408 621220

CHALLENGER Ancroft Tractors www.ancroft-tractors.co.uk Berwick upon Tweed : 01289 331904 Kelso : 01573 225213 Macmerry : 01875 617323

CLAAS Sellar Agriculture www.sellar.co.uk Newbridge : 0131 333 2970 Perth : 01738 620549 Cupar : 01334 658210 Letham : 01307 818545 Huntly : -01466 792165 Forres : 01309 676708 Old Meldrum : 01651 872891 W & A Geddes Wick : 01955 602207 Brora : 01408 621220

DEUTZ-FAHR Mark Garrick Tractors www.markgarricktractors.co.uk Elgin : 01343 551637

Marrs of Methlick www.marrsofmethlick.com Metlick : 01651 806910

Lothian Tractors www.lothiantractors.com Macmerry : 01875 614444 Broxburn : 01506 857111

Mearns Tractors www.mearns-tractors.co.uk Laurencekirk : 01561 377762

MASSEY FERGUSON Alan Mackay Machinery www.alanmackay.co.uk Forfar : 01307 462081

Ravenhill www.ravenhill.co.uk Aberdeen : 01224 772577 Dingwall : 01349 863555 Elgin : 01343 541121 Maud : 01771 613246 Turriff : 01888 563561

Wilks Brothers Murthly : 01738 710381

FENDT Ancroft Tractors www.ancroft-tractors.co.uk Berwick upon Tweed : 01289 331904 Kelso : 01573 225213 Macmerry : 01875 617323 Reekie Group www.reekie.co.uk Stirling : 01786 477530 Perth : 01738 622471 Cupar : 01334 652445

JOHN DEERE DKR Agricultural Services www.jd-dealer.co.uk/dkagri Biggar : 01899 220897 MLM Engineering www.mlmengineering.co.uk Orphir, Orkney : 01856 811282

KUBOTA Gammies www.gammies.co.uk Forfar : 01307 468556

LANDINI Hamilton Tractors www.hamilton-tractors.com Carnwath : 01555 840513 George Colliar Ltd Middle Balado : 01577 863173

Ancroft Tractors www.ancroft-tractors.co.uk Berwick upon Tweed : 01289 331904 Kelso : 01573 225213 Macmerry : 01875 617323 Linklater Engineering www.linklaterengineering. co.uk Stenness : 01856 851000

TAFE Tractors UK www.tractorsuk.co.uk Sturminster Newton : 01258 817372

Ross of Lanark www.rossoflanark.co.uk Lanark : 01555 701349

VALTRA McLaren Tractors www.mclarentractors.co.uk Dingwall : 01349 867521

Reekie Group www.reekie.co.uk Stirling : 01786 477530 Perth : 01738 622471 Cupar : 01334 652445

ZETOR Marrs of Methlick www.marrsofmethlick.com Metlick : 01651 806910

McCORMICK Hamilton Tractors www.hamilton-tractors.com Carnwath : 01555 840513

McLaren Tractors www.mclarentractors.co.uk Dingwall : 01349 867521

NEW HOLLAND Agricar www.agricar.co.uk Forfar : 01307 462281 Blairgowrie : 01250 870952 Perth : 01738 583249 Laurencekirk : 01561 378888 Dundonald : 01563 851900 Doune : 01786 842921 Bryson Tractors www.brysontractors.co.uk Lanark : 01555 660888

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TYRES

G^p lbs^l h_ FbmZl L?M _hk ihp^k_ne fZ\abg^l The range extension of Super Flexio Tyres (SFT) is another novelty from Mitas presented at the Agritechnica fair. Mitas SFT are made for high-horsepower tractors with over 180 hp and sold in the North American market. New sizes of Mitas SFT are 900/60R42; 710/60R34; 650/60R34; 710/65R46; 750/65R26 and 580/85R42.

“Mitas SFT draws on the performance of Continental SVT farm tyres,” said Andrew Mabin, Mitas’ sales and marketing director. “Mitas has recently invoked the option to extend the contract, manufacturing Continental agricultural tyres for an

additional five years through 2019,” added Andrew Mabin.

Mitas’ Super Flexion Tyres compete with the Improved Flexion concept. Their main advantage is the flexibility of variable inflation pressure and optimal performance according to application.

Flexible ultra-strong sidewalls allow low inflation pressures for high load carrying capacities, gentle ground handling and higher yields.

SFT are a favourite choice of North American original equipment manufacturers and farmers alike. New sizes of Mitas SFT will be available to worldwide markets during the year.

Mk^ee^[hk` l Ikh`k^llbo^MkZ\mbhgMF Z`kb\nemnkZe mrk^ m^\agheh`r k^\^bo^l Lbeo^k >Zkl +)*, ZpZk] Zm :`kb[^q +)*, Trelleborg has received the prestigious ‘Silver Ears 2013’ innovation award for its ProgressiveTractionTM technology at leading agricultural exhibition, Agribex 2013, in Brussels, Belgium.

The show’s coveted innovations awards honour and recognise the most innovative and ground-breaking machines and technologies across the agricultural industry. They are awarded by a professional judging panel based on the results of stringent assessments carried out in the months preceding the exhibition.

Fedagrim, the organiser of Agribex, the international trade show for agriculture, livestock breeding, landscaping and green zones, announced the winners in a ceremony on December 3rd. This was attended by representatives from leading manufacturers, 30

along with journalists from across the agricultural industry’s most influential publications.

Piero Mancinelli, R&D Director, Agricultural and Forestry Tyres at Trelleborg Wheel Systems says: “After being named ‘Machine of the year 2014’ at Agritechnica 2013, for our ProgressiveTraction™ tyre to be named ‘Silver Ears 2013’ at Agribex 2013 is an exceptional achievement.

It is testament to Trelleborg’s commitment to continually developing innovative solutions that improve the efficiency, productivity and sustainability of future farming.”

The ProgressiveTraction™ tyre is a new concept in agricultural tyres, specifically designed to improve farming efficiency thanks to a double lug. Operating on the soil at

different times, the double lug progressively releases higher traction when required. The double lug also provides the

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tyre with better floatation capability, ensuring an even pressure distribution over the extra wide footprint.

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ESTATE

Most Glorious Twelfth for some years

Experts believe that the 2013 grouse season has generated an estimated £38million for the Scottish economy which includes the supplementary boost to rural communities in terms of tourism spending and seasonal employment.

Sporting Lets, run by leading Scottish property consultancy CKD Galbraith, operates both walked up and driven grouse shoots on some of the finest Scottish estates and its shooting programme was almost fully let throughout the whole season.

Robert Rattray, partner at CKD Galbraith and head of the firm’s Sporting Lets agency, said: “This season has been quite a contrast to 2012. A cold and prolonged winter set the scene for a late Spring followed by one of the warmest and driest summers for a number of

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years. As a result some grouse were well grown offering fabulous shooting right from the start of the season whilst some chicks were literally days old and provided a developing stock which enabled good shooting into late October and early November.â&#x20AC;?

Some big bags were recorded notably The Lammermuirs which had an excellent stock of birds and shot very well into late October, with one moor recording over 500 brace. Perthshire continued to improve with the best driven shooting had in the Crieff to Amulree area. The Angus Glens performed generally well with minor exceptions and some exciting shooting into late October.

Aberdeenshire was more mixed, partly due to the winter snow, with some moors reporting good shooting whereas others had to cancel significant parts of their programme. Invernessshire generally performed much better than last year as a result of some of the more marginal moors shooting much better numbers. The best day from one high ground moor saw well over 300 brace shot.

Scotland has an established reputation for offering world class sport together with an overall experience that cannot be matched anywhere in the world. Sporting Lets has been bringing retained international clients to Scotland for over thirty years and demand remains strong.

David Wilson Homes to sponsor Show Garden Avenue at Gardening Scotland 2014 David Wilson Homes has been named as sponsor of the Show Garden Avenue at Gardening Scotland 2014.

The national flower and outdoor living show, which will take place from Friday, 30 May until Sunday, 1 June at The Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, is the top horticultural event in the country and the Show Garden Avenue is where designers create inspirational gardens that showcase the latest trends in garden style.

Martin Dare, show director, Gardening Scotland, said: "We are delighted to welcome David Wilson Homes as Show Garden Avenue sponsor for 2014. The Show Gardens are one of the most hotlyanticipated features of the event and the David Wilson Homes brand is synonymous with high quality and great design." â&#x20AC;&#x153;For 2014 we are creating a new, dedicated area for

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Show Gardens where visitors to the Show can see them at their best.â&#x20AC;?

Anne Ross, sales director, David Wilson Homes East Scotland says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are delighted to be sponsoring the David Wilson Homes Show Garden Avenue at the 2014 show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A beautiful garden is high up on the wish list of many of our home buyers and the design of our homes reflects the importance of an outside space so we are pleased to be supporting with this popular event.â&#x20AC;?

Gardening Scotland has been held annually for 15 years and attracts more than 35,000 keen gardeners.

Alongside the David Wilson Homes Show Garden Avenue next year's show will include a huge plant fayre, a cookery theatre, workshops with gardening experts and more than 400 exhibitors selling everything for the garden.

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Landowners call for ‘reality check’ on hill tracks debate

Scottish Land & Estates, which represents landowners across Scotland, have said that there needs to be a reality check on the debate over hill tracks.

Following the publication of a report by the environmental alliance, LINK, Tim Baynes of Scottish Land & Estates, said: “The central allegation in today’s report that landowners build hill tracks without any public oversight is simply not true.

“For the majority of hill tracks planning permission is necessary. While there are some circumstances where a formal planning application is not necessary, the reality is that there are many safeguards in place, particularly in relation to protected sites. There is rigorous oversight from a range of bodies

including local authorities, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. The real picture of what is actually happening in the overwhelming majority of cases needs to be taken into account.

“Routes into Scotland’s hillground have existed for centuries and they are still much needed today. The LINK report focuses on what it describes as the informal extension of permitted development rights to field sports. What the report ignores however is the integrated nature of moorland management. It is beneficial for a number of reasons to rear sheep and grouse on the same area of ground and indeed a well-managed moor will benefit a variety of other species too.”

New trial approach to irrigation abstractions in Angus A fresh approach to irrigation abstraction management will be explored in Angus next year, following a previous successful trial in the Borders.

The idea was originally trialled in Scotland in the Whiteadder catchment in the Borders in 2010 and, due to its success, a second trial is proposed in the New Year with the Lemno Burn in Angus.

The scheme aims to ensure the environment is protected while securing the water supply for all users.

Although it sometimes seems as though Scotland has too much water, competing pressures can result in not enough to go round.

This is a particular problem in drier years like 2013 when there is more need to irrigate crops.

The approach to be taken by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), which has been discussed with NFUS, Scottish Tenant Farmers Association and the Scottish Landowner’s Federation, will consider the total volume of

water available in a catchment, rather than looking at each abstraction individually.

Stuart McGowan, SEPA’s Unit Manager for Angus and Dundee, explained: “We need to make sure that there is enough water to go round, and that includes the needs of the environment. This year we had a very dry summer and it’s become very apparent that some areas are still over abstracted resulting in extremely low flows.

“By looking at the whole catchment, we hope to increase flexibility for land managers to co-ordinate the use of water with other members of the group. This may mean that higher volumes could be available to the individual if other members of the group aren’t growing water dependent crops that year, or by scheduling an irrigation rota amongst themselves. The first step in this process is to get all the licence holders in the catchment around the table early in the New Year”.

Tennant farming and the future

By Andrew Farquharson Finzean Estate Partnership, Aberdeenshire

If you look at some of the media coverage of agricultural matters and tune into the surrounding political debate, you could be forgiven for thinking that farmers are preoccupied with every twist and turn regarding ‘their lot’.

In reality, a hard-working farmer is exactly that and farming comes first.

Of course, farmers are interested in what is happening in the wider industry but the day job of dealing with livestock, crops, equipment, customers, repairs and weather is generally all consuming.

I, too, am a farmer trying to get the best out of 850 acres with 2 full time employees. I am also a landowner with 7 farm tenants. Yes, landowners, too, are farmers.

On the whole we work together well and have no shortage of farming challenges in common.

Of course, there are times when we have differing points of view but by and large we are united in a desire to farm well.

I was thinking about how perception married up with reality when Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead announced details of his review of Agricultural Holdings Legislation recently, There is, naturally, a spectrum of opinion on how

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we should achieve a thriving tenanted sector but that goal is something that, surely, all landowners and tenants will buy into cheerfully.

There are issues which polarise opinion, such as the absolute right to buy and that has proven to be the case over many years.

That said, what the forthcoming review does, however, raise is the prospect of creating a platform for the future of tenant farming that all those involved in the industry can embrace. The outcome needs to be something where a line is drawn under some of the seemingly interminable arguments within the sector so it can move forward on a much more constructive and collaborative basis.

There is a real opportunity through this review for farming to take a big step forward and leave behind the baggage that does no one any favours. If that opportunity is seized it will be a real milestone and we can all get on with what we do best – farm.

IZne PZd^Û^e] bl =bk^\mhk h_ Hi^kZmbhgl <hffngb\Zmbhgl Zm L\hmmbla EZg] >lmZm^l For more information www. scottishlandandestates.co.uk Telephone : 0131 653 5400 33

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Profiting from low carbon measures

By Rebecca Audsley, Climate Change Manager SRUC. SAC Consulting

Low carbon farming methods may sound like a bit of a chore, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really all about business efficiency.

Cutting your farm carbon footprint can be much more practical, straightforward and financially rewarding than you think.

Four farms participated in the Scottish Governments Farming for a Better Climate initiative with SAC Consulting (part of SRUC) to identify how to reduce the carbon footprint and benefit the farm business.

Activities focused around key action areas such as reducing energy and fuel use, onfarm renewables, locking in carbon, better nutrient use and optimising livestock management.

Losses in carbon are a waste which could be costing you money. Knowing how well your business is performing and how efficient you are compared to similar farms is a useful starting point; resource efficiency audits including carbon footprints were carried out for the farms.

The farmers were able to pick and choose which efficiency measures would be most suited to their farm.

Examples of low carbon measures put in place included reducing electricity use in the dairy by installing a variable speed milk pump, calving groups in both dairy and beef herds at 24 rather than 36 months, better use of slurry and manures based 28 42

on soil and manure analyses, improved use of home grown forage and installation of a wind turbine.

Of the first three farms to report in 2013, Torr, Glenkilrie and Stewart Tower saved almost £60,000 between them. Torr and Glenkilrie reduced their carbon footprint by at least 10 per cent as a direct result of improving farm efficiency, with future reductions expected at Stewart Tower. The fourth focus farm, Upper Nisbet in the Borders, still has one year left of the trial to run with results expected in 2014.

To date, the project has shown that even on already technically efficient farms, there is still scope to improve efficiency, save money and reduce the farm carbon footprint.

A new group of volunteer farmers will be announced in due course to carry on the initiative. For more information on the initiative or to see how the farmers profited from low carbon measures, see www. farmingforabetterclimate.org.

You can also subscribe to the newsletter by emailing rebecca. audsley@sac.co.uk and follow us on Twitter @farm4climate The photo shows (L to R) Neil Butler at Stewart Tower Dairy with Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead MSP, Ross Paton from Torr and David Houstoun from Glenkilrie.

Farming for a Better Climate is funded by the Scottish Government as part of its Climate Change Advisory Activity.

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John Deere supports BASF farming campaign

John Deere has announced its support for BASF’s national ‘Farming, the Biggest Job on Earth’ campaign.

“As a leading company in providing advanced technology, products and services to farmers and growers worldwide, John Deere is committed to the success of those whose work and livelihood is linked to the land,” says John Deere

Limited marketing manager Gordon Day. “We believe this campaign is an excellent way of highlighting the vital role our industry plays in meeting the world’s ever increasing need for food, fuel and fibre.”

Over the next few decades it is likely that the world will need to produce two to three times as much food as today, to higher nutritional standards, from the same

available farmland. With the world population currently growing by more than 8700 people per hour, around 9.5 billion people are expected to inhabit the planet by 2050. As a result, demand for grain is expected to triple over the next 50 years, so a tremendous worldwide growth in demand is anticipated for ever more efficient and productive agricultural equipment.

According to experts, three factors are of critical importance to achieve the necessary higher levels of productivity: mechanisation, irrigation and genetics. John Deere’s agriculture division leads the global market in mechanised agricultural solutions, producing equipment designed to improve productivity and significantly reduce the lifetime costs of operation, while at the same time minimising the environmental impact.

This means constantly developing more energyefficient products and systems to help farmers conserve resources, to sustain air and water quality, and to eliminate or reduce waste. John Deere solutions include new, more fuel efficient engines and transmissions and a range of ‘intelligent’ FarmSight technologies designed to enhance productivity, increase efficiency and reduce overall input costs.

Research on Nitrous Oxide emissions UEA research reveals how farmers could mitigate nitrous oxide emissions Farmers may be able to help reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) by incorporating copper into crop fertilisation processes – according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). Global agricultural emissions of the gas have increased by 20 per cent in the last century as a result of widespread use of nitrogenbased synthetic fertilizers.

But new research into the processes of nutrient cycling published today reveals how farmers could mitigate the effects of this harmful gas by boosting copper levels in fields. Lead researcher Prof David Richardson, from UEA’s school of Biological Sciences, said: “The increase in 44

nitrous oxide in the atmosphere is largely the result of changing agricultural practices to more intensive, large scale production systems.

Rapid population growth and the constant need for greater crop yields have fuelled the change. “Agricultural N2O emissions have increased significantly and continue to rise.

It is a big problem because it is a potent greenhouse gas. Molecule for molecule its potential to cause global warming is 300 times more than carbon dioxide. And it is behind almost one tenth of global radiative forcing by greenhouse gasses. But how to regulate these emissions has been poorly understood until now.” The research team investigated a process called denitrification – a series of chemical reactions

in bacteria that happen in conditions where oxygen levels are low and quantities of nitrate are high.

“Farmed soil is a prime example of such a condition, and what happens is that bacteria respire nitrate as a substitute for oxygen. We found that the gene in nitrate-utilising soil bacteria, responsible for the destruction of nitrous oxide, can be regulated when copper is added. “So farmers could control N2O emissions by judicious use of copper in fertilizer regimes.

Copper fertilizer is already used in areas where soil is copper deficient so it is already on the market. “The next stage of research will be to compare N2O emissions from soil that is naturally high in copper, with that which is naturally low.

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We will also look at quantity and frequency of application.” The next stage of the project will be part of a recently announced five million euro study into nitrous oxide production and consumption in bacteria.

The Nitrous Oxide Research Alliance (NORA) is a transEuropean group, of which UEA is a member. ‘Copper control of bacterial nitrous oxide emission and its impact on vitamin B12 dependent metabolism’ by Matthew John Sullivan, Andrew J Gates, Corinne Appia-Ayme, Gary Rowley and David J Richardson is published in the journal PNAS. It was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

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by Allan Bewley & Fiona Sloan Pedigree Farmer Web Design

Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) has won the Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology award in the 2013 Times Higher Education Awards with a winning entry based on the breeding and development of Aber® High Sugar Grasses (Aber HSG).

IBERS’ breakthrough with ryegrass breeding succeeded against competition from five other shortlisted universities that had submitted technological advances in a diverse range of scientific arenas including super computers and bio-medicine.

At the awards evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 28 November, judges for the category acknowledged a combination of excellence in “challenge-led” and interdisciplinary research and a strong entrepreneurial culture lying behind the successful plant breeding programme at IBERS. They noted that the researchers being honoured with this award had developed new strains of grasses that can make beef, lamb and dairy farming more productive and more environmentally friendly.

Aber High Sugar Grasses, developed through traditional breeding techniques to have increased sugar levels, allow cattle and sheep to use more protein from the grass. Tests show that this increases the production of meat and milk while reducing emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas, and other pollutants.

Marketed through a partnership with seed company Germinal Holdings, varieties of the grasses now account for some 175,000 hectares of UK grassland.

Awards judge Chris Cobb, chief operating officer and secretary of the University of London, said Aberystwyth’s innovations won out against an excellent field. “The combined impact on food production and the environment makes this bid doubly compelling and a worthy winner.”

This success follows four other prestigious awards relating to Aber High Sugar Grasses, these being the NIAB Variety Cup (AberDart 2003), the RASE Award for Technology and Innovation (2007), the Queen’s Anniversary Prize (2009), and the British Grassland Society Innovation Award (2011).

Getting your site found on the search engines, particularly Google is very important.

Many people may already know your website address but those that don’t may well type in a search phrase such as ‘pedigree texels for sale’. Getting your website to appear high in the search results for key phrases should be the ultimate aim for every website owner.

Although website optimisation can be a complex area, there are a few simple guidelines that will help the search engines understand your site content.

• Page Titles (A) - these are used as a suggestion for the title in the search engine results. Try and describe your business using a short but informative phrase.

• Domain names (B) A good choice of domain name for a texel breeder might be www.snowyhilltexels. co.uk. This is easy to read and descriptive. Sub-pages on the website should follow the same convention i.e. www.snowyhilltexels.co.uk/ rams-for-sale, try and avoid www.snowyhilltexels.co.uk/ animalid?12345 • Meta Descriptions (C)Used to summarise the page content. Search engines use these to help the surfer find relevant content. These should be unique to each page and no more than 160 characters.

An example of how this might show in a search using Google:

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(A) Snowy Hill Texels Prize Winning Pedigree Texel Sheep (B) 4www.snowyhilltexels. co.uk/ (C) A family owned farm located in Scotland renowned for breeding prize winning pedigree texel sheep.

• Images - help the search engines understand what your images are about.

Search engines love text to index but with images you need to give them a helping hand.

- Give your images short descriptive file names, don’t rely on the name your digital camera or phone gives them!

- Give each image an “alt” attribute in the code. This helps the search engine understand what the image is all about. A website with a good content management system will allow you to do this.

- Write a short caption below the image.

• Updating Your Content - keep your content fresh by adding news from the farm, show and sale successes.

Add new photos of stock for sale together with text descriptions.

A well designed website with a good content management system will allow you to easily update your website without having to send information to your website designer and wait until they have time to do it.

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- square, machine rounds & natural rounds.

All types of fencing wire, gates, timber for landscaping or general use, cut any size to order.

Discounts available for first & second class square posts until 31st March.

All timber can be pressure treated either green or brown.

Gargunnock, Stirling

Tel. 01786 860205 www.pwecramb.co.uk

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Welcome to the madness of the EU Tea Party!

By Mamie Paterson It has long been thought that EU agriculture policy was inspired by the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Adventures of Alice in Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and the latest Brussels sprout has been delivered just in time for the pantomime season.

Much time and thought has been devoted to devising means of depriving â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;slipper farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of their perceived ill-gotten gains, and diverting the cash to active farmers.

Imposing a minimum sheep stocking density as a condition of SFP eligibility on hill grazings would go some way to ensuring that EU money goes to active farmers only. But this is the EU and defining exactly what is meant by the term â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;active farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is proving to be very tricky at best. With the WTO rules in mind, Brussels has decreed that to qualify as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;activeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, farmers must maintain their land in good environmental and agricultural condition.

So far so good. But in the next sentence it stipulates that what they do must not be linked to production. Eh? Do the Brussels bureaucrats mean what they say, or do they say what they mean, or

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FUTUREfarmer £10,000 of SRUC “Going Further” Bursaries Support Students’ Progress Students from Dumfries, Perth and Lower Largo in Fife are among a group receiving bursaries totalling £10,000, awarded by Scotland’s Rural College.

SRUC’s “Going Further” awards encourage and reward candidates with exceptional potential to advance their studies and achieve higher qualifications than they previously aspired to. The unique way SRUC works offers students a particular opportunity to progress this way and to chose routes of study they might otherwise have not considered.

In all 10 students benefited from the Going Further Bursaries, named after the 2012 initiative merging Barony, Elmwood and Oatridge, Landbased Further Education (FE) colleges with SAC, Scotland’s only agricultural focused Higher Education Institute (HEI). SRUC now offers its’ students a wider choice of courses with the opportunity to progress from entry level qualifications through to PhD. According to Professor David McKenzie, SRUC Vice Principal Education, all those awarded the very first Going Further Bursaries show the ability and ambition to progress, with some using the opportunity to change course as their interests and aspirations have matured.

“In the past students realising they were capable of achieving higher qualifications than they first thought faced leaving familiar surroundings and going to a completely different institution. Many would be put off by that. However for SRUC students progression is now far easier. While they may have to change campus there will be some familiarity as they may have already been taught by some of the staff assisting them with the transition,” he said.

That is certainly the

experience of Louise Paterson, an eighteen year old farmer’s daughter from Amisfield,outside Dumfries. She loves working with livestock and has a keen interest in animal welfare. Last year she completed a one year Agriculture HNC course a few miles from home at SRUC’s Barony Campus, but has now moved to Ayr where she is in the second year of a degree course.

The award panel consider her an ideal ambassador for the future for agriculture.

“I can still get home to help out at weekends”, she says.

“However my aim is to learn as much as possible and the route I am on can certainly help that.”

Twenty year old Cheryl Murray from Perth city has always wanted to be a countryside ranger and worked as a volunteer on various sites before and during her studying for HNC and HND qualifications in Countryside and Environmental Management at the Elmwood Campus “Elmwood had a good reputation amongst the folk I worked with as a volunteer and I found it provided an encouraging and supportive environment”, she says. “That helped build my confidence and now I have moved to SRUC’s Craibstone Campus in Aberdeen where I feel equally comfortable.

I have started in the third year of the degree course here and plan to progress to Honours.”

Horticulturalist Kathryn Craig from Lower Largo is a mature student and a single parent, now studying for her HND in Plantsmanship at SRUC’s Edinburgh Campus. Registering first as a National Certificate student at SRUC’s Elmwood campus she was inspired to aim higher after winning the Best NC Student Award. An avid blogger Kathryn says her year at Elmwood had a profound effect.

Zoetis /BPC Poultry Trainee Award goes to Herefordshire

Herefordshire breeder farm manager Nicholas Ham is the winner of the 2013 Zoetis / British Poultry Council Trainee of the Year Award.

He was presented with the award, which includes a £2000 training grant, by the Farming Minister George Eustice at the British Poultry Council’s annual awards ceremony at the House of Commons.

The award, which recognises ability, enthusiasm and progress through training, is sponsored by Zoetis in conjunction with the British Poultry Council and the magazine Poultry World.

Nicholas Ham joined Cargill Meats Europe three years ago as an assistant on a 35,000–bird broiler breeder farm near Woolhope, Hereford, and after two years was promoted to run the unit.

Uncertain about prospects for motor engineering facing the economic recession, he had chosen to begin a career in poultry rather than study engineering at university and worked initially on a free-range egg laying unit near Gloucester for three years.

John Nicholls, Cargill breeder manager, praised

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his ‘good attention to detail and excellent stockmanship skill’ – with training both incompany and through Poultec helping his development and promotion.

Nicholas Ham gained a level 3 diploma in workbased agriculture during the summer, and plans to use the grant money to progress to higher level qualification and to further his knowledge of bird health. He would like to widen his experience of the broiler breeder sector and has his sights on becoming a fieldsman or area manager.

One of the judging panel, Nigel Lodge, national veterinary manager of Zoetis, said “All three finalists showed dedication to the industry and a desire to progress within it.

However, Nicholas’ enthusiasm stood out and his plans for using the grant money would clearly benefit both him and his current employer.”

The runners-up are Danny Ashley who works at the Aviagen Turkeys hatchery at Grantham, Lincolnshire, and Steven McMorrine, who manages a broiler farm for Agriculture at Broxburn, near Edinburgh.

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FUTUREfarmer Aberdeen-based SRUC Students Win First Winter Wheat Challenge

The first Mains of Loirston Winter Wheat Challenge has been won by a team of four, first year BSc Agri students from the Aberdeen campus of Scotland’s Rural College. Hamish Knottenbelt (Aberlady),James McKerrow (Freuchie), Alistair McBain (Glenbervie) and Daniel Fleming (Broughty Ferry) made the largest gross margin on their crop of “Horatio”, soft distilling wheat, grown on three replicated sites in Aberdeenshire, Perthshire and Midlothian.

In all, nineteen teams of growers aged under 25 entered the competition. The season started with very wet conditions at sowing time which meant that the plots were slow to establish but the dry summer meant that diseases were not a major issue in this year’s crop. The teams decided which winter wheat variety to grow, the seed rate and various fertiliser and pesticide treatments. The Perthshire and Midlothian plots went in on 9th and 10th October with the Aberdeenshire plot delayed until 25th October due to wet conditions. The plots were sown and looked after by members of the SRUC crop trials team.

The winning students received their medals and a perpetual trophy at the Agriscot event from John Rhind, representing the competition sponsors Mains of Loirston Trust. The Trust was established in 2007 by NE farmer the late Alexander W Allan who had a keen interest in advancing agricultural education.

In presenting the award John Rhind said: “The Trust was delighted to assist with funding the students 62

Winter Wheat Challenge as it develops analytical skills in decision making and provides the sort of practical educational experience that I am sure Mr Allan would have liked.

Moreover the enthusiasm of the teams participating in the competition and the rivalries between them, together with the resulting publicity has greatly raised the profile of this new Trust.”

Since its establishment in 2007 the Mains of Loirston Trust has given out over £100,000 in grants and awards for the furtherance of education in agriculture in Scotland and has over £250,000 available for new projects. The awards have included grants to individual students and to college and university departments, assistance in funding farm visits for school children and the purchase of equipment including a modern tractor for SAC Aberdeen, to name but a few.

Placed second in the Winter Wheat Challenge was a four man team from SRUC’s Edinburgh campus who had chosen “Solstice” milling wheat as their variety. While the crop responded well to the better summer of 2013 it required some £518/ha in inputs compared with the £310/ha spent by the winning team.

There were two teams in joint third place, one from the SRUC Edinburgh Campus and the other a team of Young Farmers from Fife. The SRUC team contained the only woman in the winning groups, Jenna Thomson from Stirling.

Southern Bell When the normality of village life takes a holiday…..

The success of country village living relies on good neighbours who, when you are away from home, keep an eye on your house, feed your cat and put your bin out in your absence. Working from home, as I do, also relies heavily on my long suffering postman, Keith, who for the past twenty odd years, has delivered my mail, ensuring that if I’m not in, packages are left in a safe place, even if that means pushing the dog’s head back through the cat flap so he can throw the parcel into the middle of the kitchen. All well and good till Keith goes on holiday……..

Last Wednesday, in my absence, an extremely important package arrived at my country cottage (office) duly delivered by the standin postie. On Thursday I arrive home to find a Post Office card through the door stating that the package had been left in my “ approved safe place……..the big grey wheelie bin!” What????

Remember the bit where my lovely neighbours put the bin out in my absence for the

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bin man to collect?…. Yip, that bit worked fine. Raging, I phoned the post office and after several choose from the following options, can you hold and I’ll just transfer you, all of which I was paying for, a week later, the conclusion reached on investigation by the Post Office was, that the postman had handed the package to the security man in the reception in my building and the case was now closed! I live 10 miles from the nearest post office, in a three bedroom cottage, which weirdly enough doesn’t have a “reception” and a business which sadly doesn’t require “a security guard”!!!!

Now I would have been satisfied (if not happy) with an apology and being compensated for the loss but the one thing I hate is dishonesty or unfairness and this was both, so the war between myself and the Post Office has begun. However, Keith’s back this week so all is well in the village again and life returns to normal.

Must remember and put the bin out tonight…

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By Sergeant David Paton Police Scotland Tayside Division Pitlochry states Police Scotland, are urging rural communities, particularly owners of commercial business premises, to be on their guard against fuel theft.

The appeal follows incidents in recent days where fuel has been stolen.

As well as offering security advice, Police Scotland is urging farmers, business owners and their staff to be suspicious of people who arrive unannounced at their premises. Wherever possible, they should note the details and descriptions, not just of people who come to their yard or compound, but importantly of their vehicles (registration numbers in particular) and alert the police where they have even the slightest suspicion.

Wherever fuel is kept in large quantities, fuel storage tanks should be kept in an area that is well lit. Tanks and containers should be secured with a closed hasp and high quality padlock on the filler cap. If possible tanks should be relocated inside suitable, lockable outbuildings that can be fitted with an alarm.

Otherwise, tanks can be given the additional security of being surrounded by a metal cage. Fuel valves should be guarded against attack from bolt cutters.

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premises, security lighting should be used, access gates should always be locked out of hours and serious consideration should be given to installing CCTV systems.

Vehicles left in an open compound, yard or driveway can also be vulnerable and should, therefore, be fitted with lockable fuel caps. Again, where possible, vehicles should be parked hard up against a fence or wall to prevent easy access to the fuel cap for thieves.

There are also many products on the market that are specifically designed to prevent siphoning, as well as adapted locking caps or devices. These items are designed to be permanently fitted to fuel tanks and make it more difficult for the thief.

Anyone who is offered cheap or cut price diesel to buy should be aware that they too could end up committing a crime. They should decline any such offers and report them to the police.

Anyone wishing to report suspicious activity or who has information that could assist police enquiries should call Police Scotland on 101 or speak to any officer.

Alternatively they can pass information anonymously via the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Meeting the Cost Fees vary widely between independent schools. Schools are sensitive, particularly in the current economic climate, to the sacrifices that many parents make in order to afford school fees. All schools provide some level of fee assistance, usually awarded on the basis of financial need.

This is done to enable children from lower income households, who otherwise would not have the opportunity of an independent education, to benefit, and schools welcome applications for fee assistance.

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Every pupil is encouraged to School, Perth Craigclowan provides a warm achieve their all-round potential, and nurturing environment for both academically and in extra boys and girls aged 3 – 13. curricular activities. These range The school has a long and from ski-ing, on the school’s own distinguished history and a dry ski slope, to judo, art clubs reputation for the very highest and street dance. There really is standards and expectations, something for everyone.

This personalised approach along with an impressive record of academic achievement lies at the heart of a Craigclowan and extra-curricular success. education, along with the In 2013 nearly half of the recognition that it is equally Form 8 year group achieved important that the pupils an academic, all-rounder or develop essential life skills. The sports scholarship to some of aim is for pupils to be happy,

Bg]^i^g]^gm L\ahhebg` well-rounded, confident and ambitious individuals, ready to play their part as successful learners, effective contributors and responsible citizens in the modern, dynamic world. With small class sizes and a friendly, caring and supportive ethos, staff are able to get to know the children closely and treat them as individuals in all they do.

Life is made considerably easier for parents with after school care available until 6pm and holiday clubs for our youngest pupils in the Summer, Christmas and Easter holidays.

Our next open morning is on Tuesday 18 February between 0900 and 1200. No appointment is necessary. We would be delighted to see you then to show you what a Craigclowan education has to offer to your family. If you would like to arrange a visit at another time, please contact J^ggb_^k Mkn^eZg] hg )*0,1 /+/,*)' Kilgraston School, Bridge of Earn Nestling in an idyllic Perthshire glen, Kilgraston is an award

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winning and inspiring boarding and day school for girls aged 3 to 18. Offering scholarships to girls across the country, Scotland’s only UK Independent School of the Year is a “home from home” for boarders and day girls alike.

The school has an excellent academic reputation and each year Kilgraston girls continue to achieve exceptional exam results. In 2013 pupils secured places at top Scottish and UK universities, including Oxford, with more aspiring to Oxbridge next year. The recent opening of a new £1 million Science Centre has further enhanced the school’s enviable reputation for first class facilities and teaching.

Girls at Kilgraston excel not only academically but also in the arts. The school has a legendary reputation for Art and Design where many past pupils have gained national recognition.

The first-class music facilities and recording studio also attract talented musicians from across Scotland and further afield.

Outside of the classroom, Kilgraston girls benefit from

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Kilgraston Sixth Former Sarah Anderson holds academic, music and sport scholarships. A talented singer, she performs at both school and in the wider community. The 16-year-old said: “I’ve been singing from the age of nine.

Earlier this year I auditioned for the National Girls Choir, part of the National Youth Choir of Scotland, and was one of 60 girls out of hundreds who were successful.”

Sarah also finds time to raise money for charity, recently completing an epic bike ride around Scotland with her father.

She was chosen as our pupil baton bearer for the 2014 Commonwealth Games Relay as a result of her contribution to the community.

Kilgraston’s Principal Frank Thompson said: “It is because of girls like Sarah that we’ve decided to introduce two new scholarships for 2014.

For the first time we will offer a community scholarship to a local girl who has made an outstanding contribution to the wider community. We will also offer an all-rounder scholarship to a girl who has demonstrated excellence in two or more areas

including academic, art, music and sport.”

The breadth of opportunities available at Kilgraston attracts talented girls to apply for scholarships each year.

Scholarships are awarded for academic excellence and for achievements in art, drama and sport including hockey, netball, tennis, swimming and horse riding. In 2014 community scholarships are offered to girls living within 40 miles of the school. ?hk fhk^ bg_hkfZmbhg hg l\aheZklabil Zm Dbe`kZlmhg Zg] ahp mh Ziier% ie^Zl^ \hgmZ\m a^Z]h__b\^9dbe`kZlmhg'\hf hk \Zee )*0,11*..*+' Lathallan School, near Montrose In the last few months, Lathallan School pupils have played bagpipes before royalty, enjoyed a successful rugby tour to Ireland and Dubai and welcomed Old Lathallian Rob Wainwright to open the new Sports Pavilion, as well as celebrating successes in science, art and music.

At Lathallan School, our focus is of course, on educational excellence. Our overall size of under 200 pupils, class sizes averaged at 12 pupils, high quality academic staff and unique environment are all contributors to fulfilling the claim that every child has the opportunity to develop to their own full potential. Small

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Lathallan School does not have entrance exams; we assess each child on his or her own merit. It is a place in which challenge, industriousness and maximising individual potential is pivotal in our pupils' educational development. Every individual is made to feel a special part of the school.

Sports activities form an integral part of each day at Lathallan and matches take place regularly both at home and away. Lathallan will be hosting its fourth annual Rugby 7s tournament in April 2014 with over 300 players from across Scotland participating.

Musical tutoring is on an individual basis and covers chanter, guitar, piano, violin, drums, flute, clarinet and bagpipes. An active drama department works towards LAMDA and an annual dramatic

production welcomes family and friends to the extremely high standard of performance.

The Lathallan School Pipe Band, in the last twelve months, have been involved in a number of fantastic musical opportunities, including playing ‘Flower of Scotland’ at a rugby Autumn International, opening the Glasgow Sevens tournament, and taking part in a major Scottish festival in Belgium to crowds of thousands.

Alongside this, Lathallan School pupil and Pipe Band Major, Alexander Sanger (16) travelled to Belgium to play at the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Menin Gate, Ypres in November. This solemn occasion was overseen by the HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Senior Colonel, Household Division and Colonel, Grenadier Guards, with HRH Prince Laurent of Belgium.

The diversity of these achievements underpin the Lathallan School ethos that we strongly believe that every child

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deserves to enjoy the success of their individual abilities in whatever field they lie – in the classroom, in the arts, on the sports field or in personal achievement.

Easily accessible, daily coach runs serve Lathallan School’s wide catchment area from Aberdeen to Forfar. Full, weekly and flexi boarding is available; the only school in the region to offer such a service.

Loretto, Musselburgh Loretto is Scotland’s oldest private boarding school. Its ethos promotes enthusiastic participation in all areas of school life, providing a firstclass all-round education, and stresses the value of teamwork and community. The School is deliberately small, made up of two parts, the Junior School (3–12) and the Senior School (12–18), allowing a purposeful and caring family atmosphere.

Set within 85 acres of beautiful grounds, Loretto is

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located in the small coastal town of Musselburgh, six miles from the bustling cultural centre of Edinburgh. The School is 40 minutes by car from Edinburgh Airport.

There is a strong personal tutor system and much emphasis is placed on the highly regarded Sixth Form programme and competitive university entrance seminars. The Junior School has small classes, a family feel and facilities include its own AstroTurf and laboratory. There is a rigorous academic programme and high expectations. GCSEs and A-levels are studied.

Over the past five years the school has gone from strength to strength re-structuring the programmes to ensure more choice, more subjects, and a greater University application.

Last year with our best A-Level results ever 97% of students went to a university of their choice and the students taking A-Levels were shown to have had nearly half a grade

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or daughter we would very much like you to visit the school and see at first-hand what we offer. We hope that by reading about Morrison’s Academy and visiting our website (morrisonsacademy.org) you will want to know more.

Set amid beautiful countryside, above all Morrison’s Academy is a friendly school where all our young people are encouraged to excel. Founded in 1860, it provides an education for all children between the ages of 3 and 18. Small class sizes are combined with a caring and Morrison's Academy dedicated staff who provide superb teaching: results are added by a Loretto education. Z]fbllbhgl9ehk^mmh'\hf hk amongst the best in Scotland and more than 95% go on to Loretto uses the ALIS system to )*,* /., --..' higher education each year. monitor the value added to the We aim to provide a boys and girls and was shown Morrison’s Academy, Crieff to be in the top 5% of schools for Morrison’s Academy: Developing broad educational experience the Whole Child from Nursery to so our academic teaching adding value in 2013. is complemented by a wide @^m bg mhn\a pbma ma^ Secondary To help you in choosing the range of co-curricular activities :]fbllbhgl ]^iZkmf^gm _hk Z mhnk h_ ma^ l\ahhe hg right environment for your son designed to build skills, establish

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confidence and cultivate lifelong interests. We believe education should be ‘in-the-round’ and we want all our young people to emerge with the personal attributes and qualities they need to take their place in adult life and to work anywhere in the world.

At Morrison’s Academy everyone knows one another, with mutual respect being the foundation of our life as a school. We are forwardlooking, grounded in the local community and have a wonderfully friendly atmosphere of which we are justly proud.

We have exciting plans for redeveloping the entire campus.

The first phase of this programme has been completed with the opening of a modern, spacious building to house the nursery department. The next element will be the creation of a brand new sports complex on our 45 acres of games fields at Dallerie.

We also have recently opened a

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To assist busy families we offer an After-School Club where Nursery and Primary pupils may stay until 6:00 pm whilst a new Holiday Club opens in June 2014, initially for Nursery and P1 children but extending to other year groups thereafter, so providing further care options.

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St Leonards, St Andrews : phke] h_ hiihkmngbmr In the heart of St Andrews, St Leonards offers outstanding education for 5 - 19 year-old boys and girls, combining exceptional teaching and academic results with a friendly atmosphere and a world of opportunity.

It is difficult to imagine a more perfect setting for a school and indeed it is often described by parents of pupils as unique.

The campus is a superb blend of modern facilities and buildings of historic significance, all bounded by medieval walls.

Historic landmarks, beaches and the sea are minutes away.

St Leonards School

St Leonards is the only school in Scotland to concentrate 100% on the International Baccalaureate Diploma in the sixth form (S5&S6). Its 2013 leavers scored an average of 33 points, significantly higher than the worldwide average of 30 points. As a result, more than 80% of them have secured their first choice university places at institutions across the UK and beyond.

That’s not surprising. As reported in the Times Higher Education Supplement recently, a poll of 100 university admissions officers revealed that 67% put the IB Diploma top of their list of qualifications that help students to thrive at university, compared with 25% for A-levels and 7% for Scottish Highers.

Year upon year the school’s GCSE candidates also turn in outstanding Results. In 2013, more than a quarter of pupils gained 6 or more A*/A grades. In St Leonards Junior School - which recently benefited from a £2.5m redevelopment - pupils gain a first class grounding.

St Leonards students have the chance to feed off the inspirational buzz that comes from being right in the heart of a world renowned university town and pupils thrive on well established links with St Andrews University. How many schools can claim that their students have direct access into the corridors of one of the world’s most respected universities?

St Leonards can.

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In a pioneering move, the School annually appoints an Associate Researcher to act as a point of contact in the University for St Leonards pupils. There are fabulous co-curricular opportunities.

Aside from music, art, drama and sport — including golf on the famous St Andrews Links courses - pupils can kayak on the East Neuk, learn Japanese, take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme and more.

A recent Care Inspectorate report states that St Leonards offers pupils “an outstanding Scottish boarding experience”.

Pupils can board full-time, weekly or on a flexible basis.

St Leonards is more than an outstanding school - it’s an internationally recognised qualification for life.

Wellington School, Ayr Wellington School, established in 1836, is Ayrshire’s leading independent school and ensures that children get the best start in life through excellent teaching, high quality pastoral care and a rich choice of extra-curricular activities.

Girls and boys aged from 3 to 18 benefit from a beautiful seafront location in Ayr. Enjoying a warm, friendly, family atmosphere, the school prides itself on realising the full potential of every child in the school. There is an excellent academic record for Higher, AH and university entrance - Wellington was ranked top school in Scotland in 2012 (for Advanced Highers, best-

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schools.co.uk) and is consistently in the top 10 of Scottish schools.

All pupils study 8 subjects in S3 and S4 whilst 18 subjects are offered at both Higher and Advanced Higher. 98% of S6 go on to university. The success is not simply academic however. Wellington School has

nurtured Scottish international representatives in many sports and pupils hold prestigious awards both locally and nationally in art and music.

With international school status and a thriving outdoor nursery, Wellington has a great reputation for both outdoor

Bg]^i^g]^gm L\ahhebg` education and international education at all stages.

There are many tours and trips including regular pupil exchanges overseas, extending to a partnership programme with a school in India from 2012.

Mr Mark Parlour, Headmaster, said: “The latest HMIE’s Inspection Report of Wellington School considered one of the five particular strengths of the school to be ‘the embedding of international education across all sectors and stages’. I have no doubt that our international dimension helps our pupils to develop confidence, resilience and communication skills that will allow them to compete successfully in a world of change.”

It is always a big step for any child to move from one school to another, and moving schools at the same time as leaving the routines and security of Junior to go into Secondary School is probably the biggest step

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of all. Transition to Secondary School here is made easy

by Wellington’s P7 Remove, a unique experience linking Junior and Senior through a mix of classroom teacher and specialists that allows for a multitude of extracurricular and interdisciplinary projects for both those children coming from Wellington Junior School and for those coming from other schools.

Pupils may enter Wellington at any stage if there are places available. As a charity, the school is able to offer free or partly-funded places to girls and boys of all ages through its bursary programme. Entrance assessments take place on Saturday 25th January for those wishing to join the school at either P7 or S1 in August 2014.

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/,)(67</( @home Rococo Silver Leaf Bedside Hall Table From Chichi Furniture, a chichi Exclusive!

A highly ornate Rococo Table of classic design. Three intricately carved drawers set inside a beautifully designed frame. This item would make lavish bedside and hallway tables. The Rococo era was very decorative and ornate.

Everything was designed as a work of art, the word Rococo is seen as a combination of the French rocaille, meaning stone,

and coquilles, meaning shell, due to reliance on these objects as motifs of decoration.

"Why not add this masterpiece into your home" Finished in antique silver leaf.

View product on company website: http://www. chichifurniture.com/productdetails/rococo-silver-leafornate-bedside-hall-table/?cat egory=bedroom&category=be dside-tables Price: £299.99

Cattelan Italia Swing Bookcase from Lime Modern Living

The Swing by Cattelan Italia is a tall open metal bookcase with a curved detail. Available as a Rectangular or Circular design. This is a high end designer Italian brand with a distinctive and unique collection of designs. Cattelan Italia seamlessly marries form and function within the entire

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Circular W:150cm D:23cm H:180cm View product on company website: http://www. limemodernliving.co.uk/cattelanitalia-occasional/cattelan-italiaswing-bookcase.html Price: £665.00

Mogg Rooms Cabinet From Go Modern Furniture, this cabinet is not designed to blend in with your exitising scheme! Made in Italy by brand new company Mogg, the Rooms cabinet features door handles on the fronts of the doors and a palette of 4 different colours - oyster white, water blue, ocean blue and beige grey on a solid Ash base. Mogg is a brand new company formed by architect Nicola Galbiati in collaboration with a team of award-winning designers from

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the world of art/architecture and design.

The Rooms cabinet is designed by award winning designer Diego Grandi, with diverse design influences including, for this piece, the film 'Being John Malkovich'. Within the range there is also a Rooms sideboard. 150cm x 45cm x 145cm high £2,950.00 View product on company website: http://www. gomodern.co.uk/store/moggrooms-cabinet.html Price: £2950.00

/,)(67</( @home How about a little elegant luxury with the ‘Very Velvet Chaise’

Velvet is such a pleasurable fabric to relax against - cool in the summer heat and cosy on winter's evenings. This Chaise would certainly add the finishing touch to any stylish bedroom in any country house.

Picture yourself with a china cup

of Earl Grey and the Sunday papers, while radio 4 gently soothes in the background, sold? ppp'_k^g\a[^]khhf\hfiZgr' \h'nd Price: £536.00

Who wouldn’t love a Camper Van Toaster?

Camper Vans are awesome.

So much more than a place to crash on your adventures, the Camper Van has become a true design icon. With the Camper Van Toaster, now you can adorn your kitchen with

some Camper Van cool. The toaster features a dual toasting section, toasting pairs of bread at a time. ?khf Ma^ @k^Zm @b_m <hfiZgr Price: £40.00

Emmerson Dining Table

Reclaimed, relaxed and refined.

The trestle-style Emmerson Dining Table is made from reclaimed solid pine certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®). Harvested from old pine shipping pallets, the wood shows the knots and natural imperfections that make every table subtly one of a kind.

FSC®-certified solid reclaimed pine; wax finish.

No two are exactly alike; Indentations, slight cracks and color variations are to be expected.

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The Retro 746 Telephone

Keeping with the retro feel for the moment, how about this wonderful retro design 746 Telephone is based on the 1960s General Post office design.

Makes a perfect retro home gift for those into 1960's fashion.

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/,)(67</( car Renault unveils facelifted Megane Coupe-Cabriolet

Renault’s renewal of its range continues with the introduction of New Mégane CoupéCabriolet. The latest version of the model features the brand’s new styling identity and Renault R-Link connected multimedia system as standard.

After Mégane Hatch, Mégane Coupé and Mégane Sport Tourer, it is now the turn of Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet to feature Renault’s new family traits.

The connected Renault R-Link multimedia system is now standard on the full UK line-up of Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet. This fully-connected system comes with a smart, chrome-trimmed seven-inch (18cm) display which functions in association with a centre console-mounted joystick. A line-up of connected applications, such as e-mail or weather forecasts, is also available through the R-Link store.

New BMW M3 Saloon and BMW M4 Coupe

The launch of the new BMW M3 Saloon and new BMW M4 Coupé heralds the arrival of the fifth-generation of the iconic high-performance sports car from BMW M. Another first is the adoption of a turbocharged engine for this BMW M model: the high-revving, 3.0-litre six-cylinder in-line engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology has been specifically 88

developed for this purpose, and produces a maximum output of 431hp. Its peak torque of 550Nm is available across a very wide rev range starting at just 1,850rpm, and exceeds the figure recorded by the outgoing BMW M3 by roughly 40 per cent.

The new engine also achieves a reduction in fuel consumption and emissions of around 25 per cent.

All-New Mazda3

Just on sale now, the 36-strong all-new third-generation Mazda3 line-up is priced from £16,695 to £23,345 onthe-road (OTR). Infused with lightweight and advanced SKYACTIV technologies, the range comprises 21 five-door hatchback models - including eight with diesel power - and 15 four-door Fastback models, five with diesel engines.

The range is powered by a choice of three naturallyaspirated SKYACTIV-G petrol engines – the new 1.5-litre unit that develops 100ps and 150Nm, and the now familiar 2.0-litre powerplant with

two different outputs - 120ps and 210Nm, or 165ps and 210Nm. All SKYACTIV-G petrol engines comply with Euro V legislation. Diesel variants are powered by Mazda’s award-winning 2.2-litre 150ps 380Nm SKYACTIV-D turbo diesel engine, which meets advanced Euro VI regulations.

Buyers will have a choice of sixspeed SKYACTIV-MT manual or six-speed SKYACTIV-Drive automatic transmissions. The all-new Mazda3 offers British motorists its biggest-ever choice of automatic models, with a total of 13 available, priced from £18,195.

Arnold Clark Nissan showcases the fleet of workhorses available in branches right now!

Arnold Clark Nissan showcases the fantastic 4x4 models that are available across branches this winter. There’s no better a time to invest in a 4x4 to help navigate the arctic conditions that are heading towards the UK. The Nissan X-Trail comes well equipped with an extensive set of kit, including 17” alloys, Bluetooth phone integration, auto headlights, rear privacy glass and ALL MODE 4x4. Its compact exterior does not mean that the driver and passengers must compromise on space within the cabin – it has been cleverly designed to offer a spacious feel, with ample legroom.

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Also making an appearance is a very practical seven-seater, the Nissan Pathfinder. It too comes with the ALL MODE 4x4, 17” alloys and lots more, including auto-dimming rear view mirrors and ISOFIX. The Pathfinder really comes into its own when faced with challenging terrain: its impressive torque coupled with the four-wheel drive makes it a great off-roader.

Finally, the Nissan Navara hits the spot for every imageconscious four-wheel driver.

It has all of the components needed to make a comfortable, powerful and practical fourwheel drive, but all within the very attractive Navara shell.

/,)(67</( car Three very different cars to fire your imagination Don’t ya just love TopGear?

Jaguar F-Type collects BBC TopGear magazine ‘convertible of the year’ award The Jaguar F-TYPE has celebrated a host of prestigious new honours recently, with the most recent ‘Convertible of the Year’ accolade announced by BBC TopGear.

The F-TYPE has collected awards from all corners of the globe since the launch of the convertible model last summer, and this latest accolade from BBC TopGear comes just after the dramatic world debut presentation of the F-TYPE Coupé in Los Angeles.

TopGear magazine editor at large, Jason Barlow, describes the F-TYPE:

“On the right road, with the roof down and the blood pumping, driving the V8S is more of an adrenalin rush than an automotive experience.

Like bungee jumping over an active volcano.”

The stunning F-TYPE has also been named Stuff magazine ‘Car of the Year’ 2013. The F-TYPE is highly praised by the editorial team at the publication: “F-TYPE has the ability of an all-out supercar, the elegant looks of a classic E-type, yet comfortable enough to take on a coast to coast road trip.”

Now for something totally different….Citroën DS3

A rather splendid Rolls Royce!

Rolls-Royce Wraith was honoured this evening at the BBC TopGear Magazine 2013 Car of the Year Awards, winning the category ‘Rather Splendid Motor Car of the Year’.

Following a comprehensive road-test by Associate Editor Tom Ford, Motoring Editor Ollie Marriage took on the role of delivery driver, traversing 951

miles from his home to the car’s International Media Launch in Vienna in one day, arriving in time for dinner.

In delivering the award, TopGear Magazine had this to say about the fastest, most powerful Rolls-Royce in history: “It’s massive and magnificent: a staggering, bewitching, gorgeous object to spend time with. In short, an experience.”

Citroën UK has unveiled its new DS3 concept design in collaboration with Benefit Cosmetics.

Citroën DS3 by Benefit was displayed on the Citroën stand at Clothes Show Live in December.

This was an exploration of ideas & themes, DS3 by Benefit marks the start of a collaboration between the two brands.

This is a one-off version of Citroën’s DS3. Called DS3

by Benefit, the colourful model is an exploration of ideas and themes in a unique concept form, which marks the start of a new partnership between the two brands.

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DS3 by Benefit is based on a range-topping DSport powered by Citroën’s sporty THP 155 engine. On the exterior, the concept uses colours from the Benefit palette with the brand’s signature pink and yellow ‘Candy Stripes’ motif and a graphic of the San Francisco skyline – Benefit’s spiritual home – along the side profile. The stylish alloy wheels are detailed in white and pink with the Benefit logo on the wheel rims, alongside the Citroën chevron centre caps.

The yellow wing mirrors offset the pink body, with the floating roof sporting the pink and yellow ‘Candy Stripes’ pattern.

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David Jackson The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland has announced that David Jackson is to be the new interim Royal Highland Show Manager.

David joins the Society from the Southport Flower Show where he held the position of Chief Executive for over five years. Starting his new job today, Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role will be to support the Royal Highland Show team in delivering the 2014 event.

Recruitment for a permanent show manager is currently underway.

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Lee Simms Lombard, the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest asset finance provider, has announced the appointment of Lee Simms as Head of Agriculture. Lee will report to David Toole, Lombardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Business & Commercial Sales Director in Scotland.

Commenting on Simmsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; appointment Toole says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;With agriculture being a key sector to contribute to the recovery of the UK economy, I believe that Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wealth of experience and clear passion for the agriculture sector will make a positive contribution to this sector.â&#x20AC;?

Kathryn Slater The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has announced Kathryn Slater as Event Co-ordinator for the Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new food and drink event - Eat, Drink, Discover Scotland.

Taking place between 12-14th September 2014 at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh - Eat, Drink, Discover Scotland will showcase the rich diversity of Scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regional produce for both businesses and consumers. Backed by Richard Lochhead the event is set to generate more than ÂŁ1million for the Scottish economy in its first year.

Mark Taylor Muddy Boots Software, has strengthening its management team with the addition of Mark Taylor to the role of non-executive chairman.

Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remit will include the development of operational direction to ensure Muddy Boots is achieving the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategy and objectives.

He offers a breadth of experience enabling him to provide general counsel as well as a different perspective on issues affecting the business.

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