2020 Highland Breeders' Journal by Highland Cattle Society

HIGHLAND CATTLE SOCIETY

HIGHLAND BREEDERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; JOURNAL

2020

CONTENTS Contents Letter from Her Majesty The Queen.............................. 5 Presidents of the Society.............................................. 6 President’s Message..................................................... 7 Office Bearers & Council Members............................ 8-9 Price List.................................................................... 14 Register Online.......................................................... 15 Who’s Who in the Office............................................ 16 Advantages of Membership....................................... 17 Breed Secretary’s Foreword........................................ 19 Meet the President..................................................... 20 Meet A Council Member............................................ 21 Meet the Club Chair.............................................. 22-25 Epitaphs................................................................ 29-33 Society Sales......................................................... 38-45 European Judging Experience................................ 48-49 The Andrew Morrow Award................................. 52-53 The Beef Shorthorn Highland Combo.................... 54-55 Highland Cattle in Research................................... 58-60 Cattle Health Schemes.......................................... 62-63 Highland Cattle - A Personal View......................... 64-68 2010-2020 - From Zero to Sixty.............................. 72-73

Congratulations!........................................................ 75 Springfield Fold.......................................................... 77 LiveScot 2019........................................................ 80-81 Caradog.................................................................... 83 Allanfearn Fold..................................................... 85-87 Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society.................................. 89 Caisley....................................................................... 91 National Fold Competition.......................................... 93 The Tilbouries Fold................................................ 94-97 Neogen Genomics..................................................... 99 Virtual Young Handlers Competition........................ 100 Fun Charity Show...............................................100-105 Annie Perkins - Thistle Fold Highlands.................108-109 The Hyslop Herd.................................................110-111 Bates Moor Farm Beef.........................................112-113 The Conservation Dilemma..................................114-115 Guaranteed Pure Highland Beef Rules.......................117 Members’ List.................................................... 118-146 Breed Standard..................................................148-149 Society Field Officers................................................ 150 Panel of Judges.................................................. 151-154

Acknowledgements The Highland Cattle Society would like to thank the following for their contribution to the new look Highland Cattle Breeders Journal: • Her Majesty the Queen • Galbraith • Davidsons Animal Feeds • Tithebarn • MacPhee & Partners • United Auctions • Finnie 4x4 • GBSS Civils & Plant Hire

• Hoggs of Fife • Caisley Tags • Neogen • Helen Carty, BVM&S Cert AVP (Cattle) MRCVS • Katrina Macarthur • HRH Photo • Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society

• Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society • James Paice and all the Highland Cattle Society Members who kindly contributed articles and photos making this journal possible. The Highland Cattle Breeders Clubs and all the Club Chairs taking part in our new feature.

The winner of the Journal Front Cover Photograph Competition is Murn Cameron, who sent in the picture of Catriona Dubh of Dunach and Sith Ruadh of Dunach. Well done Murn! Finally, we would like to say a massive thank you to Darren Bruce, Carol-Anne Forbes, Ken Fletcher, Shirley Derani and the whole Scottish Farmer team who are instrumental in the publication of this journal. It is a massive task every year and this year has been even harder under the circumstances of COVID-19; we thank you for your dedication, creativity, hard work and patience. Highland Cattle Society, Scottish Charity No: SCO13974. Stirling Agricultural Centre, Stirling FK9 4RN 01786 446866

Advertisers’ Index Allanfearn....................................... 10 Applecross Estate.............................. 4 Ardbhan................................... 46&47 Ardoran Marine.............................147 Ashmore Estate...............................74 Balnabroich..................................... 28 Benmore......................................... 68 Borland............................................74 Brue Highlanders.............................11 Callachally....................................... 63 Cladich..................................... 36&37 Coos & Views...................................71 Craigluscar Farm............................. 35 Craigowmill Highlanders........... 56&57

Finnie 4x4.................................... OBC Galbraith........................................ 92 German Highland Cattle Society..... IBC Glengorm........................................18 Glenkinglass Fold............................ 27 Gotsgarten......................................61 Hellifield Highlanders...................... 78 Hi-Health Herdcare........................ 106 Hunters Highlanders.........................71 K&T Footware................................. 84 K2 of Cladich.................................. 79 Kilchoan Estate................................51 Killochries................................. 12&13 MacPhee Solicitors.......................... 90

Meggernie...................................... 98 Morag...........................................147 Mottistone......................................IFC Ormsary, Inver & Carsaig................. 69 Pollok............................................. 82 Polycrub.......................................... 76 Reilth Top......................................107 R McDougall Butchers..................... 84 Scottish Woodlands....................... 116 SRUC.............................................107 The Scottish Farmer..................34&70 Tippetcraig..................................... 50 United Auctions.............................. 88 Woodneuk...................................... 26

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in any of the journal’s features are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Highland Cattle Society. Apologies: For any inadvertent errors or omissions.

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LETTER FROM THE QUEEN

I send my warm good wishes to all those associated with the Highland Cattle Society. This year has been difficult for many, and whilst the cancellation of local and national shows featuring the Highland breed must have been very disappointing, it has been most inspiring to see how the Society Members have found new ways to stay in touch and promote the breed, together with encouraging Junior Highlanders. I hope that the year ahead brings renewed success to you all, and I look forward to hearing of your work and achievements to come.

ELIZABETH R.

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PRESIDENTS OF THE SOCIETY 1884 1887 1888 1890 1891 1893 1895 1897 1898 1900 1902 1904 1905 1907 1908 1910 1912 1916 1920 1923 1928 1929 1932 1937 1940 1946 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

The Duke of Athole John Malcolm of Pottalloch The MacIntosh of MacIntosh The Duke of Sutherland The Duke of Hamilton, K.T. The Earl of Ancaster The Right Hon. Lord Middleton The Right Hon. Lord Malcolm of Pottalloch John Stewart of Ensay Charles J Murray, M.P. of Lochcarron The Duke of Sutherland, Dunrobin Castle Sir Reginald A.E. Cathcart, Bart of Carleton, Cluny Castle, Aberdeen W.D. MacKenzie of Farr Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal Sir Wm Ogilvy Dalgleish. Bart Col. Malcolm of Pottalloch, C.B The Earl of Southesk Gerard Craig Sellar of Ardtornish Col. John Campbell of Kilberry T Martin MacDonald of Barguillean Hugh Morrison, Esq. M.P., Islay House, Islay T Martin MacDonald of Barguillean Right Hon. Lord Strathcona & Mount Royal Thomas M. MacDonald of Barquillean, Taynault H.M. The King Mr J.J. Currie, Arnicle, Glenbarr, Tarbert Mr J.J. Currie, of Kildalloig, Campbeltown T.E. Nelson, Achnacloich, Connel T.E. Nelson, Achnacloich, Connel Sir James Denby Roberts, Bart, Strathallan Castle T.H.L. MacDonald, Barguillean, Taynuilt Capt. J Burnaby Coutts, Gaskbeg, Laggan, Newtonmore M.A.C. Noble, Ardkinglas, Argyll W Pearson Brown, Alderley Market, Easington, Yorks Brig. R.W.L. Fellowes, C.B.E. M.C., Claich, by Dalmally Sir Jas. Denby Roberts, Bt. O.B.E., Strathallan Castle, Auchterarder Mrs J Bowser, Argaty, Doune Mrs J Bowser, Argaty, Doune A.J.K. Laing, F.L.A.S., Pollok House A.J.K. Laing, F.L.A.S., Pollok House T.B.L. Thomson, Woodneuk, Barrhead T.B.L. Thomson, Woodneuk, Barrhead Commander H. Duncan, Inveruglas, Arrocher, Dumbarton Commander H. Duncan, Inveruglas, Arrocher, Dumbarton The Earl of Mansfield, Scone Palace, Perth The Earl of Mansfield, Scone Palace, Perth Capt. D.S. Bowser, Argaty, Doune Capt. D.S. Bowser, Argaty, Doune W.H. Black, Balboughty Home Farm, Perth

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W.H. Black, Balboughty Home Farm, Perth K.W. Walker, Leys Castle, Inverness K.W. Walker, Leys Castle, Inverness W.G. Gordon, DFC, Lude, Blair Atholl W.G. Gordon, DFC, Lude, Blair Atholl R.A. Thomson, Ormsary Est. Office, Lochgilphead R.A. Thomson, Ormsary Est. Office, Lochgilphead W.A. MacPhail, Hungerhill Est Office, Coolham, Nr Horsham, Surrey W.A. MacPhail, Hungerhill Est Office, Coolham, Nr Horsham, Surrey D.L. Fellowes, Inistrynich, Dalmally D.L. Fellowes, Inistrynich, Dalmally D.L. Fellowes, Inistrynich, Dalmally K.W. Walker, Leys Castle, Inverness A.J.M. Gibson, Edinvale, Dallas, Moray A.J.M. Gibson, Edinvale, Dallas, Moray A.J.M. Gibson, Edinvale, Dallas, Moray A.R. MacKay, Wester Auchendennan Farm, Arden A.R. MacKay, Wester Auchendennan Farm, Arden J.R.E. Nelson, Stable Cott, Ledlanet, Kinross Mrs H Barker, Mid Torrie Farm, Callander Mrs H Barker, Mid Torrie Farm, Callander Mrs H Barker, Mid Torrie Farm, Callander Archie McArthur, Ormsary Est. Office, Lochgilphead Archie McArthur, Ormsary Est. Office, Lochgilphead W.A.N. Thomson, Woodneuk Fm, Barrhead, Glasgow W.A.N. Thomson, Woodneuk Fm, Barrhead, Glasgow Mrs J Dawes, Craycombe House, Fladbury, Worcester Mrs J Dawes, Craycombe House, Fladbury, Worcester Richard Turner, Greygarth, Dallowgill, Ripon Richard Turner, Greygarth, Dallowgill, Ripon David Souter, Deanbank House, Glamis David Souter, Deanbank House, Glamis Ken Brown, Ledlanet, Kinross Ken Brown, Ledlanet, Kinross Donald MacGillivray, Pennygowan Fm, Aros, Mull Donald MacGillivray, Pennygowan Fm, Aros, Mull Andrew Kirkpatrick, Strathmore, Beith Road, Glengarnock, Beith Andrew Kirkpatrick, Strathmore, Beith Road, Glengarnock, Beith Ian Bowie, Little Carbeth, Killearn Ian Bowie, Little Carbeth, Killearn Charlie Bruce, Bogside, King Edward, Banff Charlie Bruce, Bogside, King Edward, Banff Tom Nelson, Glengorm, Isle of Mull Tom Nelson, Glengorm, Isle of Mull Tom Thomson, Woodneuk, Glasgow Tom Thomson, Woodneuk, Glasgow Gordon McConachie, Culfoichmore, Advie, Grantown on Spey Gordon McConachie, Culfoichmore, Advie, Granton on Spey Sir James Paice, Snailbridge House, The Moor, Fordham, Ely, Cambridgeshire

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Firstly, I do need to say what a privilege it is to be the President of the Highland Cattle So ciety. It is an ancient bre ed but one which I believe can have an exc iting future as long as we breeders do not rest on our laurels and think nothing needs to change. Little did any of us know at February’s AGM just wh at was around the corner with Coronavirus. The cancellation of all sum mer shows meant no opportunity to showc ase our breed or for our members to show off their animals and gather prize cards. Just as import antly no chance to catch up with friends and other breeders and to ma ke the most of the social opportunities which Shows provide. For many show societies it means serious financial difficulties, but I really hop e they can survive; they are part of the fabric of rural life. The absence of the sho individual achievements ws means that there to celebrate but we did hav are many fewer e a good Show at Oban congratulations to Jon and in February and I must giv Queenie Strickland for pro e ducing the Champion Bul time the Cladich Fold has l K2 of Cladich; the first produced the male champ ion. Congratulations too the female championship. to Ken and Eva Brown for It is not possible to list all the winners but congratula who take the trouble to tions and thanks to all prepare and show their ani mals. A particular thanks hope to see you back. to first time exhibitors, we Sadly, the Oban weeke nd was overshadowed by the sudden death of Thomson who a few hou our former President Tom rs earlier had been leadin g his stock around the ring Willie, also a former Presid . Then to lose his father ent just a month later wa s a double blow. We ow for their support over ma e both of them a great dea ny years. l Speaking of Oban brings me to October. At the tim e of writing we have reg cancel the Show but plan rettably decided to to continue with the sale . This is a huge blow to us the right decision. The con all, but I have no doubt is sequences of Coronavirus do not stop there. Our sta and Janet have worked fro ff: Anne-Marie, David m home all summer but have kept the Society mo lost a lot of income from ving along. We have various fundraising activit ies especially sponsorship David and Anne-Marie we but thanks again to have saved a lot on exp enditure so whilst this yea show a loss it will not be r’s accounts will as bad as once feared. In the meantime, your Co uncil of Trustees has learne d to use the internet for even though we cover our meetings the length and breadth of the UK. There is now knowledge and experience a wealth of amongst Trustees. We hav e confirmed that from Jan all calves must be tissue uary 1st tagged which is a big ste p forward in breed develo we understand will cause pment, but difficulties for some memb ers. There will be a guide for members to decide wh produced at tests they wish to use . In my view we have to the key genes to protect identify the ones which make Hig hlanders special but also those aspects which hold improve them back. The decision at the AGM to convert the society into a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation ) means that the constitutio n and by-laws are all being rewritten. We also now hav e a full set of procedure and policies for employment law issues, complaints etc . I believe our administra tion is now in a better pla than for a long time. ce Finally I would like to thank all Trustees for their suppor t; in particular Ann Chinner my Vice President who is working hard on all the admin matters and our team of excellent staff for the cheerful wa y they have managed through a difficult summe r. Sir James Paice

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OFFICE BEARERS & COUNCIL MEMBERS

President

Vice President

SIR JAMES PAICE (JIM)

ANN CHINNER

Snailbridge House, The Moor, Fordham, Ely CB7 5LU

Tarland Lodge, Tarland, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire AB34 4TB

T: 01638 721526 (H) E: jim.paice@highlandcattlesociety.com

T: 07792 175957 (M) E: ann.chinner@highlandcattlesociety.com

Past President

Breed Secretary

Treasurer

DAVID HYLAND

GORDON McCONACHIE

ANNE-MARIE CARRUTHERS

Culfoich House, Advie, Grantown on Spey, Morayshire PH26 3PN

Stirling Agricultural Centre, Stirling FK9 4RN

T: 07712 672399 (M) E: gordon.mcconachie@ highlandcattlesociety.com

T: 01786 446866 (W) E: anne-marie@ highlandcattlesociety.com

T: 01786 446866 (W) E: david@ highlandcattlesociety.com

Elected 2019: Retires 2022

Elected 2018: Retires 2021

GRAEME EASTON

PETER SMITH

ROBERT PHILLIP

The Ranch, Letham, Angus DD8 2PG

Stockley Hill Farm, Peterchurch, Herefordshire HR2 0ST

Green Farm, Hellifield, Skipton, N Yorkshire BD23 4LA

T: 07710 534828 (M) E: graeme.easton@ highlandcattlesociety.com

T: 01981 550604 (H) E: peter.smith@ highlandcattlesociety.com

T: 01729 850217 (H) E: robert.phillip@ highlandcattlesociety.com

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OFFICE BEARERS & COUNCIL MEMBERS

Elected 2020: Retires 2023

Elected 2020 : Retires 2023

STUART CAMPBELL

IAIN GRAHAM

KEN BROWN

Keppochan Farm House,Cladich, Dalmally, Argyll, PA33 1BQ

Sheraig Cottage, Kilmacolm PA13 4TE

Ledlanet, Kinross, Kinross-shire KY13 0RR

T: 07786 621705 (M) E: stuart.campbell@ highlandcattlesociety.com

T: 07808 056403 (M) E: iain.graham@ highlandcattlesociety.com

T: 07899 877001 (M) E: ken.brown@ highlandcattlesociety.com

Elected 2020 : Retires 2023

Co-opted Council : Retires 2022

Co-opted Council : Retires 2021

ROSEMARY HUNTER

HUGH SAGGERS

JACKY HARRISON

Leys Castle, Inverness IV1 2AF

Reilth Top, Bishops Moat, Bishops Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5LL

T: 07549 172365 (M) E: hugh.saggers@ highlandcattlesociety.com

T: 01588 630666 (H) E: jacky.harrison@ highlandcattlesociety.com

Barnhill Farm, Allanton, Shotts ML7 5AB T: 07913 919003 (M) E: rosemary.hunter@ highlandcattlesociety.com

OFFICE BEARERS & COUNCIL MEMBERS

Co-opted Council : Retires 2021

Co-opted Council : Retires 2022

MATT AULD

ROBERT TEDBURY

West Plann, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock KA2 0EF

Fold View, Church Farm, London Road, Hardham, Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 1LB

T: 07919 228070 (M) E: matt.auld@ highlandcattlesociety.com

T: 07803 087213 (M) E: robert.tedbury@btinternet.com

The Highland Cattle Society consists of President, Vice President, Past President and 12 council members from throughout the United Kingdom. Approximately 6 meetings are held throughout the year. If you need assistance or have anything you wish to raise please contact your local council member.

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PRICE LIST Subscriptions for Year 01/09/2020 - 31/03/2021 Please note this is a shortened Membership year to bring us into line with our new financial year end; which is March 31, 2021

Ex VAT

£ VAT

£ Inc VAT

MEMBERSHIP Life (VAT at 5.7%)

1566.70

89.30

1656.00

Annual (VAT at 5.7%) by Cheque/BACS

62.85

3.58

66.43

Annual (VAT at 5.7%) by Annual Direct Debit*

52.19

2.97

55.16

Annual (VAT at 5.7%) by10 Monthly Instalments 62.85 3.58 (commencing 1st January 2019) by Direct Debit*

£9.48 per month

Associates (VAT at 5.7%)

66.43

17.65

1.01

18.66

Joining fee (VAT at 20%)

20.83

4.17

25.00

Fold Name Registration Fee (VAT at 20%)

20.83

4.17

25.00

Associate members are not eligible to register cattle in the Herd Book

Fold names are only for registering cattle

BIRTH NOTIFICATIONS Males - if not submitted online Males - if submitted online

6.67 3.33

1.33 0.67

8.00 4.00

FEMALE REGISTRATIONS Up to 6 months - if not submitted online Up to 6 months - if submitted online 6 – 12 months - if not submitted online 6 – 12 months - if submitted online 12 – 18 months - if not submitted online 12 – 18 months - if submitted online Over 18 months - if not submitted online Over 18 months - if submitted online Appendix A & B - if not submitted online Appendix A - if submitted online

24.67 21.67 27.17 24.17 33.00 30.00 61.33 58.33 34.67 31.67

4.93 4.33 5.43 4.83 6.60 6.00 12.27 11.67 6.93 6.33

29.60 26.00 32.60 29.00 39.60 36.00 73.60 70.00 41.60 38.00

BULL REGISTRATIONS 14 – 24 months Over 24 months

107.17 168.83

21.43 33.77

128.60 202.60

TRANSFER CERTS Vendor Purchaser

10.00 2.00 12.00 10.00 2.00 12.00

CATALOGUES AD HOC DNA REQUEST WEB ADVERTS WITHOUT PHOTO WEB ADVERTS WITH PHOTO - MEMBERS SEMEN SALES (MEMBERS) SEMEN SALES (NON MEMBERS) BACK COPIES OF HERD BOOKS

5.00 nil 5.00 30.83 6.17 37.00 21.67 4.33 26.00 25.83 5.17 31.00 21.67 4.33 26.00 41.67 8.33 50.00 35.00 nil 35.00

VAT is zero on catalogues and books, 5.7% on all subscriptions and 20% elsewhere. Life membership is the current annual subscriptions multiplied by 18. * Other charges may apply for returned payments, alterations to DD details etc.

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Go to www.highlandcattlesociety.com

On the top right hand side of the page, click the Highland Cattle Database

Click where it says to ‘Click here to enter’

4. 4

Click ‘Members Area Only’

5. 5

Enter your username (your email address)

6. 6

Enter your password (available from the Highland Cattle Society Office)

7. 7

Click Register Animal

8. 8

Enter the animal details

A. Name of animal minus the Prefix, eg Ceit NOT of Cheeklaw B. Ear Tag - last 6 digits of ear tag only (the system will find your herd mark)

9. 9

Click Add

10. 10

Enter subsequent animal details

11. 11

Click Submit

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WHO’S WHO IN THE OFFICE

Anne-Marie Carruthers email : anne-marie@highlandcattlesociety.com “I have been in the role for a year now and have enjoyed my time getting to know Members. As you know the office is here to support you and we have maintained that service throughout the year, working mostly from home since March. We hope that the regular bulletins have provided you with information on what has been happening. It is good to see so many members now registering their animals electronically. Hopefully 2021 will be brighter and I will be able to focus on promoting our wonderful cattle through all types of media, helping to expand the market and opportunities for the breed and your sales.’” Anne-Marie Carruthers

David Hyland Treasurer (part-time) email : david@highlandcattlesociety.com

Janet Duff Financial Controller (part-time) email : janet@highlandcattlesociety.com

The Highland Cattle Society Stirling Agricultural Centre, Stirling FK9 4RN, Scotland Phone: 01786 446866 We are here to help you with: Membership, registrations and Herdbook | Shows, sales, publicity, sponsorship and public relations Payments and general enquiries | Fieldsmens’ visits and practical support Office Bearers and Council Members These can also be contacted direct – please see appropriate pages in this journal When you phone the office we will be pleased to put you on to the right person to help with your enquiry.

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ADVANTAGES OF MEMBERSHIP Why join the Highland Cattle Society? Our Board of Trustees continues to work towards bringing increasing value to our members. Our main objective as a charity is to provide an accurate Herd Book and maintain this valuable record of the long history of the breed and preserve the breed’s genetic heritage, but what else do we provide? There is a long list of benefits:  Maintain the herd book and ensure its integrity  Provide an annual copy of births in the year showing folds and breeders who continue to maintain the valuable Highland genetics  Provide a registration and transfer service and provide an easy method of registering cattle on line  Provide an online database search facility that can provide members with any registered animal’s history and lineage, together with fold and members details. This allows you to research your animals’ genetics or look for breeders  Have responsive staff that excels in Customer service and always respond to a query. Even if they can’t answer your query directly they will refer you to somebody who will  Publish electronic bulletins keeping you up to date with what is happening throughout our membership and within the society  Produce an annual journal with features, major show results, members register and much more  Provide a dynamic and informative website and a platform to advertise your cattle  Manage regular Society shows and sales which include social and educational events  Provide free cattle registration transfers for those cattle sold at a Society show and sales

 Support the National Show held annually at a location throughout the UK  Provide a stand for the major shows, such as the Royal Highland, Great Yorkshire and the Royal Welsh to promote our breed  Support regional Highland Cattle clubs by offering representation, leadership assistance and promotion material  Sanction a list of Highland Cattle judges and maintain these on our website  Sanction Highland cattle shows all over the country and provide Highland Cattle Society rosettes to shows throughout the UK helping to promote the breed and your fold  Work towards grants for education, research and members welfare  Encourage young handlers at Society shows and sales  Encourage young handlers to participate in the running of the society through various committees  Encourage breeders throughout the UK by running a Regional Fold competition every two years  Solicit sponsorship for Society shows and sales and the major shows throughout the country  Collect and compile available performance data on Highland cattle

 Provide a free fieldsman visit for new members

 Continue ongoing breed development with a bull programme and support pedigree breeders

 Help promote your fold in other forms of social media for those bringing cattle to the Society sale or selling cattle on our website.

 Encourage DNA testing for cattle pedigree identification, disease services and to identify important breed and beef characteristics

 Sanction a list of fieldsmen and maintain common standards

 Sell fun Highland Cattle Merchandise

 Promote our fantastic breed with features and articles in printed and on line publications

Above all being a member of the Highland Cattle Society helps to preserve and safeguard the Highland Cattles heritage.

 Promote across the world the Society shows and sales  Collaborate with academic research wherever possible  Keep abreast with latest developments and research that may have a bearing on Highland Cattle

We also have Life Long membership, Associate Members and Junior Members. See our website for details.

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BREED SECRETARY’S FOREWORD Welcome to the 2020 Highland Cattle Breeders Journal As I sit here to write my report and reflect on the past year, it has certainly been a difficult year for everyone. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has almost literally turned the world upside down and made us all adapt to a new way of living. I do not feel that the all the consequences of this will become apparent for quite some time, but I feel confident that the resilience and true grit of the Highland Cattle fraternity will endure. Farming can be a hard and sometimes lonely way off life, and everyone really looks forward to the summer months and the Show season. Getting out and into the ring, catching up with friends old and new, and enjoying the Kist parties makes the long winter months fade into insignificance and helps to refresh us all. We are all missing the fun and friendly rivalry, but it is so good to see the interaction on social media which is such a good way to keep in contact. Let us all hope that 2021 will bring a vaccine and everyone getting back to a more normal way of life, whatever normal is. Our new Society Website is about to be launched and I am sure everyone will appreciate how fresh the site is, how easy it is to navigate with some wonderful photography all around the site. People are doing more and more browsing and shopping on their smartphones. That is why the site is built to be fully optimised for mobiles and tablets. The members area will be able to hold more information, only relevant to members, and this area will not be seen by the public. We hope you like the new logo and colour scheme, coming up with a colour scheme is hard. Even the most seasoned designers can struggle with picking the colours to go inside of a new design. Different colours mean different things, Orange would be the print colour most likely associated with the highland cow. Green for the environment and countryside ties

this made a lot of sense and that is why the colours were chosen. Since August 1st last year the society has welcomed 64 new members, and the current situation we are living through has not stopped people from wanting to join: with 3 Life members joining in May and July. A warm welcome is extended to you all. Fingers crossed our Spring Show and sale in Oban will be able to go ahead as normal. The office will be closed over the Christmas and New Year period from 22 December until 4 January 2021. We will then return to the office fuelled with a new optimism, ready to start afresh in whatever the new normal is by that stage and ready to tackle things head on for the good of the Society. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our members for their help and support throughout the past year and especially my Trustee Board (Council) members; the President Jim Paice, Vice-President Ann Chinner, Past President Gordon McConachie, Jacky Harrison and Craig Finnie for helping me settle into my role, and all Trustees who give very freely of their time for the Society’s benefit. A special thanks must also go to Janet and David, who both put in a huge amount of work throughout the year, and have helped me settle into my new role and who kept me right with members names at my first two Society Shows & Sales! I wish you all the very best of health and luck over the coming months and I look forward to seeing you all again soon. Keep safe & well. Anne-Marie

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MEET THE PRESIDENT Jim was not born into farming but never wanted to do anything else. After school he worked on farms for 2 years, as was required in those days, before he could go to Agricultural College. Then followed jobs in farm management and then a small pig farm of his own but as he says “I was keeping pigs, they weren’t keeping me”. So he joined a large farmers’ cooperative as the Group Training officer. His career developed there becoming a main board Director before he left. But Jim couldn’t be without animals so when the pigs went in came sheep and cattle. Early on he had become involved with Young Farmers serving as Club, County and Area Chairman successively then on to the National Council where he became chairman of the agricultural policy committee. That took him to Brussels as UK delegate to the European Council of Young Farmers soon after the UK joined the EU. That was where politics took hold. There was no sudden revelation just a gradual realisation that his life was heading into politics so when he was just 30 he first stood in a general Election. In the 1987 general election he was elected as the Conservative MP for South East Cambridgeshire which he held until he retired in 2015. Unsurprisingly he specialised in agriculture although he served as a junior minister for Education for 3 years in the 90’s. He held junior roles in MAFF and then became Shadow Minister for Agriculture in 2003 until being appointed Minister of Agriculture after the 2010 election. In 2011 he was appointed to the Queen’s Privy Council and was knighted in 2012 after he left office. The sheep and cattle had gone in 1987 but by 2005 with the end of crop related payments the stockman in him reawakened and this time to Highlands. Why? In Jim’s own words “when my wife and I decided to out our small acreage down to grass we wanted a breed that would be easy for her to look after as I was in London four days a week; secondly my wife’s family are Scots. Needless to say as our fold increased the pressure on our land became too great so much to my wife’s disapproval I accumulated grazing on various SSSI marshes nearby. Then I had too much grass so needed more cattle so it went on until at 85 head I had to call a halt!” After politics Jim took up Directorships in two farming organisations as well as joining the Council of The Highland Cattle Society and also becoming Chairman of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust.

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1. What car do you drive? A 15 year old Discovery. 2. What is your favourite film? Dances with Wolves 3. What is your favourite tipple? Old Pultney 4. Favourite Band? Rolling Stones 5. Favourite book? History of the English Speaking Peoples by Churchill 6. If you weren’t in your current role, what would you like to do? Back in my old one sorting out Brexit!! 7. Best holiday? New Zealand for 3 weeks two years ago. 8. What is your best or memorable Highland Cattle achievement to date? As I don’t show this is difficult but breeding twin heifers from my best cow with both of them now in the fold and producing great calves every year within days of each other!

MEET A COUNCIL MEMBER Rosemary Hunter Born and brought up in a small farming community of Hawksland near Lesmahagow on one of my mother’s families farms, active member of the local YFC and then when I married Stephen, Carluke YFC. We celebrate our 30th wedding on the 4th of July (had to make it a date that was easy to remember). We started our married life sheep farming at Barnhill, we then bought some Highlanders to eat the poorer silage and before we knew where we were, the last of the sheep went to restock a farm near Shap that had been killed out during Foot and Mouth and replaced with the pedigree fold that we have built up. We found the easy-care aspect of the breed attractive, especially as we both worked other jobs off the farm we realised that we also had a quality beef product and have developed a good working relationship with Scotbeef. We now find ourselves finishing around 35 head a year from bullocks we buy in from breeders that bring their stores up to our spec, even though we are small scale we never take our eye off the ball and are weighing throughout and taking that knowledge, using it and adapting as and when, we need to. The other part of our business is the showing, we get a real buzz from it and enjoy the banter and craic that goes with competing and the friends we meet from all breeds, in an industry which can be isolated, it is a form of therapy and one that we and others are sorely missing during lockdown. It is not often that I am without my camera at shows and I enjoy being able to document what goes on and to show the cattle at their best, whatever the breed and it lets fellow breeders and friends form all over the world see what is going on, developing links with the rest of this Highland Cattle family we are part of.

I would like to see more finishers get on board and think that the breed is an excellent entry level beef finishing animal. It would get more people tasting this flavour packed product and the processors could also help, but they need the numbers and the consistency. Hence this is why it was always a dream to compete at Livescot and one that has given us our biggest success to date. I fully encourage others to do the same or to even compete in The Premier Meat Exhibition . 1. What car do you drive? Hyundai i30 2. What is your favourite film? Imitation Of Life, Rear Window, Four Weddings And A Funeral.. (list is endless, but what can I say, I like variety) 3. What is your favourite tipple? Gin and Whisky…again variety is the key 4. Favourite Band? Texas, Fleetwood Mac and the Killers (love rocking out to Mr Brightside) 5. Favourite book? Sunset Song 6. If you weren’t in your current role, what would you like to do? Photographer 7. Best holiday? Austria (love the mountains) 8. What is your best or memorable Highland Cattle achievement to date? Winning Best Highlander, Best Pure Native and Best Pure Bred at Livescot 2019.

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MEET THE CLUB CHAIR Brian Dalby Midlands & Southern Highland Cattle Club I started to work full time on the family farm in Northamptonshire on leaving school. Married Sheila 56 years ago this July ( 2020 ) and have a son and daughter 4 grandchildren and two great grandchildren with the third due in August. In late 1968 the Northamptonshire farm was sold after the purchase of a new farm on the Warwickshire Leicestershire borders near to Lutterworth. A slightly bigger acreage split 50 50 arable and livestock at which time myself and my Brother became partners in the business The stock at that time were a herd of Pedigree British Friesian cattle a herd started by my father in the late 40’s. My father died in 1982 and in 1983 the existing partnership was dissolved and I continued to farm a slightly smaller farm in Partnership with my mother and son. The British Friesian herd was maintained as a pure herd with no Holstein influence. Although no great amount of showing was done the Friesian Breed was quickly side lined by the Holsteins This led to me looking for another breed to keep a competitive interest going. So the introduction of Highlands. The first purchase at a dispersal sale at Litchfied followed by purchases at a Rugby sale and private purchases from a fold in Sussex and the Stratfield Saye fold at it’s dispersal. Numbers grew and at peak there were over 30 cows in the fold plus followers. In 1917 it was decided to cut back on the Highlands and a large cull took place leaving us with just 5 breeding cows. These expanded to seven to calve in 2020. In November last year we decided to sell all breeding livestock and take life easier. We now have four Highland cows and calves the heifers will be sold at weaning and the cows culled. I joined the Midland and Southern club about two years after it started and have been a member ever since and am in my third term in the chair. I have always been an active NFU member holding Office and chairing the East Midlands milk Board giving me a seat on the National Board where my interest was in animal health. In the 1980’s I was also active in the Agricultural Training Board both in office and some instructing. I have also been involved in the British Friesian Breeders club which has after a lot of hard work re-established the Breed. A Highland bull on a British Friesian cow leaves either good meat or an excellent suckler mother.

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1. What car do you drive? Subaru Outback 2. What is your favourite film? Crocodile Dundee 3. What is your favourite tipple? Whisky 4. Favourite Band? ABBA 5. Favourite book? Baroness Trumpington’s Biography 6. If you weren’t in your current role, what would you like to do? In politics 7. Best holiday? Norwegian Fiords 8. What is your best or memorable Highland Cattle achievement to date? Purchasing a bull in Oban.

MEET THE CLUB CHAIR Hugh Saggers North of Scotland Highland Cattle Club My family had the Leys Estate for 85 years starting with my Grandfather who was a great advocate for Highland Cattle. The estate passed to my Uncle, Bill Walker who was just as passionate about the breed. They both were keen supporters of the Winter Fair and Smithfield shows. When Bill Walker died at the end of 1992 the estate passed to my eldest brother. My wife Carolyn and I moved up to Leys from Sussex to help my brother run the farm and estate. Sadly, my brother died in 2008 and that resulted in the family selling Leys. Since I was a small child, I had always helped around the farm, probably being more of a hindrance than a help. I went to Merrist Wood Agricultural College for three years in the mid-

seventies but specialised in tree growing. In the early nineties we decided to reduce the fold size to 10 pure Highlanders and we concentrated on increasing our continental cross herd. Since the new owners acquired Leys we have increased the highland fold to between 35-40 cows whilst maintaining the cross cow herd at around 250 cows. Our peak animal numbers during the year rise to 650 head. We have been members of The North of Scotland Highland Cattle Club since the spring of 1993. I have been Chair twice, as well as doing a stint as Club Secretary. The Club has a very active membership and we are all very sorry not to have been able to go on our planned Club trip to Denmark this year. I look forward to us being able to make it at a later date. 1. What car do you drive? Volkswagen Toureag 2. What is your favourite film? Ben Hur 3. What is your favourite tipple? Good Bordeaux 4. Favourite Band? Pink Floyd 5. Favourite book? The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 6. If you werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in your current role, what would you like to do? History researcher 7.

Best holiday? Safari in Kenya

8. What is your best or memorable Highland Cattle achievement to date? Winning the two-year-old Bull at Oban in February 1994 (beginners luck) Although I would still like to cross a Piedmontese bull with a Highland cow to see how it could improve the meat.

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MEET THE CLUB CHAIR Roddy McDougall West of Scotland Highland Cattle Club Hi, I am Roddy McDougall and I was privileged to be nominated and elected Chairman of the West of Scotland Highland Cattle Club. The son of a shepherd/stockman, born at Lephinmore Farm on Lochfyne, Argyle, the family moved around Argyllshire and Bute before my father got a job in 1972/73 with Glasgow Corporation as stockman in charge of the Highland Cattle in Pollok Estate. This is when I first became involved with and grew an affinity with the breed, helping my father just about every weekend and summer holidays. Feeding, cleaning, halter breaking and going to the carious shows. On leaving school, like a few teenagers, I decided I could not work full time for my dad. So, coming home from Doune & Dunblane show in 1976, I was asked again was I coming to work in the park? I said, ‘I would help all I could, but I was not going to work for him’. His reply was, ‘Well you have 2 weeks to find a job or somewhere to stay because you are not staying in the house for nothing.’ Quite a shock to a 16-year-old who had just helped his father all summer. There were not too many jobs for a farm hand in Glasgow at the time, so I took a job as an apprentice butcher until I could get work on a farm.

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I still helped dad with weekend feeding, my annual leave being taken up of various Saturdays off to shows and the Highland until marriage, family and work commitments started taking up my time. After my father retired in 1984, I wasn’t getting first hand news from the show circuit. I still retained an interest in what was happening through the Scottish Farmer and various Farming Press, seeing who was winning and where. I was re-introduced to the breed in 2006, when visiting family on Bute. I went along to the show where Highland cattle were one of the largest sections. I met Ronald McMillan, Billy Crawford and a few other breeders and as things got underway, I was asked to lead a calf, fetch a bucket of water, get a comb, brush a beast and shovel dung, this is how it has been since – helping various folds at Oban Sales, the Highland Show and local shows around the West area. After working and managing High Street Butcher Shops for 4 difference companies and getting good grounding in the business, I went to work for W.W. Wales of Kilmarnock as a Franchise Manager in Kwiksave Supermarkets. After a short period, I was made Area Manager looking after 13 outlets, this lasted for 10 years. Kwiksave then pulled out of Scotland and I went back to looking after their 5 shops. After 4 years of this, in 2008, I decided to open my own show. Coincidently, Christmas Show & Sale at Ayr Mart, that year W.W> Wales bought the Champion beast out of a Charolais x Cow X Limousin, it was nice looking beef but had no real flavour to it; it was very bland. Looking at what was causing this I came to the conclusion we had diluted the native Breeds out of the commercial herds and were using mostly continental crosses thus losing the real flavour, which had made Scotch beef famous around the world. It was this that made me decide that when I opened my shop, I would only use native breeds for over the counter. Choosing a native breed, it could only be the breed where beef should always start – The Highlander. Through promoting the breed and the beef we have built a clientel who appreciate the taste of good beef. Through Highland cattle I have met some great people, Scoobi McMillan, Archie McIntyre, Alan Prentice and Prince Charles to name a few. I have been on some really interesting farm visits, great weekends away spending time and the the Craic in the company of very friendly breeders and enthusiasts with the West club.

MEET THE CLUB CHAIR 1. What car do you drive? Volvo 2. What is your favourite film? Anything with Clint Eastwood, John Wayne or Bruce Willis. 3. What is your favourite tipple? Malt Whisky 4. Favourite band? None really, listen to most typeS of Music except that Boom Boom Stuff! 5. Favourite book? ??

6. If you weren’t in your current role, what would you like to do? I probably would have went to work for Glasgow Parks with my father. 7. Best holiday? Anywhere in Scotland (with Linda of course) 8. What is your best or memorable Highland Cattle achievement to date? Lifting the overall Highland Champion at Ayr show in 1976 with Lillian of Pollok. That was when Ayr show was a big show for Highlanders; sadly, there is not a class now. I am genuinely happy for any club member lifting a Major Trophy.

Julian Ford Highland Cattle Club of Wales My name Is Julian Ford, I’m the Chair of Highland Cattle Club of Wales. I have been a member of the club for over 10 years, I got my first Highland cows for my 40th birthday, My first 2 cows came off the fells in Cumbria just after the foot and mouth epidemic, the heifer was born up on the fell and had never been through a gate in her 18months of life. The first thing we did with the cows was to get them used to being handled and brushed etc. We take our cows to the local show in Nefyn on the Mayday bank holiday to get them used to noise and people. We started taking the cows to the show after the show restarted after foot and mouth and for a few years we were the only highlands at the show, we now have got some more breeders to come to the show and now are the largest pure breed class at the show. As a club we try to have an open day on one of our members farms every year, we support the HCS while at the Royal Welsh Show and run our own stand at the Royal Welsh smallholders show.

1. What car do you drive? Peugeot 309 GTline 2. What is your favourite film? Star Wars - Return of the Jedi 3. What is your favourite tipple? Cider 4. Favourite Band? The Beat 5. Favourite book? Star wars - Rogue Squadron 6. If you weren’t in your current role, what would you like to do? Retired 7. Best holiday? Family holiday in Ireland 8. What is your best or memorable Highland Cattle achievement to date? We won the best breed stand at the Royal Welsh smallholders

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EPITAPHS

EPITAPHS The Highland Cattle Society would like to pass on our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the following members who have passed away in the last year

George Sutherland

1946 - 2019

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Bardnaheigh Fold, Hallkirk, Caithness George died on the 15th October 2019, after losing his battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife and partner Wendy, children Alan & wife Sandra, Elaine, late son Alistair and 6 grandchildren. Geroge, and his wife Wendy, started the Bardnaheigh Fold 18 years ago, when they purchased 2 heifers from Jean and Derek Anderson. He then went on to become a loyal supporter of all the local shows. He earned respect and many friends along the way, winning many shows, including the Black Isle Show with their 3yr old heifer Neonain 2nd Of Bardnaheigh. George worked for many years at Dounreay Power Station, and along with his cattle his other hobbies were his Trout Fishery, and breeding and showing his poultry. He was a gentleman in the true sense of the word, and was blessed with a mischievous sense of humour, stories too many to tell!!

Ronnie McCormick

He will be sadly missed by all. The Bardnaheigh Highland Fold will continue under the care of his daughter Elaine and Son in Law Ben.

1949 - 2019

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When asked to give a short summary of Ronnie’s life and contribution to farming in Argyll and Islands I quickly realised how can you condense into a few minutes all he achieved. Born in Iona in October 1949 oldest son in a family of six, educated at Iona Primary school then on to Oban High. On leaving school he returned to Iona to work for his father and helped to fence apportionment on the common grazing. With full time jobs being scarce, he decided to look elsewhere, this took him to the borders where he did lambing and many other jobs on the farm, included shearing. He became an expert (at the job) and his name will be found on trophies won around the many competitions in West Scotland, on retiring he became a much sought after judge. On returning to Mull he worked on the Iona ferry for a time, but the call of the land persuaded him back shearing and fencing. In October 73 he was awarded the tenancy of Saorphion farm where he remained for some years to

supplement his income he continued shearing and we in Glenforsa were fortunate to benefit from his services, hard work, and it was always a pleasure to have his craick and stories ( many not suitable for today) He was involved in local area cattle sales before they ceased during which he caught the eye of Argyll Auctions, resulting in having the offer of yardsman at the then New Oban Market, a job title he held until his illness overtook him 24 ½ years later. He was in the eyes of many, Oban Mart. Many rep’s and auctioneers on their annual visit left the farms not knowing if they had succeeded in persuading them to make use of their facilities until the final handshake with the parting words – I’ll be in touch with Ronnie. From Barra head Isles to Southend you treated all with equal respect. Ronnie you will be remembered for many reasons, not least, your helpfulness and courtesy to us all. Donald J. MacGillivray

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EPITAPHS William Thomson

March 2020

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For the past 70 years the Thomson family have been closely associated with the Highland Cattle breed through the renowned Woodneuk Fold. This year saw the sad passing of two past Presidents of the Society, William Thomson and his elder son, Tom. William, eldest son of Thomas Barrie Leishman (TBL) Thomson and Helen Bird, was born on 5th June 1934 and started life at Threepwood Farm near Beith, Ayrshire. TBL was managing director of the family business, the Waterproof and Tarpaulin Company, in Barrhead and the family moved to the town following the purchase of Woodneuk and the neighbouring Killoch Farm in 1942. Whilst TBL and his middle son, Tom, focused on the family business, William and his youngest brother, Adam, concentrated on the suckler herd at Woodneuk and the dairy at Killoch. The family’s relationship with the Highland breed started in 1954 with the purchase of nine Highland cows and a bull, animals well suited to the rough upland ground found on Woodneuk hill. Whilst TBL focused primarily on the pedigree and family lines, William had a strong commercial focus, and looked on the Highlander primarily as a hardy, functional animal which had to be quiet, easy-calving and most of all, the backbone of a beef cross. This was the foundation for the modern Woodneuk cattle. In 1959, William married May Renfrew and the couple moved into Killoch Farm before finally moving across to Woodneuk in 1968. They had three children, Tom, William and Elizabeth, and were active in the local farming community with William becoming President of the local Neilston Show and May being President of the Ladies’ section. They formed close bonds with many of the local farming ‘characters’ who would often be found at Woodneuk putting the world to rights. In 1996 May passed away following a long illness, during which Tom moved back to Woodneuk to work on the farm and Elizabeth moved back in 1997 to support William at this time. In a remarkable twist of fate, a chance meeting with Margaret Morris, who had been a student at Killoch in 1954, led to William remarrying in 2000 and the following 20 years were a happy time where the pair travelled extensively to various Highland Cattle shows and events throughout the country and internationally. Margaret’s passion for all things Highland saw the pair a regular fixture at Shows and Sales where they formed many strong friendships.

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Whilst family was always the priority for William, his real passion was farming, and, in particular, his Highland Cattle. He was extremely proud to follow in his father’s footsteps in becoming President of the Society in 19961997, and then to see his son, Tom, achieve the same position from 2016 - 2017. His breeding policies never varied from his strongly held beliefs in ‘functional’ cattle and it led to significant success in the show ring. Highlights include winning the Royal Highland Show with Jock 3rd of Woodneuk and later with Bachy 3rd of Woodneuk and then going on to win the Royal Show and Royal Welsh. Over the years Woodneuk-bred cattle have won many shows in the UK and internationally, a fact which brought him great pride and was a testament to his breeding policies. Despite his failing health, William was delighted when Woodneuk won the Show Fold of the Year in 2019 – a great tribute to the work of three generations at Woodneuk. William was always keen to see the Society move forward and was instrumental in setting up the West of Scotland Highland Cattle Club and was first Chairman. He was also chair of the Society’s Breed Development Committee where his, often strong, views on the breed’s functionality could be put to effect. As part of his Society role he took great pleasure in travelling throughout the UK and abroad to help the various clubs and individual breeders who sought his wisdom and experience. A particular pleasure were the times he spent away with Hamish Wilson, Andrew Morrow and Archie McArthur amongst others – and many a

EPITAPHS tale remains to be told of their exploits – not all suitable for printing as many will understand! William was delighted to be made an Honorary member of the Highland Cattle Society in February 2010 in recognition of the many years of service and the respect in which he was held. The explosion in demand for Highland Cattle in the Continent in the 1980’s led to William developing enduring friendships with many breeders in countries such as Denmark, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Estonia and Ireland, to name but a few. The visits to these countries, and the return visits to Woodneuk, were a source of great enjoyment to both William and Margaret, and he was proud to see Woodneuk cattle spread so far and wide. The messages of condolence received from these far away friends were a huge comfort to Margaret and the rest of the family. Sadly, William’s last year was blighted by the onset

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of dementia and reduced mobility but right to the end his mischievous sense of humour, love of life and of all things to do with farming remained. He spent his last months at Woodneuk surrounded by his family and took great pleasure from his grandchildren. He was devastated by the untimely death of his son, Tom, just a month before his own death. Unfortunately, the family were unable to have a fitting funeral service for William due to Coronavirus but have been helped throughout this time by all the messages, kind words and offers of help and support that have come in from all over the world. He is sadly missed. A comment from Archie McArthur to sum up William was: “Willie will be remembered as a family man, a good farmer with an eye for stock, a straight talking decent person who was a good friend to so many” – we hope you all agree.

February 11, 2020

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Tom Thomson sadly passed away on the morning of Tuesday 11th February 2020 peacefully at home at the age of 59 having returned from a successful show and sale at Oban the previous day. It was clear to everyone he met how passionate Tom was about Highland cattle. Tom was more than just a breeder of Highlanders, he was an ambassador for the breed. Whoever he spoke to and wherever he was in the world, the conversation would somehow find its way back to his beloved Highland Cattle. Tom would regularly receive requests for advice from people starting out and would always make time to share his knowledge. No request was too big no matter how long it took to find an answer. Tom served on council for the Society on two occasions between 2008 and 2015. He was a Society judge and he judged all over the UK and abroad – Germany, Switzerland and Finland to name a few. He took this position very seriously and always took time to walk down the cattle lines after a show to discuss his decision. His proudest moment within the society was becoming president in 2016, becoming the third generation of his family to serve as president, following in the footsteps of his Father and Grandfather. This was a lifelong ambition for Tom and something we are all glad he lived long enough to fulfil. Tom first became involved with local agricultural shows at the age of 18 when he became a Junior Director of Neilston Show. He exhibited cattle at numerous local and national shows finding success at both, including winning Female Champion at the Royal Highland Show

in 2000. His most recent championship was at Bute Show in 2019 where he won with his bull Alasdair 5th of Woodneuk. He enjoyed every success just as much no matter whether the show was big or small. Tom’s sudden passing came as a massive shock to everyone and the showing of members from this Society at his funeral was a testament to the impact he had amongst his peers and was incredibly moving to the whole family. Tom will be sorely missed by his wife Janette, his sons Andrew and Iain and all his family. We are sure this feeling will be shared amongst his friends within the society. Janette, Andrew and Iain Thomson

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EPITAPHS Ron Shaw

September 2019

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Ron Shaw passed away peacefully in late September in Crosshouse Hospital after a short illness. Ron was born into a farming family in Arran and left there in 1973 to take up a succession of posts in large dairy enterprises. He saw the light in 1986, more a love affair, with Highland Cattle when he took up the post of Stockman at the Glasgow Council Pollok Fold. He embraced this challenge with enthusiasm. Ron was always driven by pedigrees and spent many hours trawling through the herd books to find out who was who. During his Highland cattle career, animals he bred and prepared achieved many accolades, one of his proudest moments was when Coinneach of Pollok sold for the highest price at Oban in 1990 to the Glengorm Fold. During the 90’s Ron and Liz exhibited at between 12 and 15 shows and sales each year. Winning the Highland Section at Smithfield and both Champion and Reserve at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh on the same day were a few of the highlights. The social side of the shows was a major part of life and many lifelong friendships were forged during this time, so many laughs and wonderful memories, he loved hosting a party – especially in the show caravan. In 1996 their son Ruairidh arrived and joined them on the show circuit. In 1997, they moved into a new venture with Killochries and developed and expanded the relatively new fold.

Argyle Lawrie

On leaving Killochries, Ron and his family moved to West Kilbride where he continued to breed and show his own Cir Mhor cattle while still being involved helping new breeders. Ron judged Highland Cattle all over the country and enjoyed trips all over the UK and Europe. He was a past chairman of the West of Scotland Highland Cattle Club where he helped organise events and was one of the chefs at the Club BBQ. Sadly, in 2005, Ron suffered serious life changing injuries in a car accident and he spent an extended time in recovery. Despite this, he continued where he could with his involvement in Highland Cattle and always kept an interest in how others were getting on at the shows. Liz Shaw

February 16, 2020

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Gyle was born on 28th April 1944 to Allan Lawrie (Farmer) and Margaret Cameron Lawrie (Nurse) at Keppocks Farm, Rumbling Bridge, Fossaway, where he lived until he was 6 years old, when his mother died. He and his two sisters were then brought up by their uncle Bob and Granny. Uncle Bob had a fencing business and this business took them to Scotland – well Kinross, where Gyle finished his junior schooling and helped with fencing during his spare time. At 12 years old the family moved to Meoble which was only accessed by a 1½ hour boat trip up Loch Morar or a three hour walk over the hill. He travelled to Mallaid Secondary school every week by boat to Morar Pier and then walked the last three miles to Mallaig. On leaving secondary school he started work on Meoble Estate where he stayed for three years, he left after the barge loaded with heavy machinery sank. Gyle could not swim and was lucky to survive, he was rescued by a nearby shepherd who saw it happen and set sail to

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rescue the men. He started work for Lochiel Estate at 18 as a junior shepherd amongst 22 other shepherds, leaving 21 years later as head shepherd. Having spent time in some of the most remote Glens and highest hills in Scotland, he then moved to Lairg to stay with his sister and family where he stayed for 7 years working for the fountain forestry, planting trees, clear felling etc., but in Gyles heart was shepherding and when the chance to rent Savalbeg Farm came up, he jumped at it and began breeding Cheviot sheep winning various prizes including the Highland Show. In 1992 he married Connie MacNaughton a well-known Highland cattle Breeder. Gyle grasped this new challenge of breeding cattle and he and Connie went on to again win many renowned shows and trophy’s, again the Highland Show. After Connie’s death in 2009 and not being so young himself, he continued to breed Highlands on a more commercial basis. Donald MacNaughton

EPITAPHS Archie Galbraith

December 3, 2019

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Archie Galbraith passed away on 3rd December 2019. A native of Mull, Archie (usually called Baldy) moved to Ormsary Estate, Lochgilphead where he was employed by the Lithgow family as stockman. Archie retired in December 2000 after 39 years service and spent much of his retirement time attending agricultural shows where he enjoyed meeting the breeders and exhibitors of Highland cattle. He not

John Cruikshank

only attended shows but was asked by many show committees to steward on the day, a role he enjoyed very much. Having judged and exhibited at many shows and sales, and in recognition of his support to the breed, Archie was very proud when he was awarded an honorary membership of the Highland Cattle Society. He is survived by his wife Annie and daughter Christine.

September 30, 2019

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It was with great sadness that I heard of the untimely passing of John Cruikshank, a good friend to many in the Highland Cattle Society. I had known John for over fifty years since his father Roy came to work with the Scone Palace Fold of pedigree cattle. At that time, although he had a busy weekday job and also played the accordion in a dance band, he would help at weekends to walk cattle prior to Oban heifer sales, Scottish National Fatstock and Smithfield shows and then Bull sales - for a teenager like me the craic was good! John was a gifted musician and played the accordion in many Perthshire dance bands and was well known throughout the local accordion and fiddle community.

John loved the interaction with people and his job as a taxi driver meant he was well known in the Perth area. John used to make the twice-yearly trip to Oban after his father Roy passed away and the Cruikshank family donated the Roy Cruikshank Goblet and cash prize to the stockman bringing out the Champion Bull. John made a lot of good friends through his sorties to Oban and he looked forward to each one. He made his first voyage out with Scotland to the Balmoral Show last year before his death thanks to a friendship made at Oban. John was predeceased by his wife Vivian and was survived by his brother Sandy and his family. David Soutar

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SOCIETY SALES 122nd ANNUAL AUTUMN SHOW Sunday 13 October, 2019

Judge: Duncan Handley A packed ringside of spectators witnessed a heifer from Tordarroch Estates lift the overall championship accolade at the Highland Cattle Society’s annual autumn show held at Oban on Sunday. The three-year-old heifer Heather 12th of Tordarroch, continued on her winning ways, having lifted three breed championships at Sutherland, Nairn and Black Isle this summer. Brought out by Sarah Noble, who is stockwoman in John Cooper’s 15-cow fold near Inverness, this heifer is by Moluag of Kilpatrick, out of Heather 11 of Innisard. Judge Mr Duncan Handley, who runs 40 breeding cows in his Gildenvale fold in Herefordshire, said: “She is a stunning heifer with plenty character and has everything you would look for in a beef breed.” Mr Handley’s reserve champion was the second prize winner to the champion, a three-year-old heifer named Anna of Eilean Mor from Karen and Michael Macgregor’s 10-cow Eilean Mor fold at Port An Aiseig, Glenborrodale, Acharacle. Shown by Jade Brown, this heifer was on her first outing and is by Ceannard 16 of Cnoc, out of Sobhrach of Eilean Mor. Amongst the two-year-old heifers, the championship was awarded to Morag 69 of Woodneuk from William and Tom Thomson of the Woodneuk fold near Barrhead, Glasgow. She is by Jock 14 of Woodneuk, a former Royal Highland Show male champion, out of Morag 35 of Woodneuk. On just her first outing of the year, she has stood third at both Dalry and Largs shows in previous years. Taking the reserve honours was Ken and Eva Brown’s heifer named Sine Dhubh 7 of Craigowmill from Ledlanet, Kinross. By Seumus Dubh of Craigowmill, she is bred out of Sine Dhubh 2 of Craigowmill. Senga 2 of Borland from Keith Howman of the Borland fold at Ashmere, Felix Lane, Shepperton, Middlesex, scooped the championship in the yearling heifers. This heifer is by Balach Dubh of Craigowmill, out of Nighean Dhubh 2 of Borland. Runner up in the yearling heifers was Ros Dubh of Ceannacroic from Dunlossit Farming Ltd, Knocklearach, Ballygrant, Isle of Islay. By Liam Buidhe of Ceannacroic, she is out of Morag Dun 1 of Ceannacroic. John Cooper of Tordarroch Estates, was back in the tickets when he stood champion in the heifer calves with Cuileann of Culloden. This was an April, 2019-born heifer by Hamish of Knockendon, out of Cuileann of Brucefield.

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The reserve title went to Mrs Jon H. Strickland’s January, 2019-born heifer calf named Lady Jane Stuart 2 of Cladich from Cladich Mor, Dalmally. She is by Monadh Mor 2 of Cladich, out of Lady Jane Stuart of Cladich. In the suckled calf pairs, Netta Dubh of Cailaich and Frangag Dubh 30 of Cailaich from R and S Strachan, Cailaich Farm, Calgary, Isle of Mull, ruled supreme, while Victoria 22 of Craigowmill and Una Dhubh 14 of Craigowmill from the Browns, led the way in the in-calf heifers. Katrina Macarthur Class 1 - Three year old Heifer 1st Lot 12 - Heather 12th of Tordarroch. 2nd Lot 4 - Anna of Eileen Mor. 3rd Lot 8 - Boidhrach Ruadh 4th of Broomrigg. 4th Lot 6 - Suisan Bheag 2nd of Glengoyne. Class 2 - Three year old Heifer 1st Lot 10 - Victoria 22nd of Craigowmill. 2nd Lot 11 - June 21st of Hyndford. 3rd Lot 15 - Una Dhubh 14th of Craigowmill. 4th Lot 17 - Tara Gael of Culloden. 3 Year old Heifer Champion Heather 12th of Tordarroch Class 3 - Two year old Heifer. 1st Lot 24 - Morag 69th of Woodneuk. 2nd Lot 18 - Ruby 5th of Mottistone 3rd Lot 25 - Aindrea of Allanfearn. 4th Lot 22 - Cruinneag Ruadh of Shellachan. Class 4 - Two year old Heifer 1st Lot 27 - Sine Dhubh 7th of Craigowmill. 2nd Lot 28 - Dossan Mor of Woodneuk. 2 year old Heifer Champion Morag 69th of Woodneuk Class 5 - Yearling Heifer 1st Lot 38 - Senga 2nd of Borland 2nd Lot 33 - Ros Dubh of Ceannacroic. 3rd Lot 35 - Cailich of Balemartine. 4th Lot 32 - Gruagach of Glenkinglass. Class 6 - Yearling Heifer 1st Lot 40 - Fearina of Corntown 2nd Lot 47 - Sorcha 3rd of Woodneuk 3rd Lot 43 - Rosie of Cailaich 4th Lot 45 - Caramel of Achterneed

SOCIETY SALES Class 7 - Yearling Heifer 1st Lot 51 - Daisy of Allanfearn 2nd Lot 52 - Seonaid Laird 2nd of Woodneuk 3rd Lot 50 - Eleanor of Ceannacroic 4th Lot 48 - Laura of Heatherhills Glenlivet Yearling Heifer Champion Senga 2nd of Borland Class 8 - Heifer Calves 1st Lot 58 - Lady Jane Stuart 2nd of Cladich 2nd Lot 56 - Princess Dhubh of Seam 3rd Lot 60 - Rionnag Ruadh of Dunach 4th Lot 59 - Demi Ogilvie Ruadh 2nd of Cladich Class 9 - Heifer Calves 1st Lot 64 - Clara Beg of Cladich 2nd Lot 63 - Patsy 3rd of Cladich 3rd Lot 65 - An Ros Ruadh of Cladich 4th Lot 62 - Lady Alma Inver 3rd of Cladich Class 10 - Heifer Calves 1st Lot 74 - Cuileann of Culloden 2nd Lot 72 - Lady Alma Dhubh 12th of Craigowmill 3rd Lot 71 - Lady Jane 6th of Cladich 4th Lot 70 - Gruagach of Shellachan Class 11 - Heifer Calves 1st Lot 75 - Lily Ann 10th of Craigowmill 2nd Lot 80 - Netta Dubh of Cailaich 3rd Lot 77 - Fraoch Ruadh of Cailaich 4th Lot 76 - Stuamag of Shellachan Heifer Calve Champion Cuileann of Culloden Class 12 - Bull Calves 1st Lot 88 - 200447 of Cladich 2nd Lot83 - 300152 of West Edmondsley 3rd Lot 81 - 100702 of Black Glen Class 13 - Best pair of suckled calves. Netta Dubh of Cailaich and Frangag Dubh 30 of Cailaich Class 14 - Best pair of in-calf heifers Victoria 22 of Craigowmill and Una Dhubh 14 of Craigowmill Young Handlers Class (14 and under) 1st Logan Ross 2nd Adam McIntyre 3rd Will Perkins 4th Sophie Adams

5th Tom Halford 6th Kelsie Prentice 7th Emily Armstrong 8th Ethan Braines 9th Jack Halford 10th Kate Cameron Young Handlers (15-18) 1st Alan Cameron 2nd Shannon Thomson Champion Young Handler: Logan Ross Overall Champion Lot 2 - Heather 12th of Tordarroch, from Tordarroch Estates shown by Sarah Noble Reserve Champion Lot 4 - Anna of Eilean Mor, from Karen & Michael Macgregor shown by Jade Brown Winner of Class 4 Two year old Heifer Lot 27 - Sine Dhubh 7th of Craigowmill from Mr K. W. W and Mrs E. M. Brown Winner of Class 8 Heifer Calves Lady Jane Stuart 2nd of Cladich from Mrs Jon H. Strickland

122nd ANNUAL AUTUMN SALE Monday 14 October, 2019

Auctioneer: Raymond Kennedy Averages: seven three-year-old heifers, £3571. 42 (+£1576.42 for one more sold); seven two-year-old heifers, £2500 (+£1152 for the same number sold); 16 yearlings, £1118.75 (+£242 for six more sold); 20 calves, £918.75 (-£201.25 for four less sold) Trade reached a top of 8000gns at the Highland Cattle Society’s annual autumn sale held at Oban on Monday. Breeders from across the UK witnessed increased averages on the year with three-year-old heifers up by more than £1500 on the year and more numbers sold compared to last year’s sale. Gordon McConachie, president of the Highland Cattle Society said: “We’ve seen an excellent increase in average sale prices in the older age groups with calves slightly down on the year. The total numbers sold is up on the year which is encouraging and we have had a strong contingent of foreign buyers present again this year.”

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SOCIETY SALES Sale leader at 8000gns was the reserve champion from the pre-sale show, Anna of Eilean Mor, from Karen and Michael MacGregor, Port An Aiseig, Glenborrodale, Acharacle, Argyll. Securing a personal best for the 10-cow fold, this three-year-old heifer is by Ceannard 16 of Cnoc - a stock bull which was purchased as a young calf three years ago and which bred the champion yearling bull at Oban in February, 2018. Bred out of Sobhrach of Eilean Mor, and having ran with the bull Harris of Balemartine, she heads to North Yorkshire with Julia Carr, Marrick Park, Richmond. Next best at 5500gns was the overall champion from John Cooper’s 15-cow fold at Tordarroch Estates, Farr, Inverness. This was Heather 12 of Tordarroch, a threeyear-old heifer which ruled supreme at Sutherland, Nairn and Black Isle this summer. Brought out by Bryon MacNaughton and Sarah Noble, she is by Moluag of Kilpatrick, out of Heather 11 of Innisard, and sold in-calf to Macrae Charles of Maol, when purchased by German breeder, Herr Falko Steinberg, Leisterforde. Julia Carr then paid 5000gns for the reserve champion two-year-old heifer Sine Dhubh 7 of Craigowmill, from Ken and Eva Brown, Ledlanet, Kinross. She is backed by home-bred genetics being an AI daughter of Seumus Dubh of Craigowmill and bred out of Sine Dhubh 2 of Craigowmill. The 50-cow Craigowmill fold also produced a sale at 3000gns for a three-year-old heifer by the same sire. Selling to Philip Stokoe of Balnagowan, Aboyne, was the first prize winner Victoria 22 of Craigowmill, bred out of Victoria 18 of Craigowmill. She is in-calf to Lasgaire 21 Vom Lehstener Moor. Mr Stokoe also paid 4000gns for the next animal through the ring from Alan Prentice, who runs just five cows in his Hyndford fold at Ravenstruther, Lanark. This was his second prize winner June 21 of Hyndford, a threeyear-old heifer by Alexander of Hyndford, out of June 11 of Hyndford, which is in-calf to Alasdair 4 of Douglas. Also selling for 3000gns to Yann Guisnel, France, was William and Tom Thomson’s two-year-old heifer Morag 69 of Woodneuk from Woodneuk Farm, Barrhead, Glasgow. Standing champion two-year-old, having previously stood third in her class at Dalry and Largs shows, she is by Jock 14 of Woodneuk, out of Morag 35 of Woodneuk. In the same transaction, a similarly aged heifer by the same sire made 2000gns from the Thomsons. This was Dossan Mor of Woodneuk, out of Dossan Mor 2 of Inchmarnock, which stood second in her class. Michael Poland’s Mottistone fold from Lower

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Pershaw Lane, Upham, Southampton, topped at 2600gns for Ruby 5 of Mottistone, when sold to Alan Kennedy, West Kilbride. She is by Donnachadh Ruadh Vom Sunderberg, which stood champion aged bull at Oban in February, and out of Ruby 2 of Mottistone. Aberdeenshire breeder Craig Finnie of the Richmondhill fold, Peterhead, forked out 2500gns for the two-year-old heifer Mhairi of Corntown from Ron MacLean, Conon Bridge, Ross-shire. She is by Josh of Earn, out of Neonag 7 of Brucefield. Ewan Mackay’s Glengoyne fold from Killearn, Glasgow, reached 2000gns for the two-year-old heifer Suisan Bheag 2 of Glengoyne. By Angus Mor of Glengoyne, out of Suisan Bheag of Glengoyne, she sold in-calf to Ceannard of Eilean Mor, when knocked down to A MacKay. John Cooper’s Culloden fold from Tordarroch Estates, sold Tara Geal of Culloden, for 2000gns to Neil and Janet McQuistin, High Airyolland, New Luce. This three-year-old heifer stood fourth in her class and is by Moluag of Kilpatrick, out of Tara Geal of Ceannacroic, which is a successful show winner. She sold in-calf to Ceannard of Eilean Mor. Yearling heifers peaked at 2500gns for Carlin 5 of Culfoich from Gordon McConachie, Culfoichmore, Advie, Grantown-on-Spey. A daughter of this year’s Royal Highland Show champion Jacob 2 of Benmore, she is out of Lara 1 of Culfoich, which stood junior champion at the Highland in 2010. She is a full sister to the yearling champion at Oban in 2017 and sold to A Hyslop and Son. Sydney and Maureen O’Hara, Cnoc Lodge, Creagan, Appin, received 2000gns for Marsili 1 of Cnoc, from Yann Guisnel. This yearling heifer is by Adhamh 2 of Lagg, out of Marsili Ruadh of Ceannacroic. Also selling at 2000gns was the champion yearling heifer Senga 2 of Borland, from Keith Howman, Ashemere, Shepperton, Middlesex. By Balach Dubh of Craigowmill, out of Nighean Dhubh 2 of Borland, she sold to M Smith. Among the heifer calves, a top price of 2000gns was paid for Queenie Strickland’s reserve heifer calf champion Lady Jane Stuart 2 of Cladich, from her fold near Dalmally. She is sired by Monadh Mor 2 of Cladich, out of Lady Jane Stuart of Cladich, and sold to Aikenshill Farm. Two other heifer calves from the Cladich fold peaked at 1600gns and 1400gns, with the dearest being An Ros Ruadh of Cladich, which was purchased by J and L Fraser and Son, Tilbouries, Maryculter. The Cladich fold also topped the bull calves at 1000gns for the first prize winner in the section. This was a January, 2019-born son of Whitelaw of Killochries,

SOCIETY SALES out of Cassie Buidhe 3 of Knockendon, which sold to Maureen MacArthur and John Ashton, for their Allanfearn fold at Heights of Inchvannie, Strathpeffer. Caroline Cuthbertson’s Jedderfield dispersal from Peebles, peaked at 1800gns for Kate 9 of Jedderfield - a four-year-old cow by Allt Ruadh of Crannich, out of Kate 2 of Jedderfield. She sold with her calf at foot to Queenie Strickland’s Cladich fold. Katrina Macarthur

June 21st of Hyndford – 4,000 gns

Heather 12th of Tordarroch – 5,500gns

Ruby 5th of Mottistone – 2,600 gns

Anna of Eilean Mor – 8,000 gns

Sine Dhubh 7th of Craigowmill – 5,000gns

Lady Jane Stuart 2nd of Cladich – 2000 gns

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SOCIETY SALES 129th ANNUAL SPRING SHOW Sunday 9 February, 2020 Judge: Dochy Ormiston History was made at the Highland Cattle Society’s 129th Annual Spring Show and Sale at Oban on Sunday, 10th February, when the Cladich fold secured its first ever male championship at the event. A large ringside of spectators witnessed judge Dochy Ormiston, give the winning slap to Jon and Queenie Strickland’s February, 2018-born bull K2 of Cladich from Cladich Mor, Dalmally. Brought out by stockman Stuart Campbell, he is by the 9500gns Campbell of Tilbouries - a bull which stood reserve champion at Oban in 2016 and which bred a number of prize winners at the society’s show and sale in October for Cladich. Bred out of the best dam in the fold Lady Jane 3 of Cladich, this was the fold’s first male championship win since it was founded in 1882. Taking the reserve honours was Donald MacNaughton’s July, 2017-born bull from the Rannoch fold at Kelty. This was Blizzard of Lagg, a son of Bein Gael of Earn, bred out Briedein 7 of Lagg, which was bred by Connie Lawrie. The female championship was awarded to three-yearold heifer Diorbhail Dhubh 3 of Craigowmill from Ken and Eva Brown’s Craigowmill fold at Ledlanet, Kinross. By Seumus Dubh of Craigowmill, out of Diorbhail 2 of Knockendon, which stood reserve champion at Oban in February 2014, she is in-calf to Lasgaire 21 Von Lehstener Moor. Michael and Sally Nairn of the Balnabroich fold at Strathardle, Blairgowrie, lifted the reserve honours in the females with March, 2017-born Sidonia 7 of Balnabroich. By Cliadhamh Mor of Balmoral, she is out of Sidonia 8 of Ormsary. By Katrina Macarthur PRIZE LIST Two-year-old bulls Class 1 – 1, best two-year-old bull and male champion, Mrs Jon H Strickland’s K2 of Cladich; 2, Andrew Clotworthy’s Jock of Inveralton; 3, Michael Poland’s Donnachadh Ruadh 4 of Mottistone Class 2 – 1, Michael and Sally Nairn’s Hector of Balnabroich; 2, Glengorm’s Diplomat 2 of Glengorm; 3, Emma Paterson’s Commander of Benmore Class 3 – 1 and reserve two-year-old bull, KWW and EM Brown’s Brogach 5 of Craigowmill; 2, J and M McConachie and Son’s Brodie 2 of Culfoich; 3, Glengorm’s Jackson of Glengorm

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Class 4 – 1, Alan C Prentice’s Maximus of Hyndford; 2, Mr and Mrs JS McKenchie’s Harry 2 of Gartocharn; 3, E Mackay’s Archie of Glengoyne. Senior bulls Class 5 – 1, best senior bull and reserve male championship, Connie Lawrie’s Blizzard of Lagg; 2 and reserve senior bull, Connie Lawrie’s Major of Lagg; 3, Mr and Mrs AA MacDonald’s Muran Vallay of Ardbhan Aged bulls Class 6 – 1 and best aged bull, K Howman’s Balach Dubh of Craigowmill; 2, The Burns family’s Donal 2 of Culfoich; 3, Caroline Cuthbertson’s Eoin Mhor 23 of Mottistone. Yearling bulls Class 7 – 1 and best yearling bull, Hamish ET Irvine’s 600346 of Craigluscar Farm; 2, 700347 of Craigluscar Farm; 3, Mr and Mrs S Haley’s 100046 of Seam. Class 8 – 1 and reserve yearling bull, Karen and Michael Macgregor’s 300124 of Eilean Mor; 2, The Chedley Fold’s 700033 of Chedley; 3, D Buchanan’s 500820 of Shenavallie. Senior heifers Class 9 – 1, best senior heifer and female champion, KWW and EM Brown’s Diorbhail Dhubh 3 of Craigowmill; 2 and reserve senior heifer, Glasgow City Council’s Lady Gheal 1 of Pollok; 3, Woodneuk Farm’s Ruthaig 5 of Woodneuk. Three-year-old heifers Class 10 – 1, best three-year-old heifer and reserve female champion, Michael and Sally Nairn’s Sidonia 7 of Balnabroich; 2, Michael Poland’s Lynn 8 of Mottistone; 3, Michael and Sally Nairn’s Iseabel 3 of Balnabroich. Class 11 – 1, Woodneuk Farm’s Anabladh 12 of Woodneuk; 2, Woodneuk Farm’s Bachy 45 of Woodneuk; 3, Andrew MacPhee’s Melony of Achterneed. Class 12 – 1 and reserve three-year-old heifer, KWW and EM Brown’s Dossan OG 18 of Craigowmill; Killochries Fold’s Baravalla Mina Calum of Killochries; 3, Glasgow City Council’s Barabel 13 of Pollok. Two-year-old heifer Class 13 – 1 and best two-year-old, Ron MacLean’s Caitin of Corntown; 2 and reserve two-year-old, Mortimers Farm’s Maude of Mortimers; 3, Glasgow City Council’s Janice 37 of Pollok.

SOCIETY SALES Yearling heifers Class 14 – 1 and best yearling heifer, The Chedley Fold’s Isabella Zoe of Chedley; 2, Mortimers Farm’s Ina of Mortimers; 3, Mortimers Farm’s Mojito of Mortimers. Class 15 – 1 and reserve yearling heifer, Leys Castle’s Marsili Dubh 2 of Leys; 2, Killochries Fold’s Nighean Tearlach 2 of Killochries; 3, Killochries Fold’s Liusaigh Uilleam of Killochries. Class 16 – 1, KWW and EM Brown’s Una Dhubh 19 of Craigowmill; 2, Mr and Mrs AA MacDonald’s Claudia Ghrinn of Ardbhan; 3, Killochries Fold’s Seonaid Tearlach 3 of Killochries. Class 17 – 1, The Chedley Fold’s Clara Zoe of Chedley; 2, Mr and Mrs AA MacDonald’s Uiseag Anasach Bhalaigh of Ardbhan; 3, Douglas and Hilary Crane’s Lady White 7 of Gray Brae.

Blizzard Of Lagg – Not Sold - Reserve Male Champion.

Young handlers Aged 13 years and under 1. Joanna Greaves 2. Sophie Adams 3. Kate Cameron 4. Kelsy Prentice 5. Ella McLellan 6. Lara McLellan 7. Mack Young 14 to 18 years 1 and champion young handler – Emily Armstrong 2. Alan Cameron 3. Anna Davies 4. Kathleen Mann 5. Alexander MacDonald

Diorbhail Dhubh 3rd Of Craigowmill – 5,000 Gns – Female Champion.

Best pair of females 1, Michael and Sally Nairn’s Iseabel 3 of Balnabroich and Sidonia 7 of Balnabroich.

K2 Of Cladich – 6,500 Gns – Male Champion.

Sidonia 7th Of Balnabroich – 3,000 Gns – Reserve Female Champion.

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SOCIETY SALES 129th ANNUAL SPRING SALE Monday 10 February, 2020

Auctioneer: Raymond Kennedy

Muran Vallay Of Ardbhan – 6,800 Gns – Top Selling Bull.

Brogach 5th Of Craigowmill - 5,000 Gns - Reserve 2 Year Old Bull.

600346 Of Craigluscar Farm Fold – 3,500 Gns – Best Yearling Bull

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Averages: 15 two-year-old bulls, £3234.00 (+£363 for five more sold); five yearling bulls, £1491 (+£861 for two more); three senior heifers, £3710 (+£122 for one more); 13 three-year-old heifers, £2011.15 (-£468.85 for five more); five two-year-old heifers, £1039.50 (-£451.50 for five less); 19 yearling heifers, £1065.47 (+£53.97 for four more). One of the oldest folds in the society’s herd book led the way at the Highland Cattle Society’s 129th Annual Spring Show and Sale at Oban on Monday, 10th February. A top price of 6800gns was paid for an April 2017born red bull from Angus MacDonald and family’s Ardbhan fold on North Uist. This was the senior bull Muran Vallay of Ardbhan, a son of Gilleaspuig of Tiretigan, which also sired the family’s 11,000gns sale topper last year. Bred out of Muran Beanaichte of Ardbhan, he stood third in his class and sold locally to Kilchoan Management, Kilchoan, Kilmelford, Oban. Next best at 6000gns was the male champion, K2 of Cladich from Jon and Queen Strickland’s Cladich fold near Dalmally. This two-year-old black bull is by the 9500gns Campbell of Tilbouries, out of Lady Jane 3 of Cladich, which is the best dam in the 40-cow fold. Brought out by farm manager Stuart Campbell, he sold to RA Phillip, Green Farm, Hellifield, Skipton. Four animals came under the hammer at 5000gns with the first being the two-year-old red bull Hector of Earn, from Heather Corrigall’s 21-cow Earn fold at Nigg, Easter Ross. He is by Angus Ruadh of Wester Croachy, out of Magaida 1 of Earn, and stood junior male champion at Dalmally and male champion at the national show. He sold north to Aberdeenshire with David Smith, Flowry Brae Farm, Memsie, Fraserburgh. Michael and Sally Nairn from Strathardle, Blairgowrie, received 5000gns for the first prize class winner Hector of Balnabroich. Selling to Angus MacDonald, Ardbhan, he is a March 2018-born red son of Ruadh Nero of Seam, out of Sidonia 2 of Ormsary. The same home sold the three-year-old heifer champion for 3000gns to D Dempster, Keppoch Cottage, Monzie. This was Sidonia 7 of Balnabroich, a daughter of Cliadhamh Mor of Balmoral, out of Sidonia 8 of Ormsary. Kinross breeders Ken and Eva Brown of the

SOCIETY SALES Craigowmill fold, sold two females for 5000gns each. First at this money was Brogach 5 of Craigowmill, an April 2018-born red heifer by Ruaridh 1 of Ubhaidh, which stood overall champion at the Royal Highland Show in 2014. Out of Una Dubh 6 of Craigowmill, she was knocked down to RD Schuster, Duiletter, Glenstrae, Dalmally. Also selling for the same money was their female champion Diorbhail Dhubh 3 of Craigowmill, an April, 2016-born heifer by Seaumus Dubh of Craigowmill. Bred out of Diorbhail 2 of Knockendon, which stood reserve champion at Oban in February 2014, she is in-calf to Lasgaire 21 von Lehstener Moor and sold to Germany with Falk Steinberg, Lehstener Moor, Burgerhof. A second prize three-year-old heifer named Baravalla Mina Calum of Killochries, from Iain and Sheena Graham’s Killochries fold at Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, made 4800gns to D Acella, Borgata Confine, Inferiore, Sampeyre, Italy. This was a black heifer by Calum Dubh of Killochries, out of one of the best cows in the fold Baravalla Mina 3 of Killochries. She is in-calf to Calum Seoladair Dubh 2 of Killochries. Ewan Mackay, Glengoyne, Killearn, Glasgow, sold the May 2018-born Archie of Glengoyne for 3500gns to Craig Finnie for his Richmondhill fold at Peterhead. This red bull is by Fear Siridh of Balmoral, out of Oighrig Ruadh 2 of Glengoyne. Matching that price was Maureen Macarthur and John Ashton’s similarly aged red bull Tobermory of Allanfearn from Strathpeffer. By Rob Ruadh of Gartchonzie, out of Caileag Bheag 25 of Callachally, he is the first bull to be sold from this bloodline and sold to DE Klee, Auchnacraig, Lochdon, Isle of Mull. Last at this money and selling for the top price in the yearling bulls was the champion from Hamish Irvine’s Craigluscar fold near Dunfermline. Selling to the Iain and Sheena Graham, Killochries, was the January 2019born Ron of Craigluscar, by Angus Dubh of Savalmhor, out of Lorna of Craigluscar. This black bull stood reserve overall junior champion at the Stars of the Future Calf Show at Stirling last November. Also selling for 3000gns was William Thomson’s first prize three-year-old heifer Anabladh 12 of Woodneuk from his fold at Barrhead, Glasgow. She is by Jock 14 of Woodneuk, out of Anabladh 8 of Woodneuk and sold to M Oldenhaf, Denmark. Two other senior heifers sold with a 2800gns price tag including the reserve champion Lady Gheal 1 of Pollock, from Glasgow City Council, purchased by David

Williamson, Greenbraes, Whalsay, Shetland. The other at this money was third prize winner Ruthaig 5 of Woodneuk from William Thomson, which sold to JC Dickson, Springhill, Berwick Upon Tweed. Yearling heifers peaked at 2300gns for Seonaid Tearlach 3 of Killochries from the Grahams. Selling to JA McCulloch, Glentoo Farm, Castle Douglas, she is the first crop by Tearlach 2 of Killochries to be sold and is out of Seonaid Ruadh 3 of Killochries.

First prize class winner Hector of Balnabroich.

Second prize three-year-old heifer named Baravalla Mina Calum of Killochries.

Two year old Hector of Earn - 5000gns.

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EUROPEAN JUDGING EXPERIENCE Swiss Highland Cattle Society National Show On the 29th March 2019 my wife Morag & myself left Edinburgh Airport en route to Basle as I was honoured to be invited to judge the Swiss Highland Cattle Society’s National Show. On arriving at Basle, we were met by Paul Horner, a jovial enthusiastic member of the society. Paul was to be our chauffeur, tour guide & minder for the next three days. Also joining us on the journey from Basle to Wichtrach was the vivacious Finnish enthusiast Rikka Palomen and her ‘boys’ who were to provide the music at the show, an excellent group called Isara. The show was held in an ice hockey stadium in Wichtrach, (minus the ice obviously). The show was held over two days, the first day being the main classes, culminating in champion & reserve. The second day being group classes & young handlers. On arriving at the show, I was met by the chief steward Walter Schluep who briefed the exhibitors on how he wanted the show to run, then introduced me to the exhibitors. Walter was a godsend as he told me I had to give my reasons on my placings after every class, over the microphone, & anyone who knows me will tell you that my German is non existent, so Walter had to translate my reasons to exhibitors & spectators & I had no idea what he was telling them.

Swiss get together.

The stadium was ideal for a show, with the cattle penned at one end leading to a large circular ring at the other, with tiered seating for the spectators & a restaurant at the top. With a hundred cattle present, I was pleased to make a start with a large class of yearlings & was really impressed with the standard of cattle put forward. I knew then I was going to enjoy my day. The quality of cattle coming forward for every class was impressive, the conformation & presentation was a credit to the exhibitors, on a par to what we have in the UK.

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Swiss Group of 3.

My choice of champion was a very correct red threeyear-old heifer from Thomas Borter, a very stylish heifer with excellent locomotion & very well presented. My reserve champion came from my first class of the day, the yearlings. An excellent yearling from Edi Von Burg, this animal was so correct & possibly the best yearling I saw in 2019 at home & abroad. Urquhart of Broomrigg, was her grand sire, thought I’d better give Dougie Fountain a mention. The judging over for the day, the presentation of prizes was held in the stadium restaurant in the evening. A superb meal was had by all, & the entertainment was provide by Rikka & her ‘boys’, after which some of us retired to the whiskey bar. A good night was had by all. The second day didn’t start so early as we had group classes & young handlers to judge & the second day was more for the general public, so after maybe two classes we would stop judging & some of the breeders would bring out platters of cured meats, cheese & breads for the public to taste. Most of the Swiss breeder’s market their own beef so this was a way of showcasing their products. I was very impressed by this strategy & don’t know if environmental health would allow it in Scotland. We had Isara playing Celtic music, The Auld Bernensis Pipe Band playing Scottish music, platters of meats & cheese, washed down with local wine, plenty of spectators & cattle brought out to perfection. All in all, a very successful show. A big thank you must go to Nicole the secretary, Paul Horner (our minder), & my ring steward & translator Walter Schluep & lastly to the Swiss Highland Cattle Society for inviting me to judge such a prestigious show. Thanks. Matt Auld

EUROPEAN JUDGING EXPERIENCE French Highland Cattle Society National Show Our second European adventure was to France to judge the French Highland Cattle Society National show to be held on the 19th May 2019. When David Hyland phoned me to tell me the society had proposed me to judge the show, he informed me that all e-mails he had received were in French & he like me could only speak the ‘scotch tongue’, but he knew that Roy Abel could speak fluent French & had a holiday home in the Pyrenees. So Roy was enlisted as translator & eventually decided to accompany us to the show; then continue to his French property. This was ideal as once again I was asked to give reasons after every class & Roy translated. Roy, Morag & myself set off from Edinburgh Airport & arrived in Clermont (via Standstead) on the 17th of May, to be met by the president of the society, Guillaume Pobeaud & after a tour of the French countryside we arrived at his farm where he was in the process of developing a farm park. We viewed the many varieties of animals before retiring to his kitchen where we sampled his home-made pates & cheese. Guillaume is very enthusiastic about his park & I am sure it will be a success. The Saturday we had to ourselves as everyone was preparing for the show, but at night we were invited to a pre show dinner with all the exhibitors, which was very enjoyable & although not many could speak English, the highland cow is a great leveller & we could communicate through that. The show on the Sunday held at Saint Gervais D’Auvergne was completely different from the Swiss show as it was held outdoors as part of a local fair with 10,000 people expected.

Matt Auld & Roy Tylden-Wright Abel.

The French National Champion.

This was only their 4th National show & they are steadily building it up with some exhibitors travelling 500 kilometres to be at the show. Showing is a new experience for some of the breeders but they are very enthusiastic& keen to learn about preparation & presentation of their animals & I’m sure the French Highland Cattle Society will go from strength to strength. As for the show, the first class was yearling bulls, of which there was eight, first place went to a very correct black bull. The top placings in all the classes were very good, with a very strong class of yearling heifers with a lot of potential. Before the main classes were concluded, we stopped for lunch, which was an enjoyable experience as the exhibitors from different regions of France, all brought produce from their regions, all laid out in a long table to help ourselves. There were pates, cheeses, cured meats washed down with wine or cider, a wee bit more upmarket than a show lunch over here. After judging resumed, I chose my champion from my first class, the very correct yearling bull, very stylish with excellent locomotion. The bull has Craigowmill breeding right through his pedigree, being a son of Prionnsa Dubh the 2nd of Craigowmill, this boy has great potential & was a worthy champion for Sebastien Lachal. The reserve champion was the winner of the cow class, shown by the president Guillaume Pobeaud, a well-balanced animal with a bit of size & scope. I must thank the French Highland Cattle Society for the friendship & hospitality they afforded Morag & myself, with a special thanks to Guillaume & his dad Didier for acting as chauffeur during our stay. During both our trips we met many wonderful friendly people & many friendships have been formed, with some Swiss breeders having already visited Pollok, & I know the French breeders are keen to arrange a visit to Scotland, so lets encourage & welcome them with open arms & show them the best of Scotland. Matt Auld

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THE ANDREW MORROW AWARD A devoted Highland cattle breeder who has put in a huge amount of time and effort to the breed and the society has been the named recipient of The Andrew Morrow Award. Eva Brown of the Craigowmill Highland cattle fold near Kinross, has made a track record of achievements in the show and sale ring over the years with her husband Ken, but has also travelled extensively around folds overseas, creating a firm link between Scottish and German breeders. The award is presented in memory of Highland cattle stalwart Andrew Morrow and is awarded every three years to a breeder who has shown great commitment to the breed and has supported and assisted members. “I was on cloud 999 when I was told I was the recipient of this very special award and for the first time in my life, I spontaneously burst into tears,” said Eva, who originates from Germany and established the Craigowmill fold with husband Ken in 1987. “Andrew Morrow was a shining star in our Highland cattle life and became a great friend to us so I am particularly honoured and joyed to receive this award in his honour. “Whenever Andrew went overseas as a fieldsman or judge, he would often take me with him so that I could translate in German. He often introduced me as his interpreter so these trips certainly helped make a link with overseas breeders and my German friends.” The Craigowmill fold was once recognised as the largest fold in Europe but after reducing to a more manageable number, the fold now includes 45 breeding females, which run alongside pedigree herds of Aberdeen-Angus and Beef Shorthorns. Highland cattle have been in Ken’s family for generations as one of his great uncle’s John Christie, established the famous Gartlea fold in 1922, while Ken’s father kept Highlanders in front of the house until 1950. Eva’s interest in Highland cattle started way back in 1986 when she spotted the hairy beasts on a trip to Argyll with a friend. On Eva’s return, she persuaded Ken to acquire some and was obviously well acquainted with cattle having ran 50 commercial cows to the Limousin bull, alongside 300 breeding ewes. “The purchase of our first Highland cattle made us change our minds on farming and we soon decided to go purely extensive by replacing the commercial cows with Highlanders,” said Eva. “Our fieldsman at the time, Angus R Mackay, added a great deal to our enjoyment through his comprehensive knowledge and boundless enthusiasm.” During the early years, Ken and Eva spent the

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summer months exhibiting at shows where they met a lot of Highland cattle breeders and became good friends with them. “Showing is a great way to meet people but we realised it wasn’t what we enjoyed most about the breed,” explained Eva. “Instead, we were extremely keen to see what was happening in other countries with Highland cattle and wanted to look for the most suitable genetics for our fold.” A number of noted stock bulls have been used in the Craigowmill breeding programme, including Trilleachan of Achnacloich (Trilly), purchased in 1989. Scottish bred bulls to make their mark on the fold include Aonghas of Scourie, which left the very best of heads, followed by Russell of Balure and Fear Siridh of Balmoral. In 1998, the first Highland bull was imported from the continent when Ken and Eva purchased Brogach 1 of Austie from the Bedurftig family in Germany. Not only has Austie left a stamp on the Craigowmill fold but he has also made a huge influence on the breed throughout Europe and the UK. Admittedly, Ken and Eva always wanted to breed Highland cattle of all permitted colours but took a particular shine to black ones. Eva said: “The late Archie Howat of the Rigg fold had a lot to do with us breeding black Highlanders. We found there was no finer way to spend a day than at the Rigg, inspecting the cattle and wandering over the ‘’Rack’’ where Archie was born. It was there where he latterly kept the finest fold of black cattle there has ever been.” Soon after, there was always a red and black stock bull present at Craigowmill, with notable stock bulls being Eilean Dubh of Craigowmill, Gille Dubh 2 of Rigg, Eilean Dubh 2 of Craigowmill and Panther 2 of Aignerhof, imported from Austria in 2007. The fold’s current stock bulls include Ruaridh 1 of Ubhaidh, or better known as ‘’Ooby Dooby’’, which was the former stock bull at Balmoral and stood champion at the Royal Highland Show in 2014. The other is Seumus Dubh of Criagowmill, a homebred son of Panther and brother of Prionnsa Dubh of Craigowmill, which is a multiple show winner and the first ever black stock bull to be used on the Balmoral fold. Both are breeding exceptional calves. Although Ken and Eva do well in the show and sale ring at Oban, the majority of sales are done privately, with many females and bull calves sold to overseas breeders in a number of different countries. The duo enjoyed their best year at Oban in February, when they secured yet another female championship

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Eva & Ken Brown with their award.

with the black three-year-old heifer Diorbhail Dhubh 3 of Craigowmill, by Seumus Dubh of Craigowmill. She later sold for 5000gns to German breeder Falko Steinberg. Ken and Eva also received the same money for the reserve champion two-year-old bull Brogach 5 of Craigowmill, an April, 2018-born bull by Ooby Dooby, which sold to the Glenkinglas fold. There is no doubting that Eva has put in a huge amount of work and effort into to the Highland cattle breed and has become a real asset to the society and future of the distinct breed. “To me, Highland cattle are the very best and most environmentally friendly breed to run,” said Eva.

“They are relatively economical to keep and their longevity means that they will be the most productive breed and definitely the most beautiful to look at.” Eva would particularly like to thank the late Tom Thomson of the Woodneuk fold, Matt Auld of Pollock, Lesley Lacey, and Jen Singer of the Kintore Castle Fold, for nominating her for this prestigious award. “There are quite a number of other Highland cattle breeders who have also played an important part in helping the Craigowmill fold get to where it is today,” concluded Eva. “This may have been in all sorts of ways but quite often just by sharing the really jolly and important fun side of all the undertakings connected with our beloved ‘’Heilan coos’’.”

The Andrew Morrow Award Mr Andrew Morrow was a larger than life personality and many members of the Highland Cattle Society had been privy to his great enthusiasm for the breed and his tremendous zest for life. Nominations are sought from members along with a brief explanation. The award is presented every 3 years and is designed for someone who has given great commitment to the breed and has supported and assisted the members. A presentation takes place at the Society AGM.

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THE BEEF SHORTHORN HIGHLAND COMBO High quality, low maintenance native cattle delivering environmental benefits A combination of Beef Shorthorn and Highland genetics are delivering a modern functional suckler cow for Hugh and Elizabeth MacPhail who farm Callachally, one of the largest extensive hill units on the Isle of Mull. The Beef Shorthorn Highland cows suit our system as they can produce good quality store calves and be maintained outside year-round on lower inputs than heavier continental types,” Hugh explains. “We carry high health status cattle alongside extensive Blackface hill sheep which works well on the rough hill ground and helps us deliver our conservation management commitments across the farm. Hill farmers are conservationists at heart; we want to maintain the countryside for the future, however we have to farm profitably, and when it comes to livestock, then selecting the right genetics to suit the environment is critical. We have worked with the Beef Shorthorn Highland cross for many years and these cows are relatively low maintenance as they winter outdoors on a forage-based diet, supplemented with some purchased concentrates. Their hardiness, mobility, versatility and longevity offer significant benefits to our business and will breed every year well into their teens.

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Factfile Callachally Farm, Salen, Isle of Mull 7,100 acres SDA extensive hill: 0’ to 2,500’ 80 acres in-bye 1,000 Blackface ewes 30 Highland cows 30 Beef Shorthorn cross Highland cows Furthermore, the Beef Shorthorn Highland cross is demonstrating good suckler cow efficiency by being able to wean a six-month-old calf purely off milk and foraging on poor quality rough grazing. Weaned steers are averaging 240kg and heifers 220kg, which is well over 40% of the dam’s 525kg mature body weight. The entire herd is crossed to an easy calving high genetic merit Limousin bull selected for 400-day weight, and the herd’s fertility is reflected in the fact the majority calve within six weeks. At weaning, the Continental cross calves are shipped straight off the island to the October store calf sales at Oban and traded to repeat buyers, whilst the cows are left to build up body weight during the autumn prior to wintering outdoors,” explains Hugh who is assisted during busy periods by sons, James who runs an excavator business on the island and Colin who runs his own agricultural consultancy business which is part of the 5Agri group. Whitebred Shorthorn, followed by Beef Shorthorn which was introduced to Callachally four decades ago after Hugh took over the unit’s tenancy. “It was always our intention to run two closed herds and at the time, it helped to build up numbers and produce a fashionable cow. Nowadays we are putting 50% of the Highland fold to the Beef Shorthorn to leave eight to 10 crossbred heifers each year. Introducing a second native breed to our 500kg Highland cows has brought more size, more milk, more uniformity and heavier calves.” The top end of the Callachally Highland fold is maintained pure with heifers surplus to requirements changing hands at two to three years, either in the ring or privately, together with carefully selected bulls, whilst steers are sold in October to a repeat buyer for finishing on a conservation grazing scheme. Hugh began his career managing Lady Congleton’s fold on Ulva, prior to progressing in 1977 to farm in his own right at Callachally which he has recently had the opportunity to purchase. He established his own fold with foundation cows secured from Ulva and the Department of Agriculture’s Glenforsa herd based on Mull.

THE BEEF SHORTHORN HIGHLAND COMBO The fold has been closed for 30 years apart from introducing new herd sires - only the top ones for improvement purposes, he says with the latest addition, Tomintoul of Glengorm introduced to add length. “Having such a relatively small number of cows, we know how each one is performing. We select those with a decent well-balanced body, they have to demonstrate hardiness and agility to graze extensively on the hills 365 days of the year, and have that essential milkiness. Through strict selection over many years, the pure Highland cows produce up to 12 calves in their lifetime and we don’t have any problems with feet or udders.”

Beef Shorthorn cross Highland cow with three month old Limousin cross calf. The fold enjoyed the Highland export trade in the 1990s, with animals shipped to the USA as well as to Europe including Germany and Switzerland, whilst back home, Callachally has developed a trade with breeders throughout the UK including selling to a top of 8,000gns in Oban.

Three month old Beef Shorthorn cross Highland calves. He adds: “Farming in the LFA area is economically challenging and active farming, particularly with cattle is critical to supporting many rural businesses up and down the supply chain. We are fortunate to have built up a tourism business which supplements the farming income and supports the long-term business viability. However, productive low maintenance cattle are

Callachally cows.

essential to maintaining and delivering environmental benefits which maintains and supports fragile habitats and wildlife of national importance. We believe our native Highland and Beef Shorthorn cross cows allow us to efficiently produce quality livestock, whilst supporting the rural economy and managing nationally important habitats which deliver significant public goods.”

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HIGHLAND CATTLE IN RESEARCH A new study points out differences among cattle breeds and highlights the potential of Highland cattle Anatomy Highland cattle were compared with two more productive breeds: Original Braunvieh and AngusHolstein crossbreed. Weighing them and measuring their claws showed that Highland cows had relatively large claws compared to their body mass. About one third less weight burdens each square centimetre of a Highland cattle claw than a claw of the more productive breed. As a result, Highland cattle cause less trampling pressure and thereby, less erosion. This was reflected in pasture vegetation, which was investigated on 25 paired pastures in Switzerland and Southern Germany. In each pair, one pasture was grazed by Highland cattle and the other by a more productive breed. Across all sites, plants susceptible to trampling were more abundant on Highland cattle pastures. In addition, the longer fur of Highland cattle functioned as transport vehicle for seeds of endangered plant species and enhanced biodiversity.

Caren M. Pauler is a German biologist working at Agroscope, the Swiss national centre of agricultural research.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do Highland cattle differ from other breeds in anatomy, foraging and movement behaviour? And if so, do these differences influence the plant composition of grazed pastures?â&#x20AC;? These questions were the starting point for a recent scientific study conducted in Switzerland and Southern Germany.

Highland cattle differ from other breeds in their anatomy. They are significantly lighter (a), but claw bases are only slightly smaller (b). Thus, the claws are relatively large compared to the body weight. As the low weight burdens relatively large claws, the pressure to each square centimetre of claw base is about 30% lower than for the more productive Original Braunvieh cattle and Angus-Holstein crossbreed (c).

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Foraging behaviour While grazing pastures, cattle choose what they eat; they prefer some plants and avoid others. This has consequences on the pasture itself: Tasty plants are regularly consumed and may be outcompeted by those that are avoided. The scientists analysed plant characteristics that make them tasty or not. In the study, Highland cattle and the two more productive breeds were grazed on alpine pastures with more than 150 different plant species. The scientists measured cattle choices and found surprising differences in plant selection among breeds. Cattle require nutrients, especially phosphorus and nitrogen, to produce milk and meat. Therefore, they select nutrient-rich plants and avoid those with low nutrient content, such as mat grass or sedges. However, Highland cattle grow slower and produce less milk than the two more production-oriented breeds. Therefore, they have less need to select plants of the highest forage quality. Subsequently, they were observed foraging more nutrient-poor plants than the other two breeds. Plants with thin and soft leaves (e.g., plantain and many grasses), are easier to graze and to digest than thick and tough leaves (e.g., shrubs). Thus, cattle generally prefer soft plants. The same applies for plants that contain toxins (e.g., ranunculus or aconite) or those that protect themselves from being eaten by thorns or spines (e.g., thistles). Again, Highland cattle grazing was less affected by these plant characteristics and they foraged them anyway. One Highland cow

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Highland cattle forage plant species avoided by most other cattle breeds. Among these are plants defended by thorns or spines like thistles (a) and blackberry (b), or woody species like larch (c). Since Highland cattle forage unattractive plants more frequently than high-productive breeds, these undesired plants are less dominant on Highland cattle pastures.

ate a whole aconite â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one of the most toxic plants in Europe, of which a few grams can kill a man. On pastures of highly-selective cattle breeds, avoided plants outcompete other species. Since Highland cattle forage less strictly, grazing susceptible plant species have an advantage on their pastures and biodiversity increases. Movement behaviour In the study, the movement of the cows was observed by GPS tracking and step counters. The scientists found, that Highland cattle moved less than other breeds. Since they are less choosy and eat what is in close proximity to their mouth, they have to cover less distance while foraging. Nevertheless, they use the pasture more evenly and visit unattractive or steep parts of the pasture more frequently than the two other breeds, which concentrate on flat and nutrient-rich areas. Comparing the vegetation of paired pastures also indicated differences in movement and foraging behaviour between Highland cattle and productive breeds. On average, pastures grazed by Highland cattle had fewer plants typical of grazed vegetation, fewer woody species and fewer weeds than was seen in pastures grazed by more productive breeds. Overall, the scientists also found more plant species on the pastures grazed by Highland cattle. Practical implications Low-productive breeds like Highland cattle differ from highproductive cattle in anatomy and behaviour. Because they

cause less pressure to the ground, forage undemandingly and move evenly, they are better suited for agriculturally unattractive, but biodiverse pastures. They are able to deal with nutrient-poor conditions and thereby maintain or even increase biodiversity on nutrient-poor grasslands. Highland cattle breeders should bear in mind that the positive characteristics of their cattle are closely linked to low productivity, and that they may vanish rapidly if animals are bred towards faster growth, larger body and a higher output.

There are differences in the forage behaviour Highland cattle and more productive breeds. Highland cattle prefer the best forage plants less strictly. Subsequently, they also eat plants of low forage quality and thus, consume a diet of lower nutritive quality (a; displayed is the average forage quality value of the plants foraged). Forage plants of high quality like legumes (b) make a smaller share of the diet of Highland cattle than of the other breeds. In contrast, Highland cattle avoid unattractive plants like shrubs less consequently (c).

Original publication links (in English and freely downloadable): Pauler et al. (2019) Influence of Highland and production-oriented cattle breeds on pasture vegetation: a pairwise assessment across broad environmental gradients. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106585. Pauler et al. (2020). Choosy grazers: Influence of plant traits on forage selection by three cattle breeds. Functional Ecology, 34:980â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 992. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13542. Pauler et al. (2020) Grazing allometry: anatomy, movement and foraging behavior of three cattle breeds of different productivity on alpine pastures. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7/494: 1-17. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00494

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HIGHLAND CATTLE IN RESEARCH Mottistone Dispersal breaks breed record

Highland cattle differ from more productive breeds in their movement behaviour. Although Highland cattle take about one fifth less steps (a) they use the space of their pastures more evenly (b) and avoid areas of steep slope less strictly (c) than the productive breeds.

The plant species composition of pastures grazed by Highland cattle differs from the vegetation of more productive breeds. Since Highland cattle forage unattractive plants more often, these weeds become less dominant, e.g. unpalatable buttercup (a) or toxic aconite (b). Moreover, Highland cattle spread more evenly across the pasture. Thus, nutrient-rich resting places with plants of low forage quality like broadleaf plantain (c) and bitter dock (d) are less distinct. Finally, trampling-adapted species like common self-heal (e) or white clover (f) are found less frequently on pastures of light Highland cattle.

Author: Caren M. Pauler, Forage Production and Grassland Systems, Agroscope, Zurich, Switzerland. caren.pauler@agroscope.admin.ch.

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A new breed record of 23,000gns was made in September at the Dispersal of Michael Poland’s Mottistone Fold with Lot 176 ‘Eoin Mhor 17th of Mottistone’ that went to Kevin & Ryan Carnegie of Balrownie Farms. The first cow with calf at foot to step into the ring, Lot 101 ‘Flora 4th of Mottistone’ set the tone of the sale as she topped at 8,800gns, also going to Balrownie Farms. She had a heifer calf at foot, sired by Corneil 3rd of Balmoral. As for the in-calf heifers, a top price of 5,500gns was made for Lot 149 ‘Kerrie 4th of Mottistone’, another purchase for Balrownie Farms. 5,000gns was the top price made for 2yr old heifers where Lot 157 ‘Flora 11th of Mottistone’ has made its way to Ken & Eva Brown, Craigowmill Fold. Lot 161 ‘Flora 12th of Mottistone’ and Lot 166 ‘Lili of Mottistone’ shared the top spot for the top price in the yearling section, both making 3,500gns. Congratulations to Michael & Carolyn Poland and their team at both the Isle of Wight and Benderloch on their success. The Highland Cattle Society thank them for their service and devotion to the breed over the years and wish them every success for the future. Certainly, a job well done for Raymond Kennedy and the team at United Auctions. The 70 plus cattle went to breeders all over the country and we hope to see this powerful breeding line in the shows and sales of the future.

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CATTLE HEALTH SCHEMES Cattle health schemes provide a framework for establishing the disease status of a herd, as well as guidance for reduction, eradication and certification of freedom from disease. The diseases covered by the health schemes are Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD), Johne’s disease, Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), Leptospirosis and Neospora. Elimination of these diseases from your herd will improve cattle health and production and make your herd more profitable. When selling cattle, health scheme membership gives assurance to potential buyers of the disease status of your stock. When joining a health scheme, both you and your veterinary surgeon sign to declare that you are following the rules of the scheme and this declaration is also signed on submission of any samples for testing. The rules which are set by the Cattle Health Certification Standards (UK), abbreviated to CHeCS, relate to biosecurity as well as testing procedures. Pen cards are produced by the health scheme providers and are used at sales to display the both the herd’s disease status and individual blood test results as applicable. These cards must be applied for at least two weeks in advance, or six weeks in advance if blood testing is required. Blood results displayed in pen cards must be from within the last three months. Individual animals that are not from CHeCS accredited herds can be sold with a pen card however the second column showing herd accreditation boxes will be blank. When reading a pen card, the diseases are listed in the first column. The TB testing interval of the herd is given beside the TB title. Herd accreditation is shown in the second column. Herds that are accredited for BVD, IBR or Leptospirosis have a white coloured box in this column and the number of years the herd has been accredited is indicated. The herd’s Johne’s or Neospora Disease risk level is shown along with the number of years the herd has been at this level. Only Johne’s or Neospora Disease risk level 1 herds are given a white box. For Johne’s the number of animals tested at the last full herd test is also shown. Only homebred animals can display the Johne’s herd status and Neospora status is relevant for female animals only. The date of the last clear herd TB test is displayed. The CHeCS herd TB score is displayed where applicable. Results of any individual testing are shown in the third column. Individual testing is not performed for Neospora or Johne’s disease because for these diseases, the herd status is more significant. If not from a BVD accredited herd, BVD antibody and virus testing is required. Pen cards are only issued for animals that are from BVD

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accredited herds or have tested negative for BVD virus therefore the BVD virus result is not displayed. White boxes indicate that the animal is antibody negative for the disease. Orange boxes indicate animals that are positive for antibodies to IBR or Leptospira hardjo. A green box indicates an animal that is positive for antibodies to BVD. Vaccination details are given in the fourth column. The mock pen card below therefore indicates that the Highland bull being sold at Stirling bull Sales in 2020 is from a herd that has been accredited free of BVD for one year and the bull was vaccinated against BVD in January 2020. The herd is not accredited for IBR, the bull tested positive for antibodies to IBR in January 2020 and was vaccinated. The herd is not accredited for Leptospirosis but the bull tested negative in January 2020. They are in a yearly TB testing area with the last clear herd test in November 2019. The herd is Neospora risk level 4. It has been Johne’s Disease Risk Level 1 for four years and 84 animals were tested at the last annual herd test. When buying cattle, as well as considering the disease status of the animals you are buying, you must also take into account the health status of your own herd. If your herd disease status is unknown, you risk infecting naïve animals that you buy when you introduce them to your herd. Discuss quarantine procedures and vaccinations with your vet to ensure you do not put your herd or your bought-in animals at risk. Helen Carty, BVM&S Cert AVP (Cattle) MRCVS Premium Cattle Health Scheme

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HIGHLAND CATTLE - A PERSONAL VIEW A Viable Hill Farming Enterprise? I don’t claim to be an expert, however I do have experience in Highland Cattle breeding and beef production and in particular, beef from Highland Cattle. For those of you who don’t know me; I spent nearly all of my childhood and my younger adult years, living and working on Glengorm on the Isle of Mull ; I have spent time travelling and working on arable, organic and conventional livestock farms and for the last 16 years, I have managed Borland farm here in Glenshee. My parents met when my father went to buy his first Highland calf from Edinburgh Zoo where my mother worked at the time. Highland Cattle have been part of our lives ever since; that was 50 odd years ago. For me it really started many years ago now after Tom Nelson (Past President HCS) from Glengorm and I had a particularly successful trip to Oban for the Glengorm and Wellburn Folds. (Wellburn is my parents’ fold). This was the first time we had prepared, showed and sold heifers. At the time the market was in the town where Tesco currently sits. We did well that day and received claps on the back and many words of congratulations which were great. At the time I did not realise that we were simply the ‘point of the spear’; we had no right to claim all the credit. Credit was mostly due to those who came before us, those who had for years and years carefully thought and researched and put in the effort and dedication to breed those animals to the standard that they were. To be successful you have to put in the time. As a reward and further encouragement my parents gave me a choice of one of their 3 year old heifers and that was the start of my own small fold - Sorne. I chose a heifer which I thought my father would think was his best one. Afterwards he said it was not and explained why. I grew up under the guidance of my father, learning from him and others I met in the Society and watching shows and sales. At shows I used to try and pick the winning animal on what I thought the more experienced folk and judges would have selected. Then a couple of years later I had what many would call a eureka moment. Bear with me - Many years ago now, when I was young and single, Tom and I were in a pub in Tobermory playing pool. I remember it as clear as a bell; 3 girls who were on holiday came in. I immediately knew which one I liked, knowing Tom well, which of the other 2 he would like and at that moment I made the connection to Highland Cattle and selecting what you personally like. There was no need for someone to tell us what we should like in the female of the species and I thought that should be the case with Highland Cattle. Anyway the girls didn’t think

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much of us and as was normal, we left the pub single and worse for wear. Not much was clear, but what was clear from then on, was that I was capable of making my own decisions regarding Highland Cattle. No one person has or ever will breed what is universally accepted as the perfect Highlander. If you are new to it, you have to take advice and listen to knowledgeable people, soak up comments and information, build knowledge. Ultimately what you want to achieve with cattle, is to breed or buy and get satisfaction from what you like and hopefully, others especially judges, will agree. So my first piece of advice to anyone who is interested is to buy and breed what you like; at the end of the day it’s your decision and you have to live with it. I have seen on many occasions people come to Oban with an animal that they absolutely love. They have invested hours of time and effort. They have travelled far and incurred much expense. However, they are on the back foot from the start as the animal is poor and no amount of effort or expenses will make it anything but poor. They arrive full of hope and expectation only to see that dashed in the show ring and on sale day. They get the stuffing kicked out of them. I have often thought that long before Oban, someone should have taken them aside and said. “You’re not going to get anywhere with that animal, let’s have a look and come up with another plan”. Sometimes these initially enthusiastic people give up and are never seen again. It is sad and those folk are potentially lost from the Highland Cattle world forever. From the start the Highland Breed has let them down as there are so many poor highlanders about. Hair and horns are not guarantees of a good beast and having bollocks doesn’t mean it is a good bull. We as a Society need to channel their enthusiasm and offer advice and support. The Society is full of kind and generous, knowledgeable people and there are the regional clubs as well as the network of fieldsmen and on occasion, an organised study day. Still people fall through the gaps; I was fortunate that I didn’t because of my background. Perhaps a mentoring service should be available and or cattle screening before inexperienced people are allowed to enter sales? Using modern communications beforehand, perhaps photos or a video need to get approval from 7 or 8 out of 10 judges before an animal’s entry is accepted at what is after all the Worlds’ Premier Show and Sale at Oban? Other breeds have presale inspections; I think it is better to do that before the animal leaves the owners holding rather than on the day. If you were to view the Highland Cattle world as a pyramid : - On the top level you have the Overall Champion

HIGHLAND CATTLE - A PERSONAL VIEW and sale topper at the breed sales in Oban, and then come the red and blue tickets at Oban and shows such as the Royal Highland and the Great Yorkshire. Next level has the tickets and rosettes at smaller local County shows. Next step down you have the high priced, private pedigree sales, home and abroad. Below this is what I call the commercial sales of animals and I include cross bred animals on this level. The bottom of the pyramid is the cull cattle. The pinnacle of success at Oban is rightly a worthy goal. Again, Oban after all it is the world’s premier sale for the best of Highland Cattle! I regularly discuss with my boss whether it is sensible or an economically viable enterprise, selling anything but what you expect to be a top price animal at Oban. If you look at the costs of breeding and raising a 3 year-old heifer, taking into account the breeding cost of the sire and dam, all vet & meds & feeding, allocate labour and fixed cost charges and unique expenses of going to Oban, then selling a heifer for anything less than £1500 for us does not make economic sense. Back in the late 80’s when Tom and I did well at Oban; we sold a heifer for 3000 guineas. 30 years later - let me say that again - 30 years later I wouldn’t be the only breeder to be delighted, if we could be confident of getting 3000 guineas, every time we headed off to Oban. I know Oban, for many in the Highland Cattle world is hopefully a profitable venture,

but for others making money is not the top of the list for reasons to go and that does make it unusual compared to other breeds. Some will disagree, but I think the Society and the Clubs do a great job with Oban: attending shows, getting publicity and making the most of the glamour and glitz of pedigree breeding at events such as the Highland Show and flying the flag for high end pedigree breeding. However, I think the Society has much room for improvement with regards the lower levels of the pyramid. Many farmers are simply not interested in showing and high priced pedigree breeding. They are interested in an economically viable enterprise for their farms. A tiny percentage of the Highlanders that are marketed and sold every year go through the sales at Oban. There are many more that fall into the commercial category. I think there should be more thought and effort made in this direction. If more hill farmers considered the rearing of Highland Cattle, on an outside extensive system, was a potential enterprise worth considering, then the natural turn of events would see more private sales of commercial breeding cattle, which in turn would also increase demand for pedigree cattle and see a increase in buyers and therefore in prices at Oban. However in order for that to happen, we need to understand the commercial aspects, the infrastructure requirements and requirements of various buyers at

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HIGHLAND CATTLE - A PERSONAL VIEW each stage. At normal markets there are buyers who are looking for breeding stock, those who are looking for stores to finish and butchers and slaughterhouse buyers looking for finished stock. We need these people to realise the potential of Highland Cattle and we need to present them with a valid choice. Beef is crucial and vital for the future of the Highland Cattle breed. It is the bottom parts of the pyramid which support the top. In order for me to retain my job, I need the Highland Cattle we have here to be profitable. I have touched on the pedigree sales and the peculiarity of Oban but a more important and larger revenue source from Highland Cattle, comes from steers and the bulls and heifers not good enough for the high end pedigree markets. Again, I’m not an expert but I do have experience in beef and in particular, Highland beef. I was directly involved in Highland Drovers for 22 years. Initially I was the fieldsman for the Company and my job was to liaise with finishers, the sales office and the slaughterhouses, to find and organise slaughter of suitable Highland Cattle for onward delivery as carcases to butchers’ shops. Initially started by a group of farmers, Highland Drovers was a not-for- profit organisation that sourced Highland Cattle of a suitable standard and arranged slaughter and transport of whole carcases to butchers’ shops. At its peak, we were fairly successful in supplying just short of 600 Highland Cattle a year, to butchers all over the country. Sadly that part of the business came to an end as the haulage company that we used, decided to stop hanging carcase deliveries and went onto pallet and boxed beef deliveries. At the time there was no other hanging carcase transport except those who were contracted to supermarkets and they were unwilling or unable to haul for us. At about the same time, the Company decided to go into selling individual cuts of beef on a wholesale and retail basis, with a view to making the business profitable. But before that we needed to find a butchering service that would butcher, package and label to our specification and then give back our own beef and all our own beef! That was extremely difficult but we were not the sort of folk to let a challenge stop us. One of the Company directors happened on an empty boning out unit in Perth. The unit had been previously used by an Irish company who had been taking in carcases, boning them out, boxing the beef and exporting it to Europe. When BSE appeared export to Europe was halted overnight and they vacated the unit. So in 1999 we started our own cutting plant. The plan was a simple one - Find a butcher to butcher our beef, then package and box it and send it out to customers as found by the sales office.

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In reality it was not so simple. Running a cutting plant from Mull was not a good business model. (I won’t go into the details as this would be a book not an article). We had issues with storage caused by hanging carcases for at least 3 weeks, staffing, equipment, waste disposal, BSE and restrictions on Over-30-Month beef, sales, stock management, licensing, Local Authority and Organic Accreditation and Meat Hygiene Service inspections and audits. Heaps of hoops to jump through and lots of problems to solve, however we did manage it. Shortly after opening a knock on the door came from a local farmer, who like us, had been looking for someone to butcher his cattle, sheep and pigs. He asked if we would consider doing his as well. This was around the time farmers markets started taking off and we accidentally found ourselves in a great position to help provide a bespoke butchering service, to those looking to add value to their livestock, by direct meat sales. For a while our butchering service was the dominant part of the business and it grew to the point where we expanded into the next door unit and had hanging space for about 70 to 80 cattle, 50 or so sheep and pigs. We had 4 full time butchers, a full time and a part time packer and an office administrator and part time bookkeeper. Running a licensed cutting plant gave me a valuable education in meat quality and taste, total meat yield, individual cuts yield and pricing structures. I used to explain to butchering customers that basically a 500kg steer in the field, will in simple terms yield a carcase weight of around 250kgs, after head, hide, feet, excess fat and abdomen contents have been removed. After butchering you will be left with about 50% or 125kgs of saleable meat. So on average only 25% of a live animal is saleable meat! From that you will only get about 3 to 4kgs of fillet steak, which is currently sitting at the £50/kg mark and about 40% of it will be mince, burgers and sausages, at the sort of £6 to £10/kgs mark. The other cuts fall in-between these prices. Conformation has a large part to play on yields and economic return. What is seen as vitally important in the showing world to many folks is hair, horns, head, mobility, feet and colour; these do not make one jot of difference to your beef sales, but size and conformation do. For beef production you need muscle. The costs are relatively the same to produce a wee Highlander (P Grade) as a bigger, higher yielding one (R Grade). Over the years I have analysed a number of Highland carcases. The worst I ever recorded was 42% yield from carcase weight and the best was 64%. Last time I bought a Highland carcase I paid £3.40 per kg carcase weight. Now an average 250kg carcase would cost £850. At 42% that would yield 105kgs of saleable meat and at

HIGHLAND CATTLE - A PERSONAL VIEW 64%, 160kgs of meat. So 55kgs difference in saleable meat and if you averaged the meat sales at £10 per kg, that is £550 difference in revenue. If you bear in mind that the expenses of slaughter and transport are the same for both yields and there is only a small difference in butchering costs, you will understand why the beef industry in this country is run by meat processors who see weight and conformation grade as being the most important factor. In addition, the poorer yielding beast also returns reduced numbers of steaks and proportionally increased mince and stew. This is because steaks have to be cut thicker to get the usual size required by the customer. I read an article a while ago that said that 72% of all beef bred animals in this country were sired by a Limousin and I think the reason why, is predominately that these cattle get to slaughter weight from a very young age on some systems and have high meat yields. Highland Cattle cannot compete in this field and really should not even try. I expect most of you reading this will have tried Highland Beef and will agree that it a far better product than run of the mill supermarket beef; it is almost entirely a different product and should be marketed as such. We are on a hiding to nothing if we try to take on conventional beef production as long as speed of maturity, yield and grade are important. Many people see Highland Cattle as a rich man’s hobby breed; which they are not; they have a very vital and real role to play in hill farming and environmental management. Limousin cattle would simply not work here in Glenshee on an out-wintering and outside calving system. (Well to be fair, maybe it would work, until someone tries it I can’t rule it out, but it won’t be me doing it that’s for sure!) I once bought four Highland steers from a chap who had them above 500kgs live weight at approximately 20 months, which is unusual. He bought them as weaned calves that had been dehorned. He then clipped them and had them inside from day one until they were finished. He fed them on an intensive barley based ration. While the carcases looked great, the meat did not have the marbling you expect from Highland steers and my family agreed that the meat tasted bland. Without a doubt in my opinion, the best Highland Beef comes from steers or heifers that are aged 36 to 48 months, around the sort of natural age Highlanders reach maturity. Bulls are different. From time to time we used to get a complaint about a cut of meat. Usually an apology and replacement or refund dealt with it satisfactorily. If you have 200 packets of meat from an animal and only one person complains, it is not likely to be the meat that is the problem. However on 2 occasions in 22 years there was more than one person complaining

at the same time. The first time was back in ‘97 before we had our cutting plant, when a slaughterhouse employee managed to contaminate one of our carcases with disinfectant when cleaning the hanging chill and it only came to light when the meat was cooking. The second time was many years later when I bought a 26 month old bull. Bulls don’t marble the same, the meat can be darker, more like red deer venison and butchers refer to it as “a dark cutter”. The yield from bulls is always high. My advice with regards bull meat would be generally to avoid them unless they are less than 20 months, certainly avoid if they have been used on cows and weigh more than 550kgs, if they have been used and heavy you are best to burger the whole thing. Another piece of advice with regards the beef enterprise is to dehorn. It saddens me to say this but it greatly increases your marketing outlets and opportunities. I would be delighted if I never had to dehorn another cattle beast. Horns define Highland Cattle; they set them apart from other breeds and define them as a Scottish icon recognised worldwide. But horns can cause so many problems and I am in no doubt that they are seen to be a big negative for many farmers, considering Highlanders as a potential enterprise. One of the factors which led to the closing down of Highland Drovers was the loss of the local slaughterhouse that took horned cattle; we were doomed the day that happened. Hypothetically if I took on Borland farm today or any other hill farm, I would farm Highland Cattle, absolutely no doubt. Personally I am not keen on showing or the palaver of preparing cattle for Oban or shows. It’s just not my thing. I do love watching though. I have discussed it back and forth with my father and I think the day is coming when I will dehorn almost every heifer and bull at birth and either they will be kept for home bred replacements or go for beef. Perhaps one day successful marketing of dehorned breeding females will be possible. Waitrose have paid £4 per kg deadweight for under-40- month Highland Cattle of either sex. (Not bulls) Last backend we averaged 263kgs for the 12 we sent. No hours and hours of brushing, washing, horn sanding & halter training. No four day trips to Oban with the cost of accommodation and expenditure for 2 people and large bar bills. The lorry backs in, you load them up, shut the door and off they go. This is a financially viable way of selling larger groups of Highland Cattle - but they do have to be dehorned. Please don’t think I am knocking Oban; it is a great tradition and always an enjoyable few days and there is the challenge of trying to get further up the line towards the red rosette. However, logistical and practical reasons make selling a dozen or so cattle

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HIGHLAND CATTLE - A PERSONAL VIEW at Oban in one go virtually impossible, if you want to market and present them to their best advantage. If you head off to a local market with a dozen horned Highlanders you are going to get a pasting. When our local slaughterhouse closed I was left with 6 horned steers that were approximately 36 months and on average weighed 485kgs. As an experiment I sold 3 with horns and they sold for £285 each. The vet dehorned the other 3 and six weeks later I sold them for £610 each - better but still not brilliant. There are very few buyers of horned cattle in the commercial market and markets for cull cattle are virtually non-existent. I have seen lovely grand old females going through the market and not making three figures. This is really bad for the Breed. Sooner or later I believe there will be a ban on horned cattle going into abattoirs and we (The Society) should be proactive and look at ways to avoid this, by either creating links with slaughterhouses and encouraging killing boxes for horned cattle or having horned cattle days, when perhaps folk like me, help with handling. I did this many years ago at Scotbeef when we were selling carcases nationwide. The main reason many slaughterhouses don’t take horned cattle these days is due to the narrow race and killing boxes. The occasional Highlander gets stuck which slows down throughput

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and creates a potential health & safety and welfare issue. It is not rocket science to devise a safe system or the equipment to deal with horns. An outright ban could result in welfare situations for aged cows and bulls or the need for them to be put down on farm incurring the expense of removal & loss of any revenue ; Another discouragement for those considering Highland Cattle as a farming enterprise. At the same time we, ( The Society ) should be encouraging slaughterhouse buyers to think about the taste and quality of Highland Beef and marketing that quality product to the slaughterhouse customers and supermarkets. A Highland Beef line should be an everyday item in the likes of Waitrose, not just for the 2 weeks before Christmas. Beef is the foundation and props up the entire Breed. It is the single most important factor in viable Highland Cattle farming. If we iron out and head off the potential problems in the commercial side of this production, then more farmers will consider Highland Cattle as an attractive and viable farming enterprise. This is essential to help insure the survival and prosperity of the Breed. Are Highland Cattle a viable farm enterprise – Yes, but it could be so much better. Kenneth Headspeath

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2010-2020 - FROM ZERO TO SIXTY Tippetcraig Fold, High Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Introduction. Who are we? This year marks a decade of us, the Burns Family, living and working on Tippetcraig Farm. The last ten years has been an exciting, very rewarding and, at times, difficult transition as we had no farming background or experience. Farming was a completely new foray for all of us. In addition to the daily running of the farm, George and Fiona have for the last twenty-six years owned and operated a construction and plant hire company, GBSS Civils & Plant Hire Ltd. The younger members of our family Lindsay, Colin and Gillian also work in sectors out with agriculture as a lawyer, engineer and a nurse respectively. In 2012, having admired the breed for some time, we purchased a two year old heifer from the late Peter Ian Johnston of Glenrigg Farm. This heifer, Rhona Dubh of Tippetcraig, remains on farm today and has produced some of our best cattle. Her progeny have represented the fold at the Royal Highland Show and at various shows throughout the country.

lush grazing during the summer months before being moved to be outwintered in the rougher woodland areas. Improvements to the pasture include the introduction of clover and timothy grass to improve nutritional quality. In addition to the improvements made to forage quality, extensive work has been undertaken to control the once prevalent weeds and rushes. Every year we take approximately 350 bales of high quality silage and 700 square bales of hay which we sell externally as well as for our own winter feeding. We endeavour to minimise the use of artificial fertilisers and pesticides. Our land management is undertaken in collaboration with our agronomist who, every three years, tests our soil. We react accordingly to the results to ensure all nutrient levels are appropriate.

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Tippetcraig Farm Tippetcraig Farm, situated in Bonnybridge in the central belt of Scotland, extends to approximately 250 acres of permanent grassland and several areas of woodland. When purchased the fields and woodland were in a sorry state having lay for many years unmaintained. Significant investment has been made in respect of construction of farm buildings, farming equipment, fencing and pasture. The once rough grazing has been gradually transformed with the cattle now enjoying

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The Fold Tippetcraig Fold has gradually increased in size, initially slowly as our experience and confidence grew. Our 2013- 2016 calves were sired by the use of bulls on loan including Fergus of Isle of Bute, Duke of Whitslaid and Logan of Muingairigh. In 2017, we purchased our first stock bull - Donal 2nd of Culfoich who served the fold well and went on to sire many calves for the fold before his retirement in 2019. Earlier this year we acquired Black Prince of Dumyat, we look forward to his first calves arriving in early 2021. All going to plan with the 2020 breeding plan, Tippetcraig Fold will exceed 60 head of cattle next spring. A significant milestone for our family who only ten short years ago owned a single heifer. This number

2010-2020 - FROM ZERO TO SIXTY includes 15 breeding cows together with followers and our rapidly increasing group of pedigree bullocks which are fattened and then sent for processing at 29 months old. We breed, primarily, for quality and temperament. Any potential breeding cow must be quiet, easy to handle and possess the traditional defining qualities expected of a highland cow. Anything short of these standards is not retained for our breeding herd. Having now increased our herd size significantly we endeavour to run as closed a replacement system as possible. Being elite cattle health scheme members, the health and related biosecurity of our cattle is our main consideration at all times. Alongside the usual health management tasks such as dosing and body condition scoring, our cattle are routinely health checked by our veterinarian at strategic points during the course of the year to ensure a thriving fold. Our maternity set up is also closely controlled. Our cows remain with the fold and calf outdoors before spending a minimum of 4 days penned in our purpose built shed which is attached to the calving field to ensure no issues arise for either dam or calf. This allows us to monitor and react quickly to any suckling issues, assess the vigour of the calf, weigh, tag and to ensure the dam is in full health before turning out again. These measures have resulted in our cattle having little in the way of health issues and living comfortable, happy lives. Our first and foremost priority at all times. Alongside the highland fold, Tippetcraig is also home to our 350 head flock of sheep- primarily Scottish Mule- and our award winning herd of pedigree Kune Kune pigs. Showing In late 2016 we decided to dip our toe into the cattle showing world. Our show team is selected, prepared and primarily shown by eldest daughter Lindsay and her fiancé Colin Stark. Having no experience of showing it has been a challenging few years in this respect but with every year that passes the confidence of our showing and grooming ability improves. The more experienced members of the society who have shown for many years are always on hand to give us advice, guidance and a cold beverage no matter who wins the coveted red rosette. Something we all appreciate and enjoy. We have worked our way up from small local shows to showing our cattle at Oban, Stars of the Future and the Royal Highland Show. We are encouraged by our show results in a short period of time having taken home a breed championship and several reserve breed championships. We look forward to continuing showing for many years to come and have missed doing so in this difficult year.

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The Future As we reflect on the past decade we are so proud of how far our fold has come and grateful for the wonderful people we have met along the way. Looking forward into the coming decade we have plans to not only continue to refine our pedigree highland fold but to expand our farm with the help of the cattle by exploring the potential to cross them with other breeds. Tippetcraig farm itself also continues to grow, our expansion plans in the next few years include several new cattle sheds and a bespoke permanent cattle handling system. You can expect to see more showing, pedigree meat production and diversification in respect of crossing cattle from Tippetcraig Fold in the coming years. As our passion for this wonderful breed grows, so does our desire to continuously improve our livestock. This year may have brought a lot of uncertainty but what is certain is that there will be pedigree highland cattle on Tippetcraig Farm for many more years to come. We are always happy to have visitors at Tippetcraig Farm by appointment and look forward to seeing other members again soon when things return to some semblance of normality. We can be contacted directly on our facebook page- ‘Tippetcraig Farm’. The Burns Family, Tippetcraig Farm.

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CONGRATULATIONS! The Draw of Highland Cattle knows no bounds! I had a request from a lady to ask if her daughter who loves highland cows, could come and against the backdrop of the Highlanders propose to her partner, which was all a big surprise. They arrived mother, sister, best friend. The deed was done and thankfully Carly said yes. The champagne was opened, and the happy couple toasted. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get this with Holsteins! Cheers, Robert & Wendy Hellifield Highlanders

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SPRINGFIELD FOLD Gavin & Anna Brown, purchased Springfield Farm in 2010 and at that time the Farm had not been operating as a farm for 20 years. Most of the farm buildings had been torn down for cosmetic reasons, fields left to their own devices and rented out for grazing and only one usable building left standing. With no financial help from the government available to assist with development or improvements on the farm, an income stream was crucial and they started a livery yard with 16 horses. Gavin & Anna were both raised on farms and wanted to find a way to start farming cattle and sheep with what few resources they had available. To add to the challenge, the farm land was less than favourable, with poor grass cover and what was there was of poor quality with peaty soil. After much research, they looked at the Highland Breed and it ticked a lot of boxes. They can winter out, they can cope on poor grassland and in the main are easy calvers. So in 2013 they took themselves to Oban Market to assess what they could purchase and made an initial investment of purchasing Iseabal 19th of Carsaig and Mairie Mhor 7th of Ormsary who were both in calf. The Springfield Fold was born. As they say the best way to learn is from your mistakes and in the early years there were a few challenges. Tagging a new born calf with a very protective mother being one and learning how to cope with large horns without being skewered being another. What to do with the Highland Fold though? Over the years the fold slowly grew with new calves and carefully choosing bulls to suit. Showing them is fun and rewarding, selling bulls even more so but was there more to it than that? Meanwhile in the background Gavin & Anna had been working hard to establish Springfield Game & Country Meats. Using their own pigs and lamb to sell produce at local farmers markets and to local restaurants. It was clear that people wanted good quality produce and wanted to know not only where it came from but what kind of life it had had. A highland cow forms part of their logo and they were being asked when the beef would be ready? As development of the fold had taken time with calves being produced being mainly bulls for sale and not heifers to develop the fold it wasn’t until earlier this year that they were ready to

bring Highland Beef to the public. How to do it though? A global pandemic had just kicked in, farmers markets all cancelled, restaurants all closed. Their brand had been mainly developed through social media and they had a good following of customers via Facebook. They had a bull and a heifer ready for killing and engaged with a local butcher to discuss tactics, cuts and potential quantities. Facebook was the main port of call and an initial post was placed on social media asking for people to note interest in Highland Beef Meat Boxes. Within two hours they had 50 people asking for Highland Beef Boxes. In essence the first carcass was sold before it had been killed. After a flurry of activity, the beef was all sold and the feedback from the customers was incredible. ‘Best beef I’ve ever tasted’ ,‘We eat at a lot of fine restaurants but the Highland Beef fillet steaks were the best we’ve had’ ,‘I can’t get my daughter to eat beef but tonight she asked for second helpings’ ……some of the feedback !! The second one was just as popular and sold out just as quick and they now have a waiting list for the third one. They have been surprised by how popular it has been however, provenance is crucial to the public, how the animal has lived is important and this all feeds into great taste and flavour. What next? Going by the results from selling to the public, that seems to be the way to go but educating the public on how long it takes to get them to that point is also important, as they can expect it to be available 12 months of the year. To end on a poignant note, one of their original females Iseabal is still alive and still producing calves. She’s tough and a matriarch, so move fast if she’s coming for you!

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LIVESCOT 2019 The Scottish National Fatstock Club, who run Livescot along with the Premier Meat Exhibition have been instituted since 1897, Stephen and myself have attended the Livescot event for many years now, purely as spectators but also as beef producers, interested in the different types of Fatstock brought before the judge, but in recent years disappointed that there was no, or little representation of the breed. After the 2018 event, I asked the question “if we are producing, what we consider, the best beef to be had, why are we not showcasing it at what is the premier show and sale of fatstock?”. A plan was hatched when we realised we had two animals, procured from D & S Fountain, that fitted the age requirements and would be finished to a high standard. Added bonus was we knew they had also been haltered trained. By good luck, I bumped into John Bannatyne, the current president of The Scottish National Fatstock Club, that following Monday and got from him an assurance that if we could put a number forward,

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we would have our class back and not be merged with the native breeds. Now, let me interject here, as all of you know, this breed will not be rushed so for those who are thinking of taking part in the future, you need to be thinking ahead a year, if not two. Part one of the plan completed we set about feed and presentation, no problem on the feed and finishing front, but we knew that our dressing skills, although fine for the breeding/showing stock, wouldn’t cut it in this environment; and with the knowledge that Dexter Logan was also entering, we had the bar set for us. We wanted to show the carcase off and the best way is to let the judge see what there is under all that hair. So we asked Allan Jackson of Headlind Livestock to work his magic and come up with a compromise that set the animals on the same playing field as other breeds in the competition but still trying to keep its identity. Maybe not how traditionalists would like it, but this is a totally different type of showring, and the judge could have easily been a butcher. At the end of the day it ultimately

LIVESCOT 2019 was the butcher’s eye we were wanting to catch in the sales ring. After a preliminary inspection to see if they were worthy of his time, at the end of summer, over the next couple of visits he set about transforming them. The first clip teaser being revealed to our visitors from the North of Scotland and some East of Scotland Highland Cattle Club members too. It was fascinating to watch Allan at work and let him get on with it. From the moment we stepped off the trailer with the boys, Black Puddin and Ginger Tam, there was a lot of double takes and long and admiring, or was it disbelieving glances from the other competitors? Perhaps I saw one or two cleaning their glasses or rubbing of eyes, people who we hold in great esteem and then came the visits to the pen, “what’s this crossed with?”, “is it pure?” etc then followed by a good feel of the carcase, Dexter and Carolyn also attracted the same attention, a great advert for the finished animal that a Highland bullock can become. Promotion of this side of the breed was one of my objectives and it seemed to be working. Weigh in with Black Puddin coming in at 652 kg and Tam 668kg, set the murmuring off again. Show day and after a good party had with our fellow competitors the night before, it was down to business prepping and primping and then it was time. Stephen took over the halter of Black Puddin as I had major stage fright and the steer knew it and a friend led Tam out for us. My only regret is I had worked hard with him, but didn’t want any accidents. It was nice to watch the smile on Dougie MacBeath’s face as the trio walked in. He pulled Black Puddin in first then Dexter with Chunky Monkey and Ginger Tam third. Back to the pens and we waited for the championship classes and where Allan set about with his clippers again as under the bright lights he saw that there was more he could do, looked fine to me, but as I said before, I am no expert.

So with Best Pure Bred Highland in the bag, Best Pure Bred Native saw off the Angus and I then watched with amazement as Dougie walked to the rear, gave me a wink on the way past and tapped Black Puddin out over the Best Pure Continental, a successfully ticketed Limousin, for best Pure Bred Animal. I asked Dougie the other day about what he thought of the Highland class and I quote, “ It was the most enjoyable class I judged that day, The one I put first was tremendously well fleshed, not to discount the other two as they were also very well finished but not as good as the first”. As for the future of the Highlander in this competition and in fatstock rings he said that there is no reason why there should not be more forward, especially as, in the future, it will be the eating quality that is going to come to the fore, “..although I realise that producers have to wait a bit longer”. He also commented that he had spoken with a local haulier and his opinion was that some of the best fleshed animals he had seen had been Highlanders finished by Jim Brown of Gaindykehead who himself wrote in his column in the Scottish Farmer “ Of all the cattle I saw at every event, the one I would have liked to put on my barbecue was Dougies Champion pure bred highland steer from Stephen and Rosemary Hunter’s herd” Black Puddin was sold to A+A Ingram for £1564.80 and all three Highland steers headed up to Grantown on Spey with the champion ending up in the Butchers display cabinet of H.M Sheridan, Ballater. So why not join us at Livescot or enter your local fatstock show, we have already got 2020, 2021 and 2022 contenders lined up, it is a brilliant way of showcasing the breed and could attract more finishers which would be very beneficial to all. (As of writing 2020 event is still going ahead) Rosemary & Stephen Hunter Hunters Highlanders

Class was kindly sponsored by

GBSS Civils & Plant Hire Ltd, whose owners are members of the Society.

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CARADOG Despite not buying our first cows until February 2016 our passion for the breed goes back long before that. Whilst living in Argyll for the best part of a decade we rarely missed a show of the show and sales in Oban. After moving back to Wales in June 2015 we bought some land then found a Highland crush on ebay, before the highlands moved down from Scotland in February 2016. A in calf heifer from Ormsary bought at the show and sale and 2 in calf heifers from Balnabroich and Caradog Fold was born. We bought the cows as novice stock people with only some farming experience. After halter training one of our heifers we decided to try our hand at showing our animals at a few local shows in 2016. We then caught the showing bug. Since then we have done many many shows, in Wales, England and Scotland. Over the last few years of showing we have had much success in several shows including winning Highland Champion in two different shows on the same day. Show

that we see our homebred heifers calve for the first time. To us these cows are not our main income, we have a petrol station that takes up our time seven days a week as well as a small contracting business. But we manage to fit in looking after and showing our beloved cows. When we bought the cattle we had no idea what we were going to do with them. We have sold some males and females for breeding but we have had several bullocks butchered in the local abbatoir. We sell the meat in boxes and through our petrol station to local customers. We came into the Highland cattle as novices and are still learning so much every year and we are very devoted to our fold and are passionate about keeping the breed pure. We are always wanting to show them to as many people as possible and want to educate people about the breed as they are not so common here in Wales.

season has taken over our summer months and we enjoy every minute of it. Not all of our fold are show cattle. At the moment we have 25 animals which include 8 breeding cows with 4 three year old heifers running with our stock bull and the rest are youngsters and bullocks. We have bred our own as well as buying some more in from various well know folds privately and through the show and sale at Oban. Going forward we plan on keeping around 12 breeding cows. As we only had bull calves the 1st year it will be next year

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ALLANFEARN FOLD The Allanfearn fold has become synonymous with Highland cattle, whether it be from securing top awards in the show ring at local and national events or exporting cattle to overseas breeders. Well-known duo Maureen Macarthur and John Ashton, from Strathpeffer, near Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands, first took to the breed in 2004 after a trip to the Royal Highland Show, the year in which Glasgow City Council stood champion with Una Dun of Pollock. When they returned home, a local auctioneer pointed them in the direction of Alf Edwards and Gill Ashdown’s Tirryside fold, before purchasing three yearling heifers to include Amy of Tirryside, Abigail 2 of Tirryside and Sacha of Tirryside. “I was instantly hooked to the breed,” began Maureen, who is a perfectionist when it comes to bringing out cattle at shows and sales. “Highland cattle have great natures, are so easy to manage and calf without any trouble. They utilise poorer ground and can be run in a very low-cost system, yet can still produce a return at the end of the day.” John, who was brought up on a dairy farm in North Yorkshire, added: “If local slaughterhouses are kept in place and there’s plenty rough ground available, anybody could run a Highland cattle fold. They’re an easy-care breed and allow you to commit to other things.”

Maureen and John with Rob Ruadh of Gartchonzie.

Not only have the couple built up a herd of 31 Highlanders but they’re also kept busy on a day to day basis with the family business, Spa Coaches. Both enterprises work alongside one another and the couple’s interest in the Highlanders has generated an increase in agricultural tourist work. “People from Europe and beyond often request tours of Highland cattle folds in the UK,” said Maureen. “The tours and the hospitality provided by the folds visited have certainly helped raise the profile of the breed and its breeders.”

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Some of 2019 calves.

Since those first three purchases from Tirryside, Maureen and John have only bought in two other females including Caileag Bheag 25th of Callachally. She was purchased privately in 2008 as a two-year-old heifer from Hugh McPhail and has bred exceptionally well for the Allanfearn fold. As well as being a top breeder, she was shown successfully and won the Highland section at Grantown Show in 2009. One of her daughters Skye of Allanfearn, stood two-year-old champion at Oban in 2017 and sold for 4000gns to a breeder in Germany. The other purchase was Lady Jane 4th of Cladich, bought at the Highland Cattle Society autumn show and sale in 2017 from Queenie and Jon Strickland. She is the first daughter from their stock bull, Campbell of Tilbouries. After a few successful attempts using AI straws from Angus Dubh of Invercassley, the couple purchased their first stock bull at Oban in February, 2008. This was Crusoe of Brue bred by Lesley and Kenny Matheson, who run the Brue fold on the Isle of Lewis. Crusoe has made a real stamp on the fold, producing some great calves. “We couldn’t have asked for any better in Crusoe,” said Maureen. “He was a deep, long bull with a super nature and a beautiful head. His purchase has forged a great link between ourselves and his breeders.” Other notable bulls include the AI stock bull Eilean Dubh of Craigowmill and his grandson Seamus Dubh of Tilbouries, which has been used on loan from Jim and Sheila Fraser, East Tilbouries, Maryculter. The new stock bull for Allanfearn is Rob Ruadh of Gartchonzie, which arrived fresh from his duties at the Brue fold in August 2017. His first crop of calves look promising, with the first of his bull calves including Tobermory of Allanfearn, destined for the Highland Cattle Society’s spring show and sale at Oban in February.

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Allanfearn will also have a black bull Camus Dubh of Allanfearn, by Seamus Dubh of Tilbouries, and Iona of Allanfearn, forward for sale. Females in the Allanfearn fold are all calved outside and graze on rough ground which rises to 1200ft above sea level. Most of the Allanfearn cows graze on the hill and rough grasses but are supplemented during the winter months with ad lib home-grown silage and mineral buckets. They are brought further down onto more sheltered fields for calving, with calves then introduced to feed over the winter, before being weaned at nine to 10 months of age. Most of the heifer calves are kept on for breeding. While surplus females are sold at Oban or privately, many have been exported to Germany, Estonia, France and Denmark. Any progeny which isn’t kept on for breeding is finished at 28 months of age at 580kg and sold direct to Lesley and Kenny Matheson, Isle of Lewis, for their beef business. It’s a system that Maureen and John have worked since 2009 and their cattle regularly produce R4 - 4L grades.

Maureen and John.

“The bullocks and calves for finishing are kept outside and supplemented with a little Prime Beef blend from Norvite,” commented John. “They travel a short distance to the slaughterhouse at John M Munros, Dingwall, and then hang there for three weeks. Each animal is cut into nine boxes for distribution to Lesley and Kenny’s customers throughout the UK.

ALLANFEARN FOLD All animals for exporting can be quarantined at home which ensures that the buyer gets the animals in the best possible condition as far as Maureen and John are concerned. The two society sales at Oban are undoubtedly highlights in the calendar year for Maureen and John, and they aim to sell two animals at each sale. Over the years, the Allanfearn fold has received top prices of 4000gns and 3600gns, with many others selling between 2000gns and 3000gns. As well as success in the show ring at Oban, the couple have also enjoyed wins at a number of local shows including Sutherland, Nairn, Black Isle, Grantown and Appin. The fold’s biggest win to date was in 2011 when Ruby of Allanfearn, a daughter of Crusoe of Brue, stood inter-breed champion at Nairn. Another memorable day for the duo was when they brought out Campbell of Tilbouries, at Oban in February 2016, for their good friends, Jim and Sheila Fraser. He stood reserve champion and sold for the top price of 9000gns to Queenie Strickland’s Cladich fold at Keppochan, Dalmally. “Highland cattle continue to bring so much joy to our lives and we have made lifelong friends,” said Maureen. “We have to thank a number of people including the late Andrew Cameron and his wife Sheena, who worked for the Tordarroch fold, and to all those who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to promote the breed.”

Stock bull Rob.

By Katrina Macarthur katrinamacarthur@outlook.com

Prizes.

Females and stock bull.

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ABERDEEN ANGUS CATTLE SOCIETY It is a great pleasure and indeed an honour to be invited to contribute to the Highland Cattle Society Journal for 2020 and a reflection of the current market conditions that are prevailing and driving UK meat consumers down the avenues of revisiting native British-bred meat. A long overdue visit to the way meat is graded in the country is evolving. The Europe Grading System has been in place for over 40 years and was introduced to reward meat yield from carcasses that fell into the ‘top grade’ for lean and fat deposition. Producers were rewarded for producing big, muscled, lean cattle and at that time, the bigger the better was the order of play to make the carcasses add up. This fact drew the UK’s beef farmers to introduce new breeds from the continent that would help them achieve this goal and maximise their margins. As we have seen in the beef industry in this country of late, the consumer, who ultimately drives the returns that we see at farm level, has changed their habits and the big family sit-down roast dinner has sadly become a thing of the past. The ‘fast living’ lifestyle we know today does not allow regular preparation of a big Sunday dinner, with options for the leftovers to be consumed over the next three days in various guises. We are an ‘eat it once’ population and then any leftovers are discarded making any requirements for roasting joints smaller than they once were. We saw in late 2019, processors reduce the weight requirements of carcasses being delivered to their plants and penalising cattle that go overweight. Pack size is a crucial part of

this chain, with portion size being a key driver to the ‘one meal occasion’ where beef is on the menu and this is the driver to the reduction in carcass weights. Consumer satisfaction is paramount to keeping and maintaining a demand for beef and the Europe Grading System is not designed to reward the factors that will prompt a repeat purchase week in and week out. There are so many examples around the world where grading systems have been developed around taste and texture, and repeat purchases. Coincidentally, or not, beef consumption in these countries is higher per head of population, and again coincidentally or not, British native breeds are extensively used in these countries too; so what should we learn from this? Driving the industry to change today is the reduction in carcass size to achieve a finish at a lighter weight to deliver a pack size and good consistent eating experience that suits today’s consumer that fits in with the changed lifestyle. The utilisation of land that is not suitable for growing food for human consumption by growing grass, a food source for cattle that can be produced sustainably, to produce a high quality protein that can be consumed by humans, is another part of the story for another day. Native British genetics have a huge part to play in the changing industry going forward producing tasty beef with an environmental and great provenance story behind them. Contribution to the Highland Cattle Society Journal July 2020

Aberdeen-Angus, the number one choice for commercial native beef production in the UK

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CAISLEY DNA Sampling & Analysis DNA genetic testing provides a potential wealth of information for pedigree and commercial breeders, for processors and retailers. The value of the genetic data and the confidence is only as good as the sampling system and analytical process. Genetic data can be generated from tissue, blood or hair samples. Irrespective of the choice of sample material the validity of any testing programme is only as good as the confidence in the authenticity of the sample on which decisions are made. To provide confidence throughout the supply chain, the system should meet the following criteria: -

100% confidence in sample authenticity.

Sample unequivocally linked to the unique individual animal number.

Practical and simple to use on farm.

- No additional operation and specialist or external skills required.

The sample tube containing the sample is tamperproof and tamper evident. None of the components are re-usable.

The 2D barcode containing the unique Ministry Herd and Animal Number is scanned for sample identification and management in the laboratory.

The scanned data is automatically uploaded into the laboratory database or software system.

The Caisley™ Geno tagging system has been in commercial use for over ten years, and still remains the fastest growing area in livestock identification today. Caisley ™ Geno tags are used for analysing genetics and disease control and also traceability and provenance. In this area of animal identification Caisley™ is a world leader. For information or advice on the Geno System or Caisley’s range of tags and accessories visit www. caisleytags.co.uk or call 01765 530296.

- Will work with standard laboratory DNA equipment, procedures and processes. -

Is thoroughly tried and tested.

Caisley™ Geno Tissue Sampling System & Tags Caisley’s unique ‘closed system’ eliminates the risk of human error throughout the process. One action tag and sampling on farm, no component assembly, and no sample transfer at any stage in the process either on farm or in the laboratory. The modular system can be incorporated in all ranges of Ministry approved visual and electronic tags. -

The tags are ready to use in exactly the same way as any traditional ear tag.

The sample tube is printed with the same unique Ministry Herd and Animal Number as on the tag. The tube is a standard size analytical laboratory tube.

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NATIONAL FOLD COMPETITION The National Fold Competition saw folds from the North of Scotland to the South of England and all those in between compete in the 2 size categories. Matt Auld of Pollok Fold was appointed to Judge the regional winners and he travelled the length and breadth of the UK to pick his winners. They were: Large Fold – The Mottistone Fold of Michael Poland Small Fold – The Earn Fold of Heather Corrigall. Thanks go to Matt, the regional judges, the regional clubs and to members who took part or helped in any way. Judge Matt Auld said: ‘I was very impressed with the high standard of the 12 folds that I visited. It was the stature, uniformity, and femininity of the Earn and Mottistone Folds that caught my eye and earned them top prize in their sections. Michael Poland said: ‘This award means more to us than any other we have previously achieved. It reflects the fold’s overall high and even quality we aim for. It is a great credit to the team that works with me. I should like to thank Matt Auld and John Redpath, the respective National and Regional Judges who made the special effort to travel to the Isle of Wight.’ Heather Corrigall said: ‘We were excited at the opportunity the national fold competition gave us to showcase the breeding cows and stock bulls, who gave us a strong foundation. To be recognised at national level is fantastic and we are all very pleased. We are grateful to the organisers and the judges for holding this.’

National Fold Competition Regional Winners North Club – Judged by Mr David Soutar Large Fold – Inverugie – J. Duthie Small Fold – Biallid – A Macpherson

________________________ East Club – Judged by Mr Donald Dempster Large Fold – Balnabroich – M & S Nairn Small Fold – Earn Fold – G. Easton for Heather Corrigall

________________________ West Club – Judged by Mr Andrew Kirkpatrick Large Fold – Cladich – Mrs Jon Strickland Small Fold – Hunters – S & R Hunter

________________________ North of England – Judged by Mr Tom Thomson Large Fold – Doodale – R. Dunkley Small Fold – Marrick Park – J. Carr

________________________ Welsh Club – Judged by Mr Ron Fergie Large Fold – Stockley – P. Smith Small Fold – Yarchester – G. Mumford

________________________ Southern & Midlands – Judged by John Redpath Large Fold – Mottistone – M. Poland Small Fold – Grafton – L. Trees

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THE TILBOURIES FOLD The Tilbouries Fold is based in Maryculter on the outskirts of Aberdeen where Jim and Sheila Fraser along with their family breed pure Highland, Simmental and Beef Shorthorn cattle along with having some cross cattle. In 1956 Jim’s parents, John and Lilian started farming at Turfcraig, Maryculter, when they got the tenancy for the 50 acre farm from the local estate. John had a job doing cattle Artificial Insemination and whilst at the same time doing his own farming at Turfcraig which included rearing turkeys for Christmas and dealing amongst calves which at the time came out of Carmarthen, South Wales. Once Jim was old enough he would make frequent trips with his float to Paisley Mart to get calves and the business continued to deal amongst calves until the foot and mouth outbreak in 2001. In 1965 the family got the tenancy for the neighbouring farm, East Tilbouries so the family moved here but continued to rent the ground and steadings at Turfcraig. In the 1980’s the family purchased East Tilbouries and its 200 acres of ground. Johns had a love of horses and whilst at Turfcraig he had part Arabs and following the move to East Tilbouries the horses were increased to 60 mares. He got the horses broken in at 3 years old and sold them on as riding horses and ponies. Jim was always involved in the farm and joined his parents in the business as soon as he could leave school. When Jim and Sheila got married they moved into the house at Turfcraig and went on to have their daughters Mary and Alison. When Jim’s parents retired Jim and Sheila moved into the farmhouse at East Tilbouries so Jim has moved house 3 times but has only gone between the same two houses which neighbour each other!

Annag Neonag of Tilbouries with her bull calf.

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Anna 2nd of Southmuir with her heifer calf at the front & Neoinean Lal of Ubhaidh with her heifer calf at back

Currently the family are farming the 200 acres at East Tilbouries, 50 acres rented at Turfcraig and approximately another 200 acres rented annually. The ground is used for grazing and growing silage which gets baled and wrapped. Contractors are used for doing the silage. All straw is bought in and additional silage is also bought in to meet our needs. The day to day work on the farm is generally done by Jim and Sheila with Mary and Alison, who both work in accounts and Alison’s husband Scott who runs and works for his own electrical company, all helping out as much as possible. Jim and Sheila know the individual cattle inside out from working with them every day. Very close family friend John Rugg assists the family and helps look after things on the farm if Jim and Sheila are away, when the family are all in Oban, on Highland Cattle trips etc. Foot trimming and fencing are generally done by a couple of self-employed people that help different farmers. We currently have a 95 cow herd including 61 pure Highland cows, 20 pure Simmental, 5 Shorthorn and 9 cross cows. The highland cow numbers are currently sitting lower than normal due to recently culling a number of much older cows in the Fold. The cow numbers will be increased as there are 25 heifers being put in with the bulls this year. The total number of Highland cattle in the fold currently is 310 with our cattle total across all breeds, including the Highlanders, being 402. Of all the cattle breeds that have been on the farm the Highlanders are the passion. The buying of Highland Cattle, originally to cross with the Hereford and then Simmental was started by Jim’s father back in the 1960s from the West Coast. The Fold was begun in 1992 when they started breeding pure cattle. Trips to Oban for the Highland Cattle Society show and sales

THE TILBOURIES FOLD

The Fraser family.

were an important business trip for John and Lilian which has continued down the family’s generations. Mixing with other breeders and seeing their livestock, sharing experiences both good and bad, studying blood lines, buying cattle that you feel are suitable to fit in with your own are all parts of the show and sales experience along with the very social aspect of having a few drams and catching up! Original Highland stock bulls used on the Fold were Ballach Gael of Breachacha and Alasdair Ruadh 2nd of Douneside. In 1997 Dalinlongart Jamie Dubh was bought at 18 months old (this was Jim’s first Highland bull purchase himself) and he was followed by Eden 2nd of Sorne. There are currently 12 working Highland stock bulls in the Fold but these are never all at home at once as we hire out bulls to Folds who don’t have a bull of their own or who perhaps want to introduce a new bull to a certain group of cows or heifers. We often buy back surplus calves from these breeders. Our Highland stock bulls are Molach Dubh Prionnsa of Tilbouries, Seamus Dubh of Tilbouries, Eden of Tilbouries, Hamish Ruadh of Tilbouries, Albanach Dubh of Tilbouries, Uilleam Dubh of Tilbouries, Calum Dubh of Ceannocroic, Bentalla of Dunach, Hector 1st of Munlochy, Wyvis of Allanfearn, Sean of Killochries and Torridon of Glenkinglass. In additional within the Fold there are 2 two year old bulls (Ewan of Craigieray

and Domhmull Geal of Tilbouries) and 2 yearling bulls. We also have 1 Simmental bull Heathbrow Allstar and 1 Beef Shorthorn bull Fordie Harrison. The pure Highland cows are outwintered all year round and are fed silage. You can’t beat the breed for its hardiness and low maintenance characteristics and its ability to be crossed with any other beef breed producing first class cross Highlanders which are milky, good mothers and can still be out wintered all year round. Highland cows have a good nature and last long. We have home bred and bought in cows in the Fold and continually review the Fold and select heifers that we want to keep in the Fold as cows to replace the older cows. “We are fairly strict when it comes to culling cows and we focus strongly on temperament, udder confirmation and condition of feet.” The oldest cow we have had lived to be 21 years, she had sentimental value, lived a very good life and also had an amazing pair of horns. Our main outlet for selling Highland cattle is through the Dovecote Park Highland Cattle Scheme which we have been a part of for 13 years. The scheme is a specialist range of beef which they do for the Christmas season at Waitrose. In the first year we sold 20 for the scheme and our highest figure to date was 129, on average though we put approximately 80 Highlanders away for this scheme each year at an average age of

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THE TILBOURIES FOLD 36 months. Depending on the weather and how the grass is doing we take the Highlanders that are going away inside up to 2 months before they leave the farm. They then receive a silage, straw and barley beef blend. They must be dehorned, sired by a pedigree Highland bull and be farm assured. Dovecote Park is based in North Yorkshire and haulage firm Thomson of Sauchen collect them from the farm and transport them straight to Dovecote Park. The facilities at Dovecote Park are fantastic. It is a very modern set-up and they have extremely strict rules on animal welfare which is very important. Everything is done onsite there from slaughter through to packaging for the customer. Selection of Cows.

Bentalla of Dunach at 2019 North Club Show shown by Mary & Sam.

Highlanders are also sold privately from the farm and we welcome people to come and look at our Fold. We have hosted visits from the North, East and West Highland Cattle Clubs and there have also been a number of overseas visitors to the farm including people from Norway, Finland, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, France and America. It is very interesting for us to hear about farming in other countries. Jim and Sheila have also been part of some trips going to visit breeders in other countries. Some of our bloodlines have already been exported but the Fold has also just completed its own first export of 1 homebred young bull and 2 homebred heifers to a Highland breeder in Germany. This has been a new and exciting venture for the family and we look forward to seeing what the cattle do with their new owner. The pedigree Simmental Herd was founded in the 1980s with the purchase of an in-calf Simmental heifer at Oban and the private purchase of a cow and calf outfit, Plurenden Drollete 7 and her polled calf, Watergate Mary, from a herd on the Black Isle. The last 3 Simmental stock bulls have been bought privately from David and Lesley Sapsed of the Heathbrow herd in Hertfordshire.

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Having the pedigree Beef Shorthorns on the farm has happened over the past few years. We now have 5 cows with 4 calves, the last cow is yet to calve and we have 2 homebred yearlings. The Beef Shorthorn bull was bred by Fiona Davidson (nee Wilson). Fordie Harrison is used on the cross cows to introduce hybrid vigour and is also used on a small selection of the Simmental cows. The Simmental, Beef Shorthorn and cross cows are taken inside from the end of November until early summer and receive a silage and straw ration. The cows used to be fed draft but with a growing number of anaerobic digestors, the animal feed is becoming almost impossible to source. When the Highland and cross calves are weaned they are fed a silage/straw/ barley blend mix (which we are currently buying from L. S. Smellie & Sons Ltd.) before being sold privately, to returning buyers, or through the store ring at our local Mart which is Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ Thainstone Centre. Over the years the pure Simmental heifers which aren’t kept for breeding at East Tilbouries have been sold privately to a returning buyer. 2020 has been a strange year for everyone and like many breeders the annual summer shows normally occupy the summer months. Showing Highland cattle at local shows over the last 10 years has been something that the 3 generations of the family really enjoys and it gets everyone involved. A number of prizes and championships have been won over the years. After the judging has been done there is time to catch up with other breeders and the Highland cattle attract a lot of attention from the public who want to ask questions and take photographs. It is a nice way for us all to show the breed especially with there being a large number of Highland Exhibitors entering the shows it promotes the breed in a very positive way. Mary’s daughters Sophie (13 years) and Tara (9 years) are very keen Young

THE TILBOURIES FOLD Handlers and enjoy the fun competition between each other and their friends when showing, winning many trophies in their own right. They really love being involved with the cattle from when they are calves and have a real bond with them. The family take cattle to the local Aberdeenshire Shows and also enjoy taking cattle to exhibit at the Black Isle Show. 2019 saw the family host the North of Scotland Highland Cattle Club show at East Tilbouries. The show was a great success with a high number of cattle and exhibitors. The show was due to be held there for a second year running in June but obviously it was not able to go ahead. In February 2016 Maureen MacArthur and John Ashton of Allanfearn Highlanders assisted the family by bringing out and showing the Fold’s first entry into the Society’s show and sale in Oban. Campbell of Tilbouries stood reserve champion and was sold for 9,000gns to the Cladich Fold. Alison and Scott have really enjoyed working with the cattle over recent years and decided to start their own Fold, Sunhoney Fold, and have a cow from the Culfoich Fold who has had her first calf this year, a 3 year old heifer from the Heatherhills Glenlivet Fold, a two year old heifer from the Dunach Fold and a 1 year old heifer from the Cladich Fold. These were all bought at the Society sales in Oban. Their cow, was champion yearling heifer when purchased at Oban and has successfully continued to win at shows. Alison and Scott have 2 children, Cameron (3) and Megan (9 months). Cameron definitely has a love of animals and the farm already and was looking forward to showing the pet lamb Jess this year.

Selection of Cows.

East Tilbouries is also home to a small flock of Zwartble sheep and the Grandchildren’s flock of Herdwick sheep. The family are all members of the North and East Highland Cattle Clubs with Sheila being Treasurer of the North Club and Mary being on the Committee of the East Club. The family actively participates in activities, trips and shows that are held by the Clubs. Jim was also on the North Club committee for many years. Jim has recently been appointed as a fieldsman for the Highland Cattle Society and is looking forward to his new role within the Society. He is also supporting the Society’s movements towards a bull assessment scheme as he feels the Breed would greatly benefit from this. The Fraser Family Tilbouries Fold

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NEOGEN GENOMICS NEOGEN Genomics are pleased to be working with The Highland Cattle Society Founded in 1982, NEOGEN has grown to more than 1,000 employees in multiple international locations with a worldwide presence. NEOGEN develops, manufactures and markets a diverse line of products dedicated to food and animal safety. NEOGEN’s animal genomics business is one of the leading global providers of DNA testing for agribusiness and veterinary medicine. They provide a range of services to customers across the world including multinational breeding organisations, breed associations, genetic evaluation centres, companion animal breed registries, academic research, governments, as well as directly to individual farmers. NEOGEN has six laboratories located around the world to place its facilities close to its customer base in the USA, Europe (Scotland), Brazil, China, Canada and Australia (Queensland). These labs are fully integrated and work together every day. This footprint across the world means that the capacity is greater than any other DNA testing service provider. This ensures rapid and consistent turnaround times in both processing and reporting. As breeders a key requirement in today’s markets is parentage verification not only for pedigree registrations but also for traceability. Parentage testing There are two types of DNA profile used for parentage testing: • microsatellites (sometimes known as STR) • SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) Microsatellites have been used for DNA parentage verification since the 1990s. They consist of a small panel of approximately 15-20 repetitive DNA markers sometime known as Short Tandem Repeats. This small DNA profile is only useful for parentage verification. This technology has recently been superseded by SNP technology. With the advent of SNP chips, it is now possible to test tens of thousands of SNP markers simultaneously on any individual animal. Using NEOGEN’s range of GGP SNP chips, these much larger SNP profiles can simultaneously be used for both genomic evaluation and for SNP parentage verification. If a sire database of old microsatellite profiles already exists, one of the issues with starting to use SNP profiles for parentage testing is that they are not “backwards compatible” with the old microsatellites. Therefore, it is necessary to transition the database from the old microsatellite technology to the new SNP technology. This can be done using a few different approaches, and

in reality, it is probably possible to combine the approaches according to your circumstances:

Retest as many sire samples in your database on SNPs Resample as many of the working sires that are heavily used in your population and retest them on a SNP parentage profile. Depending on how many sires you have in the database, it is only necessary to retest the ones that are still relevant and being used currently. A range of different samples types can be used for retesting these sires - semen straws, hair samples, blood or tissue sample can be obtained for testing. These retested sires will then be compatible for verification of SNP parentage and chip profiles of calves and new registrations. Use existing genomic profiles of the sires If some of the sires in your database have already been tested for genomics, then the SNP parentage profiles will be “embedded” within those SNP chip results. If you can obtain those SNP chip profiles, the parentage SNPs can be extracted from that data and stored in your database for future use without the need to resample or retest those animals. So, these sires are already compatible for verification of SNP parentage and chip profiles of calves and new registrations. Double test some calf samples For some sires in the database, it may not be possible to obtain new samples and retest on SNPs, or they may not already have a genomic profile. In this case, for calves being registered and parent verified against these sires, the calf will need both a microsatellite profile and a SNP profile to be tested. This can be done at the same time, from a single sample. This will mean that the calf’s microsatellite profile is “backwards compatible” with the microsatellite profile of the sire in the database, and the calf’s SNP profile will also be held in the database so that it is “forward compatible” with its own offspring in the future. In the future NEOGEN would be delighted to arrange for the Highland Cattle Society to attend an organised visit to our premises for a tour of the facilities and to meet our team. For more information contact us today by phone +44 (0) 1292 525 094 or by email NeogenGenomics@ NEOGEN.com

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FUN CHARITY SHOW/YOUNG HANDLERS COMPETITION Highland cattle show raises money for charity The Highland Cattle Society has taken an innovative approach to overcome the difficulties being faced by lockdown for show goers – it has organised a ‘virtual’ show with the entry money going to charity. Its efforts for RSABI (Scotland) and RABI (England) had reached a total of £630 after their initiative caught on with members from all over the UK and Europe, who supported eight classes ranging from from calves to senior bulls. The cattle did not have to be ‘dressed’ for a show or even on a halter, so it gave opportunities for all members to participate and show off their cattle. The judging was in the hands of Stuart Campbell, stockman at the Cladich fold, Dalmally, Argyll, and Daniel Rowbottom, of the Kelby fold, in Lincolnshire. The overall championship was bagged by the Caradog fold, from Wales, with their cow, Marina of Borland, whilst settling for the blue and white ticket was the bull, Rob Ruadh of Gartchonzie, from the

Allanfearn fold, based in Ross-shire. Commenting on the photographic competition, Mr Campbell said: “In some classes we had more than 20 entries, far more than in a normal show. We were so pleased with the standard of cattle, many of which we would not normally see. It was really difficult to choose the winners. We have also learnt to use some new technology – not normally used when judging cattle!” The show was sponsored by Direct Rosettes, in Perthshire, which was delighted to help all three charities. Breed secretary, Anne- Marie Thomson, said: “It is so important that Highland cattle genetics are preserved for the future and as many cattle as possible are registered with the society. In the future, our cattle will be important in the move towards environment and conservation based schemes, having a dual role of producing high quality beef, generating an income from poor quality land, as well as conserving and enhancing the biodiversity of the UK.”

Virtual Young Handlers Competition – August 2020 Results Congratulations to our Prize Winners and tremendous well done to everyone who took time to prepare and enter. Rosettes and prize money will be in the post shortly. Thanks also must go to Shirley Strachan for judging Fancy dress 1st Mini Mouse 2nd Bumble bee (I think) 3rd Heifer with bows Class 1 1st Tara Adams 2nd Robert Rennie 3rd Joanna Greaves 4th Oliver Perkins 5th Ethan Braines 6th Kate Cameron 7th Louis Jordon Class 2 1st Emily Armstrong 2nd Sophie Adams 3rd William Perkins 4th Jenny Francis 5th Florence Bradley 6th Logan Ross

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what no doubt was not an easy task. Not forgetting Direct Rosettes Ltd. for donating the ribbons and also to our anonymous donator for the prize money. Judge: Shirley Strachan Left: Milly Bradley

Below: Eirian Rowlands

Right: Tara Adams

FUN CHARITY SHOW Champion Show Results Male Champion & Reserve

Male Champion (Senior Bull) ROB RUADH OF GARTCHONZIE Owners: Maureen MacArthur & John Ashton | Breeder: Mr R Bender

Reserve Male Champion (Senior Bull) JOSEPH OF KEILLMORE Owners: Mr L T & Mrs A M Perkins | Breeder: Mr Jozef Kamensky

Champion & Reserve Female

Female Champion (CLASS 5 - Junior Female) MARINA OF BORLAND Owners: Rhian Thomas & R Davies | Breeder: Mr K Howman

Reserve Female (CLASS 3 - 2 year old heifer) GRUAGACH 2nd of CARADOG Owners: Rhian Thomas & R Davies | Breeder: Rhian Thomas & R Davies

Overall Champion & Reserve

Female Champion (CLASS 5 - Junior Female) MARINA OF BORLAND Owners: Rhian Thomas & R Davies | Breeder: Mr K Howman

Male Champion (Senior Bull) ROB RUADH OF GARTCHONZIE Owners: Maureen MacArthur & John Ashton | Breeder: Mr R Bender

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FUN CHARITY SHOW Class 1 Official Results - Calf Classs

1st - 400007 OF ACRE FOLD Louisa and Steve Jordan

2nd - 300012 OF ORCHARD HOUSE Orchard House Fold, Dan Newcomb

3rd - BARAVALLA OF GRAFTON Heifer - Grafton Fold, Martin & Lyndsey Trees.

4th - SNOWIE OF THE ROSE Heifer - The Rose Fold, Robert Wain.

Class 2 - 1 Year Old Heifer

1st - LILIBET RIONACH OF ALBINUS GRANGE Bred and owned by Paul & Jo Hunter.

2nd - SUBHLAIR 2nd OF HUNTERS Bred and owned by Stephen & Rosemary Hunter.

3rd - LILY ANN 10th OF CRAIGOWMILL Owned by Joanne Fischbacher and bred by Ken & Eva Brown.

4th - AN UISEAG OF EILEAN MOR Bred & owned by Karen & Michael Macgregor.

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FUN CHARITY SHOW Class 3 - 2 Year Old Heifer

1st - GRUAGACH 2nd OF CARADOG Bred & owned by Rhian Thomas & R Davies

2nd - BANARACH 2nd OF CAILAICH Owned by Stephen & Rosemary Hunter. Bred by R&S Strachan.

3rd - ROWENNA RHIBIN DHONN OF KINTORE CASTLE Bred & owned by J & J Singer.

4th - JENNY BHUIDHE OF THISTLE Bred & owned by LT & AM Perkins.

Class 4 - 3 Year Old Heifer

1st - GRUAGACH OF CARADOG Bred & owned by Rhian Thomas & R Davies.

2nd - CAPLEADH OF HUNTERS Bred and owned by Stephen & Rosemary Hunter.

3rd - EILIDH 17th OF GOTSGARTEN Bred & owned by Gotsgarten Organic Farm.

4th - MARY 2nd OF SPRINGFIELD (LEADBURN) Bred & owned by Gavin & Anna Brown.

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FUN CHARITY SHOW Class 5 - Junior Female 2016

1st - MARINA OF BORLAND Owned by Rhian Thomas & R Davies. Bred by Mr K Howman.

2nd - RIONNAG OF EASTER DEUGLIE Bred & owned by Easter Deuglie Farm.

3rd - TILLY OF BAIDLAND MAINS Bred & owned by Billy & Mary Anderson.

4th - ARAICHD OF GOTSGARTEN Bred & owned by Gotsgarten Organic Farm.

Class 6 - Cow in calf

1st - URSULA 3rd OF GOTSGARTEN Bred and owned by Gotsgarten Organic Farm.

2nd - MAGAIDH 24th OF POLLOK Owned by the Anderson family. Bred by Glasgow City Council.

3rd - URSHULA 34th OF WALTON Owned by Mr Guy Mumford. Bred by Mrs Suzanne Hill.

4th - RUBY OF THE ROSE Bred & owned by Mr Robert Wain.

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FUN CHARITY SHOW Class 7 - Junior Bull

1st - HAMISH DONN OF THISTLE Bred & owned by LT & AM Perkins

2nd - HAROLD DUBH OF CRAIGLUSCAR Owned by Joanne Fischbacher, Stiubhart Fold & bred by Hamish Irvine.

3rd - UK544550200447 OF CLADICH Owned by Maureen MacArthur & John Ashton. Bred by Mrs Jon H Strickland.

Class 8 - Senior Bull

1st - ROB RUADH OF GARTCHONZIE Owned by Maureen MacArthur & John Ashton. Bred by Mr R Bender.

2nd - JOSEPH OF KEILLMORE Owned by LT & AM Perkins. Bred by Jozeph Kamensky.

3rd - LAORIN OF GLENGORM Owned by Gavin & Anna Brown. Bred by Glengorm.

4th - ALASDAIR 5th OF WOODNEUK Bred & owned by Woodneuk Farm Ltd.

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ANNIE PERKINS - THISTLE FOLD HIGHLANDS For those that don’t know me I am Annie Perkins from Thistle Fold Highlands near Stratford-uponAvon, Warwickshire. My family have lived on our small 45 acre farm for five generations. Traditionally market gardeners on the edge of the Vale of Evesham growing asparagus and harvesting plums for the Evesham Shops and Birmingham fruit markets. We had a flock of Texel and mule ewes grazing the orchards, a few pigs to fatten in the old bull pen, about 20 store cattle in the old farmyard and 2 Jersey house cows for milk. If you couldn’t find me, I was usually found in the cow pens or at the age of 3 out in the field trying to milk the Jersey cows. My grandfather spent many an hour on the farm during the day but being a master baker as well, he would set off in the late afternoon after a nap to catch the bus to the bakery in Evesham where he worked for many a year, even after he retired covering holidays. I guess this may be where my passion for baking and farming came from and my business was aptly named Annie’s Market Garden. I have fond memories of my grandfather telling me how to make pastry and pork pie. From the age of 16 leaving school I had a “proper job”, by which I mean I worked 9 till 5 in an office, wearing smart suits, paid holidays and a wage packet at the end of every month. Sounds great?? Well, in 1995 I was bought my first Highland cow for a 1st Wedding Anniversary present, followed by another in the October for my birthday. This seemed to grow quite fast and mornings before work as some of you will know means an early start to check and feed cattle before work and another check round at night. Many a spare hour spent either baking cakes, pies, desserts or in the fields with my cows or showing them.

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Pie and Ale.

My last “proper” job was working for Defra at my local Veterinary Laboratories Agency, producing lab reports with the testing results for Vet Practices. This was great, extra holidays, flexi time off which meant plenty of time to continue my addiction to showing highland cows. Then when child number two came along in 2010, Defra were looking for voluntary redundancies and after making life very difficult to go back part time I took the redundancy and started Annie’s Market Garden. My passion for food, farming and highland cows now became my job! We had been selling our highland beef for a number of years by now and I had been making highland beef pies for friends and family. We set up a small shop on the farm and I entered the British Pie Awards with my Beef and Ale pie and Chicken, Leek and Ham pie. I won a bronze award for both, which for me was amazing. For a number of years I entered the local Pie and Ale festival with various pies including my pork pie and apple pie and each year I was lucky enough to be awarded first prize for many of my entries followed by Champion or Reserve and on 2 occasions I had Champion and Reserve. Customers love my story of my grandfather and my passion for the hairy coos we keep and the farm to fork love and care that goes into every animal. The animals can be seen lay among the abundance of buttercups in late spring, then grazing the old plum & apple orchards munching the fallen fruit as summers go by. We have even converted a few vegetarians back to meat eaters because they love that my animals are cared for from the minute they are born no matter whether its beef or breeding. Moving on, I was asked if I wanted to take over the running of the local gliding and flying clubs cafe which is just at the back of the farm. I decided to give it a go and 6 years on we are still running it. Each year now sees 30 pilots and their crews from across the UK turn up for 10 days competition. I am told that the reason we are fully booked with a waiting list is because the food we serve is the best there is among gliding clubs.

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DIY SOS Build.

All our ingredients are locally sourced where possible and meals completely homemade with a 2 course menu with choices available every evening. BBQ night and Pie night are famous. It’s not unusual to serve 60 portions of pies and chips and 70 for BBQ with homemade highland beef burgers, steaks and our pork sausages. Deserts always a hit from homemade pavlova with summer berries to Baileys chocolate roulade and simple Annie’s bread and butter pudding. Many pilots go home complaining of their growing waistline and need for a diet yet carry arms full of pies and highland beef for the freezer at home and a bag full of our popular Eccles cakes for the journey! 7 years ago, I hit the bottom with a bang, TB struck us down 2 years running. Defra are sure that a sick rogue badger had gone through the farm possibly eating the sweet fallen fruit as it went. I was devastated, how dare it take my beautiful cows away from me. The love, sweat and tears that went into training show cows, they were part of the family and that sounds sad I know but we are all different and my passion runs very deep. Its soul destroying, your work just destroyed in seconds. We had to get rid of 4 old cows that winter as feed was sparse after a dry arid summer and then the TB took out 2 best show heifers with first calves at foot. This left us with 4 cows and plenty of steers. We had sold our heifers early winter in a group purchase to a returning customer. Recovery from TB has been a long trying journey with criticism at times. We were at the top of the game showing with many successes before TB. Financially it made life very difficult but we survived and live to tell the tale. My heart goes out to anyone that looses cattle to TB. We now keep an average of 65 head of cattle, 11 Highland breeding cows and 4 Belted Galloway cows. We have some lovely home bred heifers coming through. Steers are either home bred or bought in highland, highland x shorthorn and highland x angus which are purchased from Worlds End Fold. Outdoor reared pigs for the butcher and my crazy flock of famous escaping

Herdwick sheep last seen heading for the airfield! This year saw us have a fantastic show season, we may not have had any champions or reserves but to me being in the top three at every show with our animals particularly my homebred stock, meant so much to me. Finally, we are heading back in the right direction. Many a tear of happiness has been shed this year and my thanks go to all of those that have supported me and been there on the journey with me and you all know who you are. Business continues to grow with supply of pies to numerous farm shops locally. A Highland beast supplied monthly to a local butcher, along with our outdoor reared rare breed pork and native bred lamb when available. Catering at the gliding club and outside private catering has increased. BBQ’s and Pig Roasts for event catering continue to come back year on year and all of this is based on recommendation and word of mouth as we do very little advertising. We don’t need to “beef” ourselves up, the beef sells itself! Quality sells and a belief in what you do and how you do it goes a long way. Farm to fork, grass reared, native, well cared for, Highland beef - naturally the best! Always believe in what you do and where you want to go, there may be tears on the way but everything comes to he who waits. Annie Perkins Thistle Fold Highlands

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THE HYSLOP HERD Highland cattle are often mistaken by others as hobby breed but more and more breeders are proving that the hardy, low maintenance breed not only has a pedigree worth, but a strong commercial value too. Father and son duo Alex and Grant Hyslop, who farm near Crawfordjohn, in Lanarkshire, are in the process of building up a commercial herd of Highlanders to cross with the Simmental to produce replacements for then crossing to the Aberdeen-Angus. Grant and his girlfriend Abbie Finlayson, are also in the midst of increasing their 14-cow Black Glen pedigree fold which was established in 2015 with purchases from Oban to include a cow bought from David Cameron’s dispersal, a heifer from Balnabroich and a cow with heifer calf at foot from Tordarroch. “Highland cattle are so easy managed and have a great nature,” began Grant, who just recently stood reserve overall senior champion at this year’s Stars of the Future Calf Show, with a yearling bull purchased privately from Michael Poland’s Mottistone fold. “Although Highland bullocks do take slightly longer to fatten, the male calves are just as productive as any other store calf and females can be crossed to any other breed to produce hardy and low maintenance cross-bred replacements.” The family business stretches across 1500 acres of mainly hill ground which is split between three units. Blackburn and Glentewing are both owned, while West Lindsayland, near Biggar, is rented.

Grant Hyslop - Stars of The Future Reserve Senior Male Champion.

The beef enterprise comprises 35 breeding cows of which the majority are Aberdeen-Angus Friesians, while 10 are Highland cross cows. In the past, the Angus Friesians were bulled to the Aberdeen-Angus but they now run with the Simmental. “Our first experience with the Highland cattle breed was when dad bought three older cows at Lanark Market a few years back,” said Grant. “When I was a youngster, I was badly hurt by a cow which was protecting her young calf. I was traumatised and wasn’t confident around cattle anymore but I feel it was through working with the Highlanders that I got my confidence around cattle back. “Since the first cows were bought in, we’ve been buying at most of the Oban sales ever since. It’s really important to support and buy at premier shows and sales because it’s the auction system which guarantees the best price,” he added. Grant and his father hope to phase out the Angus Friesians, and instead, run a similarly sized herd of either pure or almost pure Highlanders for running on a section of the hill ground at Glentewing. The plan is to cross them with the Simmental for producing cross-breds which will then be run at another unit when crossed with the Aberdeen-Angus.

Duchess of Black Glen - Granton Show.

They run a flock of 1100 breeding ewes to include 600 Blackface ewes which are either crossed to the Cheviot or the Bluefaced Leicester, as well as a handful of pure and cross Texels. The Scotch Mule ewes further down the hill are tupped to either the Texel or the Beltex for producing prime lambs which are sold through Lawrie and Symington’s Lanark Market.

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Duchess of Black Glen - Stars of the Future Show.

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Duchess of Black Glen - Granton Show.

“Dad and I went on visits to Woodneuk and Balnabroich to see similar operations with cross Highlanders and we were really impressed by the cattle we saw so it encouraged us to do the same,” commented Grant. “We like to use the Aberdeen-Angus over the crosses as you get ease of calving and the naturally polled gene. The whole purpose behind the Angus is to try and eventually have cross-bred females which won’t need dehorned.” At present, the pure Highlanders run alongside the Angus Friesians, while the pedigree Highlanders graze on ground at another unit. Grant pointed out that the 14 pedigree females ran with the bull on the same land that could only previously cope with 110 Scotch Mule ewes.

Angus x Calf.

He said: “The pedigree cows utilise the poorer performing ground and are only fed silage throughout the winter, yet still manage to maintain condition. Bigger continental cattle couldn’t cope here without us having a massive feed bill.” The cows are split calving, with some calving throughout January and others during March and April. Commercial calves are weaned in October and brought inside when introduced to ad-lib feed from a bunker feeder, before being sold through the store ring at Lanark in March. Male calves from the pedigree fold which aren’t suitable for breeding are weaned at eight months of age and cut, dehorned and overwintered. They go straight back outside and are fed 2kg of concentrates per day along with ad-lib silage, before being sold store at 17 to 18 months of age. In September, the duo sold bullocks to Stephen and Rosie Hunter, who run the Hunters fold and finish commercial Highland heifers at Barnhill, Allanton, near Shotts, every year. The heaviest of the batch weighed 380kg. “It would be ideal if we could beef the animals ourselves but we don’t have the shed space or hard enough ground to winter bullocks for 2 ½ years,” explained Grant. “It’s a system that we are happy to continue with as long as the demand for good-quality, Highland beef continues. You can’t beat the eating quality.” In the pedigree fold, Grant retained his first bull Eoin Mhor of Black Glen, which was bought inside his dam Banrigh of Mottistone, at Oban in 2016. His dam is a former Royal Highland Show champion, while the sire has bred bulls to 10,000gns and heifers to 4200gns. All 14 pedigree cows are scanned in calf to him, with the first of his calves due on the ground at the turn of the year. On the other side of the equation, Grant received a top price to date of 1800gns for the two-year-old heifer Duchess of Black Glen, at Oban in October, 2018. She sold to the Leys fold and has been shown successfully at shows in the north. In the meantime, Grant and his dad are continuing to build up the size and quality of the pedigree fold. “Our main aim at the moment is to become a closed herd so we can breed females for both pedigree and commercial use,” said Grant. “One day, we hope to be able to sell heifers for either pedigree use or as commercial breeding heifers.” Katrina Macarthur katrina.macarthur@outlook.com

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BATES MOOR FARM BEEF From Our Field To Your Fork! My Dad, Graham, started the April Fold in 1989, (before I was even around!) From a young age, I have always taken a great interest in the cattle and been especially involved in showing. In 2014, my Dad decided to take a step back from the cattle (this still hasn’t really happened!) To start with, he sold the majority of the cows and allowed me to choose three to keep as well as the followers, and then kindly gave me a lifetime membership to the society. Six years ago, I didn’t really have a plan when it came to the cattle, I just knew I wanted them to remain a part of my life in some way, possibly as a bit of nostalgia. I continued to show them and was lucky enough to do quite well, which helped me grow in confidence. Before I knew it, the fold had grown back up again. In 2017, I also introduced a second native beef herd onto the farm, Lincoln Reds. Back then, I was also working for another beef farm looking after 200 head of cattle. It was then that I realised how much I enjoyed working with cattle and so started to consider how I could turn my extremely large hobby into more of a business!

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Izzi and her dad.

In 2018, I asked a highly regarded, local pub if they would put my beef on their menu… they said yes! I knew I wouldn’t make much money but I did it as a marketing opportunity: it would get my name on the menu and people tasting the beef cooked by a great chef as well some excellent pictures! I did this for 18 months and if I’m completely honest, I didn’t make any money because of the cut the pub took, but it gave me SO much confident in the product! I suddenly knew that people really could taste the difference, with many raving about the flavour. The quality of flavour stems from the cattle living out all year on a majority grass-based diet and being reared until 30 months. The most important thing about my product was the story, this is backed up by my Instagram @ heytherefarmgirl which now has over 8000 followers. For over four years now I have shared day to day life from our farm. It showed people’s interest in the cattle and farming more generally, as well as the importance of traceability. Even when I was sharing pictures of beef in the pub, people were asking me if they could buy it directly from me… it got me thinking… Highland cattle are a hardy, low input breed but they are slow growing. To keep an animal for 30 months (two winters) is expensive with feed costs and most importantly, time. Although its costly when left with a smaller carcass, the quality of flavour and marbling make up for it! The only way to market the beef and share an appreciation for the Highland breed was to sell and market it myself. By sharing my story, I knew customers would be prepared to pay that little bit more for it.

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Beef boxes in April.

In October 2019, I set up Bates Moor Farm Beef, selling beef boxes directly from our farm, at farmers’ markets and our local shop. I was really nervous at first, but I’ve been overwhelmed

with the response, now selling an animal a month! At the moment all my customers are very local, but as I look to the future, I hope to expand my distribution and be able to ship throughout the UK. I sell 5kg and 10kg boxes to roughly 25 customers for each carcass. Any remaining cuts I sell in my local shop or at farmers’ markets. The beef boxes include a selection of mince, stewing steak, steaks and roasting joints. Although my Grandpa was a butcher, my indepth carcass knowledge was previously quite slim, so I have spent months researching. So far, I’ve really enjoyed learning, particularly as my local butcher (only 3 miles down the road) has involved me at very stage and answers all my questions. I am so proud to be involved from the day that calf is born to when I deliver the box to someone’s door. If I had any advice for anyone it would be GO FOR IT! It is a great promotion of the breed and for the beef industry itself. We should never be embarrassed to share the work that goes into producing these beasts, or shy away from our end goal (producing beef!) Just ask lots of questions and plan! Izzi Rainey Bates Moor Farm Beef

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THE CONSERVATION DILEMMA What happens if land is left unmanaged because the landowner hasn’t the time or the means to manage it properly? The dominant species take over, the biodiversity decreases, rare species are lost and even walking across the land becomes difficult. What takes over depends on where you are, it could be dense tangles of blackberries, fields of ash saplings, hill sides swamped with ten foot high bracken, impenetrable blackthorn or gorse, acres of purple moor grass, bog asphodel or cotton grass. Plant and animal diversity decreases, heather moors are lost. The same goes for unmanaged woodland, with forest floors becoming dark and dense with no forest glades and little biodiversity. For example, on a Shropshire hill side, scrub was swamping the yellow ants and their ant hills. These ant hills have a unique microclimate and a huge range of the biodiversity that goes with them. The ant hills should be covered with wild thyme and a favourite feeding ground for green woodpeckers. Butterflies such as small blue and orange tips should abound. The hill is typical of acid grassland and heathland scattered with public footpaths. The landowner, Shropshire Wildlife Trust had a problem, not enough time, volunteers, or money to maintain their thousands of acres and were in danger of losing the species for which the sites were originally purchased. There is a dawning realisation that unless land is managed as it was in the past, rare species, biodiversity and accessibility is lost. This means, as in the past, using the land to produce food, but farming it on a low input, organic, extensive scale and using the right native breed for the right job. In Shropshire one entrepreneur has started a conservation grazing business, working closely with Shropshire Wildlife Trust Reserves Manager (and other landowners) on their objectives, but managing the grazing on a day to day basis. Shropshire Wildlife Trust has 80 reserves covering 3,500 acres across Shropshire. The conservation grazing business also manages many more acres of land like the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve, council land and other private landowners’ plots. Without management in a similar way to the past these reserves have started to deteriorate with increase of bracken, ash and general brash such as brambles, which are overshadowing the plant life, covering the ant hills and making areas impassable. This is where conservation grazing comes in, firstly to restore the biodiversity and then to maintain it over the years.

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The philosophy employed is twofold – choose the right animal for the job and follow the same historic grazing and hay making cycle that created the biodiversity in the first place. The business has various groups of livestock used to manage different types of land at different heights, geology, fertility and their associated flora and fauna. The Shropshire Wildlife reserves are scattered all over Shropshire from the Meres and Mosses (lakes and bogs) in the North, to the hills in the south, rough land and heaths over 1,000ft. It is difficult to believe that 420 million years ago, a good deal of what is now Shropshire was 4,000 miles away, south of the Equator, several fathoms down beneath the sea. This is when the mineral-rich (and previously mined) Stiperstones and limestone hills around the south were created. The clay, gravel and sand in the north were deposited by the glaciers. Other hills were formed from a volcanic eruption 650 million years ago. In the shallow subtropical waters in the east, the skeletons of corals, sea lilies and sponges formed a reef. This reef became Wenlock Edge now growing nine native orchids. This variety of land means using the correct animals for each land type or job that needs doing. So Highland and Dexter cattle are used for hill and middle ground grazing along with Hill Radnor sheep, (typical of old Welsh tan-faced sheep that used to roam the acid grassland hills of Radnorshire and Brecon and renowned for easy shepherding) whereas Shropshire Sheep are used to recover ancient orchards and grazing vineyards as they are not tree grazers. As well as being chosen for their grazing habits, breeds were chosen for their hardiness and ability to sustain themselves in all weathers all year round. This all year round grazing pattern with ranging animals and minimum inputs would have been the case before mechanisation, when there were no readily available concentrates, silage bales and fertilisers. Sheep and cattle would be on the hills for most of the

THE CONSERVATION DILEMMA time and any lowland fields used for growing hay and a small amount of arable feed stuff such as wheat, barley and oats mostly for human consumption. The logistics Each area is divided into useable blocks with separate land parcels joined to a main CPH (County Parish Holding Number), by TLA’s, (Temporary Land Association number) so cattle can be moved between these land parcels without having to have a TB test. These TLAs all must be within 10 miles of the main holding and registered with the APHA. (Animal Plant Health Agency) Also, having several CPH numbers minimises the economic risk of TB breakdown. Shropshire is in a High risk area, so TB tests are annual. The economic risk is also minimised by only having pedigree cattle whose compensation value is double that of non pedigree animals. Cattle and sheep are brought off the public areas for lambing and calving, Cattle movements between CPH numbers are made to coincide as much as possible with their annual TB test. Calves are weaned naturally. Around 15,000 people a year walk on one of the smaller hill areas and the numbers in the more popular areas vastly exceed that. Dog worrying and even stealing and roasting swans have been problems. The presence of horned cattle seems to be acting as a deterrent. An additional benefit of the Highland is their photogenic looks which helps to advertise what the trust are trying to do. Landscape restoration The objective is to create the right mosaics of biodiversity with no one species becoming especially dominant. Watching the browsing habits of the Highlands has helped to focus grazing at particular locations and at different times, to help recreate habitats. They are encouraged to walk through the continuously encroaching ash and blackberries which they graze and trample. Their continual tramping of the bracken sees it weaken and the bracken areas have started to recede, which helps species like the whinchat. They will nibble the rank grasses growing though the whinberries (bilberries) encouraging the whinberries to spread; and they nibble the dead heather encouraging rejuvenation of heather in spring. In fact, Highlands are used in many ‘back to purple’ projects. Masons Bank on the Shropshire Powys border was once a commercial forest, and now has a large covering of heather as a result of the Highlands bashing down the brash and grazing between the stumps and boggy areas, helping the heather to rejuvenate. One of the Highlands next jobs will be to graze a site that once held rare butterflies but the flowers on which they

depend can no longer flourish because of the growth of many small trees and blackberries; and also onto the another commercially felled woodland to break down the dead brash and open up the ground so it will return to heathland like the neighbouring landscape of the Stiperstones. Because Highlands graze so much variety of plant life they are also great seed distributors known to spread over 200 different species. Feeding Regimes With a large area to graze there should be enough deferred grazing and forage base to allow outwintering of all animals without supplementary feeding. In any event on some SSSI (Sites of Special Scientific Interest) supplementary feeding is not allowed. Some areas are also too boggy and would poach, so care is taken not to cause this problem. Animals are kept off these areas in winter and there is certainly no supplementary feeding. When it is necessary to feed, haylage that is cut from SSSI hay meadows is rolled out across the area to avoid cattle all standing in one place and poaching the land. In extreme weather or on difficult terrains animals may be given feed blocks. Who Benefits? There are many benefits across several recipients, not least the general public with land being made accessible again and seeing the recovery and biodiversity returning. Indeed, the general public feel they ‘own’ the stock on their particular hill, and share in their well being. The Wildlife trust start to reap the benefits of stock management without the need for huge cash and time investment. The grazier gets free grazing before producing the animals for slaughter and in some cases receives a management fee. Third parties also provide stock, reducing the business’s cash outlay. The stock remain in third party ownership but are managed by the business and a small fee is charged; the land owner gets their sites grazed properly, the biodiversity and wildlife increase. The animal owners receive free grazing and the income at slaughter. Furthermore, as governments move to encouraging more environment friendly farming (Environment Land Management Scheme in England, Agri-Environment Management Scheme in Scotland, Sustainable Farming scheme in Wales, and Environmental Farming Schemes in Northern Ireland) this extensive grazing approach seems to fit the bill particularly for grazing large tracts of uplands, moors and heathland using Highland Cattle. In fact, it is a win win situation all round.

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GUARANTEED PURE HIGHLAND BEEF RULES “Guaranteed Pure Highland Beef” Trade Mark The Society is the registered proprietor of the “Guaranteed Pure Highland Beef” (GPHB) Certification Mark and these are the rules governing the use of the name and the device on the label. the office of the Society to GPHB carcases in the abattoir immediately after slaughter. Only abattoirs able to comply with this requirement are authorised for GPHB slaughter.

1. The authorised users of the GPHB certification scheme may be members of the Society as breeders, feeders, and finishers, and non-members as feeders and finishers who are able to prove the identity of any animal intended to be sold as GPHB. 2. Any individual, company or organisation may become an authorised user if they are able to demonstrate compliance with the rules of the GPHB scheme. 3. Abattoirs need not be members of the scheme as they are only used to provide the slaughter facility. Ownership of the carcase remains with the consignor who is responsible for proper identification and traceability at all times. 4. The definitive method of identification is by the prescribed official ear tags. The Society uses for its own Pedigree Register the same information that must be supplied to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) duly certified by the breeder/keeper in accordance with the law. 5. Carcase labelling is mandatory, and is strictly controlled by attaching special identification labels completed in

Producers must advise the Society beforehand of the name of the abattoir and the date of slaughter.

6. The procedure for issuance of a Certificate of Pedigree and Ownership (CPO) is by application to the Society by the party requiring the CPO. The applicant must be able to prove the provenance of the animal concerned by demonstrating the chain of ownership. In most instances this will already be known to the Society by means of compliance with the Transfer of Ownership regulations. 7. A CPO issued by the Society to an end user - a retailer - will only be valid for six weeks, unless a request for renewal in writing is made to the Society. The original certificate must be returned to the Society. 8. No GPHB labels will be supplied without a relevant CPO. Unused labels must be returned with the expired CPO.

Declaration I hereby declare that I have read, understood and agree to abide by the rules governing the use of the “Guaranteed Pure Highland Beef” trade mark and the “Guaranteed Pure Highland Beef” device. Name.............................................................................................................................................................. Address........................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................... Date ...............................................................................................................................................................

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NEW MEMBERS We welcome members old and new to the Annual Breeders Journal 2020 and especially to those who have joined during the past year. Alex Smith........................................................... Blairgowrie........................................................No fold name Allan B Baird ....................................................... Symington.......................................................Langholm Fold Amy Barrow ....................................................... Cheshire............................................................. Barpool Fold Brucefield Farms ................................................. Lanarkshire......................................................Brucefield Fold Callum Smith....................................................... Poulton-le-Fyde...............................................Twin Acres Fold Cameron Farquarson .......................................... Dorchester..................................................Eggardon Hill Fold Caroline Tyler ...................................................... Oxon........................................................ House of Tyler Fold Charles Briscoe.................................................... Dorchester.............................................. Toller Porcorum Fold Chris Jones........................................................... Lancashire........................................................ Shadlock Fold Colin Shepherd ................................................... Ayrshire............................................................ Riverdale Fold Craig Jeffrey & Louisa Taylor.............................. Tweedmouth.................................................... Springhill Fold Cristiano Grill....................................................... Italy.......................................................................... Grill Fold D Gundy............................................................... Carmarthenshire............................................The Garron Fold D & J Jennings..................................................... Much WenlocK............................................ No fold name yet Damien Gray........................................................ Lancashire......................................................... Millbarn Fold David MacGregor................................................ Caithness.................................................... No fold name yet Donal O’Mahony................................................. Co. Cork........................................................Forenaught Fold Dr Colin & Alison Hood....................................... Perth..................................................................Drumad Fold Duncan Barton.................................................... Inverkeithny................................................. No fold name yet Elizabeth Mitchell ............................................... Barrhead............................................................................... Erik Stout............................................................. Kirkwall.............................................................Blackhall Fold G I & M Mault...................................................... Denbighshire................................................ Morwynion Fold Gian Paolo........................................................... Suffolk..................................................................Aliatis Fold Ian Fraser............................................................. Adderbury......................................................Adderbury Fold J C Morphet......................................................... Milnthorpe.................................... Morphet’s Highland’s Fold J & L Thomson..................................................... Morpeth............................................................Corridge Fold J & R M Sunter..................................................... Burnley............................................................. Hecknest Fold J M & M C Bradley............................................... Devon....................................................... Telbridge Hall Fold J S & R Harris ....................................................... Strathaven...................................................Cross Reguill Fold Jane Bury............................................................. Selkirk...................................................... Friarshawmuir Fold Janette Thomson................................................. Barrhead Jenny Francis ...................................................... Evesham.......................................................... Arden Hill Fold Joanne Fischbacher............................................. Dunfermline..................................................... Stiubhart Fold John Callaghan ................................................... Dumbarton.......................................................No fold name John Cooper ........................................................ Inverness........................................................ Strathearn Fold K & R Carnegie .................................................... Brechin............................................................Balrownie Fold Karl Falcolner....................................................... Inverness............................................................ Invercannich Kayleigh Hamilton .............................................. Ellon.................................................................... Glenfia Fold Linda Harris ........................................................ Carmarthen.................................................Aberdy Nant Fold Lord Pearson of Rannoch ................................... Perthshire.................................................... No fold name yet Lurg & Townhead Farms .................................... Fintry................................................................... Luruha Fold Malcolm Mackenzie & David Skilling................. Plockton........................................................... Dubhaird Fold Mark Fry .............................................................. Dibden..........................................................New Forest Fold Michael Jobson ................................................... Holt............................................................. No fold name yet MFR Associates ................................................... Richmond............................................... Lake Robertson Fold Nancy Armstrong................................................ France..............................................................Bretmoor Fold Nigel Gillespie ..................................................... Castlederg, N.I..........................................Barr an Chnoic Fold Peter Molloy........................................................ Wrexham.................................................... Wristlesham Fold Phil Bertin............................................................ Isle of Harris................................................ No fold name yet R S Buglass .......................................................... Hexham............................................................. Gibshiel Fold R & D Rennie ....................................................... Lanarkshire.......................................................Eastersills Fold R & N Barclay....................................................... Aberdeenshire ............................................... Harestone Fold Rebecca Smith..................................................... Tenterden.................................................... No fold name yet Robert & Alice Dickinson.................................... Middleton................................................... No fold name yet Robert Over......................................................... Rugby......................................................... No fold name yet Ros Wells.............................................................. Durham............................................. Low Butterby Highlands S & M MacBean................................................... Feshiebridge........................................Druim An Lochain Fold S.J. Frederick & Sons........................................... Essex........................................................... No fold name yet Sarah Cuthbertson.............................................. Ashbourne......................................................Bradmoor Fold Scott Farming...................................................... Tain................................................................. Morangie Fold Simon Goodwin................................................... Staffs................................................................No fold name Simon & Diane Westaway.................................. Devon................................................................ Foxhole Fold Steven Sanderson .............................................. Duckminton ........................................................Oxcroft Fold Will Hopkins ....................................................... Huntingdon........................................................... Pidley Fold William Mitchell.................................................. Barrhead

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MEMBERS’ LIST SCOTLAND A J R Farms LOGIE Milton of Collieston, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB41 8RG T: 01358 751752 | M: 07714 299150 E: sales@ajrfasteners.com Roy Tylden-Wright Abel UBHAIDH The Roundhouse, Uvie Farm, Lagganbridge, Invernessshire, Scotland, PH20 1BS M: 07811 322722 E: roy.tylden.wright@gmail.com Aberdeenshire Highland Cattle Ltd GRACE Lochton of Leys Farm House, Lochton, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB31 5QB T: 01330 825 595 | M: 07585 007594 E: grace@aberdeenshirehighlandbeef.com Mr I Adams BRATHENS Lochton of Leys Farmhouse, Lochton, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB31 5QB T: 01330 826011 | M: 07740 584083 E: brathensfold@hotmail.com Mrs Jan Alder CRAIGIERAY Carpenters Croft, Sauchenloan, Rothienorman, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB51 8YP T: 01464 841347 | E: craigieray.jan@gmail.com Mrs Kathleen Allen RUDHA NA SITHEAN 18A Kirkibost, Great Bernera, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, HS2 9LX T: 01851 612396 Mr JI Anderson RORO Roro Estates, Glenlyon, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, PH15 2PW T: 01887 866292/866216 Mng Mr Ian Anderson Dalcrest, 13 Penders Wynd, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA18 3BS T: 01290 422684 | M: 07799 403812 E: anderson_dalcrest@outlook.com Mr D M G Anderson Orchard House, Chirnside Station, Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland, TD11 3LJ T: 01890 818984 | E: dmganderson@hotmail.com The Anderson Family BAIDLAND MAINS Baidland Mains, Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA24 5HS T: 01294 832581 E: FM-BAnderson@outlook.com

The Applecross Trust APPLECROSS Michael Summers, Estate Office, Applecross, Strathcarron, Wester Ross, Scotland, IV54 8ND T: 01520 744276 | M: 07368 269331 E: michael.summers@btconnect.com Ardmarnoch Management Ltd ARDMARNOCH ESTATE Ardmarnoch Estate, Kilfinan, Argyll, Scotland, PA21 2ER T: 07979 264972 E: graham@ardmarnoch.co.uk Ardoran Marine ARDORAN Per Mr Colin Robertson, Lerags, By Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA34 4SE T: 01631 566123 | M: 07918 601549 E: colin@ardoran.co.uk Ardura Estate ARDURA Ardura, Craignure, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, PA65 6BD T: 01680 812199 E: davidshooker@gmail.com The Armstrong Family BALEMARTINE Farmhouse, Balemartine, Isle of Tiree, Argyll, Scotland, PA77 6UA T: 01879 220373 | M: 07801 435599 E: fiona.armstrong1@btopenworld.com Ashmore and Strone Estate Ltd ASHMORE FAO: David Woodcock, The Estate Office, Romadie, Bridge of Cally, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, PH10 7LG T: 01250 886262 | M: David 07907 600407 E: asel@btconnect.com John Ashton Newhouse, Heights of Inchvannie, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV14 9AE T: 01997 421447 | M: 07768 234589 E: allanfearnhighlanders@gmail.com Auchencairn Forest LLP GLENMASSAN ESTATE Garrachra, Glenmassan, Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland, PA23 8RA T: 01369 706640 | M: 07799 304013 E: theagroves@gmail.com Auchnacraig Estate AUCHNACRAIG Auchnacraig, Lochdon, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, PA64 6AP T: 0131 226 7744 | E: richard@deklee.co.uk Matthew Auld West Plann, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA2 0EF T: 01563 525905 | M: 07919 228070 E: moragauld@gmail.com

Mr JL Baird SCOTSTON Pond Cottage, Scotston, Auchterhouse, Dundee, Scotland, DD3 OQT T: 01382 320435 Jan Baird REDFORD Redford House, Maddiston, Falkirk, Scotland, FK2 0BT M: 07968 200912 | E: janbaird@hotmail.co.uk Alexander S Baird BIRKHILL per Stan Sadler, Birkhill Farm, Nemphlar, Lanark, Scotland, ML11 9JB T: 01555 860244 E: stancsadler@hotmail.co.uk Allan D Baird LANGHOLM Langholm Farm, Corraith Road, Symington, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA2 9AT T: 01563 830260 | M: 07920 088300 E: georgina12323@aol.com Balmoral Estates BALMORAL Att: The Resident Factor, Estates Office, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB35 5TB T: 01339 742551 - Moira McDougal E: farm@balmoralcastle.com Balrownie Farm BALROWNIE per Kevin & Ryan Carnegie, Balrownie, Menmuir, Brechin, Angus, Scotland, DD9 7RG T: 01356 648648 | E: kevin@carnegiefuels.co.uk M: Kevin 07764 930208/Ryan 07912 044986 Bannockburn Highlanders BANNOCKBURN Sandra Mcnally & James Clydesdale, Bannockburn Wood, Snabhead, West Plean, Scotland T: 07799 773343 E: jf.clydesdale@hotmail.com R & N Barclay HARESTONE South Road, Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB52 6XF T: 01464 821738 | M: 07835 696603 E: magnus.barclay@hrntractors.com N & G Bark NETHERHALL Skirling Mains Farm, Skirling, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML12 6HF T: 01899 860225 BOH Estates BOH ESTATES North Gate Lodge, Haddo, Inverkeithny, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB54 7XB T: 01462 851621 | M: 07960 362611 E: dmcb1@me.com

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MEMBERS’ LIST Mr B A Bateman HALLHILL Hallhill House, Howwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland, PA9 1AB T: 01505 703559 E: jessica.bateman@btinternet.com Simon Bearsley 36 McNabb Street, Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, FK14 7DL T: 01259 740300 | M: 07818 694788 E: thyme.consultants@btopenworld.com Beinn Dorain Farming LLP c/o Laurence Gould, Buchan House, Carnegie Campus, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, KY11 8PL Mr Charles Bell DRUMCROFT Drum Croft, Maud, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 5RW T: 01771 644386 | M: 07803 133482 E: jeanandcharlesbell@gmail.com Phil Bertin EILEAN NA HEARADH Tigh Ghrosacleit, Leac A Li, Isle of Harris, Scotland, HS3 3EH M: 07714 408599 | E: philipbertin83@aol.co.uk Mr ICR Bett KINGENNIE Kingennie House, Kingennie, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, DO5 3RD T: 01382532141 | E: iain.bett@btinternet.com Mr & Mrs A Blackburn ROISBHEINN Braecock Mill, Caputh, by Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, PH1 4JG T: 01738 710714 | M: 0781 8073031 E: alanblackburn149@btinternet.com Blairlogan Highlanders BLAIRLOGAN Greenhead Farm, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, FK12 5BQ T: 01259 760432 | E: kelsologan@aol.com Blingery Farms BLINGERY Blingery Farm, Mains Cottage, Wick, Caithness, Scotland, KW1 5SF T: 07761 244936 | M: 07761 244936 E: morvencoghill@hotmail.co.uk Borlum House Farm REAY Borlum House, Reay, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, KW14 7RE T: 01847 811153 | M: 07469 894338 E: hello@borlumhousefarm.com Alan G Bosomworth 43 Dalveich, Taynuilt, Argyll, Scotland, PA35 1HN M: 07568 568310 E: alanbosomworth@btinternet.com

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Julian Bowman WINDY HOUSE Windy House, Lower Newport, Caithness, Scotland, KW7 6HA M: 07765 823742 | E: jules@windyhouse.co.uk Braesgill Ltd HOPE Att: Mr AG Mackay, Hope & Melness Farm, c/o 139 Skinnet, Talmine, Melness, By Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland, IV27 4YP T: 01847 601207 | M: 07766 762697 E: allan.g.mackay@btinternet.com Mr John S Bridge BEN VUIRICH The Hillocks of Borland, Blacklunnans, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, PH10 7LA T: 01250 882362 | M: 07793 315066 E: bridgeatcloquhat@aol.com Sam Brooke ARDTRECK 28, Fiskavaig, Carbost, Isle Of Skye, Scotland, IV47 8SN T: 01478 640773 | M: 07775 953252 E: sam@viking-traders.co.uk Mrs Jean & Miss A Brooks LISMORE Killean Farm, Isle of Lismore, Argyll, Scotland, PA34 5UG T: 01631 760208 E: liosmor@me.com Mr K W W and Mrs E M Brown CRAIGOWMILL Ledlanet, Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland, KY13 0RR M: 07899 877001 E: keva@highlandcattle.co.uk Mr A Brown BEINN GHLAS Larglanglee House, Crocketford, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, DG2 9ST T: 01556 690252

Ms Anna M Bruce 6 B Rowans Gate, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, PA2 6RD T: 0141 887 1433 C.P & M.P Bruce KYNEDOR Bogside, King Edward, Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB45 3LX T: 01261 821244 | M: 07801 698787 E: chazz125@hotmail.com Mr D Buchanan SHENAVALLIE Shenavallie, Benderloch, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA37 1QU T: 01631 720240 | M: 07881 691427 E: shenavallie@hotmail.com Mrs Mary Buchanan Croftlea, 17 Duntaylor Avenue, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, PH15 2BX T: 01887 829411 E: james_buchanan1210@btinternet.com Guy Buckle 2 Rockhall Cottages, Collin, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 4JW T: 01387 750357 | E: guybuckle@hotmail.co.uk Mr James Caldwell KILMARONOCK Badshalloch Steading, Badshalloch Farm, by Gartocharn, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, G83 8SB T: 01360 660208 | E: info@jcjgroup.co.uk Caledonia Farm Glengarnock RIVERVALE 36 Kirkland Road, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA25 6HV T: 01505 682140 | M: 07917 585903 E: cshepherd@hillhousegroup.co.uk John Callaghan 21 Bonhill Road, Flat 5, Dumbarton, Scotland, G82 2DH M: 07984 201116 | E: jcallaghan852@gmail.com

Gavin & Anna Brown SPRINGFIELD (LEADBURN) Springfield Farm, Springfield Road, Penicuik, East Lothian, Scotland, EH26 8PR T: 01968 670397 | M: 07776 198979 E: anna.borth@btinternet.com

Glen Nevis GLEN NEVIS per E A Cameron, Glen Nevis, Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland, PH33 6SX T: 01397 705181 (office) | E: eac@glen-nevis.co.uk

Katherine Brown INNISCHOARACH Innischoarach Estate, Glen Lochay, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, FK21 8UA T: 01833 621157 | E: kate@uhdl.co.uk

Mrs Anne Cameron GLENOGLE Old Auction House, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland, PH6 2LN T: 01764 679195 | E: cybergranne@btinternet.com

Scott & Alison Brown SUNHONEY Mains of Landberry Farm, Echt, Westhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB32 6XD T: 01330 860866 | M: 07824 358210 E: alison_fraser31@hotmail.com

Mr David Cameron SEVERIE 45 Snowdon Place, Stirling, Stirlingshire, FK8 2JY. Scotland T: (H) 01786 586310 (M) 07708 307125 E: david@agmscotland.co.uk

MEMBERS’ LIST Mr J & Mrs W Cameron CAMERONS Glenmachrie Farm, Glenlonan, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA34 4QE T: 01631 770364 E: wilmacameron@btconnect.com

M D & S A Clarke ASHIEBURN Williamwood Farm, Kirtlebridge, Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland, DG11 3LN T: 01461 500213 | M: 07833 627849 E: saclarke@williamwoodfarm.co.uk

Douglas and Hilary Crane GRAY BRAE Gray Brae Farm, Leadburn, West Linton, Peebleshire, Scotland, EH46 7BE T: 01968 670947 | M: 07831 586 653 E: graybrae@aol.com

James Cameron HIGHFIELD 18 Davidson Drive, Dingwall, Scotland, IV15 9LP M: 07974 649078 E: jcc.planthire@gmail.com

Cloan Estate Trust CLOAN Cloan Estate, Cloanden, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, PH3 1PP T: 01764 662100 | M: 07968 185633 E: rwh@cloan.co.uk

Messrs R & E Crawford RHUBODACH Stuck Farm, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, PA20 0QL T: 01700 502803

John Cameron LOCHNESS Balmacaan Farm, Drumnadrochit, Inverness, Scotland, IV63 6UP T: 01456 450778 | M: 07859 827975 E: balmacaan@hotmail.com

Andrew Clotworthy INVERALTON 1 Vine Park Drive, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA3 2SQ T: 01563 541738 | E: diggerman220@yahoo.co.uk

Stuart D. Campbell KEILLMORE Keppochan Farm House, Cladich, Dalmally, Argyll, Scotland, PA33 1BQ T: 01866 833287 | M: 07786 621705 E: stuart.campbell@highlandcattlesociety.com Mr D Campbell 72 Camaghael, Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland, PH33 7NF T: 01397 703322 Mr Patrick Casey CASEY Gaitnip Farm, St Ola, Orkney, Scotland, KW15 1SX T: 01856 874175/870150 E: anjo1@btopenworld.com Mr & Mrs Caven OFFERANCE FOLD Offerance Farm, Gartmore, Stirlingshire, Scotland, FK8 3RZ T: 01877 382244 | M: 07770 471202 E: cavens@jcaven.co.uk Mr A Cheape FOSSOWAY Middleton Farm, Fossoway, Kinross-shire, Scotland, KY13 0PB T: 07974 357795 E: a.cheape@langley-taylor.co.uk Lower Letham Ltd HOUSE OF NAIRNE House of Nairne, nr Tullybelton, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland, PH1 4PT T: 01738 787850 E: jandmrclark@btinternet.com Ailsa Clark AM BLAR MOR Blairmore Farm, Fowlis Wester, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, PH7 3NW T: 01764 683789 | M: 07919 416040 E: ailsa@blairmorefarm.com

Mrs U F Cochrane 18 Drumbrae South, Edinurgh, West Lothian, Scotland, EH12 8SL T: 0131 334 3065 M. G. Cockram Fersness Farm, Eday, Orkney, Scotland. Messrs M & J Coghill ACHREAMIE Achreamie, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, KW14 7YB T: 01847 811433 | M: 07779 876818 E: coghill297@btinternet.com Conaglen Est, Broadlands Properties Ltd CONAGLEN per David Mosgrove, Aryhoulan Cottage,Conaglen Estate, Ardgour, Inverness-shire, Scotland, PH33 7AH T: 01855 841321 E: dmosgrove@broadlandproperties.co.uk Connon Brothers Ltd TIPPERTY Tipperty Ind Centre, Tipperty, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB41 8LZ T: 01358 720320 | M: 077440 043222 E: karen@connon.co.uk Mr James Corbett LOCHBUIE Lochbuie House, Lochbuie, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, PA62 6AA T: 01680 814214 | E: jim@lochbuie.com

Ian Cruickshank Balnastuartach Farm, Calvine, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland, PH18 5UD T: 01796 483279 E: enquiries@ bruarconstructionandrestorations.co.uk Fione A. Cruickshank FIONE’S HIGHLAND FOLD Middleton of Fonab Farmhouse, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland, PH16 5ND T: 01796 473251 | M: 07538 667544 E: fionecruickshank@hotmail.com Culachy Estate Management Ltd CULACHY per Bidwells, Carn Dearg House, North Road, Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland, PH33 6PP T: 07320 366573 | M: 07867 775034 E: fort.william@bidwells.co.uk Caroline Cuthbertson JEDDERFIELD 4 Ivanhoe Road, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, EH45 9BB T: 01721 723453 E: cuthbertson941@btinternet.com Mr D E Darroch ARDFARNAL Inver Lodge, Graighouse, Isle of Jura, Argyll, Scotland, PA60 7XX T: 01496 820223 | E: darochjura@aol.com Miss Jill Davis FRIARTON South Friarton Farm, St Martins, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, PH2 6AH T: 01821 640611 | E: jmd36@btconnect.com

Mrs Heather Corrigall EARN No 4 Culnaha, Nigg, Easter Ross, Scotland, IV19 1QP T: 01862 851229 | E: heather@corrigall.co.uk

Anastasia Delap ACHADUNAN Achadunan, Cairndow, Argyll, Scotland, PA26 8BJ T: 01499 600238 | M: 07900 388366 E: tuggy@fyneales.com

Craig Dhu & Biallid Farm BIALLID Craig Dhu House, Laggan, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, Scotland, PH20 1BS T: 01528 544200 | M: 07801 337590 E: craig.dhu@virgin.net

Delnabo Estate DELNABO per David Taylor, Tomintoul, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland, AB37 9HT T: 01807 580366 E: ktdelnabo@btinternet.co.uk

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MEMBERS’ LIST Dempster Family TEAGHLACH Blackpark Lodge, Bridge of Cally, Perthshire, Scotland, PH10 7LQ T: 01764 650024 | M: 07748 231406 E: donald.dempster@outlook.com

The Hon Mrs Felicity Douglas-Home OLD GREENLAW Old Greenlaw, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, TD10 6UP T: 01361 810230 E: info@oldgreenlawfold.com

Errol Enterprises Ltd ERROL c/o D Ogilvie, Savilles, Earn House, Broxden Business Pk, Lamberkin Drive, Perth, Scotland, PH1 1RA T: 01738 479180 | E: lewishm@errolpark.co.uk

Lord Denham DUNACH Dunach Estate, Glenlonan, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA34 4QE T: 01631 770364 E: dunachestate@btconnect.com

Noreen Drexel Tigh Cuileann, Auchnagoul, Inverary, Argyll, Scotland, PA32 8XT T: 01499 302677 E: farmernonie@gmail.com

Ronald & Frances Fergie KNOCKENDON Pinewood, Ancaster Road, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, PH7 4AL T: 01764 218673 | M: 07909 800656 E: rffergie@hotmail.co.uk

Linda Dennis 18 Park Avenue, Darley Dale, Matlock, Derbys, Scotland, DE4 2FX T: 01629 733009 | M: 07896 962632 E: kandldennis@tiscali.co.uk Veda Dewar & Kenneth Wood WITCHES CRAIG Witches Craig, Blairlogie, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 5PX T: 01786 474947 M: (K) 07917 760118 / 07713 248710 E: info@witchescraig.co.uk

Drumad Estate DRUMAD Drumad, Bankfoot, Perthshire, Scotland, PH1 4EG T: 01738 787939 | M: 07738 230162 E: colallhood@gmail.com William Duncan & Co NEWTON OF ARDOYNE East Lediken, Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB52 6SH M: 07900 901629 E: murdoch@ledikenfarms.co.uk

Mr D R Dickson LYNTOUN Hamilton Hall Lodge, West Linton, Peebles-shire, Scotland, EH46 7DB T: 01968 660347 | E: lyntoun@gmail.com

Dunlossit (Farming) Ltd CEANNACROIC Knocklearach, Ballygrant, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland, PA45 7QL T: 01496 840232 | M: 07816 929068 E: office@dunlossitestate.co.uk

Robert Dixon KILBRIDE Kilbride Farm, Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland, PA31 8QE T: 01546 605234 E: kilbridefarm@btconnect.com

Mr James Duthie & Miss Sara Duthie INVERUGIE Aikenshill Farm, Aikenshill, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB41 6AT T: 01358 742990 E: enquiries@aikenshill.co.uk

Miss Alex Doak MUIRFOOT Silverwood House, Cleghorn, Lanark, Scotland, ML11 8NZ T: 01555 661425 | E: alex_doak@hotmail.co.uk

Easter Deuglie Farm EASTER DEUGLIE Easter Deuglie House, Glenfarg, Perthshire, Scotland, PH2 9QJ T: 07817 583678 E: easterdeuglie@gmail.com

Callum Donaldson COMMORE Commore Farm, Neilston, Glasgow, Scotland, G78 3DA M: 07775 334671 | E: commorefarm@gmail.com Mr Alex Douglas HUNTERLEES Hunterlees House, Hunterlees Road, Glassford, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML10 6TS T: 01698 886556 | M: 07841 595292 E: alexd1288@hotmail.com Douglas and Angus Estates DOUGLAS Estates Office, c/o Allan Telford, Newmains, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML11 0RH T: 01555 851536/01890 882618 M: 07896 660596 | E: office@daestates.co.uk

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Graeme Easton & Rebecca Greenhorn RANCH The Ranch, Letham, Angus, Scotland, DD8 2PG T: 07710 534828 | M: 07970 084680 E: graemeeaston@yahoo.co.uk Edgerston Trading (2006) Ltd EDGERSTON Edgerston Home Farm, Jedburgh, Borders, Scotland, TD8 6NF M: 07966 476377 E: theralstons@btinternet.com Mr M W & Mrs M Edwards NA COMERICH 2 & 4 Englishton Muir, Bunchrew, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 8RQ T: 01463 717782

Craig Finnie RICHMONDHILL Richmond Developments, Richmondhill House, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 3JW T: 01779 473552 | M: 07710 511582 E: craig@finnie4x4.com Firm of Ardtornish Farms ARDTORNISH Ardtornish Farm, Ardtornish Estate, Morvern, Argyll, Scotland, PA80 5UZ T: 01967 421288 | E: info@ardtornish.co.uk Firm of R S Duncan BLACKSTONE Blackstone Farm, Rigg Road, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA18 3JJ T: 01290 421639 | E: rs.duncan@btconnect.com Mr Alastair Fitzsimon TREGALLON Tregallon Farm, Lochfoot, Dumfries, Scotland, DG2 8NG T: 01387 730272 | M: 07752 451020 E: megfitzsimon21@gmail.com Robert Fletcher BLAIRORDENS Leoch of Blairordens, Cushnie, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB33 8LQ T: 01339 883206 M: 07854 315496 (R) 07414 689322 (Stacey) E: robertfletcher87@gmail.com James Foster CRAGGANVALLIE 2 Cragganvallie, Kiltarlity, Beauly, Inverness, Scotland, IV4 7HT M: 07887 402367 | E: James.foster6@hotmail.co.uk Louise A Fotheringham CAIRNCROSS Cairncross, Glen Esk, Brechin, Angus, Scotland, DD9 7YT T: 01356 670251 | M: 07512 463703 E: louise_11@btinternet.com Mr & Mrs D R Fountain BROOMRIGG Broomrigg, Watchhill Road, Lochmaben, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, DG11 1RX T: 01387 810326 | M: 07860 573970 E: broomrigg@aol.com

MEMBERS’ LIST Mr J S Fraser TILBOURIES for J +& L Fraser & Son, East Tilbouries, Maryculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB12 5GD T: 01224 732351 | M: 07785 522648 E: jim.s.fraser@talk21.com

Glengorm GLENGORM Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, PA75 6QE T: 01688 302321 E: enquiries@glengormcastle.co.uk

Mrs Sheila Fraser East Tilbouries, Maryculter, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB12 5GD T: 01224 732351 | M: 07887 520226 E: jim.s.fraser@talk21.com

Glen Tanar Estate GLEN TANAR Brook’s House, Glen Tanar, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB34 5EU T: 01339 886451 E: jonathan@glentanar.co.uk

Friarshawmuir FRIARSHAWMUIR Friarshawmuir, Selkirk, Selkirk, Scotland, TD7 4PZ M: 07737 691482 E: jane@friarshawmuir.com Mr A W Garrick HEATHERHILLS GLENLIVET Glenmuir, Auchnarrow, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland, AB37 9JN T: 01807 590253 | M: 07765 607743 E: garrick2012@btinternet.com Mr Haydn A Garton THAGGNAM The Lodge, Longloch Farm, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, KY2 5UT T: 01592 501284 | M: 07811 197081 E: thaggnam@aol.com Mr Ian Gauld SANINE Sandineuk, Sandend, Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB45 2UE T: 01261 843343 E: iigauld@hotmail.com J. Mark Gibson CRAIGENGILLAN Craigengillan, Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA6 7PZ T: 01292 551818 E: mark@craigengillan.com Mrs Sheila Gillon AVIEDALE Lower Toftingall, Watten, Wick, Caithness, Scotland, KW1 5XW T: 01955 621257 Glasgow City Council POLLOK Att. Manager, Pollok Country Park, Knowehead Lodge, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, Scotland, G43 1AT T: 0141 287 9001 (Hazel Nicolls) E: hazel.nicholls@glasgow.gov.uk Mr A & Mrs E Glen GLENELLAN Glenellan, Ythanbank, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB41 7TD T: 01358 761775 E: aekrglen@hotmail.co.uk

J P Grant of Rothiemurchus ROTHIEMURCHUS Rothiemurchus Estate Office, Dell of Rothiemurchus, Aviemore, Inverness, Scotland, PH22 1QH T: 01479 810858 M: 07495 221696 (Grant MacKenzie,cattle) E: grant.mackenzie@rothie.net Philip Gray SMEATON Smeaton Farmhouse, Smeaton Estate, East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland, EH40 3DT M: 07747 005475 | E: philipgdgray@hotmail.com

Glenavon Estate Ltd GLENAVON Birchfield, Tomintoul, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland, AB37 9HX T: 01807 580245 | M: 07880 200070 E: admin@glenavonestate.co.uk

Michelle Greaves ARDIFFERY Hill of Ardiffery Bungalow, Hatton, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB43 0TB M: 07807 179003 | E: greavesmichelle@icloud.com

Glenfeshie Ltd GLENFESHIE Glenfeshie Estate Ltd, Glenfeshie, Kincraig, Aviemore, Inverness-shire, Scotland, PH21 1NX T: 01540 651739 E: ali@glenfeshie.f4p.co.uk

Thea Groves STONEFIELD FARM Stonefield Farm, Glenmassan, by Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland, PA23 8RA T: 01369 706640 | M: 07799304013 E: theagroves@gmail.com

K & L Gordon ROSEHEAD TEUCHAR Rosehead, Greeness, Cuminestown, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB53 8HY T: 01888 544582 E: linda-gordon@hotmail.com

Mrs G M Gunn SWINEY per Mr Ian Gunn, Cairnald House, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland, KW3 6BT T: 01593 721747 | M: 07831 249055 E: ian.gunn@jgunn.co.uk

Mr Andre Goulancourt INVERSNAID Inversnaid Lodge, Inversnaid, By Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire, Scotland, FK8 3TU T: 01877 386254 E: info@inversnaidphoto.com

Mr Garry Haggart MIDDLE LUNDIE Kargarrie House, Lundie, Edzell, Angus, Scotland, DD9 7QN T: 01356 625529 | E: garry.haggart@talk21.com

Ian Gourley 15 Humbie Holdings, Kirknewton, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland, EH27 8DS T: 0131 337 9796 | M: 07787 791512 E: ian.gourlay@outlook.com Kate Graham SHANKEND Heip Hill House, Greensidehall Road, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, TD9 7HE T: 01450 374772 | M: 07791 117425 E: shankendfarming@gmail.com Mrs Sheena Graham Killochries Fold, Lochwinnoch Road, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland, PA13 4TE T: 01505 873627 Mr William J Grant AUCHRY Lower Old Mill, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB53 8BN T: 01888 560055

Dr Kayleigh Hamilton & David Shearer GLENFIA 2 Hayhillock Cottage, Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB41 8DH T: 01358 725098 | M: 07894 833052 E: kayleigh.jhamilton@gmail.com Bradley Harris HORSBURGH Woodside, Glenfarg, Perthshire, Scotland, PH2 9QJ T: 01577 830789 | M: 07711 522898 E: bradley_harris@hotmail.com J S & R Harris CROSS REGUILL South Shields Farm, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML10 6TY M: 07908 950676 | E: crossreguill@live.co.uk Christopher Harrison BALFOUR CASTLE Balfour Castle, Shapinsay, Orkney, Scotland, KW17 2DY T: 01856 711282 | M: 07917 572157 E: info@balfourcastle.co.uk

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MEMBERS’ LIST Hugo Headicar & Natasha Foley TRINAFOUR Auchleeks House, Trinafour, Perthshire, Scotland, PH18 5UF T: 07979 811 421 | M: 07711 139016 E: info@auchleekshouse.co.uk Mr Ken Headspeath THE WELLBURN Upper Rosemount, Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV19 1ND E: upperrosemount@hotmail.co.uk Mrs K Headspeath Upper Rosemount, Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV19 1ND E: upperrosemount@hotmail.co.uk Mr Ken Headspeath Jnr SORNE 25 Morrison Street, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, DD8 5DB T: 01575 575144 | M: 07789 301751 E: kenneth@highlanddrovers.co.uk Mr Allan G Hemmings GANNOCHY HIGHLANDERS Gannochy Estate, per Goldsmith & Co, Craighead Farm, Blair Drummond, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4XA E: kathryn@goldsmith-estates.com Duncan & Elizabeth Henderson NIC EANRUIG The Hollies, Purdewan Mill Road, Hollybush, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA6 6EX T: 01292 560639 | M: 07795 596373 E: 107DEH@gmail.com Gary Henry STROQUHAN Stroquhan Estate, ., Dunscore, Dumfries, Scotland, DG2 0UP T: 01387 820537 E: garyjhenry@btinternet.com Highland Wagyu MOHMAR Burnside of Balhaldie, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland, FK15 0NB T: 01786 823767 | M: 07500 000035 E: martine@wagyu.co.uk Ms Vivienne Hope AUQUHARNEY Mains of Auquharney, By Hatton, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 0QU T: 01779 841216 | M: 07976 309606 E: vivihope@icloud.com Graeme Houston AUCHAMORE Wellbank, Hatton Road, Rattray, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, PH10 7HZ M: 07561 869802 E: graemeatwellbank@gmail.com

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Mr J W Howat Ja Mar, Crofthead Road, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA7 3ND T: 01292 260820 | E: ianhowat@hotmail.co.uk Simon Howie Farms FINDONY Findony Farm, Muckhart Road, Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland, PH2 0RA T: 01764 684332 | M: 0791 277272 E: simon@simonhowie.co.uk Mr Stephen & Mrs Rosemary Hunter HUNTERS Barnhill Farm, Allanton, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML7 5AB T: 01501 820433 | M: 07747 610513 E: stephenandrosemary@btinternet.com Grant Hyslop BLACK GLEN Glentewing Farm, Crawfordjohn, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML12 6ST M: 07557 862131 E: granthyslop96@gmail.com Invercannich Farm INVERCANNICH Invercannich Farm, Invercannich Lodge, Cannich, Inverness, Scotland, IV4 7LS M: 07793 797599 E: karlfalconer@aol.com Inverdunning Ltd DUMYAT Inverdunning House, Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland, PH2 0QG T: 01764 684530 | E: gordon@inverdunning.com Inverinate Estate KILLILAN Inverinate Estate, Smech Management Co Ltd, Inverinate, Kyle of Lochalsh, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV40 8HB T: 01599 530055 | M: 07771 777807 E: catriona.macrae@smech.co.uk Hamish E T Irvine CRAIGLUSCAR FARM FOLD Craigluscar Farm, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, KY12 9HT T: 01383 727222 M: 07989 000000 (H) / 07894 325 134 (J) E: hamish@craigluscarfarm.co.uk Jane Isaacson ACHINRIER Achinrier Farm, Barcaldine, Argyll, Scotland, PA37 1SF M: 07501 726511 E: achinreirfarm@gmail.com J F Engineering BLACKMARK Blackmark, St Johns Town of Dalry, Castle Douglas, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, DG7 3UG T: 01644 460532 | E: fcclubb@btinternet.com

R & V Jackson NETHER TULLOCH Nether Tulloch Farmhouse, Laurencekirk, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB30 1JA M: 04971 197040 E: richard@drammarine.com Mr Chris James TOROSAY Ard Daraich, Lochdon, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, PA64 6AP T: 01680 812421 | M: 07900 692973 E: torosay@aol.com Charlotte L James FINDOYA Carnichal House, Maud, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 4QG M: 07766 760527 E: home@davebruce.plus.com Craig Jeffrey & Louise Taylor SPRINGHILL Springhill Fram, Tweedmouth, Berwick upon Tweed, Scotland, TD15 2QW M: 07585 054001 E: louisetaylor89@yahoo.com Mr B Kennedy Unthank Cottage, Ewes Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, DG13 0HW T: 01387 380684 E: bandjkennedy72@gmail.com Mr Alan Kennedy GOLDENBERRY 7 Thirdpart Holdings, West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA23 9QB T: 01294 823339 | M: 07789 743437 E: a.kennedy123@btinternet.com Kilchoan Management Ltd KILCHOAN per Melissa Oatts, Kilmelford, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA34 4XD T: 01852 200283/761 | M: 07977 182108 E: factor@kilchoanestate.co.uk Killochries Fold KILLOCHRIES FOLD Sheraig Cottage, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland, PA13 4TE T: 01505 873627 | E: mari@killochries.com Killundine Farm KILLUNDINE Bell Ingram Ltd, Durn, Isla Road, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, PH2 7HF T: 01738 621121 / 646596 E: david.robertson@bellingram.co.uk Kinch Enterprises (Farms) WESTFIELD Westfield Lodge, Contlaw Road, Milltimber, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB13 0EX T: 01224 735269 E: mtaylor@landmanagementscotland.co.uk

MEMBERS’ LIST A & H Kirkpatrick GLENGARNOCK Strathmore, Beith Road, Glengarnock, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA14 3BX T: 01505 683251 E: ak@glengarnockfold.com

William Lawson WINDSOLE Rahalloch, Windsole Farm, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, PH3 1PB T: 01764 663443 | M: 07970 530390 E: windsole1@aol.com

Ross MacArthur BEN WYVIS 58 Tor View, Contin, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV14 9EE M: 07857 101828 E: ross_mac_92@outlook.com

Craig Kirkwood BEEBROCH Foresthill Farm, Fintry Road, Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland, FK6 5JF M: 07756 401013

Leys Castle Farm LEYS Estate Office, Leys Castle, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, IV2 6AF T: 01463 234713 | M: 07549 172365 E: hugh.saggers@yahoo.co.uk

Maureen MacArthur & John Ashton ALLANFEARN Newhouse, Heights of Inchvannie, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV14 9AE T: 01997 421447 | M: 07768 234589 E: allanfearnhighlanders@gmail.com

Kenneth Knott INCHMORE Inchmore Cottage, Glenmoriston, Invernessshire, Scotland, IV63 7YN T: 01320 340349 | M: 07887 625751 E: kennethknott@btinternet.com

Mr John A Lithgow INVER Ormsary Estate Office, Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland, PA31 8PE T: 01880 770700 | E: darochjura@aol.com

Mrs M MacDonald DRUIMDEARG 20 Balivanich, Benbecula, Western Isles, Scotland, HS7 5LA T: 01870 602129 | M: 07919 926814 E: margaret.druimdearg@virgin.net

Mrs P Knox INNISARD Mains of Glentruim, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, Scotland, PH20 1BE M: 07736 643175 E: knox.bankhead@gmail.com

Lady Lithgow CARSAIG Ormsary Estate Office, Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland, PA31 8PE T: 01880 770700 E: jpeterson@ormsary.co.uk

L.A.B. Druim An Lochain Farm DRUIM AN LOCHAIN Druim An Lochain, Dalnavert, Feshiebridge, Scotland, PH21 1NQ T: 01540 651879 (FOR OFFICE use Only) M: 07746 112005 (FOR OFFICE use only) E: sammacbean@yahoo.co.uk

Sir William Lithgow, Bt & Son (Ormsary) ORMSARY Ormsary Estate Office, Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland, PA31 8PE T: 01880 770700 E: jpeterson@ormsary.co.uk

Mr J A Lacey BEINN LATHA UR Toll House, Lawers, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, PH15 2PA T: 01567 820561 E: horncarver@googlemail.com

Lochaber Forest District GARRY PINEWOOD per Kenneth Knott, Torlundy, Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland, PH33 6SW T: 01397 702184 | M: 07887 625751 E: kenneth.knott@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Mrs Lesley Lacey Toll House, Lawers, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, PH15 2PA T: 01567 820561 E: horncarver@googlemail.com

Alison Logan Greenhead Farm, Alva, Clackmannan, Scotland, FK12 5BQ M: 07828 176099 E: kelsologan@aol.com

Mr James Laing 7 King Edward Court, King Street, Invergordon, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV18 0RF T: 01349 853105 | M: 07754 411460

J. Michael Loughray ARNBEG Arnbeg, Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, FK8 3EW T: 01786 870926 | M: 07879 896289 E: mloughray@aol.com

Mr & Mrs A A MacDonald ARDBHAN Ardbhan, Kyles, Bayhead, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, HS6 5DY T: 01876 510293 | M: 07970 218904 E: fraserkyles1@aol.co.uk Mrs Ena MacDonald Ardbhan, Kyles, Bayhead, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, HS6 5DY T: 01876 510268 | M: 07776 064785 E: fraserkyles1@aol.co.uk Mr & Mrs Fraser MacDonald Ardbhan Fold, Kyles, Bayhead, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, HS6 5DY T: 01876 510293 E: fraserkyles1@aol.com Mr William MacDonald Tormore Farm, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland T: 01595 731240 Douglas MacDonald TYREE Tyree, Benderloch, Argyll, Scotland, PA37 1RZ T: 01631 720023 | M: 07810 132909 E: mdiane838@aol.com Major H R MacDonald-Haig BORLUM Borlum Farm, Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire, Scotland, IV3 6XN

D & K Laing STAC A CHAGAIR Bannochy, Muasdale, Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, PA29 6XD T: 01496 810613 | M: 07853716303 E: david.laingfrs@gmail.com

Jane Joan Lunney 33 Hamilton Place, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB15 4AX T: 01224 638990 E: lunneys@me.com

D J MacGillivray Pennygown Farm, Aros, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, PA72 6JN T: 01680 300335 | M: 07770 598324 E: donaldmacgillivray@btinternet.com

Lawers Estate LAWERS HOME FARM Att: Mrs Sheila Bruce, Lawers Home Farm, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland, PH6 2LT T: 01764 670050 | M: 07796 335342 E: estate.office@lawers.co.uk

Lurg & Townhead Farms LURUHA per Ewen Macmillan, Lurg Farm, Fintry, Glasgow, Scotland, G63 0XJ T: 01360 860070 | M: 07801 328632 E: lurgfarm@hotmail.com

The Firm of D J MacGillivray PENNYGOWN FARM Pennygown Farm, Aros, Mull, Argyll, Scotland, PA72 6JN T: 01680 812193 | M: 07879 474048 E: pennygown@hotmail.co.uk

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MEMBERS’ LIST Karen & Michael Macgregor EILEAN MOR Port An Aiseig, Glenborrodale, Acharacle, Argyll, Scotland, PH36 4JP T: 01972 500263 E: info@michael-macgregor.co.uk

Mr CT Mackenzie SCALISCRO Scaliscro Estate, Uig, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, HS2 9EL T: 01851 672325 E: enquiries@scaliscro.co.uk

John Niall MacLeod BALLIMORE Balliemore Farm Estate, Kilchrenan, Taynuilt, Argyll, Scotland, PA35 1HD T: 01866 833496 E: niall@ballimore.com

Ashley MacGregor PROVAN Burnhead Farm, Kilsyth, Lanarkshire, Scotland, G65 9LG T: 01236 822038 E: ashleymacgregor@sky.com

Dr G MacKenzie TINTO Earisdal, 66 Sherifflats Road, Thankerton, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML12 6PA T: 01899 308009 E: mackg@btinternet.com

Andrew MacLure 46 Lower Shader, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, HS2 0RH M: 07760 161499 E: amaclure_1@hotmail.com

David MacGregor BO BHIAN The Tundra, Upper Lybster, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland, KW3 6AT M: 07449 370701 E: td5disco@gmail.com

Mrs M MacKenzie COIGACH The Schoolhouse, Canisp Road, Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland, IV27 4LH T: 01571 844487 E: kmacclashnessie@gmail.com

Mr A R Mackay ACHNAGOUL Tigh Cuileann, Achnagoul, by Inverary, Argyll, Scotland, PA32 8XT T: 01499 302677 | M: 07810 785078 E: caledoniancowboy@me.com

Ian MacKenzie & Co ESSICH Essich Farm, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 6AJ M: 07767 411419 E: dnmackenzie1@gmail.com

Mr Ewan Mackay GLENGOYNE 5 Crosshead Road, Killearn, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, G63 9RN T: 01360 551604 | M: 07554 421754 E: ewanm29@gmail.com Mr John M Mackay KILPATRICK 29 Harris Crescent, Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, G60 5LH T: 01389 382318 | M: 07793 766851 E: jogode@ntlworld.com CCR Mackay BLAIRQUOSH 5 Crosshead Road, Killearn, Glasgow, Scotland, G63 9RN T: 01360 551604 | M: 07393 307774 E: madhattercaitlin@gmail.com

Malcolm MacKenzie & David Skilling DUBHAIRD 32 Harbour Street, Plockton, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV52 8TN M: 07718 082702 E: malcolmjmackenzie@googlemail.com Peter MacLaren HANDAXWOOD 7 Ravelston Dykes, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland, EH4 3EA T: 01501 773105 | M: 07734 821582 E: Peter.Maclaren@levenseat.co.uk Mr Ron MacLean CORNTOWN 8 Corntown, Conon Bridge, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV7 8DN M: 07909 543137

A G MacKay Hope Estate, 139 Skinnet, Talmine, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland, IV27 4YP

William MacLean SGUIR MOR Inverglen, Barcaldine, By Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA37 1SG T: 01631 720560 | M: 07789 670264 E: williemaclean777@gmail.com

Andrew MacKay MAC-AOIDH Na Coarann, Forsinard, Sutherland, Scotland, KW13 6YT M: 07876 592449 E: k47nnj@aol.com

Mr DJ Maclennan, MRCVS, MBE OLD CORRY Old Corry, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Scotland, IV49 9AL T: 01471 822229 E: ewenmac234@gmail.com

Mr Iain MacKay & Claire Simonetta CNOC NA SITH Torloisk Farm, Ulva Ferry, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, PA74 6NH T: 01688 500130 | M: 07775 875860 E: torloisk@gmail.com

Mr I A M MacLeod CRINGLETIE Cringletie Farm, Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland, EH45 8PL T: 01721 730240 | M: 07773 898635 E: ross@affinityworks.net

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Donald & Malcolm MacNaughton RANNOCH 72 Centre Street, Kelty, Fife, Scotland, KY4 0EH M: 07706 947510 Mr H M MacPhail CALLACHALLY Callachally Farm, Salen, Aros, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, PA72 6JN T: 01680 300424 E: macphail@tiscali.co.uk Colin MacPhail The Paddock, Over Abington Farm, Abington, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML12 6SF M: 07747 046461 E: colin@macphailconsulting.co.uk Mr Andrew Macphee ACHTERNEED Birchlea, Achterneed, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV14 9AE T: 01997 421694 E: andrew.macphee@lineone.net Charles MacPhee Rhu Ard, Connel, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA37 1PJ Mrs Kirsteen Manuel GLENMASSAN Ballochyle, by Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland, PA23 8RD T: 01369 704412 K & L Matheson BRUE Seabhal, 19 Brue, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles, Scotland, HS2 0QW T: 01851 840377/291 E: kenny@bruehighlanders.co.uk Archie McArthur TIRETIGAN Tiretigan Farmhouse, Kilberry, Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, PA29 6YD T: 01880 770225 | M: 07881 908556 E: tiretigan@gmail.com Croc Mhor Farms Ltd CROC MHOR Glenburnie, Eden Grove, Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland, TD3 6JU T: 01573 410606 | M: 07926 009310

MEMBERS’ LIST J & M McConachie & Son CULFOICH per Gordon McConachie, Culfoich House, Advie, Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire, Scotland, PH26 3PN T: 01807 510201 | M: 07712 672399 E: gordon@culfoichfarm.com

Miss Eilidh McKay BRINDLE POINT CROFT Cnoc Cottage, Creagan, Appin, Argyll, Scotland, PA38 4BQ M: 07795 905619 E: eilidhmckay93@gmail.com

Roddy McDougall (Butchers) 75 Windhill Road, Mansewood, Glasgow, Scotland, G43 2UW T: 0141 577 7286 | M: 07734 296536 E: roddy1959@hotmail.com

Mr & Mrs J S McKechnie GARTOCHARN France Farm, Church Road, Gartocharn, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, G83 8NF T: 01389 830757 | M: 07733 196667 E: catfrance@hotmail.co.uk

David & Ellen McGill HUMBIE 15 Humbie Holdings, Kirknewton, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland, EH27 8DS T: 0131 337 9796 | M: 07778 731168 E: gourlayellen@yahoo.co.uk

N & M McLellan KILCHIARAN Kilchiaran, Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland, PA48 7UB T: 01496 850248 E: nandmmclellan@outlook.com

Robert McGoldrick MCGOLDRICK 11 Woodside Terrace, William Street, Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Scotland, DG5 4EF T: 01556 611362 | M: 07920 511231 E: robertmcg62@gmail.com

Mairi Mclellan SHIELDAIG CROFT Heatherlea, Badachro, Gairloch, Inverness-shire, Scotland, IV21 2AB T: 01445 741229 | M: 07887 833237 E: mm@mairimcLellan.co.uk

Emma McGrigor N/A Achlian House, Cladich, by Dalmally, Argyll, Scotland, PA33 1BQ M: 07801 731267 E: emma.mcgrigor@gmail.com

J A McMillan Craigmore, Farnell, Brechin, Angus, Scotland, DD9 6UP T: 01356 629441 E: mcmillan83@yahoo.co.uk

Ms Cheryl McIntyre TALISKER Croft 4 Portnalong, Carbost, Isle of Skye, Argyll, Scotland, IV47 8SL M: 07841 835088 E: croft4portnlong@gmail.com Mr & Mrs A A McIntyre & Family STAIR Cedar Cottage, Enterkine Estate, by Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA6 5AL T: 01292 520453 | M: 07779 311149 E: cedar.cottage@btinternet.com

R & E McMillan ISLE OF BUTE Little Grenach Farm, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Argyll, Scotland, PA20 9PE T: 01700 504690/500353 E: elawrence62@aol.com Mr R McNaughton HILLHOUSE 5 Marshall Place, Luncarty, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, PH1 3UU T: 01738 828217 E: mcnaughton244@aol.com

Helen McKandie HEATHERBRAE Clachamturn, Cromdale, Grantown on Spey, Moray, Scotland, PH26 3LW T: 01475 872691 | M: 07967 121970

Neale & Janet McQuistin AIRYOLLAND High Airyolland, New Luce, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland, DG8 OAU T: 01581 600223 E: nealemcq@btinternet.com

Mr Iain McKay Cnoc Cottage, Creagan, Appin, Argyll, Scotland, PA38 4BQ T: 01631 730617 | M: 07767 066664 E: Iainmckay@btinternet.com

Bob McWalter 12 Clerk Drive, Corpach, Fort William, Inverness, Scotland, PH33 7LE T: 01397 772212 | M: 07464 072551 E: gwenmcwalter@hotmail.co.uk

Stuart McKay ACHNACROISH Duiletter Farm, Glenstrae, Dalmally, Argyll, Scotland, PA33 1AP M: 07748 226203 E: stuartmckay726@btinternet.com

A & B Mearns AN CEATHRAMH An Ceathramh, Muie East, Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland, IV28 3UB T: 01408 641474 E: alternatives.tain@gmail.com

Meggernie Estate MEGGERNIE Managed Estates, The Old Laundry, Unit 8, Touch Business Centre, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 3AQ T: 01786 849272 E: lisa@managed-estates.co.uk Morag Middleton BARNA Barna, Mid Mains of Balfour, Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB30 1DU M: 07702 807787 E: middletonmorag@gmail.com Eoin Middleton Barna, Mid Mains of Balfour, Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB30 1DU T: 01561 340451 | M: 07702 807787 Hugh Sydney Mitchell BRAELANGWELL Braelangwell House, Balblair, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV7 8LT T: 01381 610247 | M: 07407 249362 E: hughandlindamitchell@gmail.com Elizabeth Mitchell Woodneuk Farm, Hillside Road, Barrhead, Glasgow, Scotland, G78 1ES T: 0141 880 6681 | M: 07876 783354 E: bmcontracts@btinternet.com William Mitchell Woodneuk Farm, Hillside Road, Barrhill, Glasgow, Scotland, G78 1ES T: 0141 880 6681 | M: 07876 783354 E: bmcontracts@btinternet.com H & F Moir Farms Limited FERNIEBRAE Nethermill Croft, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB1 0UJ T: 07774 483522 E: mmcatto@btinternet.com Mrs M Montgomerie MONKCASTLE Titwood Farm, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA3 2PN T: 01563 523901 | M: 07836 648414 E: titwoodequestrian@gmail.com Mr Grant Montgomery ARDARDAN Ardardan Estate, Cardross, Helensburgh, Scotland, G82 5HD T: 01389 849188 E: ardardan@hotmail.co.uk The Moor Partnership CRAIG LEEK Invercauld House, Braemar, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB35 5TS T: 07584 067565 E: jill@invercauldhouse.co.uk

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MEMBERS’ LIST G C Morrison & Son CUNNINGHAUGH Cunninghaugh Farm, Spey Bay, Fochabers, Moray, Scotland, IV32 7PJ M: 07814 602808 E: katrina_morrison@sky.com Mr & Mrs M P Moy BARVRACK 51 Haggs Road, Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, G41 4AP T: 0141 636 1554 | M: 07919 228071 E: mlsafaris@tiscali.co.uk Miss Pamela LM Murray BALHEARTY Balhearty House, Coalsnaughton, Tillicoutry, Clackmannanshire, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, FK13 6NA T: 01259 752343 | M: 07803 952213 E: robyn@balhouse.wanadoo.co.uk Michael & Sally Nairn BALNABROICH Balnabroich Farm, Strathardle, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, PH10 7NW T: 01250 881254/881214 M: 07979 474520Alex / 07768 314372 E: sally.nairn@balnabroich.com National Museum of Rural Life KITTOCHSIDE per R Young, Wester Kittochside, Philipshill Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow, Scotland, G76 9HR T: 0131 247 4372 | M: 07795 391899 E: r.young@nms.ac.uk Kirsty Neil BARRY 43 Newton Crescent, Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland, DD7 6HW T: 01241 855459 | M: 07711 224154 E: a-neil@virginmedia.com Thomas Nelson ACHNACLOICH Achnacloich, Connel, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA37 1PR T: 01631 710796 | E: jyn@btinternet.com T. L. Nelson Kilmaronaig, Connel, Argyll, Scotland, PA37 1PH T: 01631 710223 | E: tl.nelson@virgin.net Peter Nelson LESMURDIE Lesmurdie House, Lower Cabrach, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB54 4EU T: 01466 702236 | E: lesmurdie@aol.com Anna B Nicholson Craigdarroch, Main Street, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, FK21 8UW T: 01567 820511 | M: 07884 324911 E: anna@barranrioch.plus.com

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Jim Ogston Innishewan Cottage, Luib, Crianlarich, Perthshire, Scotland, FK20 8QT T: 01567 820583 | M: 07746 423399 E: jimogston@btinternet.com Mr C D Ormiston Gelderside, Balmoral Estate, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB35 5TX T: 01339 742353 | E: dochyo@icloud.com James D J Oswald FLISKMILLAN Fliskmillan Farm, Newburgh, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, KY14 6HN E: james@fliskmillan.com Mrs Emma Paterson BENMORE Auchlyne, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, FK21 8RG T: 01567 820354 | M: 07810 862751 E: emma.paterson@auchlyne.co.uk Mr J Paterson CARROCHAN Woodend Farm, Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland, G63 0QB M: 07748494830 Malcolm Pearson of Rannoch Rannoch Barracks, Rannoch Station, Perthshire, Scotland, PH17 2QE M: 07971 176828 E: lordpearsonofrannoch@gmail.com Catherine Peat SOMERLED Mount Pleasant Farm, Isle of Kerrera, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA34 4SX M: 07770 817909 | E: catherinepeat10@gmail.com Mr Edward & Mrs Elizabeth Pickard CRAIGEND Craigend Farm, Old Mugdock Road, Strathblane, By Glasgow, Scotland, G63 9ET T: 01360 770330 E: edward.pickard@googlemail.com Mr Alan C Prentice HYNDFORD 8 Westbank, Ravenstruther, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML11 8NL T: 01555 880350 (day) | M: 07774 866171 E: hyndfordplant@tiscali.co.uk A & L Prentice MAOL Maol Farm, Iona, Argyll, Scotland, PA76 6SP T: 01681 700098 | M: 07710 509844 E: floorsblackies@gmail.com Marie-Rose & Hans-Jurgen Queisser GLENEARN Glenearn House, Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland, PH2 9HL T: 01738 812822 | M: 07808 171418 E: masie.queisser@talk21.com

David Stuart Raeburn PRESSOCK Burnside of Tulloes Farm, Letham, Angus, Scotland, DD8 2NR M: 07500 799061 E: trauts09@gmail.com Raithburn R & H Raeside RAITHBURN Maidenhill Farm, Ayr Road, Newton Mearns, by Glasgow, Scotland, G77 6RT T: 0141 639 1140 E: wendy.raeside25@sky.com Thos McLatchie & Others MILLERSTON Millerston Farm, Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland, KA5 5HH T: 01290 550997 | M: 07791 302478 E: millerstonfarm@aol.com Don Reddie TIREE Muirhouses Cottage, Cocyno Road, Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland, G81 5QP T: 01389 876072 | M: 07712 687136 E: don@waterwiseutilities.co.uk Mr & Mrs J & J Redpath MULLABRACK Knowehead, Kilry, Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland, PH11 8JA T: 01575 560233 | M: 07801 313853 E: redpathknowehead@aol.com Mr Steven Reid & Mrs Amy Reid GLENFARQUHAR 13 Carron Den Avenue, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB39 2QL M: 07972 071916 E: a.singer19@hotmail.co.uk Messr R & D Rennie EASTERSILLS Eastersills Farm, Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML11 8SL T: 01555 870210 | M: 07734 704795 E: rennier@btconnect.com Mark Reynier WESTER ELLISTER Wester Ellister, Port Charlotte, Islay, Argyll, Scotland, PA48 7UE T: 01496 860375 E: markreynier@mac.com Mrs F Rice BELSTANE Belstane, Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland, EH27 8DQ T: 01506 880543 John & Jacqueline Riley PAIBLESGARRY Semeil, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB36 8XJ T: 01975 651382 | E: gtec@talk21.com

MEMBERS’ LIST Sir W J D, Roberts STRATHALLAN Strathallan Castle, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, PH3 1JZ

Scott Farming MORANGIE Fearn Farm, Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV20 1TL T: 07862 832522 E: admin@fearnfarm.com

Mr P J Robertson DOUNE OF GLENDOUGLAS Doune of Glendouglas Farm, Luss, Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, G83 8PD T: 01301 702312

Mr Robin Sedgwick CRANNICH Crannich Farm, Aros, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, PA72 6JP T: 01680 300495 | E: info@crannich.co.uk

R G Robertson PITGARVIE Pitgarvie Farm, Laurencekirk, Kincardinshire, Scotland, AB30 1RB T: 01674 840219 | M: 07919 541707

Jeff Simpson ALLATHUMPACH Allathumpach, Glen Deskry, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB36 8XL T: 01975 651719 | E: jeffsimpson1970@gmail.com

Lt. Col. J.P.C. & Mrs A.S. Robinson KYNACHAN Dalchosnie & Kynachan Estate, Creag Mhor Lodge, Kinloch Rannoch, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland, PH16 5QD T: 07584 374230 | M: 07802 288253 E: jezrobinsonkynachan@yahoo.co.uk

Melissa Sinclair 1 Alice Terrace, Oatlands, Glasgow, Scotland, G5 0JA M: 07747 495208 E: melissa.sinclair267@gmail.com

William Roddie SAUCHIE Sauchieburn House, Sauchieburn Estate, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, FK7 9PZ T: 07770 57476 E: william@spectrumproperties.co.uk Caroline Ronald GLEN MOR Royal Oak Hotel, Cullen, Moray, Scotland, AB56 4SD T: 01320 366230 | M: 07767 010673 E: carolineronald@live.com

J & J Singer KINTORE CASTLE Kintore House, Auchenblae, Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB30 1TS T: 01561 320717 | M: 07786 396504 E: j.j.singer@hotmail.com Anne Skea THE BLAIR ROWAN FOLD Windy Park Farm, Blairlusk, Gartocharn, by Alexandria, Scotland, G83 8NB E: anneskea@outlook.com James Skea Windy Park Farm, Blairlusk, Gartocharn, by Alexandria, Scotland, G83 8NB M: 07784 249144 | E: jimskea52@gmail.com

Paul & Clare Rooney MONKSFIELD Monksford House, Monksford Estate, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, TD6 0RU T: 01835 822341 E: clare.rooney@arunestates.co.uk

Mr Paul Sloan BEACHMORE Lochview, Whitehouse, Argyll, Scotland, PA29 6XR T: 01880 730228 | M: 07881 786699 E: paul@sloanbuilders.co.uk

Mr Hugh Saggers Estate Office, Leys Castle, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, IV1 2AF M: 07549 172365 E: hugh.saggers@yahoo.co.uk

Mr A Smith GLENGARRY Strathoich, Aberchalder, Invergarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland, PH35 4HN T: 01809 501260 | M: 07880 792805

Tom & Claire Sample THE GEAL ROS Fossoway School House, Crook of Devon, Kinross, Perth, Scotland, KY13 0UL M: 07725 880351 E: twsample84@hotmail.com

Patricia Smith BIEN ESK Craigengelt Farm, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, FK7 9QS T: 01324 825773 | M: 07831 131050 E: patriciafrancessmith@gmail.com

Alex P Samson Muddy Boots Farm Shop, Balmalcom, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, KY15 7TJ T: 01337 831222 E: contact@muddybootsfife.com

Heather Smith ARDENTALLEN Shiol, Ardentallen, Lerags, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA34 4SF T: 01631 563100

David Smith CONGASH Flowerybrae Farm, Memsie, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB43 7AW M: 07763286366 E: rhoda.smith@davidsmithcontractors.com Alex Smith Balnabroich Farm, Strathardle, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, PH10 7NW T: 01250 881254 | M: 07979 474520 E: alex.smith@balnabroich.com Mr David Soutar STRATHELLIE Strathellie, Old Drove Road, Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland, PH11 8JX T: 01828 633917 | M: 07836 578957 E: david.soutar@btinternet.com Lindsay Soutar CLOAK OF CATTERLINE Cloak House, Catterline, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB39 2UN T: 07710 186401 E: lindsayjsoutar@gmail.com Colin Souter THISTLEBROOK 8 Cessnock Place, Bellfield, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA1 3QD T: 07818 628541 | M: 07821 580498 E: dmblackwood@btinternet.com Strathearn Fold STRATHEARN Tordarroch Estates, Farr, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 6XF T: 01808 521462 | M: 07711 048866 E: john.a.c.cooper@btconnect.com Alice Starmore BROAD BAY Hedmark, 42 Gress, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, HS2 0NB T: 01851 820707 E: info@mamba.org.uk J & M Stewart LANGRAW Langraw, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, KY16 8NR T: 01334 473061 E: langraw@btclick.com I & I Stewart - Dunedin Highland Fold DUNEDIN per Irralee Stewart, Welltree Farm Cottage, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland, PH7 3PD T: 01764 683388 | M: 07788 987939 E: dunedinhighlandfold@aol.co.uk Phillip Stokoe BALNAGOWAN Balnagowan Farm, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB34 5JQ T: 07817 004931 | M: 07882 978925 E: phil.stokoe@gmail.com

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MEMBERS’ LIST Brucefield Farms BRUCEFIELD Brucefield Farm, Allanton Road, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML7 5OF M: 07552 535758 E: moragndickie@hotmail.com Blackhall Farms BLACKHALL Blackhall, Work Road, St Ola, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, KW15 1UF T: 01856 876532 | M: 07720 711985 E: edenmore@supanet.com R & S Strachan CAILAICH Cailaich Farm, Calgary, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, PA75 6QY T: 01688 400238 | M: 07884 060946 E: s.a.strachan@btinternet.com Lord Strange The Mains of Megginch, Errol, Perthshire, Scotland, PH2 7RN T: 01821 642120 E: balmyrefarm@btconnect.com Strathvaich Farms LLP STRATHVAICH Per Donald MacRae, Lubriach, Strathvaich, by Garve, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV23 2QH T: 01997 455232 Mrs Jon H Strickland CLADICH Cladich Mor, Cladich, Dalmally, Argyll, Scotland, PA33 1BQ T: 01838 200656 | M: 07718 524159/158 E: highlandcattle@cladich-argyll.co.uk

Messrs J Taylor ARDEONAIG Braes of Ardeonaig, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, FK21 8SY T: 01567 820005 | E: neil@ardeonaig.plus.com

Ruth Thomas Torogay, Solas, Isle of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, HS6 5BY T: 01876 560307 | M: 07788 722700 E: ruthuist@gmail.com

Mr W F Taylor DALL Dall Farm, by Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, FK21 8SX T: 01567 820432 | M: 07920 579136 E: dallbothy@icloud.com

Richard Thomson GERGASK Speyview, Lagganbridge, By Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, Scotland, PH20 1AN T: 01528 544211 | E: bettyandrich12@gmail.com

Mrs J E Taylor FERN TOR Machrimore Mill Farm, Southend, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, PA28 6RQ T: 01586 830637

Veronica Thomson CLACKRIACH Clackriach Cottage, Maud, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB42 5NU T: 01771 613560 | M: 07508 830593 E: veronicathomson@hotmail.com

Nigel and Angela Taylor BARLOCHAN Barlochan Wood, Palnackie, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrighthshire, Scotland, DG7 1PE T: 01556 600221 E: nigel@barlochanwood.com

Jack Thomson GARTH Garth, St Margaret’s Hope, Orkney, Scotland, KW17 2TQ T: 01856 831257 | M: 07933 203336 E: garthfarm01@gmail.com

Mike Taylor Westlea, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland, IV41 8PH T: 01599 534391 E: miketaylor9099@gmail.com

Janette Thomson Craighaugh Cottage, Hillside Road, Barrhead, Glasgow, Scotland, G78 1ES T: 0141 881 1538 | M: 07843 061063 E: janettethomson59@gmail.com

Mr Allan Telford COLDSTREAM Dairy Cottage, The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland, TD12 4LR T: 01890 882618 | M: 07896 660596 E: thetelfords281170@outlook.com

Jon H Strickland CLADICH Cladich Mor, Cladich, Dalmaly, Argyll, Scotland, PA33 1BQ T: 01838 200656 | M: 07718 524158 E: highlandcattle@cladich-argyll.co.uk

The Burns Family TIPPETCRAIG Tippetcraig Farm, High Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, Scotland, FK4 2EU T: 01324 813700 M: 07788 818315 / 07774 482831 E: tippetcraig@outlook.com

Stiubhart Fold STIUBHART 43 Whirlbut Street, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, KY11 3AA M: 07894 325134 E: joannefischbacher@yahoo.co.uk

The Culloden Fold CULLODEN c/o Mr John Cooper, Tordarroch Castle, Farr, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, IV2 6XF T: 01324 812914 E: john.a.c.cooper@btconnect.com

Wendy Sutherland BARDNAHEIGH Bardnaheigh, Harpsdale, Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland, KW12 6UL T: 01847 831344 | M: 07769 806795 E: bardnaheigh@btinternet.com

The Keys Family ARDENTRAIVE Ardentrive Farm, Isle of Kerrera, By Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA34 4SX M: 07772 991582 E: dandkkeys@gmail.com

Mr Chris H Swift CLUNES South Clunes, Kirkhill, Inverness-shire, Scotland, IV5 7PT T: 01463 831381 | M: 07714 210736 E: swift@southclunes.co.uk

The Torridon THE TORRIDON Mr Daniel Rose-Bristow, Annat, by Achnasheen, Wester Ross, Scotland, IV22 2EY T: 01445 791242 | M: 07841 875822 E: dan@thetorridon.com

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Mr Wm Thow The Crossings, Killearnan, by Muir of Odd, Ross-shire, Scotland, IV6 7RY T: 01463 870581 R S & J M Tilford MUNLOCHY Grianan, Bogallan Croft, Kessock, Inverness, Scotland, IV1 3XE T: 01463 731869 | M: 07867 666175 E: rstilford@btinternet.com Tordarroch Estates TORDARROCH Farr, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, IV2 6XF T: 01324 812914 | M: 07711 048866 E: john.a.c.cooper@btconnect.com Townfoot Farm TOWNFOOT Townfoot Farm, Glassford, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML10 6TV T: 01357 521039 | M: 07595 444743 E: neiljmckay@gmail.com Trustess of Cawdor Marriage Settlement DRYNACHAN Estate Office, Cawdor, Inverness, Scotland, IV12 5RE T: 01667 404666 | E: hannah@cawdor.com Valleyview MURKLE Valleyview House, Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, KW14 8YT T: 01847 895546 | M: 07920 067480 E: antoinetterc@tiscali.co.uk

MEMBERS’ LIST Mark & Susan Venables LOCH VOIL Tulloch Farm, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, FK19 8PQ T: 01877 384296 M: 07973 172894/07971 166936 E: markv@highland-marketing.com

West Lothian Council BEECRAIGS per. Nick Hopwood, Beecraigs Country Partner, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, EH49 6PL T: 01506 284516 | M: 07785 593731 E: nick.hopwood@westlothian.gov.uk

W G C Farming Ltd KILMARTIN HALL Kilmartin Hall, Glenurquhart, Invernessshire, Scotland, IV63 6TN T: 01862 842632 | M: 07768 711868 E: wilma.morrison11@btopenworld.com

Mrs J E Wheelwright Sunnyside Farm, Cleish, Kinross, Scotland, KY4 0HY T: 01383 832812 E: sunnyside.farm@btinternet.com

Mrs Penny Waiter The Poste House, Skeabost Bridge, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland, IV51 9NP M: 07887 955958 E: pennywaiter@aol.com James Wallace BLACKMOUNT Hartsop, Biggarshiels Road, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML12 6RE M: 07711 807115 E: jimwallace64@outlook.com Mr John Warmerdam RHUDLE Rhudle Farm, by Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland, PA31 8QE T: 01546 605 274 E: franceswarmerdam@gmail.com Weem Farm Enterprizes Weem Farm, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, PH15 2LD M: 07761 745183 E: cath@cakingsupertax.com.au

Ms Yvonne White ROMESDAL 8 Kingsburgh, Snizort, Isle of Skye, Scotland, IV51 9UT T: 01470 532729 | E: yvonne.white@btinternet.com Sonia Whittington POLMAILY The Jennings, Drumnadrochit, Inverness, Scotland, IV63 6XT T: 01456 450114 | M: 07812 576152 E: sonia@greatglenbandb.co.uk D Williamson Electrical Ltd GREENBRAES per David Williamson, Millbrook, Sumbister, Whalsay, Shetland, Scotland, ZE2 9AQ T: 01806 566210 | M: 07584 562466 E: dsw1992@hotmail.com Mr & Mrs C W Wilson DAMS Dams of Rameldry, Kingskettle, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, KY15 7TY T: 01337 830315 | E: gelbbackler@tiscali.co.uk

Angus Webster Gullin Farm, Meggernie Estate, Glenlyon, Perthshire, Scotland, PH15 2LR T: 01887 866270 E: gusthelegend@hotmail.com

Mrs C M Wilton FLASBY MOORSIDE Bastion Lodge, Glen Tanar, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB34 5EU T: 01339 885415 E: jonathan@jandcwilton.co.uk

Mr I Weir Dungrianach, Appin, Argyll, Scotland, PA38 4BQ T: 01631 730387 | M: 07752 300363 E: ianweir@live.co.uk

Lt Col Colin Stewart Winter SHELLACHAN Shellachan, Kilchrenan, by Taynuilt, Argyll, Scotland, PA35 1HD T: 01866 833263 | E: flora@florawinter.plus.com

R & M Weir SUNNYSIDE t/a Sunnyside Estate, Venlaw, Greentowers Road, Cartland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML11 7RB T: 01555 662513 E: funnyside@btinternet.com

Yester Estate YESTER Per Jack Frater, Yester Estate, Gifford, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, EH41 4JF T: 01620 674720 | M: 07595 337922 E: jack.frater@yesterestate.com

Whitehills Estates Ltd WHITEHILLS Whitehills Farm, Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, PH4 1RQ T: 07967 029483 | M: 07967 029483 E: jonathan@whitehillsestates.com

Woodneuk Farm Ltd WOODNEUK per Elizabeth Mitchell, Woodneuk Farm, Hillside Road, Barrhead, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, G78 1ES M: 07876 783354. E: tom@woodneuk.com

David Young NA BRAITHREUN OG 6 Croft Terrace, Selkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland, TD7 4LX M: 07921 004522 | E: davidlry@icloud.com

ENGLAND Miss Daphne Allan SUMMERBERRY Summerberry, 74 South Road, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Rugby, Warickshire, England, CV23 OBZ T: 01788 543420 D Andrew R Anderson 1 Titus Way, North Hykeham, Lincoln, England, LN6 9FA T: 01890 818984 Mrs Ruth Andrew BROOKFIELD Brookfield, Lyminster, Nr Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, BN17 7QN T: 01903 882505 M: 07712 654379 E: remittance@hprop.co.uk Mr J Aspden HOLE HOUSE 10 Woodlands Avenue, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, BB2 5NN E: newinnfarm@btinternet.com Avondale Farm Station Road, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Rugby, Warickshire, England, CV23 0BU T: 01788 543570 | M: 07590 851055 E: rob@cliftoncruisers.com Mr J M Ayres REECHES 36 West End, Northwold, Thetford, Norfolk, England, IP26 5LE T: 01366 728565 E: jimayres.ba@gmail.com Ballardsfield Farm BALLARDSFIELD Ballardsfield Farm, Brighton Cross, Truro, Cornwall, England, TR2 4HD M: 07561 879563 E: ballardsfield@live.co.uk Mrs J W Barr Willowbrook, Broughton Road, Cosby, Leicestershire, England, LE9 1RB T: 0116 286 4354 Mr Thomas Barr WILLOWBROOK 34 Broughton Road, Cosby, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, LE9 1RB T: 0116 2841267 E: tombarr6@gmail.com

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MEMBERS’ LIST T J & E Barr HIGHCROSS Redwood Garth, Carleton Hill Farm, Carleton, Penrith, Cumbria, England, CA11 8TZ T: 01768 863881 | M: 07831 259539 E: tombarr@veterinaryimmunogenic.com

L & L Braines, Farmers WEST EDMONDSLEY 10 Mill Street, Millfield, Sunderland, England, SR4 7BG T: 0191 565 6530 & 567 6773 M: 07702724759 E: info@brainesremovals.co.uk

Amy Barrow BARPOOL Pool Head Farm, Darnhall, Winsford, Cheshire, England, CW7 4EQ T: 01606 869253 | M: 07511 943319 E: amybarrow93@hotmail.co.uk

Mark Braines DAISY HILL Daisy Hill, 10 Mill Street, Millfield, Sunderland, England, SR4 7BG E: info@brainesremovals.co.uk

Eric Bautsch FOXGLOVES Take Nature Home, Foxgloves, Chesterfield Road, Rowsley, Derbyshire, England, DE4 2NN T: 01629 732371 E: eric@takenaturehome.org.uk

Breckles Grange Farming Company BRECKLES Breckles Grange, Breckles, Attleborough, Norfolk, England, NR17 1ER T: 01953 499950 | M: 07795 432146 E: l.pilkington@netcom.co.uk

Nick Bennett MARTINGALE Martingale Cottage, Black Lane, Little Haywood, Staffordshire, England, ST18 0UL T: 01889 882689 | M: 07976 925843 E: hixonrecovery@aol.com

Charles Briscoe TOLLER PORCORUM Woolcombe Farm Cottage, Toller Porcorum, Dorchester, Devon, England, DT2 0DS M: 07444 562458 E: billbriscoe@me.com

Philip Blatchford EMBOROUGH Emborough Farm, Mendip View, Binegar, Radstock, Somerset, England, BA3 4UG M: 07801 089765 E: philip@emborough.plus.com

Mr John & Mrs Rachel Brodie BRODIE Newnham Lodge Farm, Badby Lane, Newnham, Daventry, Northants, England, NN11 4HA T: 01327 704482 | M: 07753 685340 E: rachelabrodie@gmail.com

Mr & Mrs D Booth SCHOLES 166 Scholes Village, Rotherham, S. Yorkshire, England, S61 2RQ T: 01142 465305 | E: davidmml@sky.com Lindsay Bousfield SWEETBRIAR New Tynnings, Acton, Beauchamp, Worcester, England, WR6 5AE T: 01531 640963 E: lindsay.tynnings@gmail.com

S. Broomhall TOWSEND Townsend Frm, Townsend Lane, Stoke-on-Trent, England, England, ST7 3SS M: 07812 154021 E: simonbroomhall@gmail.com Mrs J Brotherton DALRIADA Twyssenden Manor, Goudhurst, Kent, England, TN17 2RG T: 01580 212375

John Bowler CHERRYDALE 19 Pavement LAne, Mobberley, Cheshire, England, WA16 7EN T: 01565 873148 | M: 07980 349124 E: jbowler777@btinternet.com

Mr Edward W Brown LINGFIELD Bilbrough Lodge, Bilbrough, York, N Yorks, England, YO23 3PP M: 07977 208477

Robert Bradley MOORSIDE 1 Old Guy Road, Mountain, Queensbury, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, BD13 1JB M: 07734 432753 | E: r.w.bradley13@gmail.com

Mr S K Brown BROWHAZE Kings Farm, 6 Little Common, North Bradley, Towbridge, Wiltshire, England, BA14 0TX T: 01225 681451 | M: 07840 051252

J M & M C Bradley THELBRIDGE HALL Thelbridge Hall, Withenridge, Tiverton, Devon, England, EX16 8NZ T: 01884 860226 | M: 07305 320100 E: milly.bradley43@gmail.com

Dr Julian Brown HUFFLEPUFF Happisburgh Manor, The Street, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England, NR12 0AB M: 07909 877332 E: julian.brown@nhs.net

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R. S. Buglass GIBSHIEL HIGHLAND CATTLE Gibshield, Tarset, Hexham, Northumberland, England, NE48 1RR T: 01434 240919 | M: 07776 416647 E: rogerbuglass@btinternet.com Michael Burgess NORTWELLE Future4C Ltd Watermill, The Old Mill House, Main Street, Norwell, Nr Newark, England, NG23 6JN M: 07768 014950 E: chris.lightbody@future4c.co.uk Stephen & Lesley Burnett ASHGROVE 3 Shillbank View, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England, WF14 0QG T: 01924 496709 | E: burnettashgrove@gmail.com Burrow Hall Estate BURROW HALL Jonathan Warburton, Burrow, Lancashire, England, LA6 2RN M: 07391 921051 | E: staff@burrowhall.com Cannon Hall Farm CAWTHORNE Cannon Hall Farm, Bark House Lane, Cawthorne, England, S75 4AT T: 01226 790427 | M: 07828 830034 E: robert@cannonhallfarm.co.uk Ms Julia Carr MARRICK PARK Marrick Park, Marrick, Richmond, N. Yorkshire, England, DL11 7LH T: 01748 884348 | M: 07704 455854 E: julia@marrickpark.com Mr H Carr & Son LEE GATE Wayside, Lee Gate Farm, Malham, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, BD23 4DN T: 01729 830436 | E: jcarr@hcarr.demon.co.uk Mr Stephen J Carver TIDDIECROSS Tiddiecross, Charlton Lane, Telford, Shropshire, England, TF6 5EY T: 01952 740355 | E: steve.carver@parrycarver.co.uk Stephen Casely GARLAND Garlandhayes Fm, Westcott, Cullompton, Devon, England, EX15 1SB T: 01392 881262 | M: 07919 246655 E: stevecasely@outlook.com Castles Estate CASTLES ESTATE c/o South Lynch Estate Office, Standon Main Road, Hursley, Winchester, Hampshire, England, SO21 2JH T: 01962 767910 | M: 07802 258341 E: bebe@southlynch.co.uk

MEMBERS’ LIST John Caudwell BROUGHTON Broughton Hall, Eccleshall Road, Loggerheads, Staffordshire, England, ST21 6NS T: 01630 620525 Miss M E Chapman BISHOPTHORPE Moor Farm Bungalow, Bishopthorpe, York, Yorkshire, England, YO23 2UF T: 01904 702383 E: maggiechap@tiscali.co.uk Mr TJ Chapman DUXBRIDGES Hillside Farm, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, England, TN26 3RQ T: 01233 860216/319 E: trevathills@gmail.com

Sharon Cordwell NEW GAP New Gap Farm, Manchester Road, Heywood, Manchester, England, OL10 2QD M: 07967 094842 E: sharon@pgcdemolition.com

Mr John C T Dalton AZERLEY Azerley Chase, Ripon, N. Yorkshire, England, HG4 3JJ T: 01765 658414 | M: 07774 183289 E: john@azerleychase.com

Ms Christina Coulthard FELLSIDE FARM FellsideFarm, Caldbeck, Wigton, Cumbria, England, CA7 8HA T: 01697 478616 | M: 07969 036724 E: coulthard616@btinternet.com

Mr Nigel G Darling BLUE CEDAR Long Meadow Barn, Intwood Farm, Intwood, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR4 6TQ T: 01603 452060 | M: 07799 773084 E: nigel@intwoodfarm.co.uk

Brian H Cowan COLQUHOUN Burnside, Paper Mill Lane, Claydon, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, IP6 0AP T: 01473 833339 | M: 07776 350830 E: rushmere-rentals1@btconnect.com

Mr Gary Davis YAXHAM 50 St Peters Close, Yaxham, Dereham, Norfolk, England, NR19 1RN T: 01362 696353

Miss Ann Chinner APETHORPE Appletree Cottage, Apethorpe, Nr Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, PE8 5DQ M: 07792 175957 | E: annchinner@sky.com

Mr JM Coyle SLIPPERFIELD Highfield Farm, North Road, Bretherton, Lancashire, England, PR26 9AY E: johnmcoyle@hotmail.co.uk

T W T & M R Dawe FOXCOMBE Highlands, Lewdown, Okehampton, Devon, England, EX20 4BS T: 01566 783127 E: ruthdawe0866@gmail.com

Mrs Elizabeth Cliffe MALTHOUSE The Malt House, Norwich Road, Mulbarton, Norfolk, England, NR14 8JL T: 01508 570351 E: elizabeth@omicron.uk.com

Andrew Crean DEEPDALE MARSH Marsh Farm, Burnham Deepdale, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, PE31 8DD M: 07799 588133 E: acrean@autonomous.com

Mrs J A Dawes CRAYCOMBE Craycombe House, Fladbury, Worcestershire, England, WR10 2QS T: 01386 860692 E: judithdawes4@aol.com

Ian Coates SMC HIGHLANDS Hill Farm, Bartindale Road, Hunmanby, Filey, N. Yorkshire, England, YO14 0JD T: 01723 892861 | E: ian@smchse.com

Kathrine Crompton WADE’S BECK 78 Moor End Road, Mellor, Stockport, Cheshire, England, SK6 5PT M: 07786 168862 E: kathrine.crompton@virgin.net

Stewart Deards GODSTONE Godstone Farm, Tilburstow Hill Road, Godstone, Surrey, England, RH9 8LX T: 01883 742546 E: nikki@godstonefarm.co.uk

Fred Crook AYUP OF DRIFFIELD King’s Mill House, King’s Mill Road, Driffield, Yorkshire, England, YO25 6TT M: 07770 888640 E: fred@thecouriercompany.biz

Simon Denneny HORSLEY WOODHOUSE Golden Valley Farm, Golden Valley, Horsley Woodhouse, Derby, England, DE7 6BA M: 07977 408989 E: simongtr@live.co.uk

Sarah Cuthbertson BRADMOOR 49 The Diain, Brailsford, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, DE6 3BZ T: 07772 179196 | M: 07977 227171 E: sarahcuthbertson97@gmail.com

Mr B Dickinson BROCKSTONES Brockstones, Kentmere, Kendal, Cumbria, England, LA8 9JW

Mr David Cobb DARLTON Barrow House Farm, Woodcoates Lane, Darlton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, NG22 0TH T: 01777 228260 E: davidcobb@btconnect.com Mr Alan Coddington & Miss H J Rushworth JAGGARDS Bunns Farm, Withergate Road, Worstead, North Walsham, Norfolk, England, NR28 9SF M: 07748 641522 | E: h.rushworth@tiscali.co.uk Norman G. A. Coles ROUNDOAK HIGHLAND Round Oak, Heniker Lane, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, Kent, England, ME17 3ED T: 01622 844491 | M: 07811 209409 E: nga.coles@btinternet.com

JWG Dalby & Sons RINGSWOOD Cestersover Farm, Pailton, Nr Rugby, Warickshire, England, CV23 OQP T: 01788 832188 | E: dalby@farmline.com

DG Contractors MILLBARN Mill Barn Farm, Waterside, Darwen, Lancashire, England, BB3 3NY T: 01254 776161 | M: 07841 538831 E: damien_gray@live.com

Miss Emma Dale & Mrs Fiona Cox CHATER 12 Station Cottages, Wing Hollow, Wing, Oakham, Rutland, England, LE15 8RY T: 01572 737458 E: fionadale@btinternet.com

Robert & Alice Dickinson CROFT MEADOW 2 Croft Meadow, New Road, Middleton, Derbyshire, England, DE4 4NA T: 01629 356267 | M: 07748 964529 E: robandalice@me.com Harry W Dodd RIVERSIDE Riveside Cottage, Organford Road, Holten Heathe, Poole, Dorset, England, BH16 6LA T: 01202 661919 | M: 07836 734003 E: harry@hpminvestments.co.uk

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MEMBERS’ LIST Mr & Mrs Christian Dodd HINDERTON Four Acre Farm, Chester High Road, Hinderton, Chester, England, CH64 7TA M: 07800 826564 E: christiandodd1@gmail.com

John Fenton SPRINGWELL Springwell House, Elmswell, Driffield, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, YO25 3EL T: 01377 252021 | M: 07831 260609 E: jpf@springwellhouse.co.uk

Adderbury Park Farm Partnership ADDERBURY Park Farm House, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, England, OX17 3HH M: 07768 765733 E: ifraser@winkworth.co.uk

Mr P M Douglas-Home Old Greenlaw, Duns, Berwickshire, England, TD10 6UP T: 01361 810238 | M: 07710 463006 E: info@oldgreenlawfold.com

Mr C L V P Evans Lady Arbour Court, Winforton, Herefordshire, England, HR3 6NU T: 01544 327223 | M: 07971 081764 E: cpe@ladyarbourcourt.com

S J Frederick & Sons ROYDON 3 Temple Barn, Temple Farm Drive, Roydon, Harlow, Essex, England, CM19 5FU T: 01279 792375 | M: 07944 613336 E: charlie.frederick@icloud.com

Lady Caroline Douglas-Home, MBE.DL Heaton Mill House, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England, TD12 4XQ T: 01890 882303 E: cdh@heatonmill.com

L & M Evans DENHOLME Denholme, Pinfold Lane, Butterknowle, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, England, DL13 5PS T: 01388 710394 | M: 07710 594574 E: l.evans758@btinternet.com

David W. Drabble BEEHIVE HIGHLANDS Stone Barn, Beehive Farm, Union Street, Harthill, Sheffield, England, S26 7UH T: 01909 773956 | M: 07885 583567 E: d.w.drabble@gmail.com F.G. Duckitt WHITEGATES Whitegate Farm, Kirkhouse Green, Doncaster, S. Yorkshire, England, DN7 5TA T: 01405 785395 | M: 07955 272386 E: gmduckitt@aol.co.uk Charle Dumas FAIRRIE Whitmore Vale Farm, Whitmore Vale Road, Grayshott, Surrey, England, GU26 6DH T: 01428 606882 | M: 07971087305 E: cpmdumas@gmail.com Roger Dunkley DOODALE Barr Farm, Town Street, Old Malton, Yorkshire, England, YO17 7HD T: 01653 694530 E: dunkley@thedoodales.co.uk Mr C Edwards 18 Hill Close, Westmancote, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, GL20 7EW T: 01684 772056 | M: 07709 929826 E: doreen345edwards@bt.com

A & M Farms WHITTY 11 Hillview, Ilton, Ilminster, Somerset, England, TA19 9HL T: 01460 391302 | M: 07990 530741 E: a.m.farms@hotmail.co.uk Mr & Mrs W Fiddler LOCH MAREE Swifts House Farm, Bentley Lane, Heskin, Chorley, Lancashire, England, PR7 5UY T: 01257 451490 | M: 07808 481518 E: bill.fiddler@btconnect.com Fir Farm Ltd FIR c/o Perdix Partnership, Rectory Farm, Lower Swell, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 1LH T: 01608 737057 | E: alifirfarm@gmail.com Mr & Mrs C L Fisher THE FISHER 202 Smedley St, Matlock, Derbyshire, England, DE4 3JD T: 01629 57376 | E: tina.fisher1980@btinternet.com Flasby Estate FLASBY Moorside Farm, Flasby, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, BD23 3QA T: 01756 700585 | M: 07793 937321 E: farmmanager@flasby.com

New Forest Fold NEW FOREST Marney Cottage, Main Road, Dibden, Southampton, England, SO45 5TD T: 02380 842056 | M: 07799 040305 E: markfry@newforestcare.co.uk Mrs Judy Gardner ECKINGTON Manor Farm, Eckington, Nr Pershore, Worcestershire, England, WR10 3BH T: 01386 751600 | M: 07887 660104 E: info@eckingtonmanor.co.uk K & J Gascoigne Yorkshire Highlanders SALJEN Holly Beck Farm, Commonside, Flockton, Nr Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, WF4 4DA T: 01924 848161 | M: 07850 694057 E: kandjgascoigne@googlemail.com Gatcombe Park Estate GATCOMBE Minchinhamton, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, GL6 9AT T: 01453 885377 | M: 07767 317314 E: Caroline.driver@royal.uk Mr R S Gibson CLAYROYD 10 Park Close, Lightcliffe, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, HX3 8SQ T: 01422 202895 M: 07840 272051/07510 557484 E: rsgibson1927@btinternet.com Mr P Gilder The Grafters, Stow Road, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England

Mr P Edwards CHARNWOOD Little Scotland Farm, Burney Lane, Staunton Harold, Melbourne, Derbyshire, England, DE73 1BH T: 01332 865814 | M: 07764685345 E: petered_uk@hotmail.com

Mr Neil Fletcher THORNYTHWAITE Hillcrest, Glaisdale, Whitby, Yorkshire, England, YO21 2PU T: 01947 897430 | M: 07774 950904 E: l_fletcher@hotmail.co.uk

A E & J F Glover BORSDANE School Farm, Bagshaw Lane, Aspull, Wigan, Lancashire, England, WN2 2SR T: 07977 986131 E: atherton.paul1974@gmail.com

Elite Meat Ltd per Gordon Atkinson, 53-57 High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, HG2 7LQ T: 01423 883194 E: elitemeat@btconnect.com

Miss J Francis ARDEN HILL Arden, Mill Lane, Cleeve Prior, Evesham, Worcestershire, England, WR11 8JZ T: 01789 773777 | M: 07541 754431 E: jennyfrancis01@icloud.com

Mr D Greenhaugh THE PHEASANT 38 Liverpool Road, Chester, Cheshire, England, CH2 1AQ T: 01244 378858 | M: 07761 214979 E: mail@davidgreenhaugh.com

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MEMBERS’ LIST Amelia & Jason Greenway THE SPRINGWATER FOLD Springwater Cottage, 13 Fore Street, Silverton, England, EX5 4HF T: 01404 823527 | M: 07803 594973 E: springwaterfarm.enquiries@gmail.com

Hall More Farm MORPHET’S HIGHLAND’S per J C Morphet, Hall More Farm, Hale, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England, LA7 7BP T: 01524 781918 | M: 07732 280661 E: cameronmorphet@yahoo.co.uk

Henson & Andrews Ltd BEMBOROUGH Bemborough Farm, Near Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 5FN T: 01451 850307 | M: 07917 247238 E: mike.caunter@cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk

Mr J & Mrs D R Greenwood THIMBLEBY West Farm, Thimbleby, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England, DL6 3PU T: 01609 883004 E: debra.greenwood@btinternet.com

Mr S & Mrs K Halsall SUMMERSTONE Thwaite House Farm, Summerstone Estate, Lofthouse, Harrogate, N. Yorkshire, England, HG3 5SN M: 07770 855885 E: steven.ledger@summerstone-estates.com

Adam Hewitt HEWITT Nield House Farm, Worcester Road, Harvington, Nr Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, DY10 4LP T: 01562 777651 | M: 07710 374297 E: adam.hewitt@btconnect.com

Mr Duncan & Mrs Angela Handley GILDEN VALE Quarry Farm, Dorstone, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, HR3 6BL T: 01981 550096 | M: 07867 791626 E: gildenvale@yahoo.com

Emily M Hewitt STUDHOLME Cardewlees Farm, Carlisle, Dalston, Cumbria, England, CA5 6LF T: 01228 710781 | M: 07920 773439 E: hewitt.1992@hotmail.com

Hardnaze Farm HARDNAZE HIGHLANDS Hardnaze Farm, Hardnese Lane, Oxenhope, N. Yorkshire, England, BD22 9QN M: 07886 728246 E: hardnazefarm@gmail.com

Arthur & Suzanne Hill WALTON Hollybush House, 49 Sheinton Street, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, TF13 6HU T: 01952 728239 | M: 07970 678625 E: arthurhill49@me.com

Paul Harris HARRIS 28 Wavendon Road, Salford, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, England, MK17 8BA M: 07771 883459 E: paul.harrisriba@googlemail.com

Dr H A Hoather OAK Oak House, Hassalls Lane, Bridge Trafford, Chester, Cheshire, England, CH2 4GA T: 01244 300742 (eve) | M: 07801 342072 (day) E: hugh.hoather@btinternet.com

Richard Harris CROWNLEY Crownley, Lembury Road, Stoke Gabriel, Totnes, Devon, England, TQ9 6QD T: 01803 782847 E: richardharris@btconnect.com

Mr Colin Hobden STANSTED 1 Coronation Cottages, Dean Lane End, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, England, PO9 6EL M: 07824 901607 E: cohobden@btinternet.com

S. J. Harrison HARTSIDE Aimshaugh, Alston, Cumbria, England, CA9 3EL T: 01431 381461 E: highlandharrison@gmail.com

Mrs Carol N Hocknell BURNBANK The Pinfold, Poole, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, CW5 6AL T: 01270 628414 | M: 07966 283858 E: metromachineknit@btconnect.com

Ms Joy M Griffiths CIM J2 Farming, Hisland, Aston, Owestry, Shropshire, England, SY11 4JF T: 01691 610964 | M: 07967 050154 E: joy.griffiths@tggroup.co.uk Mrs S Griffiths THE GRANGE Ellerdine Grange Farm, Ellerdine, Telford, Shropshire, England, TF6 6QR T: 01952 770322 | E: eg@griffithsfarms.co.uk Mr NS Grundon TARA Tara, Colley Hill Lane, Hedgerley, Berkshire, England, SL3 4AT T: 01753 663111 E: normangrundon@hotmail.co.uk Mr W Haggas WALMSGATE Walmsgate Estates (Farming), Low Farm, Walmsgate, Louth, Lincolnshire, England, LN11 8QN T: 01507 480360 Mr D Haighton ELLERDINE Muckleton Bank Farm, Telford, Shropshire, England, TF6 6RQ T: 01939 251128 | M: 07882 630220 E: david.haighton22@btinternet.com Kevan Haines BEACON HILL Beacon Hill Farm, Hilmarton, Calne, Wiltshire, England, SN11 9HT T: 01249 760263 E: Kevan@hainescontruction.co.uk Mr & Mrs Simon Haley SEAM Marland Lodge, Church Bank, Eggleston, Co. Durham, England, DL12 0AH T: 07968 375307 | M: 07828 291192 E: seamfold@hotmail.co.uk Mr Edward Halford KIPPER LYNN 32 Peartree Bungalows, Blackhall Mill, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, England, NE17 7TW T: 01207 561272 | M: 07971 797953 E: mariannehalford@btinternet.com

Harthill Highlanders HARTHILL 4 Northlands, Harthill, Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, England, S26 7XZ T: 01909 773034 | M: 07776 055107 E: renandpete@gmail.com

Will Hopkins PIDLEY The Hay Barn, Fen Road, Pidley, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, PE28 3DD M: 07773 421421 | E: willhopkins@live.com

Mr T C Hayes OAKEN Kilcott Mill, Lower Kilcott, Nr Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England, GL12 7RL T: 01453 843127 | E: janerhayes@tiscali.co.uk

Miss J Horberry GRAIZELOUND Croft House, Graizelound Fields, Haxey, Doncaster, S. Yorkshire, England, DN9 2NA T: 01427 752230 | E: jillian.horberry@zen.co.uk

Mr JM Hayward FLODDEN Cameley House, Cameley, Temple Cloud, Bristol, England, BS39 5AJ T: 01761 451111

Mark Horgan HORGAN Crouch Farm, Bloxham Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, OX16 9UN M: 07966 402510 | E: markhorgan@hotmail.co.uk

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MEMBERS’ LIST Sally House LITTLEMOOR Littlemoor Farm, Littlemoor Road, Mark, Highbridge, Somerset, England, TA9 4NL T: 01278 641104 | M: 07703 691596 E: sallyhouse@cpsoutlook.co.uk

Charles James KENNEGGY Folly Farm, Lower Kenneggy, Rosudgeon, Penzance, England, TR20 9AR M: 07770 618625 E: charlesjames.follyfarm@yahoo.co.uk

David Howden POINTER Cornbury House Office, Cornbury Park, Charlbury, Oxon, England, OX7 3EH T: 07930 822645 (peter) | M: 07742 431165 E: livestock@cornbury.co.uk

Mr J Jameson BALTINGLASS Chinslade Farm, Cherington, Shipston on Stour, Warickshire, England, CV36 5JB T: 01608 686992 | M: 07710 519716 E: jonathanjameson@btinternet.com

Mr K Howman BORLAND Ashmere, Felix Lane, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, TW17 8NN T: 01932 225445 (home) | M: 07789 301751 E: KHowman@ashgame.com

D & J Jennings EDGE FARM Edge Farm, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, TF13 6DU M: 07540 392494 E: jemmajennings1@gmail.com

Mrs Jo Hunter & Mr Paul Hunter ALBINUS GRANGE 43 Lincoln Road, Dunholme, Lincoln, England, LN2 3QU T: 01673 861240 | M: 07919 000722 E: phorticulture@yahoo.com

Millbrook Shepherding Services Ltd 21 Mill Court, Holt, Norfolk, England, NR25 6JT M: 07428 548858 E: m.jobson@hotmail.co.uk

IFJaCs EGGARDON HILL Postingbox Cottage, Higher Kingcombe, Dorchester, Dorset, England, DT2 0EH M: 07985 224637 | E: cammiefarq74@gmail.com Countess of Inchcape SLIABH Manor Farm, Clyffe Pypard, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, SN4 7PY T: 01793 731223/242 | M: 07825 326446 E: paul.prictor@btconnect.com Mrs Susan Ingham LOWER RED BRINK Fold Cottage, Lower Red Brink, Hubberton, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, England, HX6 1PA T: 01422 839840 | M: 07917 210349 E: suzingham@hotmail.com Mr & Mrs M Iredale CARROCK Carrock House, Howhill, Hutton Roof, Penrith, Cumbria, England, CA11 OXY T: 01768 488858 | M: 07920 048122 E: gill@carrock.co.uk

Mr David Johnson BRANDYFIELD Westfield Farm, Westfield Lane, Barlborough, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, S43 4TP M: 07967 757272 E: becky_johnson_@hotmail.com Rowland Johnson & Kerry Johnson HOLY WELL Stoneythorpe Hall, Southam, Warickshire, England, CV47 2DL M: 07739 721435 E: johnsons@stoneythorpe.co.uk Barbara Johnston COVERDALE New Laithe, Arkleside, Horsehouse, Leyburn, N. Yorkshire, England, DL8 4TU T: 01969 640463 E: jbarbara.johnston@gmail.com Gareth & Kate Jones COURT FARM Court Farm, c/o Oaklands, Deblins Green, Callow End, Worcester, England, WR2 4UE M: 07968 597830 E: crsmalvern@yahoo.com

Oliver Ives STOCKSBANK 78 Booth Street, Cleckheaton, West Yorks, England, BD19 3QA M: 07738 763790 | E: rocontractors@hotmail.co.uk

Mr & Mrs S Jordan & Louisa ACRE Acre House, The Down, Chetton, Nr Bridgenorth, Shropshire, England, WV16 6UA T: 01746 868281 | M: 07791 462536 E: l.jjordan@hotmail.co.uk

Emma Jackson CORNERSTONES FARM Cornerstones, Millforge, Gamblesby, Penrith, Cumbria, England, CA10 1HY M: 07887 500911 E: emmastirland1997@hotmail.co.uk

Mrs Yvette Kendall HARROWBRIDGE HIGHLANDERS Harrowbridge Hill Farm, Commonmoor, Liskeard, Cornwall, England, PL14 6SD T: 01579 320509 E: kendall.yvette@googlemail.com

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Mrs Laura Kennedy LILYGREEN 22 Strawberry Fields, Gisburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, BB7 4DQ M: 07841 705436 | E: lilygreenfold@hotmail.com Mr R.C. Kerry 1 Simon Cross, Wickham Market, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, IP13 OST T: 0728 746885 Mrs A M Kershaw ROUNDHILL Brookside Farm, Haslingden Old Road, Accrington, Lancashire, England, BB5 3SW T: 01706 216491 | M: 07855 530221 (Matthew) E: mk1brookside@aol.com Mr & Mrs Philip Kettle MELKETT 1 Preceptory, Stainby, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, NG33 5QR T: 01476 860099 | M: 07870 283084 E: kettlephillip@yahoo.com Keyston Farms KEYSTON Manor Farm, Keyston, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, PE28 0RX T: 01832 710333 Z E: minto@keystonfarms.co.uk Mr T J Lake THREXTON Millstones, Threxton Est., Nr Watton, Thetford, Norfolk, England, IP25 6LT T: 01953 883285 | M: 07850 623839 E: terrylake@threxton.org.uk Tony Lang PARKHAM Flaxmans, Parkham, Bideford, Devon, England, EX39 5PG T: 01237 451215 | E: lang@pobroadband.co.uk Sally Leighton HEADLAND 33 Church Lane, South Wingfield, Derbyshire, England, DE55 7NJ T: 01773 833823 | M: 07889 413547 E: sallyann.leighton@gmail.com Andrew G Letten & Ms Deborah Simpson CHEVIN Russell Farm, Leeds Road, Otley, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England, LS21 1DL T: 01943 462665 | E: andrew@chevinfencing.co.uk Mr R S Lines Seaton Cottage, Station Road, Great Ayton, Cleveland, England, TS9 6HB T: 01642 722237 Richard & Avril Lowndes GADDENS Gaddens Close Farm, Charlie’s Lane, Ringwood, Hampshire, England, BH24 3FB T: 01425 471015 | E: a.stewart@freeuk.com

MEMBERS’ LIST Low Buttersby Farm LOW BUTTERBY HIGHLANDS Low Butterby Farm, Croxdale, Durham, England, DH6 5JN T: 0191 378 2165 | M: 07717 333331 E: ros.wells@microsoft.com

Col R Martin, OBE THE BRAND Brand Partnership, The Brand, Brand Hill, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, LE12 8SS T: 01509 890269 | E: robertcjmartin@aol.com

Messrs R., D.R., M. Middleton HAMDEAN Hamdean Farm, Peopleton, Pershore, Worcestershire, England, WR10 2DY T: 01905 840231 M: 07957590322/07751081586

Gerald Lowthian SWARTHDALE Fraene Farm, Swarthdale Road, Over Kellet, N Carnforth, Lancashire, England, LA6 1DY T: 01524 734378 E: g.lowthian62@gmail.com

Philip Martindale TWINSHOCK Yates Farm, Scot Lane, Blackwood, Manchester, England, BL6 5SL T: 01942 831483 | M: 07973 823798 E: pmartindale@yatesfarmnw.co.uk

Malcolm Leonard Miles MAL JAN Willowbrook, Tring Road, Long Marston, Tring, Herefordshire, England, HP23 4QL T: 01296 668164/662352 E: mlmiles@supanet.com

R J Lund EAST CLOUGH East Clough Farm, Garsdale, Sedbergh, Cumbria, England, LA10 5PW T: 01539 620895 | M: 07974126397 E: sheila.eastclough@yahoo.co.uk

James Mather EILEAN HOAN Braemar, Sangomore, Durness, Sutherland, England, IV27 4PZ T: 01971 511284 E: james.mather5038@btinternet.com

Mr Murray Mackay RATTAR Zantra Ltd, Garden Farm, The Town, Great Staughton, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England, PE19 5BE T: 01480 861066 | M: 07776 198556 E: murray@zantra.com

David Alan Maughan Springmead, Stubhampton, Blandford Forum, Dorset, England, DT11 8JU T: 01258 830568 | M: 07776 016473 E: sammaughan@hotmail.com

Mr D Mitchell UPPER CRAY Upper Cray Farm, Stainland Dean, Holywell Green, Stainland, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, HX4 9QA T: 01422 379273 | M: 07768 152153 E: david@dmddesign.co.uk

Sue Maisey FREYA Hop House, Fryup, Whitby, N. Yorkshire, England, YO21 2AP T: 01947 897097 | E: sdmaisey@googlemail.com Julian Manyon THE FELIX FOLD Borley Hall Farm, Borley, Near Sudbury, Suffolk, England, CO10 7AB T: 01787 372141 | E: jmanyon@hotmail.com Caryn Marriner BIRCHLEY FARM Birchley House Farm, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, Kent, England, TN27 8DZ T: 01580 291984 E: info@birchleyhousefarm.co.uk Martin Marriner Birchley House Farm, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, Kent, England, TN27 8DZ T: 01580 291984 E: info@birchleyhousefarm.co.uk Nicola Marson ROPEWALK Hillcrest House, Church Street, Coleford, Somerset, England, BA3 5NA T: 01373 673099 | M: 07980 678129 E: chickpea.marson@gmail.com Miss Ruth Marshallsay ANT SIATHAMH SONAS Widcombe Cross, Culmhead, Taunton, Somerset, England, TA3 7DX M: 07792399447 E: highcat1978@yahoo.co.uk

James Mawle HISLAND J2 Farming, Hisland, Oswestry, Shropshire, England, SY11 4JF T: 01691 610934 office | M: 07970 462516 E: james@jamesmawle.co.uk Mawley Hall LLP MAWLEY HALL Mawley Hall, Cleobury Mortimer, Kidderminster, Shropshire, England, DY14 8PN M: 07976 227164 | E: peter.williams@rokos.co.uk Mr Eddie McDonough 47 Merton Grove, Astley, Tyldesley, Lancashire, England, M29 7HT T: 01942 879841 | M: 07702968591 E: eddiemcdonough@hotmail.co.uk Mrs M McIntyre BYFLEET Derisley Farm, 26 High Road, Byfleet, Surrey, England, KT14 7QG T: 01932 341586

Mrs Rachel Monk RAVENSCAR Home Farm, Ravenscar, Scarborough, N. Yorkshire, England, YO13 0NH T: 01947 880688 Mr M J Monk CHADWICH Manor Farm, Chadwich, Bromgrove, Worcestershire, England, B61 0QG T: 0121 453 5825 | M: 07801 916891 E: elizabethmonk1@aol.com Mortimers Farm Ltd MORTIMERS Mortimers Farm, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, SO50 7EA T: 02380 601938 E: mortimersfarm@btinternet.com Mr K Morton Ashley House, Church Lane, Glentham, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England, LN8 2EL T: 01673 878996

Mr Christopher G McLean May 26 Bradley Avenue, Bristol, England, BS11 9SL M: 07774 493594 | E: ram1528@outlook.com

Guy R Mumford YARCHESTER 76 Bridge North Road, Broseley, Shropshire, England, TF12 5DR M: 07779 297366 E: mumford002@btinternet.com

Ian Melluish GOODTREES Goodtrees Farm, Holtye Road, Cowden, Kent, England, TN8 7EB M: 07801 179720 | E: ian@goodtreesfarm.co.uk

Robert J Mumford 32 High Causeway, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, TF13 6BZ T: 01952 727138 | M: 07539 955576 E: robertmumford194@btinternet.com

MFR Associates LAKE ROBERTSON Hamilton Court, Scorton Road, Brompton on Swale, Richmond, N. Yorkshire, England, DL10 7EQ T: 01748 811114 | M: 07973 387393 E: fraser@thevancentre.com

Daniel Newcomb ORCHARD HOUSE Orchard House, George Pit, Escomb, Bishop Aukland, Co. Durham, England, DL14 7SU T: 01388 609647 E: dnewcomb@btinternet.com

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MEMBERS’ LIST Mrs Alison North-Lewis LIDDELL Liddell Hall, Colwell, Hexham, Northumberland, England, NE46 4TW T: 01434 681261 | E: al@northlewis.co.uk Tracey Noy OAKWOOD Lower Lady Meadows Farm, Bradnop, Leek, Staffordshire, England, ST13 7EZ T: 07979 343648 E: oakwood-highlands@hotmail.com James Nuttall BAXTER HEAD Baxter Head Farm, Watling Street, Affetside, Bury, Lancashire, England, BL8 3QL T: 01204 883332 | M: 07775 591723 E: jn@jamesnuttall.co.uk Mr P Oliver & Mrs A. L. Oliver FECKENHAM Mutton Hall Farm, Feckenham, Reddich, Worcestershire, England, B96 6HJ T: 01562 777836 Oxcroft Fold OXCROFT 19 North Crescent, Duckminton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, S44 5EX M: 07730 354901 E: stevesanderson2016@gmail.com Sir James Paice LOCHAVA Snailbridge House, The Moor, Fordham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, CB7 5LU T: 01638 721526 | M: 07767 421781 E: paicejim@gmail.com Gian Paolo Aliatis Mejia ALIATIS Eastwood Lodge, Suffolk, England, IP18 16VT M: 07947 449100 | E: smartgates@gmail.com Paradise Community Trust PARADISE per Roland Pinniger, Paradise, Painswick, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, GL6 6TN T: 01453 837551 | M: 07768 101629 E: accountsl@novalis-trust.org.uk Andrew Parkin THE CROWN Stone Cottage, Bickerton, nr Malpas, Cheshire, England, SY14 8AY T: 01829 720192 | E: sales@rubellprintlink.com Mr R Parkinson KIRKSTONE Roundhill Farm, Kirkstone Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, England, LA22 9ET T: 01539 433301 E: paula@roundhillfarm.co.uk Lyndon Ian Parrish KAITLYN JOY

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Cocking Farm, Handley Banks, Caverswall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, ST11 9EX T: 07748 116148 | E: plyndon112@aol.com Steven Pass PASS HIGHLAND Chapel Farm, Green Lane, Off Coleshill Rd, Bentley, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England, CV9 2JS T: 01827 712330 | M: 07881 665460 E: passhighland@btinternet.com J Roderick B Peacock & Mrs M N Peacock SAINT MARYS St Mary’s Hall, Church Road, Wiggenhall-St Mary-The Virgin, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England, PE34 3EJ M: 07785 361650 E: roderickpeacock31@gmail.com Mrs J Peaster QUANTOCK Quantock Lodge, Over Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset, England, TA5 1HD T: 01278 732252 E: booie2803@hotmail.co.uk Mr L T & Mrs A M Perkins THISTLE Clink Cottage Farm, Marlcliff, Bidford-on-Avon, England, B50 4NY T: 01789 490872 | M: 07816 877259 E: amperkins@aol.com R & S Perryman DARTMOOR Lower West Coombe Farm, North Bovey, Newton Abbott, Devon, England, TQ13 8RS T: 01647 221453 E: sally.perryman@btinternet.com Mr & Mrs Robert Phillip HELLIFIELD Green Farm, Hellifield, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, BD23 4LA T: 01729 850217 | M: 07812 105375 E: info@hellifieldhighlandbeef.co.uk Julia Pick BURY COURT Bury Court Farm, Shotteswell, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, OX17 1JA T: 01295 730268 | E: burycourt@aol.com Mr Michael Poland MOTTISTONE Drivers Cottage, Lower Pershaw Lane, Upham, Southampton, England, SO32 1QF T: 01489 891468 | M: 07798672427 E: michael.poland37@gmail.com Mrs Anne Popham SHUTTLETON Shuttleton Farm, Castle Hill, Hemyock, Cullompton, Devon, England, EX15 3RX T: 01823 680396 | M: 07878 719176 E: anne.popham@btinternet.com

Mr G J H Rainey APRIL Bates Moor Farm, Foulsham, Dereham, Norfolk, England, NR20 5RS T: 01362 684406 | E: izzi@izzirainey.com Isabel E A Rainey Bates Moor Farm, Foulsham, Dereham, Norfolk, England, NR20 5RS T: 01362 684406 | M: 07900 147363 E: izzi@izzirainey.com Mr & Mrs Lindsey Rastall PINCAN DENE Thistle House, Murcot Rd, Childswickham, Broadway, Worcestershire, England, WR12 7HR T: 01386 853843 | E: lindseyrastall@poutlook.com Mr Robert G Rawle LONGSTONE Higher Bodley, Parracombe, Barnstaple, Devon, England, EX31 4QN T: 01598 763798 | M: 07855878190 E: higherbodley@hotmail.co.uk Samantha Rayner WINDSOR Berkyn Manor Farm, Stanwell Road, Horton, Slough, Berkshire, England, SL3 9PE T: 01753 682499 | M: 07500 773285 E: sjrayner@hotmail.com C & J Reeks LA HOGUE La Hogue Farm, La Hogue Road, Chippenham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, CB7 5PZ T: 01638 751128 | E: info@lahogue.co.uk Mr Kevin Lee Rice POLLEHILL Pollehill Farm House, Scragged Oark Road, Detling, Maidstone, Kent, England, ME14 3HL T: 01622 630572 | M: 07971 360000 E: KevinLeeRice@hotmail.co.uk Mr & Mrs Anothy Ridley CORNSAY LODGE The Lodge, Cornsay Colliery, Durham, Co Durham, England, DH7 9DB T: 01913 734359 | E: cornsaylodge@talktalk.net Mrs Amanda Ridley WERDNA 46 Commerical Street, Cornsay Colliery, Durham, England, DH7 9BW T: 0191 373 3677 | M: 07972 195227 E: amanda.ridley@outlook.com Ms Margaret Robinson KILNBURN Kilnburn, Catton, Hexham, Northumberland, England, NE47 9LR T: 01434 618106 | E: djkmr@kilnburn.org.uk Mr Daniel Rowbottom KELBY West Cottage, St Michael’s Road, Bilsbarrow, Preston, Lancashire, England, PR3 0RT T: 07812 858893 | E: rowbottom2@hotmail.com

MEMBERS’ LIST Mr Brian J Rutterford UNDLEY 121 Undley Hall, Lakenheath, Suffolk, England, IP27 9BY T: 07836 777595 | E: bjr@undley.co.uk Dame Theresa Sackler EARLS COURT Earlscourt Farm Ltd, Rooks Nest Est Office, Stroud Farm, Ermin Street, Lambourn Woodlands, Berkshire, England, RG17 7SH T: 01488 71869 | M: 07500 229285 E: robert@rooksnest.net Stan Sadler 11 Nursery Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, BH9 3AS T: 01202 859746 | E: stancsadler@hotmail.co.uk Dennis R Salt & Susan Salt RATTENRAW Rattenraw Farm, Otterburn, Northumberland, England, NE19 1LH T: 01830 520613 | M: 07702 559020 E: susansalt@surfree.co.uk Miss SL Scheffers PUNCH BOWL Punch Bowl Farm, Thursley, Godalming, Surrey, England, GU8 6QJ T: 01428 605749 | M: 07887 616541 E: scheffers@btinternet.com Mr R D Schuster GLENKINGLASS The Grange, Over Worton, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, OX7 7ES T: 01608 683442 E: jcschuster@btinternet.com Mr Graeme Scott LYNUCK Fishrake Farm, Fishrake Lane, Rossendale, Lancashire, England, BB4 7AH T: 01706 822226 | M: 079171 496288 E: biggee63@icloud.com Mr Jimmy & Mrs Sarah Seed BCS 7 Douglas Road, Burnley, Lancashire, England, BB10 2JQ T: 01282 838093 | M: 07985 322011 E: jsseed@aol.com

John Shimwell GREAT LONGSTONE Dale Farm, Moor Rd, Great Longstone, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, DE45 1UA T: 01629 640285 | M: 07739 030487 E: johndalefarm@gmail.com Katharine Singleton-Smith & Daniel Singleton RYEWATER Ryewater Farm, Corscombe, Dorchester, Dorset, England, DT2 0QF T: 01935 891111 | M: 07730 315309 E: ksmith_singleton@yahoo.co.uk Anthony Small BLAIR HILL Maddacombe Farm, Maddacombe Road, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, TQ12 5LF M: 07860 604163 | E: andi.small@hotmail.co.uk Peter & Sue Smith STOCKLEY Stockley Hill Farm, Peterchurch, Herefordshire, England, HR2 0ST T: 01981 550604 | M: 07810 873863 E: pasmith2009@hotmail.co.uk Graham Smith CLOVER Clover Farm, West Tofts Road, Mundford, Thetford, Norfolk, England, IP26 5EJ M: 07946 733188 E: graham.smith09@hotmail.co.uk C. Smith CONSTANTINE 7 Ashlea Grove, Stalmine, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England, FY6 0LJ M: 07579 766206 E: constantinebeef@gmail.com Rebecca Smith TENTERDEN 56 Priory Way, Tenterden, Kent, England, TN30 7BX T: 01580 763546 | M: 07970 601821 E: bexandjohn@talktalk.net Tony Snarey The Mill, Manthorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, NG31 8NH T: 01476 591941 | M: 07802 847734 E: ajs@tonysnarey.com

Mr D Spence Grange Farm, Barton-in-the Beans, Leicestershire, England, CV13 0DJ T: 01455 290078 Mrs Jo Stover LEWESDON HILL Lower Brimley Combe Farm, Stoke Abbott, Beaminster, Dorset, England, DT8 3JZ T: 01308 867449 | M: 07876 560702 E: jostover@aol.com J & R M Sunter HECKNEST Heckenhurst Farm, Worsthorne, Burnley, Lancashire, England, BB10 3LW T: 01282 832922 | M: 07766 742179 E: j.sunter@sky.com Mrs Sandra M Tedbury HARDHAM HIGHLANDS Fold View, Church Farm, London Road, Hardham, Pulborough, W. Sussex, England, RH20 1LB T: 01798 872985 | M: 07546 210114 E: stedbury@icloud.com Robert Tedbury Fold View, Church Farm, London Road, Hardham, Pulborough, West Sussex, England, RH20 1LB T: 01798 872985 | M: 07803 087213 E: robert.tedbury@btinternet.com The Chedley Fold Ltd CHEDLEY per Graeme Keep, Sycamore Farm, Bramford, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, IP8 4NN T: 01473 834074 | M: 07850 768370 E: g.keep@btconnect.com The Harewood Farming Co Ltd HAREWOOD The Estate Office, Harewood Yard, Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, LS17 9LF T: 0113 288 6252 | M: 07719 957870 E: efairbank@harewoodestate.co.uk The Wildlife Trust BCN LINGS The Manor House, Broad Street, Great Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, England, CB23 6DH T: 01954 713500 E: invoices@wildlifebcn.org

Shadlock SHADLOCK Shadlock House, Whitewell Bottom, Rossendale, Lancashire, England, BB4 9LR T: 01706 222608 | M: 07970 973402 E: shadlockcontruction@btconnect.com

Mr Peter Snart WILLOWBOG Willobog Farm, Wark, Hexham, Northumberland, England, NE48 3EF T: 01434 681217 | E: willowbog@live.co.uk

J & L Thompson CORRIDGE per Linda Thompson, East Cottage, Corridge Farm, Middleton, Northumberland, England, NE61 4EB T: 01670 774766 | M: 07557 343869 E: linda.bullerwell@gmail.com

Mr D B Shepherdson RUSTON FOLD Ruston Farm, Ruston, Wykeham, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, YO13 9QE T: 01723 862421 | M: 07788 160694 E: shepherdson16@aol.com

Nick Sole HALLEN 46 Frenchay Close, Frenchay, Bristol, England, BS16 2QX T: 01179 021501 | M: 07785 288174 E: nicksole@gmail.com

Mrs Ruth Thomson CATESBY Home Park, Lower Catesby, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, NN11 6LF T: 01327 871201 E: ruth.catesby@gmail.com

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MEMBERS’ LIST Daniel K Thorne STAR LAKE Brownshill Court, Wick Street, Ditchcombe, Stroud, Gloucester, England, GL6 7QN M: 07515 526885 | E: dkt@starlake.com

Mr & Mrs M Ward THORNLEY HIGHLANDS 10 Nateby Close, Longbridge, Preston, England, PR3 2PH T: 01772 786601 | E: jrow@hotmail.co.uk

Mrs Helga Thorpe Wheatfield House, Granary Fields, Ashill, Norfolk, England, IP25 7BN M: 07746 875142 E: drs.thorpe@hotmail.co.uk

Mr Les Wardle SPRINGFIELDS Springfields, Bottom Lane, Ipstones, Stokeon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, ST10 2LN T: 01538 266476 E: lwardle@plantmachinery.co.uk

Martin & Lindsey Trees GRAFTON Mount Pleasant, Temple Grafton, Warickshire, England, B50 4LQ T: 01789 773272 | M: 07759 019810 E: lindsey@graftonfold.com

C A & J Watmore MURRAY COOPER Holystone Est, Farnham Park, Sharperton, Morpeth, Northumberland, England, NE65 7AQ T: 01669 640030 | M: 07703 570172 E: chrisanjan@btconnect.com

Mrs K E Whitbread KINLOCHEWE The Old Rectory, Dennington, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, IP13 8AD T: 01728 638335 E: katherine.whitebread@yahoo.co.uk Mrs Allison D Whitehead WARMLEIGH Lower Warmleigh Farm, Roper Lane, Queensbury, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, BD13 2NR T: 01274 882234 E: dave44whitehead@gmail.com Mrs Jane Christine Whitehouse JANES FOLD Hulls Farm House, West Chiltington Road, Pulborough, West Sussex, England, RH20 2PR T: 01798 813936 | M: 07725 203439 E: rj@rdaconstruction.co.uk

Mr D J Tucker ALVESTON Alveston Estates, Alveston House, Alveston, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, CV37 7QL T: 01789 207960 E: david.tucker@alvestondevelopments.co.uk

Hayley & Norman Watson SAYER HILL Sayer Hill Farm, Forest-in-Teesdale, Co Durham, England, DL12 0HH T: 07871 842570 | M: 07973 524584 E: hayleycachart1@yahoo.co.uk

A Richard & J Turner FELLBECK Greygarth, Dallowgill, Ripon, Yorkshire, England, HG4 3QY T: 01765 658079 | M: 07860 860678 E: richardandjean@outlook.com

Mrs Gillian Watton GREYLAKE Greylake House, Middlezoy, Bridgwater, Somerset, England, TA7 0PJ T: 01823 698914 | M: 07889 198340 E: gillwatton@yahoo.com

Richard Tuxford LAMBLEY GRANGE R C Tuxford Exports Ltd, Hollinwood Lane, Calverton, Notts, England, NG14 6NR T: 01159 652200 E: sharon.mcelroy@rctuxfordexports.com

Mr A G Webber STOCKHAM Woodham House, Stockham Farm, Thelbridge, Crediton, Devon, England, EX17 4SJ T: 01884 860308 E: webber415@btinternet.com

The Old Farm Shop HOUSE OF TYLER Milton Hill, Abingdon, Oxon, Oxfordshire, England, OX13 6AG T: 01235 831247 | M: 07860 129508 E: theoldfarmshop@aol.com

Chelsea Westbrook BARFRESTONE Barfrestone Court Farm Ltd, Barfestone , Dover, Kent, England, CT15 7JJ T: 07833 351525 | M: 07833 351525 E: chelsea242010@gmail.com

Mr Robert Wain THE ROSE 114 Mortledge, Matlock, Derbyshire, England, DE4 3SD T: 01629 580046 E: samanthawain@hotmail.co.uk

M R & S K Westcott WESTWILMER Wilmersham Farm, Porlock, Minehead, Somerset, England, TA24 8JT T: 01643 862524 E: westwilmer@btinternet.com

Mr & Mrs S Waite NETHERWOOD Netherwood Heys Farm, Netherwood Lane, Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, HD7 6AT T: 01484 842414 | E: swaite57@outlook.com

Mark Whalley AUGHTON Broad Oak Farm, Formby Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, L39 7HQ M: 07968 721899 | E: whalleymark@live.co.uk

Willow Farm FOXHOLE Braddow Cottage, Ashwater, Beaworthy, Devon, England, EX21 5EP T: 01409 211138 | M: 07501 094880 E: mrwestaway@icoloud.com

S Wheeler & Son BRYNMAWR Brynmawr, Newcastle, Craven Arms, Shropshire, England, SY7 8QU T: 01588 640298 | M: 07799 681134 E: clunvalleyorganics@googlemail.com

David Williams MEREWOOD Fellside House, Pennington, Ulverston, Cumbria, England, LA12 7NT T: 01229 587769 | M: 07787104551 E: david.williams@impact-dtg.com

Mr TDT Walkinshaw SWERFORD Oseney Mill, Swerford, Oxfordshire, England, OX7 9BD T: 01608 737228

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Mr Michael R Whitehurst NOBUTMANOR Manor Farm, Nobut, Leigh, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, ST10 4QG T: 01889 502242 E: michael.whitehurst@outlook.com Richard J Whittemore QUENNELL HOUSE Quennell House, Plaistow, W. Sussex, England, RH14 0NX M: 07850 435677 | E: carolyn@elitegarages.co.uk Mike & Stella Whyte TARTAN DRAGON Grange Villa, Northwood, Wem, Shropshire, England, SY4 5NP T: 01948 710302 | M: 07940 836874 E: info@tartandragon.co.uk Mr Jeff K Wild PADDOCK The Oaks, Ible, Grangemill, Matlock, Derbyshire, England, DE4 4HS T: 07860 239973 | M: 07860 239973 Mrs Jackie Wild WAINSMORE The Oaks, Ible, Grange Mill, Matlock, Derbyshire, England, DE4 4HS M: 07860 239973 | E: jackiewild1@hotmail.co.uk

MEMBERS’ LIST James Williamson & Jacky Harrison REILTH TOP Reilth Top, Bishops Moat, Bishops Castle, Shropshire, England, SY9 5LL T: 01588 630666 | M: 07768 611391 E: james@williamsonharrison.co.uk Rosie Wilson Pottery Farm, Whitney, Somerset, England, TA19 0SJ M: 07856 325022 E: potteryfarm@me.com Mr Richard C Wood BURRELL GREEN Burrell Green Farm, Inglewood Bank, Penrith, Cumbria, England, CA11 9LH T: 01768 881373 E: burrellgreen@btopenworld.com Woodstock Bower Farm WENMAR Stoke Buss, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, England, WR15 8QN T: 01885 410443 M: 07767 608012 E: martyncmoore@manx.net Mrs Jill Woolf & Mr Douglas Woolf Bradfield Hall Farming Partnership TUTTS CLUMP Bradfield Hall Farming Partnership, Bradfield, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG7 6LJ T: 01189 744207 E: romulus.reading@btinternet.com Peter James Worth TITHE LOCHMABEN Tithe Farm, Church End, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England, MK41 0LX T: 01234 846230 | M: 07970 595714 E: peterworth@anglo-pumps.co.uk Paul R Wright 6 The Plantation, Tosside, Lancashire, England, BD23 4SF M: 07710 686855 Wingate Associates Ltd STRATHGARVE Bridge House, 57 High Street, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, England, WVll 1ST T: 01902 737170 E: invoice@stphilips-care.com

ISLE OF MAN Sir Robert Goff EAIRY MOAR Eairy Moar Farm, Glen Helen, Isle of Man, IM4 3NP T: 01624 801020 | E: iom@lissenhall.com

N. IRELAND David M Adams TULLYADAMS 4 Newferry Road, Bellaghy, Magherfelt, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT45 8ND T: 02879 386203 | M: 07548 672757 Mrs Pauline Ballantine TOYES HILL Toyes Hill, 140 Kilrea Road, Upperlands, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT46 5TB T: 028 796 45090 | E: info@ardtarayard.com Rueben Dooris MULLAGMOSSIN Bridgend, Glynn, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT40 3HG T: 02828 276808 | M: 07514 137199 E: reubendooris@talktalk.net Nigel Gillespie BARR AN CHNOIC 14 Crillys Hill Road, Killeter, Castlederg, Northern Ireland, BT81 7EW M: 07590 671897 | E: ntgillespie@hotmail.com Mark Lowe LISDOONAN Lisdoonan, 11 Lisdoonan Road, Carryduff, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT8 8AR T: 02890 814922 | M: 07710 600991 E: lisdoonan@btinternet.com James McDowell THE LONGFALL 36 Ballyvallagh Road, Larne, Northern Ireland, BT40 3NA M: 07563 516661 | E: jim.mcdowell@live.co.uk Kevin McEvoy MOURNE 300 Moyad Road, Atticall, Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, BT31 4SU M: 07888 829889 | E: mcevoyireland@gmail.com Mr D J McKee GLYNN 4 Shore Road, Glynn, Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT40 3HQ T: 028 28 260656/260955 | E: alan@djmckee.net

WALES John Meirion Ap Rhodri CRAIGNANT PEDIGRE HIGHLANDS Bryntirion , Llangower, Bala, Gwynnedd, Wales, LI23 7BT M: 07583 023282 E: meirionaprhodri@hotmail.co.uk Patricia E Baker MACGREGOR Pantglas Farm, Rhydcymerau, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA19 7RB T: 01558 685527 | M: 07525 262659 E: patriciaebaker@outlook.com Mr OPR Carson ABERNANT Abernant-Y-Groes Uchaf Fm, Pond Place, Cwmbach, Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, CF44 OEE T: 01685 881209 E: carsonmp@btinternet.com Jonathan J Chapman LANGSDALE FACH Bryn Tryfer, Taicynheaf, Bontddu, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales, LL40 2TU T: 01341 430258 | M: 07907 654670 E: jonjchapman@yahoo.com Mr Robin Chilton LEIGHTON Bedwgwynion, Llangadfan, Welshpool, Powys, Wales, SY21 0PL T: 01938 820180 | M: 07841 567386 E: janchilton@madasafish.com Mr Howard Dare FALCONS HILL Bryn Hebog, Brechfa, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA32 7QR T: 01267 202291 | M: 07898 741973 E: howard_dare@yahoo.co.uk Mr IR Davies HIGHLAND Tan-Yr-Iwen, Llangedwyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, Wales, SY10 9LP T: 01691 828461

Mr D McMillan SAINTFIELD 74 Middle Road, Saintfield, Ballynahinch, Co Down. N Ireland, Northern Ireland, BT24 7LP T: 02897 510224 | M: 07900 133642

Mr W H Davies CEFN GWRHYD Waunlwyd Farm, Ystradowen, Upper Cwmtwrch, Swansea, Wales, SA9 2XX T: 01639 831281 | M: 07966 435582 E: whsdavies@gmail.com

Andrew Montgomery FIRGROVE Firgrove Farm, 13 Connaughtligger Road, Portglenone, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT44 8BS T: 02825 821585 | M: 07772464924 E: maryemont@hotmail.com

Rhun Davies OLMARCH Olmarch Fawr, Llangybi, Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, SA48 8NL T: 01570 493303 E: olmarchfawr@outlook.com/odwynd@ ceredigion.gov.uk

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MEMBERS’ LIST Mr Gareth Davies LLANERCHYDOL Bryn-cerrig, Stonelane, Brook Street, Welshpool, Powys, Wales, SY21 7NZ T: 01938 556939 E: gareth.r.davies@btinternet.com

Duncan Havard TREHAFOD Little Lodge Farm, Three Cocks, Brecon, Powys, Wales, LD3 0SW T: 01497 847325 E: delveyhavard@hotmail.co.uk

Dr Trevor Dines & Mr Neville Hughes MOLOCH SANFFRAID Tyddyn Afon, Fferm Tyn y Coed, Glan Conwy, Conwy, Wales, LL28 5TN T: 01492 580033 E: neville.hughes@cwmnida.tv

Mr Geraint & Mrs Eleri Hughes UCHELDIR Bryn Pyll Farm, Trefriw, Conwy, Wales, LL27 0JP T: 01492 641379 | M: 07802 258306 E: eleri368@gmail.com

John L L Evans TYRHOS Tyrhos, Trawsmawr, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA33 6NA T: 01267 232478 | M: 07836 544890 E: evans.buildings@virgin.net Mr Julian Ford LLAN Llan Farm, Llanfrothen, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, Wales, LL48 6DU T: 01766 770399 E: julian.llanfarm@btinternet.com Mrs Valerie Anne Gipps GLASLYN Dolgau, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales, LD1 6NU T: 01597 810067 | M: 07773486442 E: valeriegipps@hotmail.co.uk Archie Graham-Palmer CEFN PARK Cefn Park, Wrexham, Wales, LL13 9TT T: 01978 262889 E: archie@cefnpark.co.uk Greenacres Animal Park GREENACRES per Andrew White, Mancot, Deeside, Flintshire, Wales, CH5 2AZ T: 01244 531147 E: info@greenacresanimalpark.co.uk David Gundy THE GARRON Spite House, Henllan Amgoed, Whitland, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA34 0SR T: 01994 240285 | M: 07831 801107 E: gundymove@aol.com Gemma Haines WALLIA GLYNDWR Gwarycoed Pantypwllau, Coity, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, CF35 6BP T: 01656 646017 | M: 07907 887107 E: gemhaines@googlemail.com Linda Harries ABERDY NANT Hope Farm, Llandeilo, Carmarthen, Wales, SA19 7UR T: 01558 822430 | E: hopestudwales@aol.com

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Sioned M Jones GOLWGYMYNYDD Beili Tew Farm, Llansawel, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA19 7LJ T: 07594 324018 E: robert.1804@hotmail.co.uk Mrs Portia Kennaway WORLDS END Plas-uchaf, World’s End Farm, World’s End, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, LL20 8EH T: 01978 861904 E: sue@worldsendhouses.com E.M. Lloyd MAESGWM Cilfynydd, Llanfachreth, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales, LL40 2EB T: 01341 421053 E: evelyn_lloyd@hotmail.co.uk G. I. & M. Mault MORWYNION Llwyn Onn, Bryneglwys, Denbighshire, Wales, LL21 9NA M: 07757 642923 E: sara.a.mault@gmail.com D G Morgans GORLECH Blaengorlech Farm, Gwernogle, Carmarthen, Wales, SA32 7RT T: 01267 223253 | M: 07971 929803 Richard Oxby GELLI’R ONN Gelli’r Onn Farm, Richard Street, Pontycymmer, Bridgend, Wales, CF32 8HR M: 07892 803934 E: richard.oxby@btinternet.com Denise Penney PENNEY The Hermitage, Whitelye, Catbrook, Chepstow, Monmonthshire, Wales, NP16 6NP T: 01291 680099 E: dpenney@btinternet.com Federico Pereira & Sarah Gealy GILFACH GOWER Gilfach Gower Farm, Argoed Road, Bettws, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA18 2PR T: 01269 540399 | M: 07730 532768 E: fed@pearcommunications.co.uk

Don Reeves DOMHNALL Clustach, Llaneilian, Amlwch, Sir Ynys Mon, Wales, LL68 9NA T: 01407 831154 | M: 07388 870880 E: donald.e.reeves1@gmail.com Mrs Helen D Rose GWYNFRYN Islwyn, Gwynfryn Farm, Llanystumdwy, Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales, LL52 OLU T: 01766 523442 E: helen@gwynfryn.com Mr H & Mrs B Rowlands CELYN Pentrecelyn, Llanbrynmair, Powys, Wales, SY19 7DZ T: 01650 521284 | M: 07971 638727 E: silverlinning944@gmail.com J. M. Shaw & S. J. Dod MOLFRANMOR Darren Fawr, Pontsian, Llandysul, Ceredigion, Wales, SA44 4UX T: 01545 590275 | M: 07773 888193 E: shaw990@btinternet.com Mr Geoff G L Spawton THE MAY Gilfachwen, Cellan, Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, SA48 8HN T: 01570 423080 | M: 07966 066219 E: geoff@themay.co.uk Talwrn Farms Ltd WRISTLESHAM Talwrn Farm, Talwrn Road, Legacy, Wrexham, Wales, LL14 4ER T: 01978 840157 | M: 07725 350885 E: pete@talwrnfarm.co.uk R Thomas & E Davies CARADOG Windy Corner Garage, Pencader, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA39 9HP M: 07867 558304/ 07919 387307 E: rhianmimi@hotmail.com Mr D & Mrs A J Williams WINDYHILL Plas Gynna Farm, Llanerchymedd, Anglesey, Wales, LL71 7AG T: 01248 471901 | M: 07871 288979 E: amanda@pgfagri.co.uk Peter A Wright CAER FERCH UCHAF Cae’r Ferch Uchaf, Pencaenewydd, Pwllheli Sardis, Gwynedd, Wales, LL53 6DJ T: 01766 810980 | M: 07909 113778 E: wrightpeterandrew@gmail.com

MEMBERS’ LIST DENMARK

EUROPE AUSTRIA Herr Arnold Feuerstein EMS Tugstein 10, A-6845 Hohenems, Austria T: 0043 5576 78087 | M: 0043 6644 036671 E: arnold.feuerstein@gmail.com Carl Prinz von Croy THULLERER St Oswald 86, St Oswald A-8553, Austria T: 0043 3468 237 Herr F. Rauch JAGDBERG Torkelweg 10, A-6824 Schlins, Austria T: 0043 5524 2570 | E: frane_rauch@aon.at Herr W Rettenwender HOCHALPSCHWENDGUT Jochberg 36, Mittersill/Hollersbach, Hollersbach A-5730, Austria T: Munich Off: 089 78594 268

Ms Anni Assenbjerg ASSENBJERG Assenbjerggard, Bavnevej 26, Norskov, Give DK 7323, Denmark T: 00 45 75 738398 | E: hlc@assenbjerg.dk Danish Highland Cattle Association Barupvejen 40, Barup, DK-8200, Aarhus N, Karise, DK4653, Denmark E: baruphighland@gmail.com Mr Holger Kjaergaard HALLER FOLD Mollegardsvej 1, 8752 Ostbirk , Denmark T: 00 45 75 78 23 78 | M: 0045 21 709602 E: hallerfold@godmail.dk Lisbeth Plenge Brandenbjerggaard, Lojeltevej 5, Gunderod, Horsholm 2970, Denmark T: 48 28 03 55 | E: lisbeth.plenge@mac.com Ms Charlotte Skou President/Danish Highland Cattle , Nordgaardshuse 11, DK 4100 Ringsted, Denmark T: 0045 7020 7788 | M: 0045 4030 4480 E: formand@highland-cattle.dk

G & A Rockenschaub HCR Stumberg 8, A-4272 Weitersfelden, Austria T: 664/418 1055 E: hcr_rockenschaub@aon.at

Mogens Stendel Hojdedraget 1, 8654 Bryrup, Denmark T: 0045 8684 8050 | M: 00452171 7750 E: ms@highland-cattle.dk

Prieler & Reiter Zucht BLEIBERG Sagewerk u. Holzhandel, Altirdning 8952, Austria T: 0043 3682 24216 or 22431

The Danish Highland Cattle Society Treasurer: Jens Kimer-Jorgensen, Kildegaarden, Skalkendrupvej 42, Skalkendrup, 5800 Nyborg, Denmark T: 5159 9150 | E: jeki@NYBORG.DK

BELGIUM

Mr Jorn Uhre AGERVIG Agervigvej 48, 6800 Varde, Denmark T: 0045 75267291 E: sales@agervigcattle.dk

Gabriel Armand LA GAUFRIE Allee du Cloitre 23, 1000 Brussels, Belgium T: 0032 264 08794 M: 0032 475 815285 E: er.armand@gmail.com Mrs Anni de Backer WYTEVELD Wyteveld Farm, Houtemstraat 108, 9552 Herzele, Belgium T: 32 53 624082 Elevage Du Ry D’Auge RY D’AUGE Rue de Bourseigne-Neuve 17, B-5575 Bourseigne-Vielle, 5575, Belgium T: 003247 444 2649 | E: contact@rydauge.be CZECH REPUBLIC Czech Beef Breeders Association Tesnov 17, Praha 1, 117 05, Czech Republic T: 00420 724 007860 E: info@czchms.cz

Ann Marshall BALLY Hamwood Stud, Dunboyne, Co. Meath, Eire T: 0182 55233 | M: 0862 583375 E: annmarshall50@yahoo.co.uk Mr Michael J O’Connor TAIN UACHTAR ARD Killaguile, Rosscahill, Co Galway, Eire T: 00 353 87 66 97 807 E: michaeloconnor1972@gmail.com Donal O’Mahony FORENAUGHT Forenaught West, Rineen, Skibbereen, County Cork, Eire T: 0035 328 34761 | M: 0035 86 853 5245 E: donaomahony@gmail.com Michelle Shaughnessy GRAFFOGUE Graffogue, Ballinalee, Co. Longford, Eire M: 353 86 331 9132 E: michelleshaughnessy@yahoo.com.au ESTONIA Mr & Mrs Kairo Pilviste RANNA VILLA OU Ranna-Villa, Kudema Kula, Mustjala vald, 93622 Saaremaa, Estonia T: 0037 256 678824 | M: +37256678824 E: info@highlandcattle.ee Saaremaa Highland Cattle SAAREMAA Jurna Farm, Taaliku Village, Saaremaa, Estonia, 94 637 T: +372 520 7790 | E: mario@business24.ee FINLAND

EIRE Declan Greene FAHARLAGH Loughtee House, Water Lane, Belturbet, Co Cavan, Eire T: 00353 (0) 49 9522329 M: 00353 (0) 86 8188569 E: cavan.gardenworld@gmail.com Shane Jones CAHER HOUSE Caher House, Caher, Co. Clare, Eire M: 087 233 5787 E: shanej886@gmail.com Mr Howard Konick DERRYCRAGG Derrycragg, Tubber, Co Galway, Eire, H91 DCF6 M: 0035 38 7628 1669 E: h.konick@gmail.com

Susanne Autio WESTCOAST Lansirannantie 630, Ala-Seppa 62620, Finland T: 00358 6 5661922 E: jyrki.autio@matto.inet.fi Mr Arto Huhtala LAKEUDEN HIGHLAND Peralanmaentie 209, 61270 Luopajarvi, Finland E: huhtala.artomk@netikka.fi Ms Riikka Palonen BRUNNILA Pyhan Henrikintie 364, 27750 Koylio, Finland M: 00358405619041 E: palonenriikka@gmail.com Mr Kimmo Ruusu Ruusunitie 20, 42100 Jamsa, Finland Suomen Highland C.C of Finland c/o Peruvedentie 581, 19470, Pertunmaa, Finland T: 0035 8407 557697 E: info@highlandcattle.fi

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MEMBERS’ LIST Mrs Liisa & Mr Risto Volanen REKOLA The Rekola Fold, Peruvedentie 581, 19470 Pertunmaa, Finland T: 00358 4075 57697 E: liisa@wolara.net FRANCE Gilles and Sabine Audigier DE PIED CHAPEL Ferme de Pierd Chapel, Quartier Saint Philippe, 07400 Alba Saint Romaine, France T: 0033 611 879687 E: gilles.audigiertp@gmail.com Bretmoor BRETMOOR 937 Chemin du Bret, Coublevie, 38500, France M: 0033 671 42 07 44 E: nancy.armstrong@bretmoor.com Olivier Gabilleau LES PETITS TRESSEAUX 10 Les Petits Tresseaux, 41330, Averdon, France T: 0033680705839 E: earl.gabilleau@wanadoo.fr M. Yann Guisnel GUISNEL Le Long Pre, 35350 - Saint Meloir Des Ondes, France T: 0033 609 202 754 E: yann.guisnel@guisnel.fr Madame Suzanne Guldenschuh HORNIHOF Hornihof, 68480 Kiffis, France T: 89403360/Fx89404851

Mrs Janet Montgomery Maison Cazenave, 3 Route d’Arroses, 64350 Crouseilles, France T: 33 05 59 68 21 36 E: janet.montgomery@orange.fr Victory Cattle Ltd VICTORY La Depraizerie, 50270 Senoville, France T: 0033 630 190659 E: info@victorycattle.com Marc Vincent LES CHERRIERS Les Cherriers, 18410, Clemont sur Sauldre, France T: 00336 87 03 3726 E: mj.vincent@gmail.com GERMANY Willi Bange & Sons VOM SUNDERBERG Im Siepen 4, 59929 Brilon-Scharfenberg, Germany T: 0049 2961 4451 E: christopher_bange@web.de Jochen Born Hellweg 7, 57319 Bad Berleburg, Wingeshausen, Germany E: famborn@gmx.de Jens Brabander Hunkentun 6, 26446 Friedeburg, Germany T: (+49) 04465 945796 E: jens.brabander@gmx.de Dr G Bunge HAZELMUIR Hauptstrasse 59, 49419 Wagenfeld, Germany T: 0049 5444 1414 | E: bunge@hazelmuir.de

Nicole & Kurt Hildebrandt TAILLE PINS Taille Pins, 26460, Bourdeaux, France T: 0033 475 53 38 30 E: taillepins@free.fr

Karen de Haan KLEIN KARWEN Erpensen 15, 29378 Wittingen, Germany T: 0049 175 525 8962 E: karen.dehaan@arcor.de

Mr Gerard Jourdan BOSCHERVILLE Manoir du Marais, St Martin de Boscherville, 76840, France T: 00 33 235 320131 | M: 00 33 607 481 227 E: mfjourdan@neuf.fr

Herr Konrad Edelmann ST INGBERT 11 AM Klosterhang, D-66386, St Ingbert, Germany T: 0049 6894 970122 E: kueatmae@aol.com

Mme I Leydier Delavallade DE GARENNE Chez le Meunier, Marillac le Franc, La Rochefoucauld 16110, France T: 0033 545635807 | M: +33 6855 38054 E: lama.de.garenne@wanadoo.fr

Joe Engelhardt ELSENBERG Am Bahnhoff 1, D - 84140, Gangkofen, Germany T: 0049 8722 94020 E: info@engelhardt-oekologie.de Mr Sven Frerichs VOM HOEHNEROOG Oldenburger Strasse 55, 27612 Loxstedt, Germany T: 00494740-140167 | M: 0175 365 8780 E: sfrerichs@t-online.de

Christiane Michard LE PIERNY Le Pierny en St Samson, 56580 Rohan, France T: 02 97 51 5865 | M: 06 76 61 7122 E: christiane.michard56@orange.fr

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Herr C. Funke HEISTERKAMPSHOF Heisterkampsweg 1, 46419 Isselburg, Germany T: 0049 2874 5039688 M: 0049 172 2024095 E: cfunke@vodafone.de Gotsgarten Organic Farm GOTSGARTEN Beate Bechler, Hauptstrasse 26, O T Schmerkendorf, 04895 Falkenberg/Elster, Brandenburg, Germany T: 0049353652671 E: oekohof.gotsgarten@t-online.de Volker Hahn & Ruediger Lange GbR VOM BESTETHAL Wiesenstr 17, D-23843 Ruempel, Germany T: 0049 172 400 4967 E: hahnlangegbr@hc-vombestethal.de Andre Heisterkamp VON HAARSTRANG Dre Hausen 5, 59427 Unna, Germany T: 0049 2308 933307 E: andre.heisterkamp@gmx.de Helmut Heuer-Jungemann Parkring 3, D29559, Nienwohlde, Germany E: anke.heuer-jungemann@hotmail.com Herr W.F. Hoffmann LAISBACHTAL Graebenstrasse 10, Hanau, Germany, D-63454 T: 0049 6181 74797 | M: 00491752474797 E: hoffmann-hanau@t-online.de Martin & Jan-Hendrik Hoof VOM KIEBITZMOOR Zum Eichengrund 23, 24790 Schacht-Audorf, Germany T: 0049 4331 1480903 | E: info@hc-kiebitzmoor.de Dr S Janz JIGGEL Billerbeck 6, 29465 Schnega, Germany T: 0049 5842 9819055 E: dr.stephan.janz@t-online.de Frau Gisela Klosner VOM AUGUSTENHOF Augustenhofweg 3, D-57334 Bad Laasphe, Germany T: 0049 2754 8010 E: g.klosner@hc-augustenhof.de Gerold Lintelmann OF GREENFIELD RichthofenstaBe, Delmenhorst, 27755, Germany T: 0049 4221 23984 | M: 0049 791 095452 E: info@greenfieldherde.de Prof Klaus P. Littmann BUCHWIES Harzburger Strasse 16, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany T: 0531 696565

MEMBERS’ LIST Andre Martens Im Breekmoor 11, 27619 Wehdel, Germany T: 0 47 49 4 42 32 85 | M: 01 71 517 6060 E: hc@breekmoor.de

Werner Urban Grossgeschwenda 51, 07330 Probstzella, Germany E: w.urban@bluechemgroup.com

Marco Paetau Alte Muhlenstrasse 2, Gardelegen, D 39638, Germany E: marco@hc-maje.de

Werner von Buchholtz Wolfsgangslt 98, 60322, Frankfurt, Germany T: 0049 172 6718274 E: wernervonbuchholtz@me.com

Herr Josef Phiesel SILVER MINE Buhlenstr. 34, Bad Munstereifel, D-53902, Germany T: 0049 2257 570 | E: josef-phiesel@t-online.de

Karl-Heinrich Winter Burg 1, 57319 Bad-Berleburg, Germany M: 0049 170 476 7252 | E: KHWBurg@web.de

Falk Pommer VOM DIEBESKAMM Zum Hochwald 11, 98724 Neuhaus am Rennweg, Germany M: 0049 151 400 76799 E: info@hochlandrinder-diebeskamm.de Herr Axel Potthoff OBERBERG Unterpentinghausen 1, 51709 Marienheide, Germany T: 0049 2264 201616 | M: 0049 171 370 7709 E: axel.potthoff@web.de Karl-Heinz Potthoff SCHURENBRINK Schurenbrink 25, 59320, Ennigerloh, Germany T: 0049 2587 1264 | E: l.potthoff@gmx.net Tilman and Dr Rainer Schoeffel FALKENAU Am Pfadfinderhaus 12, Hessisch Lichtenau, Hess, Germany, D-37235 T: 0049 5602 6435 | M: 0049 73 256 8679 E: tilman.schoeffel@gmail.com Schottische Hochland-Rinderzucht Frankenwauld GmbH&Co.KG VOM FRANKENWALD Glashuttenplatz 3, 96355 Kleintettau, Germany T: 0049 (0) 9269 77-214 M: 0049 (0) 171 6057308 E: thomas-schmidt@heinz-glas.com Mr Mark Snell EOCHAIL INIS MOR Sperberstr. 93A, 65812 Bad Soden, Germany T: 0049 6196 62597 E: mark.snell@capgemini.com Herr Falko Steinberg LEHSTENER MOOR Burgerhof 1, 19258 Leisterforde, Germany T: 0049 38842 21018 E: falko.steinberg@web.de Volker Thielemann Elektrotechnikemeister, Buschhoh 3, D-58540 Meinerzhagen, Germany E: vt@thielemann-elektroservice.de

Mr Marc Scheer HCE HIGHLAND CATTLE ESCHWEILWER 23 Kraiz, L - 9651 Eschweiler, Luxembourg T: 00352 858004 M: 00352 621 1668 77 E: hce.highlandcattle@gmail.com Highland Cattle Ziichter Letzebuerg President - Mr Frank Lies, Duerfstrooss 16, Lilling L-6839, Luxembourg NETHERLANDS

ITALY

Anloo Fold ANLOO per Bert & Petra Bouwman, Annerstreek 17, 9468 TJ Annen, Netherlands T: 0031 6 522 98 173 M: 0031 (0)6 270 757 45 E: natuurbrgrazing@kuddervananloo.nl

Miss Donatella Acella & Family MORAG Via Sonetto 38, ALMESE (TO), 10040, Italy T: 0039 011 9350647 | M: 0039 3333 118820 E: acella@inwind.it

Rudolf Horst & Ankelien Wielinga Grootblok 4, 9468TJ Annen, Netherlands M: 0031 (0)6 514 06 253 E: anloofold@hetnet.nl

Mr Stefan Wreczycki Achtern Esch 10B, 49599 Voltage/Weese, Germany T: 05467 933791 E: info@hc-vomweesermoor.de

Agrigest s.r.l ACHAFADA per Orazio Tirelli, Localita Campolungo, 1, 29022 Bobbio (PC), Italy T: 0039 335 8102420 M: 0039 335 8102420 E: orazio.tirelli@agrigest.biz Cristiano Grill Borgata Pomieri 17, Prali (TO), 10060, Italy M: 0039 338 544 9521 E: grillcristiano90@gmail.com Giovanni Reggiani MONTANA Via Durio 15, Varello (VC), 13019, Italy T: 0039 0163 568411 E: giovabbi-reggiani@reggianistretch.it Zuchtergemeinschaft Eberhart CMS Christian Eberhart, Graflstr. 9, 39027 Graun I. V., Italy M: 0039 347 876 3793 E: christian.eberhart@rolmail.net LIECHTENSTEIN Mr J Bernetseder GAMANDER Im Gamander 20, Schaan FL-9494, Liechtenstein T: 00423 7875522 E: josephbernetseder@gmail.com LUXEMBOURG Kler Claude Naturfleesch, 31 Rue au Pesch, L-8067 Bertrange, Luxembourg T: 00352 31 3650

SLOVAKIA Jozef Kamensky TRUBAC Priehalina 579, Hrinova, 96205, Slovakia E: josefkamensky@yahoo.co.uk SWEDEN Mr J Kreuger Herrborum 1, 614 98 Sankt Anna, Sweden E: herrborum@mail.com Mr Nils Larsson BLACK AND WHITE Roby Gunnarstorp, 585 98 Linkoping, Sweden T: 0046 138 5026 | M: 0046706865026 E: nils.c.larsson@gmail.com SWITZERLAND Highland Cattle Society Switzerland c/o Nicole Oetliker, Neumattstrasse 37, CH-3422 Ruedtligen, Switzerland T: 0041 79 264 1997 E: info@highlandcattle.ch Nature Konkret AG Guido Letenegger, Sonnenstrasse 13F, 8280 Kreuzlingen, Switzerland T: 0041 71 660 1070 | M: 0041 797 429302 E: g.leutenegger@natur-konkret.ch Monsieur W Schluep LANDSKRON Etzmatte, 4153 Reinach, Switzerland T: 0033 38 968 1351 | M: 0041 794 725517 E: walterschluep@windowslive.com

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MEMBERS’ LIST REST OF THE WORLD AUSTRALIA Mr Mikael Adolfsson LIMMERHULT 26 Fraser Street, Middle Park, VICTORIA 3206, Australia T: 0061 414 430 459 E: c.s.adolfsson@icloud.com Australian Highland Cattle Society Att John Thomas, C/-ABRI, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales 2351, Australia T: 61 2 6773 3126 E: sally.mcphie@abri.une.edu.au Messrs J. McK & J. M Blackwell PO Box 2705, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290, Australia E: julenemblackwell@hotmail.com Mrs Susan Elder Post Office Box 267, Potts Point, NSW 1335, Australia Bradley Ford Linyante, 1286 Greendale Road, Greendale Via Bega, NSW 2250, New South Wales, Australia T: 0264 927343 E: evans8a@bigpond.net S. C. Schuler 101 Pacific Hwy, Mount White, NSW 2250, New South Wales, Australia T: 0011 61 2 43701035 M: 0011 61 412150006 E: montrosa@bigpond.com Clive and Kay Shepherd ENNERDALE Erinmist, White Flag Road, Bowning, New South Wales, 2582, Australia T: + 612 6100 4326 | M: 061 402 093116 E: kyloes@ennerdalehighlands.com Mr JEK von Bibra MACQUARIE Beaufront, Ross, Tasmania 7209, Australia T: 0061 363 815 336 | M: 0061 407 874 857 E: beaufront@bigpond.com Mrs Berta FLC von Bibra Northbury, PO Box 104, Longford, 7301, Tasmania, Australia T: 03 613 6391 296 | E: bertafr@ozemail.com.au Mr Phil Webb STIRLING FARMS VICTORIA P O Box 21, Wandin North, Victoria 3139, Australia T: 0061 3 5964 2628 E: stirlingfarms@bigpond.com

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CANADA

UNITED STATES

Celtic Cattle Company CELTIC CATTLE COMPANY per Craig, Dan, Matt & Tim Cugnet, Box 1150 Weyburn, Saskatchewan, S4H 2L5, Canada T: 001 306 842 5454 E: dancugnet@gmail.com

American Highland Cattle Association Att Ginnah Moses, Historic City Hall, 22S. 4th Ave., Ste.201, Brighton, CO 80601-2030, USA, United States T: 001 303 659 2399 E: info@highlandcattleusa.org

Mr B F Colgate COVENANT The Covenant Folds, 137265 Concession 7, Georgian Bluffs, R.R. #3, Owen Sound ON, N4K 5N5, Canada T: 001 519 421 5449 | M: 001 519 421 5449 E: Brian.Colgate@Queensu.ca

American Highlands Ranch Ltd AMERICAN HIGHLANDERS RANCH LTD 1281 E. Magnolia St, Unit D #320, Fort Collins, 80527, Colorado, United States T: 719-510-1102 | M: 512-534-7744 E: americanhighlandersranch@yahoo.com

Cugnet Land & Cattle Company Inc. CUGNET LAND & CATTLE COMPANY LT per Craig, Dan, Matt & Tim Cugnet, box 1150 Weyburn, Saskachewan, S4H 2L5, Canada T: 0039 306 842 5454 E: dancugnet@gmail.com Highland Samuri HIGHLAND SAMURI per Craig Cugnet, Box 1150, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, S4H 2L5, Canada T: 001 306 842 5454 E: dancugnet@gmail.com Ian & Barbara Proudfoot HIGHLAND HERITAGE Highland Heritage Farm, Box 9, Dotrothy, Alberta, TOJ OXO, Canada T: 403 820 4442 | E: proudfooti@aol.com Joan Wort KEIJOASAN Keijoasan Fold, 540 Hunt Road, Tweed, Ontario, Canada, KOK 3JO T: 613 478 5929 CHILE Nicolas Ibanez Scott KILCHOAN per Mrs Mirtha Hauenstein, Avenida del Parque 4161 Office 602, Ciudad Empresarial, Heuchuraba, Santiago, Chile, C.P. 8580675, Chile T: 00 (56 2) 2 3935350 M: 00 (56 9) 9 7467080 E: nis@finsa.cl or mhauenstein@meritus.cl NEW ZEALAND Mr Willie & Mrs Cynthia Chrsitie SKEOCH RD2, Ashburton, 7772, New Zealand T: 0064 3302 2656 E: wcchristie@ruralinzone.net New Zealand Highland Cattle Society Registrar -Cynthia Christie, 145 Somerton Road, RD 2 , Ashburton 7772, New Zealand T: +64 3 302 2656 E: registrar@highlandcattle.org.nz

Jaquelyn Becker Chotkowski Spring Flight Farm, 321 Charles Storch Road, Elmira, NY, 14903, United States E: chotbeck@stny.rr.com Mr S G Oles Cape St Mary Ranch, 482 Oles Lane, Lopez Island, 98261, Washington, United States T: 360 468 2961 / 425 557 7755 E: oles557@earthlink.net Dr TB Robbins MD TRAFALGAR PO Box 257, North Pomfret, Vermont 05053, USA, United States T: 802 457 2216 | M: 802 738 3536 E: trobbins87239@gmail.com

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BREED STANDARD

BREED STANDARD The description of the Highland male and female as published in the preamble to the first Herd Book is as valid now as then. The description may thus be termed the Breed Standard.

THE HEAD Of all the representatives of our British bovine breeds, the Highlander has the grandest and most picturesque head; it is, indeed, to his head that he owes his great favour among artists. As a rule, it is most proportionate to the body of the animal, and is broad between the eyes, while short from the eyes to the point of the muzzle. The forelock between the eyes should be wide, long and bushy, and any nakedness or bareness there is certain to detract from the appearance of the animal. Some would almost have the hair so wide there as to obscure the eyes, but this in many cases would be allowing one good point to over-shadow another. The eyes should be bright and full, and denoting, when excited, high courage. When viewed sideways, there should be a proportionate breadth of the jawbones readily observable, when compared with the width of the head in front, whilst the muzzle should, when looked 148 Highland Breedersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Journal 2020

at from a similar point, be short, though very broad in front, and with the nostrils fully distended, and indicating breeding in every way. One of the most noteworthy features in a Highlander, is of course, the horns. In the bulls, the horns should be strong, and come level out of the head, slightly inclining forwards, and also slightly rising towards the points. Some, however, do not care for this rise, though any drooping is considered to be a very bad fault when between the crown and the commencement of the curve, as this is generally accompanied by a low weak back. Some, too, are of opinion that the masculine appearance is slightly detracted from when the horns rise directly from the crown. This, however, can only readily be detected and commented upon when particular animals are brought before experienced judges, as within a show ring. As regards the horns of the cow, there prevail

BREED STANDARD two opinions. As a rule, they come squarer out from the head than in the male, rise sooner, and are somewhat longer, though they preserve their substance and a rich reddish appearance to the very tips. The lack of the appearance of substance or “sappiness” about the horns of the male would be very much against the animal in the show-yard. The other taste is that for a female, the horns of which come more level from the head, with a peculiar back set curve, and very wide sweep. A large number of enthusiastic breeders seem to prefer, by comparison, the latter, which gives possibly the more graceful appearance. In all cases, however, the horns of a Highlander, when well set, gives the animal a stamp of nobility which causes it to attract the attention of any stranger who might pass heedlessly by animals of other breeds as merely cows, bulls or oxen. THE NECK AND SHOULDER The neck should be altogether clear and without dewlap below. It should form a straight line from the head to the shoulder in the cow, but in the bulls should have that distinct crest common to all animals of the bovine species. This crest should come gracefully down to the roots of the horns, and, being well coated with wavy hair, the masculine appearance of the animal is fully completed. The shoulder should be thick and should fill out greatly as it descends from the point to the lower extremity of the forearm. BACK, BODY, AND HIND-QUARTERS From behind the shoulder the back should be fully developed and beautifully rounded. Any slight sinking or hollow is most decidedly objectionable. It should also, as in the Ayrshire, be as straight as possible, and the ribs should spring boldly out and be both well rounded and deep. When measured across the hips the breadth should be very great, and the quarters should be exceedingly well developed from the hips backwards. The thighs should also be well

developed, and should show great fullness. Viewed generally, the quarters should be square between the hips and the tail, and from between the tail right down to between the hind feet. The legs, both before and behind, should be short and strong, the bones strong, broad, and straight, the hoofs well set in and large, and the legs well feathered with hair. The animal should be set wide between the forelegs, and it should move with great dignity and style, as this is considered to be one of the most reliable evidences of careful and true breeding. HAIR The hair, of which there should be a great profusion, more particularly on the parts indicated, should be long and gracefully waved, very much as in what dog-breeders denote wavy-coated retrievers. To have a curl is to possess a decided fault, and one which has of late years become unfortunately too common in some folds. This has been attributed in some quarters to a growing desire to make Highlanders grow big from feeding them higher and housing them more. At anyrate, experience goes far to prove that the more exposed they are the greater the profusion of the hair, and the less its tendecy to curl. Thus, the reason of the island cattle being always so much better haired than the mainland cattle is owing to their never being housed in winter. The usual colours are black, brindled, red, yellow, and dun, and there is considerable difference of opinion among breeders as to which is preferable. In general, as to colour, it may be said that a good herd should possess a mixture - avoiding always all those which indicate unhealthy thrivers. The thickness of the skin, as in all fattening breeds, comes in for a considerable amount of attention, but it has to be borne in mind always that the Highlander has been adapted by nature to withstand great exposure. Inverness, 10th June, 1885. Highland Breeders’ Journal 2020 149

SOCIETY FIELD OFFICERS Offering practical advice and information for members Members are reminded that the Society’s Field Officers and Council members are available to give assistance on any aspect of breeding, rearing and management of their cattle. However they do not provide any veterinary information that might be construed as veterinary advice. Any member requiring a Field Officer’s visit should notify the Breed Secretary who will endeavour to arrange a visit at the earliest opportunity. New breeders are strongly advised to seek the assistance of a Field Officer prior to acquiring a stock bull. Membership of the Highland Cattle Society normally entitles breeders to one free visit, for further visits a charge is made to cover the Fieldsman’s travel costs. Please bear in mind that the Field Officers, who are members

of the Society, offer this valuable and important service in a voluntary capacity, and their time is precious. Cattle to be viewed must be ready, convenient, and properly restrained at the time of the Field Officer’s appointment. Otherwise it will be necessary to levy a charge equal to the whole cost of the visit.

The Society’s Fieldsmen are: Mr Jim Ayres 22 Methwold Road, Northwold, Thetford, Norfolk IP26 5LN Tel (H): 01366 728565 | Email: jimayres.ba@gmail.com Mr Duncan Buchanan Shenavallie, Benderloch, Oban, Argyll PA37 1QU Tel (H): 01631 720240 | Email: shenavallie@hotmail.com Mr Robin Chilton Bedwgwynion, Llangadfan, Welshpool, Powys SY21 0PL Tel (H): 07841 567386 | Email: janchilton@madasafish.co.uk Mr Brian Dalby Cestersover Farm, Pailton, nr Rugby, Warwickshire CV23 0QP Tel (H): 01788 832188 | Email: dalby@farmline.com Mr Peter Edwards Little Scotland Farm, Burney Lane, Staunton Harold, Melbourne, Derbyshire. DE73 1BH Tel (H): 01332 865814 | Tel (M): 07764 685345 Email: petered_uk@hotmail.com Mr Jim Fraser East Tilbouries, Maryculter, Aberdeenshire. AB12 5GD Tel (H): 01224 732351 | Tel (M): 07785 522648 Email: jim.s.fraser@talk21.com Mr Andrew Kirkpatrick Strathmore, Beith Road, Glengarnock, Beith KA14 3BX Tel (H): 01505 683251 | Email: ak@glengarnockfold.co.uk Mr Iain Mackay Torloisk Farm, Ulva Ferry, Isle of Mull, Argyll PA74 6NH Tel (M): 07775 875860 | Email: torloisk@gmail.com Mr Hugh M MacPhail Callachally Farm, Salen, Aros, Isle of Mull PA72 6JN Tel (H): 01680 300424 | Tel (F): 01680 300424 Email: macphail@tiscali.co.uk

Mr Archie McArthur Tiretigan Farm, Kilberry, Tarbert, Argyll PA29 6YD Tel (H): 01880 770225 | Tel (M): 07881 908556 Email: tiretigan@gmail.com Mr Bob McWalter 12 Clerk Drive, Corpach, Fort William. PH33 7LE Tel (H): 01397 772212 | Tel (M): 07464 072551 Email: gwenmcwalter@hotmail.co.uk Mr Dochy Ormiston Gelderside, Balmoral Estate, Ballater, Aberdeenshire. AB35 5TX Tel (H): 01339 742353 | Email: dochyo@icloud.com Mr Robert Phillip Green Farm, Hellifield, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 4LA Tel (H): 01729 850217 Email: info@hellifieldhighlandbeef.co.uk Mr John Redpath Knowehead, Kilry, Alyth, Perthshire PH11 8JA Tel (H): 01575 560233 | Email: redpathknowehead@aol.com Mr Geoff Spawton Gilfachwen, Cellan, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 8HL Tel (H): 01570 423080 | Email: geoff@themay.co.uk Mr Robert Tedbury Fold View, Church Farm, London Road, Hardham, Pulborough RH20 1LB Tel (H): 01798 872985 | Tel (M): 07803 087213 Email: robert.tedbury@btinternet.com

DISCLAIMER - The Society, its Office Bearers, Council members, & Fieldsmen cannot & do not accept any responsibility whatsoever for advice given in good faith to members and prospective members.

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PANEL OF JUDGES 2020/2021 Highland Cattle Society Panel of Judges We have a selection of judges available to judge Highland Cattle at shows all over the world. Please contact your chosen judge directly. When a Highland Cattle Society panel judge is used for Highland Cattle classes at a show in the UK the results can be put forward for the Show Fold of the Year competition. Procedure for appointment of a new judge. A nomination form is available from the Highland Cattle Society and will require information on the nomineeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience and involvement with Highland Cattle. Nominations are usually considered by Council once a year at the October Council meeting. Council may ask the nominee to shadow two experienced judges at a show and sale. Mr Ian Anderson Dalcrest, 13 Penders Wynd, Cumnock, Ayrshire, KA18 3BS, Scotland Tel (H): 01290 422684. Mr Matt Auld West Plann, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, KA2 0EF, Scotland Tel (H): 01563 525905. Mr Jim Ayres 22 Methwold Road, Northwold, Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 5LE, England Tel: (H) 01366 728565 | Email: jimayres.ba@gmail.com Mr Jochen Born Hellweg 7, 57319 Bad Berleburg, Wingeshausen, Germany Email: famborn@gmx.de Mr Alan Bosomworth 43 Dalavich, Taynuilt. Argyll, PA35 1HN, Scotland Tel (M): 07568 568310 Email: alanbosomworth@btinternet.com Mr Mark Braines Daisy Hill, 10 Mill Street, Mill Field, Sunderland, SR4 7BG, England Tel (M): 07702 724759 Email: info@brainesremovals.co.uk Mr Ken Brown Ledlanet, Kinross, KY13 7RR, Scotland Tel (H): 01577 863456 | Email: keva@highlandcattle.co.uk Mr Charlie Bruce Bogside, King Edward, Banff. Aberdeenshire, AB45 3LX, Scotland Tel (H): 01261 821244 | Tel (M): 07801 698787 Email: chazz125@hotmail.com

Mr Duncan Buchanan Shenavallie Farm, Benderloch, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QU, Scotland Tel (H): 01631 720240 | Tel (M): 07796 803678 Email: shenavallie@hotmail.com Mr David Cameron 45 Snowdon Place, Stirling, Stirlingshire, FK8 2JY, Scotland Tel (H): 01786 586310 | Tel (M): 07708 307125 Email: david@agmscotland.co.uk Mr Stuart Campbell Keppochan Farm House, Cladich, Dalmally, Argyll, PA33 1BQ. Scotland Tel (H): 01866 833287 | Tel (M): 07786 621705 Email: cladichfold@gmail.com Mr Robin Chilton Bedwgwynion, Llangadfan, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 0PL, Wales Tel (H): 01938 820180 | Tel (M): 07841 567386 Email: janchilton@madasafish.com Mrs Heather Corrigall No 4 Culnaha, Nigg, Easter Ross, IV19 1QP, Scotland Tel(H): 01862 851229 Email: heather@corrigall.co.uk Mr Donald Dempster Black Park Lodge, Bridge of Cally, Perthshire, PH10 7LQ Tel (H): 01764 650024 | Tel (M): 07748 231406 Email: donald.dempster@outlook.com Mr Charlie Edwards 18 Hill Close, Westmancote, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 7EW, England Tel (H):01684 772056 | Tel (M): 07709 929826 Email: doreen345edwards@bt.com

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PANEL OF JUDGES Mr Ron Fergie Pinewood, Ancaster Road, Crieff PH7 4AL Tel (H): 01764 218673 | Tel (M): 07909 800656 Email: rffergie@hotmail.co.uk Mr Alistair Fitzsimon Tregallon Farm, Lochfoot, Dumfries, DG2 8NG, Scotland Tel (H): 01387 730272 | Tel (M): 07752 451202 Email: fitz.treg@fitztreg.plus.com Mr A W Garrick Glenmuir, Auchnarrow, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch. Banffshire, AB37 9JN, Scotland Tel (H): 01807 590253 |Tel (M): 07765 607743. Mr Alun Garton The Lodge, Longloch Farm, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5UT Tel (H): 01592 501284 | Tel (M): 07811 197081 Email: thaggnam@aol.com Mr David Greenhaugh 38 Liverpool Road, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1AQ, England Tel (H): 01244 378858 | Tel (M): 07761 214979 Email: mail@davidgreenhaugh.com Mr David Haighton Muckleton Bank Farm, Telford, Shropshire, TF6 6RQ, England Tel (H): 01939 251128 | Tel (M): 07882 630220 Email: david.haighton22@btinternet.com Mr Duncan Handley Quarry Farm, Dorstone, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR3 6BL, England Tel (H): 01981 550096 | Tel (M) 07867 791626 Email: gildenvale@yahoo.com Mr Arthur Hill Hollybush House, 49 Sheinton Street, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6HU, England Tel (H): 01952 728239 | Tel (M): 07970 678625 Email: arthurhill49@me.com Mr Hugh Hoather Oak House, Hassalls Lane, Bridge Trafford, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 4GA, England Tel (H): 01244 300742 | Tel (M): 07801 342072 Email: hugh.hoather@btinternet.com

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Mr Stephen Hunter Barnhill Farm, Allanton, Shotts, Lanarkshire, ML7 5AB Scotland Tel (H): 01501 820433 | Tel (M): 07747 610513 Email: stephenandrosemary@btinternet.com Mr Philip Kettle 1 Preceptory, Stainby, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5QR, England Tel (H): 01476 860099 | Tel (M): 07870 283084 Email: kettlephillip@yahoo.com Mr Andrew Kirkpatrick Strathmore, Beith Road, Glengarnock, Beith, Ayrshire, KA14 3BX, Scotland Tel (H): 01505 683251 | Email: ak@glengarnockfold.com Gisela Klosner Augustenhofweg 3, D-57334 Bad Laasphe, Germany Tel (H): 0049 2754 8010. Email: g.klosner@hc-augustenhof.de Mrs Lesley Lacey Toll House, Lawers, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, PH15 2PA, Scotland Tel (H):01567 820561 | Email: horncarver@googlemail.com Mr James Laing 7 King Edward Court, King Street, Invergordon. Ross-shire, IV18 0RF, Scotland Tel (H): 01349 853105 | Tel (M): 07754 411460 Mr Dexter Logan Greenhead Farm, Alva, Clackmannanshire, FK12 5BQ, Scotland Tel (H): 01259 760432 | Tel (M): 07825 176095 Email: kelsologan@aol.com Mr Angus MacDonald Ardbhan, Kyles, Bayhead, North Uist Outer Hebrides, HS6 5DY, Scotland Tel (H): 01876 510293 | Tel (M): 07970 218904 Email: ardbhancattle@aol.com Mr William MacDonald Tormore Farm, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland Tel (H): 01595 731240 Mr Donald MacGillivray Pennygowan, Aros, Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA72 6JN Tel (H): 01680 300335 | Tel (M): 07770 598324 Email: donaldmacgillivray@btinternet.com

PANEL OF JUDGES Mr Angus Mackay Tigh Cuileann, Achnagoul, by Inverary, Argyll, PA32 8XT. Scotland Tel (H): 01499 302677 | Tel (M): 07810 785078 Email: caledoniancowboy@me.com

Mr Gordon McConachie Culfoich House, Advie, Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire, PH26 3PN, Scotland Tel (H):01807 510201 | Tel (M): 07712 672399 Email: gord.ali@btopenworld.com

Mr Ewan Mackay 5 Crosshead Road, Killearn, Glasgow, Strathclyde. G63 9RL, Scotland Tel (H): 01360 551604 | Tel (M): 07554 421754 Email: ewanm29@gmail.com

Mr Alistair McIntyre Cedar Cottage, Enterkine Estate, by Ayr Ayrshire. KA6 5AL, Scotland Tel (H): 01292 520453 | Tel (M): 07779 31119 Email: cedar.cottage@btinternet.com

Mr Iain MacKay Torloisk Farm, Ulva Ferry, Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA74 6NH, Scotland Tel (M): 07775 875860 | Email: torloisk@gmail.com Mr Charlie MacLean Mortimers Farm, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 7EA, England Tel (H): 02380 601938 Email: mortimersfarm@btinternet.com Mr William MacLean Inverglen, Barcaldine, By Oban, Argyll, PA37 1SG, Scotland Tel (H): 01631 720560 | Tel (M): 07789 670264 Email: williemaclean777@gmail.com Mr Donald MacNaughton 72 Centre Street, Kelty, Fife, KY4 0EH, Scotland Tel (M): 07706 947510. Mr Colin MacPhail The Paddock, Over Abington Farm, Abington, Lanarkshire, ML12 6SF, Scotland. Tel (M): 07747 046461 Email: colin@macphailconsulting.co.uk Mr Hugh MacPhail Callachally Farm, Salen, Aros, Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA72 6JN, Scotland Tel (H): 01680 300424 | Email: macphail@tiscali.co.uk

Mr Iain McKay Cnoc Cottage, Creagan, Appin, Argyll, PA38 4BQ, Scotland Tel (H): 01631 730617 | Tel (M): 07779 311149 Email: Iainmckay@btinternet.com Mr Stuart McKay Duiletter Farm, Glenstrae, Dalmally, Argyll, PA33 1AP, Scotland Tel (M) 07748 226203 Email: stuartmckay726@btinternet.com Mr James McKechnie France Farm, Church Road, Gartocharn Dumbartonshire, G83 8NF, Scotland Tel (H):01389 830757 | Tel (M): 07733 196667 Email: catfrance@hotmail.co.uk Mr Neil McLellan Kilchiaran, Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay, Argyll, PA48 7UB, Scotland Tel (H): 01496 850248 Email: nandmmclellan@outlook.com

Mr Jim McMillan Craigmore, Farnell, Brechin, Angus, DD9 6UP, Scotland Tel (H): 01356 629441 | Email: mcmillan83@yahoo.co.uk

Mr David Maughan Springmead, Stubhampton, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8JU, England Tel (H): 01258 830568 | Tel (M): 07776 016473 Email: sammaughan@hotmail.com

Mr Bob McWalter 12 Clerk Drive, Corpach, Fort William, Inverness, PH33 7LE, Scotland Tel (H): 01397 772212 | Tel (M): 07831 593095 Email: bob749@gmail.com

Mr Archie McArthur Tiretigan Farm, Kilberry, Tarbert, Argyll, PA29 6YD, Scotland Tel (H): 01880 770225 | Tel (M): 07881 908556 Email: tiretigan@gmail.com

Mr David Mitchell Upper Cray Farm, Stainland Dean, Holywell Green, Stainland, Halifax, Yorkshire, HX4 9QA, England Tel (H): 01422 379273 | Tel (M): 07768 152153 Email: david@dmddesign.co.uk

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PANEL OF JUDGES Mr Malcolm Moy 51 Haggs Road, Pollock Country Park, Glasgow, Strathclyde, G41 4AP, Scotland Tel (H): 0141 636 1554 | Tel (M): 07919 228701 Email: mlsafaris@tiscali.co.uk Mr Bob Mumford 32 High Causeway, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6BZ, England Tel (H): 01952 727138 | Tel (M): 07539 955576 Email: robertmumford194@btinternet.com Mr Jim Ogston Innishewan Cottage, Luib, Crianlarich, Perthshire, FK20 8QT, Scotland Tel (H): 01567 820583 Email: jimogston@btinternet.com Mr Dochy Ormiston Gelderside, Balmoral Estate, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5TX, Scotland Tel (H): 01339 742353 | Email: dochyo@icloud.com Riikka Palonen Pyhan Henrikintie 364, 27750 Koylio, Finland Tel (H): 0035 8405619041 Email: palonenriikka@gmail.com Mr Robert Phillip Green Farm, Hellifield, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4LA, England Tel (H): 01729 850217 | Tel (M): 07812 105375 Email: info@hellifieldhighlandbeef.co.uk Mr Andreas Piel Bellinghausen 9, Burscheid 51399, Germany Tel (H): 0049 2174 5276 | Email: a.piel@netcologne.de Mr Jack Ramsay Millerston Farm, Mauchline, Ayrshire, KA5 5HH, Scotland Tel (H): 01290 550997 | T (M): 07791 302478 Email: millerstonfarm@aol.com Mr John Redpath Knowehead, Kilry, Alyth, Perthshire, PH11 8JA, Scotland Tel (H): 01575 560233 | Tel (M): 07801 313853 Email: redpathknowehead@aol.com Mr Daniel Rowbottom West Cottage, St Michaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Road, Bilsbarrow, Preston, PR3 0RT, England Tel (M): 07812 858893 | Email: rowbottom2@hotmail.com

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Mr Tom Sample Fossoway School House, Crook of Devon, Kinross, Perth, KY13 0UL, Scotland Tel (M): 07725 880351 | Email: twsample84@hotmail.com Mr John Singer Kintore House, Auchenblae, Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, AB30 1TS, Scotland. Tel (M): 07786 396504 Email: jockfaetheblae@hotmail.com Mr Andy Smith Strathoich, Aberchalder, Invergarry. Inverness-shire, PH35 4HN, Scotland Tel (H): 01809 501260 | Tel (M): 07880 792805. Mr David Soutar Strathellie, Old Drove Road, Alyth, Perthshire, PH11 8JX, Scotland Tel (H): 01828 633917 | Tel (M): 07836 578957 Email: david.soutar@btinternet.com Mr Geoff Spawton Gilfachwen, Cellan, Lampeter, Ceredigion, SA48 8HN, Wales Tel (H): 01570 423080 | Tel (M): 07966 066219 Email: geoff@themay.co.uk Mr Alan Telford Dairy Cottage, Hirsel Estate, Coldstream, Berwickshire TD12 4LR Tel (H): 01890 882618 | Tel (M): 07896 660596 Email: thetelfords@smail.net Mr Rich Thomson Speyview, Lagganbridge, By Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, PH20 1AN, Scotland Tel (H): 01528 544211 | Email: betty.1@btinternet.com Mr Richard Turner Greygarth, Dallowgill, Ripon, Yorkshire HG4 3QY, England Tel (H): 01765 658079 | Tel (M): 07860 860678 Email: richardandjean@outlook.com Mr Robert Wain 114 Mortledge, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3SD, England Tel (H): 01629 580046. Mr Les Wardle Springfields, Bottom Lane, Ipstones, Stoke-on-Trent. ST10 2LN, England Tel (H): 01538 266476 | Email: lwardle@plantmachinery.co.uk

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