Berwick - 01289 304432
Edwin-thompson co uk
Come and see our rural te am at:
Border Union Show, Kelso - 26th & 27th July
Berwickshire County Show, Duns - 3rd August
Our agricultural & rural specialists will be on hand to discuss all aspects of farming and rural property management
• Farm & Estate Management
• Contract Farming Agreements
• Budgeting & Strategic Management
• Property Sales, Purchases & Lettings
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• Environmental & Subsidies
• Renewables
Aimed at high-energy use businesses and those focussed on sustainability.
The Calibrate team invite you and your guests to meet the team at: Hauxley Poultry Farm
Wednesday 24th July 2024 | 10am - 2pm (RSVP only by 19th July)
Venue: Near Darlington, further details provided on registration Tours, talks & technical information sessions
Refreshments & lunch provided
Find out more about:
Renewable Technology Ground Source Heat Pumps ideal for heat recovery, drying, heating and chilling
Calibrate Analytics© Our Innovative energy assessment platform to control and optimise energy-generating systems
Re-Calibrate Upgrading and expanding older systems for greater performance
Maintenance Packages for long term peace of mind.
To reserve your place, please RSVP to info@calibrateltd.co.uk or scan the QR code
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Here at Glendale Engineering, we are proud to be able to say that we have over 35 years’ experience designing and manufactur ing Agricultural Buildings & Equipment.
• Special offers available on Cattle & Sheep Hurdles, Gates & Water Troughs •
Here at Glendale Engineering, we are be able to say that we have over 35 experience designing and manufactur Agricultural Buildings & Equipment.
Suppliers of:
Suppliers of:
-Cattle Handling & Feeding Equipment
• Cattle Handling & Feeding Equipment
-Sheep Handling & Feeding Equipment
-Sheep Portarace
• Sheep Handling & Feeding Equipment
- ATV Trailers
• Sheep Portarace
- Agricultural Buildings
• ATV Trailers
Suppliers of: -Cattle Handling & Feeding Equipment -Sheep Handling & Feeding Equipment -Sheep Portarace
ATV Trailers
-Electronic Cattle & Sheep Weigh Systems
• Agricultural Buildings
- Large quantity of box section and pipe, Phone for special offers
• Electronic Cattle & Sheep Weigh Systems
-Electronic Cattle &
• 9”x3” Timbers & 6”x3” Timbers In Stock
- Large quantity of box section and pipe, Phone for special offers
• Big Six Fibre Cement Sheets In Stock
Wooler : 01668 281464
Hexham : 01434 603078
Wooler : 01668 281464
Email : info@glendaleegineering.co.uk
Wooler : 01668 281464
Hexham : 01434 603078
Graeme Wilson : 07971 880275
Web : www.glendaleengineering.co.uk
John Common : 07981 890999
Email : info@glendaleegineering.co.uk
Bob Clapham : 07954 363979 info@glendaleegineering.co.uk www.glendaleengineering.co.uk
Web : www.glendaleengineering.co.uk
MOBILE ENGINEERING SERVICES
MOBILE ENGINEERING SERVICES
Fabrication
-‐ Machinery Repair and Maintenance
Fabrication
MOBILE ENGINEERING SERVICES
Plasma cutting, arc welding
Machinery Repair and Maintenance
Fabrication
Mag drilling & threading
Machinery Repair and Maintenance
Plasma cutting, arc welding
ON-SITE CAPABILITY
Plasma cutting, arc welding
Mag drilling & threading
Machinery Repair and Maintenance
ON-SITE CAPABILITY
Mag drilling & threading
Plasma cutting, arc welding
Self contained mobile workshop
ON-SITE CAPABILITY
Mag drilling & threading
Self contained mobile workshop
Off road access
ON-SITE CAPABILITY
Off road access
Self contained mobile workshop
ON-SITE CAPABILITY
Self contained mobile workshop
Off road access
Contact: Gavin S. Murray Threipland Agricultural Engineer
Off road access
Self contained mobile workshop Off road access
Hawick
Contact: Gavin S. Murray Threipland Agricultural Engineer
Hawick
Contact: Gavin S. Murray Threipland Agricultural Engineer
Hawick
Phone: (01450) 379 885 (evenings) Mob: 07802 201 612
Contact: Gavin S. Murray Threipland Agricultural Engineer
Hawick
Phone: (01450) 379 885 (evenings) Mob: 07802 201 612
Contact: Gavin S. Murray Threipland Agricultural Engineer
Phone: (01450) 379 885 (evenings) Mob: 07802 201 612
Hawick
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Phone: (01450) 379 885 (evenings) Mob: 07802 201 612
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Phone: (01450) 379 885 (evenings) Mob: 07802 201 612
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Buyer of Steel and Non Ferrous Metals COLLECTION SERVICE AVAILABLE Competitive Prices Paid BEST PRICES IN THE BORDERS NEIL SUMPTON 01388 601231 / 07790 046476
South Road – Belford (01668) 213 433
Suppliers of Quality Assured READY MIXED CONCRETE
Steven Birdsall (01668) 213 733 Mobile: 07970 112761
GILBERT BIRDSALL BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING
Suppliers of Quarry Materials, JCB Hire, Drives, Agricultural Buildings, etc. Tel: Belford (01668) 213433
Capabilities
• Bracken cutting & crushing
• Site clearance
• Gorse mulching
• Heather cutting
• Woodland ground clearance
• Cut & collect (Wildflower Meadows, Golf Course Rough)
• Vegetation management consulting
• Grassland Subsoiling (NEW)
WATER MAINS SPRING SUPPLIES STATIONS
Rhymers Mill Industrial Estate, Earlston, Berwickshire
EARTHWORKS/GROUNDWORKS WORKS
CONTRACT WORKS & PRIVATE WATER MAINS SPRING SUPPLIES
PROTECTION/REPAIRS WORKS
TANKS/PUMPING STATIONS
Rhymers Mi
TREATMENT WORKS
EXCAVATIONS
DRAINAGE
CONTRACT
EARTHWORKS/GROUNDWORKS
Rhymers Mill Industrial Estate, Earlston,
Rhymers Mill Industrial Estate, Earlston, CONTRACT WORKS
CONTRACT WORKS
CONTRACT WORKS
PUBLIC & PRIVATE
PUBLIC & PRIVATE WATER MAINS
FABRICATION/ENGINEERING WORKS SERVICES
BORING/UTILITY WORKS
PUBLIC & PRIVATE WATER MAINS
SEPTIC TANKS/PUMPING
PUBLIC & PRIVATE WATER MAINS SPRING SUPPLIES
SEPTIC TANKS/PUMPING STATIONS
TREATMENT
TREATMENT WORKS
SEPTIC TANKS/PUMPING STATIONS
SEPTIC TANKS / PUMPING STATIONS
TREATMENT WORKS
RIVERBANK PROTECTION/REPAIRS
TREATMENT WORKS
DEEP EXCAVATIONS
DEEP EXCAVATIONS
WHEELED EXCAVATORS
DEEP EXCAVATIONS
RESTORATION WORKS
DEEP EXCAVATIONS
ARENAS
EARTHWORKS/GROUNDWORKS
EARTHWORKS/GROUNDWORKS
EARTHWORKS/GROUNDWORKS
EARTHWORKS / GROUNDWORKS
THRUST BORING/UTILITY WORKS
THRUST BORING/UTILITY WORKS
THRUST BORING/UTILITY WORKS
THRUST BORING / UTILITY WORKS
JETTING/CCTV
LAND DRAINAGE
LAND DRAINAGE
LAND
TRUCKS TRAILERS
LAND DRAINAGE
FABRICATION/ENGINEERING WORKS
HIRE
EQUIPMENT WORK
LAND DRAINAGE
RIVERBANK
CLEARING SERVICES
RIVERBANK PROTECTION/REPAIRS
RIVERBANK PROTECTION/REPAIRS
RIVERBANK PROTECTION/REPAIRS
RIVERBANK PROTECTION/REPAIRS
TRACK RESTORATION WORKS
TRACK
TRACK RESTORATION WORKS
RIDING ARENAS
RIDING ARENAS
RIDING
TRACK RESTORATION WORKS
TRACK RESTORATION WORKS
RIDING ARENAS
RIDING ARENAS
DRAIN JETTING/CCTV
DRAIN JETTING/CCTV
DRAIN JETTING/CCTV
DRAIN JETTING / CCTV
DRAIN JETTING/CCTV
180° TRACKED/ WHEELED EXCAVATORS (GPS) DOZER
FABRICATION/ENGINEERING WORKS
FABRICATION/ENGINEERING WORKS
FABRICATION / ENGINEERING WORKS
FABRICATION/ENGINEERING WORKS
SNOW CLEARING SERVICES
SNOW CLEARING SERVICES
TIPPING DUMP TRUCKS
SNOW CLEARING SERVICES
SNOW CLEARING SERVICES
PLANT HIRE
TRACTORS & DUMP TRAILERS
CRUSHER, GRADER & COMPACTION EQUIPMENT
PLANT HIRE
PLANT HIRE
CRUSHER, GRADER & COMPACTION EQUIPMENT
CEMENT STABILISATION FOR ROAD RESTORATION WORKS
360° / 180° TRACKED/ WHEELED EXCAVATORS
360° / 180° TRACKED/ WHEELED EXCAVATORS
360° / 180° TRACKED/ WHEELED EXCAVATORS
D61PXI (GPS) DOZER
CONTRACT CRUSHING WORKS
D61PXI (GPS) DOZER
D61PXI (GPS) DOZER
DOZER
REAR TIPPING DUMP TRUCKS
ROAD RESTORATION WORK
REAR TIPPING DUMP TRUCKS
PLANT HIRE
REAR TIPPING DUMP TRUCKS
TRACTORS & DUMP TRAILERS
REAR TIPPING DUMP TRUCKS TRACTORS & DUMP TRAILERS
TRACTORS & DUMP TRAILERS
360° / 180° TRACKED / WHEELED EXCAVATORS
TRACTORS & DUMP TRAILERS
D61PXI (GPS) DOZER
CRUSHER, GRADER & COMPACTION EQUIPMENT FOR ROAD RESTORATION WORK
CRUSHER, GRADER & COMPACTION EQUIPMENT FOR ROAD RESTORATION WORK
CRUSHER, GRADER & COMPACTION EQUIPMENT FOR ROAD RESTORATION WORK
CRUSHER, GRADER & COMPACTION EQUIPMENT FOR ROAD RESTORATION WORK
REAR TIPPING DUMP TRUCKS TRACTORS & DUMP TRAILERS
LLOYD LTD
AGRICULTURAL SALES:
Billy Fortune 07971 491 059 billy.fortune@lloyd.ltd.uk
Stuart Dodsworth 07971 491 058 stuart.dodsworth@lloyd.ltd.uk
Alex Wight 07721 333 828 alex.wight@lloyd.ltd.uk
Billy Fortune 07971 491 059 billy.fortune@lloyd.ltd.uk
Alastair Fisher 07814 432 793 alastair.fisher@lloyd.ltd.uk
Alex Wight 07721 333 828 alex.wight@lloyd.ltd.uk
423447 07974
We are a local company with over 20 years of experience. Call us for a free estimate on work in planning, grant work & any other projects before taking the package deal as our prices are very competitive. Agricultural & industrial concrete floors. Professionally laid by laser. All types of finish. All types of groundworks & building work can be undertaken.
See us at the Border Union Show on 26th & 27th July
McCORMICK X7.650 2017, 165HP, 4000 HOURS, FULLY SERVICED FROM NEW TIDY CONDITION, 6.7L FPT ENGINE, 24X12 ZF 50K TRANSMISSION
X5.120 2023, EX DEMO UNIT, NEW STAGE 5 DESIGN FPT ENGINE 36X12 POWER SHUTTLE, METALIC RED, BLACK WHEELS
McCORMICK X5.40 2018, 115HP, 3000 HOURS, FULLY SERVICED FROM NEW, MINT CONDITION, TYRES LIKE NEW, FRONT PTO & LINKAGE, 36X12 POWER SHUTTLE
GP12 NEW DUMP TRAILER
7’6” X 4’4” ROAD LEGAL QUADMASTER M-TEC 8’ X 4’ TRAILER ROAD LEGAL
M-TEC 12FT LIVESTOCK COMPLETE WITH DECKS & SUMP TANK, QUALITY BUILT
10’ X 5’ ROAD LEGAL COMPLETE WITH MESH SIDES
david.edgar@paxtons.co.uk David Edgar 07774 423569
JCB 542-70
JCB
JCB TM320S
2WD, C/W TANCO LOADER
4WD, AIR CON, 40KPH, 3 REMOTE VALVES
50KPH, 3 MECH VALVES, CAB & AXLE SUSPENSION
50KPH, 4 SPOOLS, GUIDANCE READY, PRO 700 SCREEN
AXLE/CAB SUS., 50KPH, ACCUGUIDE READY, PRO 700 SC
FRONT LINKS & PTO, FULL GUIDANCE, 650/75 R38 GPS COMPLETE, 50KPH, FRONT LINKS
40KPH, ELECTRO COMMAND, FULL SUS
40KPH, C/W LOADER, 2 SPOOLS
CAB SUSPENSION, FRONT LINKAGE, FRONT SUSPENSION
2WD
C/W FR LINKAGE, SPEC'D TO 175CVX, FULL ACCUGUIDE
FRONT LINKAGE, 4 REAR ELECTRIC VALVES, ISO BUS POWER SHIFT TRACTOR, MECHANICAL REAR SPOOL VALVES
MULTI CONTROL
50KPH, SEMI POWERSHIFT, FRONT PTO, CAB SUSPENSION
C/W LRZ 120 LOADER, ELEC JOYSTICK, 3 MECH SPOOLS
FRONT LINKAGE & PTO, LED LIGHTS, 4X REAR ELEC, JOYSTICK
FRONT LINK. & PTO, 4 SPOOLS, 2 MID MOUNT, LEATHER SEAT
FR LINKAGE, 1 MID MOUNT, 4 REAR REMOTES, L3 GPS
FR LINKAGE, FR PTO, REVERSIBLE FAN, 2 MID, 4 REAR, L3 GPS
FR LINKAGE, PTO, 2 MID MOUNTS, 4 REAR, L3 GPS
FR LINKAGE, 5 ELEC SCV, RTK GUIDANCE, LEATHER SEAT
FR LINKAGE, 4 ELEC REMOTES, JOYSTICK 2 GPS
4WD, TYRES 50%, TIDY MACHINE
C/W ELECTRIC SPOOLS
ACTIVE DRIVE 4, 40KPH, CAB SUSPENSION, MANUAL SPOOLS
FULL POWERSHIFT, 50KPH
CVX DRIVE, FRONT LINKAGE, ELECTRONIC SPOOLS
4WD, ACTIVE DRIVE 4, 3 REMOTES, TIDY TRACTOR
AGRI PLUS, C/W TOOL CARRIER, BOOM SUSPENSION AG+, 109HP, Q-FIT CARRIAGE, AIRCON, 405/70R24
AGRIC SUPER SPEC, HYDRAULIC LOCKING PIN AGRI
AGRI SUPER PIN & CONE CARRIAGE, VERY TIDY 630-125 PS, C/W PICK UP HITCH
COMPACT TOOL CARRIER, PICK UP HITCH
AGRI SUPER CONSTRUCTION SPEC, Q-FIT
SUPER C/W MANITOU HEADSTOCK
AGRI SUPER 40KPH AGRI SUPER AG XTRA
AGRI SUPER, 125HP, HYD HITCH, 40KPH, AIR SUSP AGRI SUPER, 145HP, BIB LOAD TYRES
ICK UP HITCH READY, PIN & CONE CARRIAGE C/W Q-FIT CARRIAGE, PICK UP HITCH READY 50KPH, PRO PACK, Q-FIT, NEW TYRES, TIDY CONDITION LOADING SHOVEL 4” TYRES WORKING ORDER, TYRES 80% GOOD
MASSEY FERGUSON RB4160V, 13 KNIVES, ISOBUS, TIDY BALER 37565 BALES
MASSEY FERGUSON RB4160V XTRA CUT, 13 KNIVES, VERY TIDY18550 BALES
MCHALE V660 BALER, 5500 BALES
KVERNELAND 3228MN MOWER CONDITIONER, 9FT
KVERNELAND TAM3232 MOWER CONDITIONER, 3.2METRE
KVERNELAND 4332LT MOWER CONDITIONER
RABBIT MOWER
MCCONNEL SR460, 4.6M BAT WING TOPPER
MCCONNEL 8 TOPPER
KVERNELAND 7710C MOUNTED BALE WRAPPER
KVERNELAND ES85/200 5 FURROW PLOUGH
KVERNELAND NG301 & 3METRE POWER HARROW AND DRILL
MZURI PRO-TIL 3T DRILL, C/W PRE EMERGENCE MARKERS, AS NEW DONE 600 ACRES ONLY
KUHN HR4004D POWER HARROW, C/W RUBBER FLEX PACKER
MZURI RAHAB 3 SUBSOILER, AUTO RESET, 5 LEGS, NEW METAL, FRONT DISCS
KUHN 3 METRE COMBI LINER, POWER HARROW AND BOX DRILL COMBINATION
KUHN 4004 POWER HARROW, C/W MAXI PACKER & TRAILER
TRAILED CHAMBRIDGE ROLLERS
KVERNELAND TL1500 GEO SPREADER
KVERNELAND TL1500 SPREADER
VICON RO XL EDW TWIN FERT SPREADER, WEIGH CELL, TELLUS GO DISPLAY, HOPPER COVER, 3 EXT, 4000L
AMAZON ZA-X PERFECT SPREADER, 24M HOPPER COVER
KUHN 30.1D FERTILISER SPREADER
BARGAM MOUNTED SPRAYER, X2 1500L TANKS, LEDS, ELEC CONTROLS, RATE CONT., BOOM LEVELLING
MX BOLT ON TOOL CARRIER BRACKET, FOR MX AUGER BUCKET
JCB 7FT6 GRAB, 1.7M HARDOX POWER GRAB ON TOOL CARRIER
TRACTOR MOUNTED BRUSH WITH A 45 DEGREE SIDE
LEVEL 3 GPS
WELGER D4000 BALER, C/W ROLLER DOOR
KUHN GA4321GM SINGLE ROTOR RAKE, TWIN AXLE
KVERNELAND ED85 VARIO PLOUGH, 7 FURROWS
KVERNELAND S PRO DRILL & NG-H 101 POWER HARROW, C/W NEW TINES
VADERSTAD CARRIER 500 CULTIVATOR
SUMO 2.5 METRE CULTIVATOR, TR2 5AR, AUTO RESET, 2 SET OF CULTIVATOR POINTS, ONLY 150 ACRES
KUHN HR4004D POWER HARROW, C/W LEVELLING BOARD, Q-FIT BLADES AND PACKER ROLLER TEAM SPRAYER 600 LITRE MOUNTED SPRAYER
KUHN PRIMOR 3570 TRAILED BEDDING MACHINE
LUCAS CASTOR STRAW BEDDER C/W SHIVEL CHUTE
BUCKET BRUSH
JCB 980/A9985, Q-FIT, 2.34CU GRAIN BUCKET
MANITOU CARRIAGE
GREGOIRE BESSON 8 FURROW PLOUGH, FRONT FURROW WHEELS , AUTO RESET
HORSCH TERRANO 4FX FOLDING CULTIVATOR, C/W FLEXRING PACKER
COUSINS SUBSOILER, 5 LE, V FORM
SIMBA 5.5 UNIPRESS, PRO ACTIVE TINES, DD RINGS (90%)
AMAZON ZA-M 1001 FERT SPREADER, SET FOR 24M X2 EXTENSIONS, HOPPER COVER, LIGHTS, AMATRON + BOX
ROTA FIELD DISPENSER
LUCAS CASTOR 60R FEEDER BEDDER
QUADEX WEED WIPER
NEW HOLLAND RB150 SF ROUND BALER
CLAAS DISCO 320 PLAIN MOWER, MOUNTED, 10FT
ABBEY MACHINERY 800 PASTURE TOPPER, 8FT OFFSET
KRONE SWARDO 38 SINGLE ROTOR RAKE, 3.8M WORKING WIDTH
FLEMING 8FT BALLAST ROLLER
KEITH RENNIE M2W QZ FERTILISER SPREADER, KRM BOGBALLE
ABBEY MACHINERY VF1250 DIET FEEDER, SINGLE AUGER, 12 CUBE, 2 DOORS, RIGHT HAND CONVEYOR
AGRIQUIP BUCKET
LELY 320 SPLENDIMO MOWER CONDITIONER, WORKING CONDITION
KVERNELAND TS480, 4.8M TINE DRILL, BOUT MARKERS, PR EM MARKERS
VADERSTAD RAPI A 400S DRILL, VERY TIDY, NEW METAL
SIMBA 6 METRE FOLDING CULTIPRESS, DD RINGS FRONT TINES, GOOD CONDITION
SULKY DPX TWIN DISC SPREADER, HOPPER COVER, 24 METRE VANES, 2000L
IFOR P7 TRAILER
IFOR GD85 GENERAL PURPOSE TRAILER, TWIN AXLE, C/W REAR RAMP AND SPARE WHEEL
IFOR GX105HD PLANT TRAILER, C/W MESH SIDES
IFOR LM126 FLATBED TRAILER, C/W DROPSIDES
IFOR HBX511 HORSE BOX, C/W INTERAL PADDING, PADDED BREACH BARS, AUTO LIFT JOCKEY WHEEL
IFOR TA510 LIVESTOCK TRAILER, 1 CATTLE, 2 SHEEP GATES
IFOR TA510 LIVESTOCK TRAILER, 12X7 C/W SHEEP DECKS, 1 LARGE AND 2 SMALL CROSS DIVISIONS
IFOR DP120 TRI AXLE LIVESTOCK TRAILER, 14X6FT, DECKS, TOP & BOTTOM DIVISIONS, LARGE CROSS DIVISIONS
10T TIPPING TRAILER
DP120 LIVESTOCK TRAILER, 12X6, CATTLE ONLY, 1 LARGE CROSS DIVISION, LOWER VENT RAIL
DP120 LIVESTOCK TRAILER, C/W DECKS, 2 SMALL CROSS DIVISONS, 1 LARGE DIVISON, LOWER VENT RAIL
TA510 TRI AXLE LIVESTOCK TRAILER, 14X6, C/W BARN DOOS, LARGE DIVISION, LOWER VENT RAIL
BATESON 12FT CATTLE EUROSTOCK TRAILER, C/W SHEEP DECKS & SPARE WHEEL
IFOR LM146 TRI AXLE FLATBED TRAILER
IFOR TA510 TRI AXLE LIVESTOCK TRAILER, C/W SHEEP DECKS AND CATTLE DIVIDER
IVESON 7X4 SINGLE AXLE TRAILER, UNBRAKED, C/W REMOVABLE CANOPY
IFOR TA5 LIVESTOCK TRAILER, 8FT X 5FT, C/W SHEEP DECKS, JUST BEEN FULLY SERVICED
IFOR TA510 TRI AXLE LIVESTOCK TRAILER, 14X6FT, DECKS, LARGE AND SMALL CROSS DIVISIONS
IFOR TA510 LIVESTOCK TRAILER, TANDEM AXLE, 12FT, C/W SHEEP DECKS AND DIVIDING GATES
IFOR DP120 LIVESTOCK TRAILER, 12FT TANDEM AXLE, CATTLE ONLY, NO DECKS
IFOR DP120 LIVESTOCK TRAILER, 10X6FT, CATTLE ONLY
IFOR DP120 TRI AXLE LIVESTOCK TRAILER, 12FT, NO SHEEP DECKS
IFOR DP120 TRI AXLE LIVESTOCK TRAILER, 14X6FT, DECKS, TOP & BOTTOM DIVISIONS, LARGE CROSS DIVISIONS
HUDSON 20FT TRACTOR DRAWN LIVESTOCK TRAILER,, C/W SHEEP DECKS AND DIVIDING GATES
FOURTRAK MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AUTO/MANUAL
AUTO/MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SWING ARM SUSPENSION
C/W ROAD REG
AUTO TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION
AUTO/ELECTROSHIFT TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION
MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AG REGISTRATION
2/4WD, C/W MUD FLAPS
OVERSIZE TYRES
MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING
MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING
C/W ROAD REGISTRATION, POWER STEERING AND INDICATOR KIT
MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING
MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING
MANUAL, POWER STEERING
MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, FULL ROAD KIT AND ROAD REGISTRATION
2WD, ELECTROSHIFT GEAR CHANGE
SEMI AUTO TRANSMISSION
AUTO/MANUAL TRANSMISSION, INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION
2/4WD, C/W TOW BALL & DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR KIT AND ROAD REGISTRATION
C/W ROAD REGISTRATION
AUTO TRANSMISSION, INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION
2/4WD, C/W TOW BALL & DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR KIT AND ROAD REGISTRATION
C/W ROAD REGSITRATION
C/W ROAD REGISTRATION, MANUAL SHIFT TRANSMISSION
MANUAL SHIFT TRANSMISSION
C/W ROAD REGISTRATION, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, NO POWER STEERING
C/W ROAD REG
AUTO/ELECTROSHIFT TRANSMISSION, INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION
AUTO/ELECTROSHIFT TRANSMISSION, INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION
AUTO/MANUAL TRANSMISSION, INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION
AUTO TRANSMISSION, INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION, ROAD REG
MANUAL/AUTO TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION
ROAD REG, MANUAL/AUTO TRANSMISSION, INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION
2/4WD, C/W TOW BALL AND ROAD REGISTRATION
ELECTROSHIFT, POWER STEERING, STANDARD SWING ARM SUSPENSION
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION
FULL CAB, HEATER POWER STEERING
UTILITY VEHICLE, FULL CAB, HEATER KIT, ROAD LIGHTING KIT
450CC, GOOD TYRES, CBT TRANSMISSION
OUTLANDER, CVT, INDICATOR KIT, HEATED GRIPS, WINDSCREEN
OUTLANDER 570, 2/4WD, C/W ROAD REG AND FULL ROAD LEGAL KIT TRAXTER 570 UTV, C/W ROAD REGISTRATION MANUAL SHIFT GEARBOX KODIAK AUTO TRANSMISSION CFORCE
Last week I had the most nerve wracking experience I have ever had in my 69 years. I was going down a steep narrow track with a sharp bend near the bottom where there was a bridge to cross. The bend was too tight for me to get round in one turn which meant reversing up and gradually working my way round the corner. The problem was with his heavy foot constantly on my brake I ran out of air and the brakes ceased to work. There I was faced with a steep drop ahead and the only obstacle saving me from plunging into the depths was a lone tree but once I had turned a bit more the tree was not there to prevent me. To give him some credit he stalled me, left me in gear and that held, giving him time to work out how we could get out of this precarious situation. With sweat pouring from both our brows we saw our lives rushing before us. Just then there was a knock on my door and out of the blue a digger driver appeared offering to help. He kindly drove his JCB 360 tracked machine down from the other side, put his boom in front of me, I crashed into his bucket breaking a headlight and denting my water ballast tank but at least he held my 14 tonne weight. Out of gear and with my engine at full revs I managed to build up enough air in my tanks to allow full braking and then gingerly I reversed back up the track refusing to contemplate crossing the bridge. I now need a new light, and black paint to cover the dents and scratches, I won’t hold my breath to see when and whether that will happen. Back home I have been doing what I am really good at – pulling mobile hen sheds on flat ground. I pulled one off the muck here last week, and today I am going to pull it into position as Bogdan has finished washing and disinfecting it. With the young boss on holiday it never ceases to surprise me what he is still capable of. Being three years older than me I know how tired age can make you feel after a long day I look forward to seeing you at the Border Union Show, I don’t look a pretty sight so please forgive me as I age gracefully with dents, rust and broken lights.
✓ Automated 3-way draft crate
✓ 36V DC which is silent, stunningly powerful with amazing energy economy
✓ Silent compared to traditional pneumatic drafters requiring no external power source
✓ Labour saving device, can accurately handle up to 600 lambs / hour
Pulse Processing Ltd (PPL) began de-hulling Faba Beans in January 2024, working out of Coastal Grain’s site in Belford, Northumberland using its own patent-protected technology. The process works at 98%+ efficiency in removing hulls from the kernels, unlike traditional de-hulling technology working at only 85% efficiency. This allows the Faba Bean Kernels (FBK - the de-hulled inner bean) to be used in further secondary processing, adding value to the original harvested bean. Our technology is also suited to other legumes, such as peas, soya, lupins, imported chickpeas and other grains for the purpose of de-hulling/de-corticating.
Robin Appel Ltd, a Hampshire based grain merchant, handle all our purchases off-farm and from the trade, so farmers have no concerns regarding security of payment.
As FBK are typically 25-30% protein, most of the production goes to aquaculture where fish require a high protein diet. They have huge sustainability credentials, which is becoming increasingly important to all end users.
PPL is actively pursuing pet food, farm animal and human food markets because the nutrient profile of FBK is so impressive. It has gluten free protein and low-glycaemic starch, which takes time to digest, helping diabetic and obesity problems. The lowglycaemic property is because of the resistant starch content, so called because it resists digestion in the small intestine but passes through into the large intestine, where it ferments, producing short chain fatty acids (pre-biotics), which nourish and help
proliferate the production of good bacteria in the gut. This is extremely advantageous in young animal diets – piglets, chicks, turkey poults and pre-ruminant lambs and calves.
In the human population, gut health has become the number one focus regarding diet and wellbeing. FBK’s are ideally placed to help the 40% of the global population that now have a gastrointestinal disorder, with many being gluten intolerant.
PPL has a strategy for the agronomy of Faba Beans, in that it wants to contract grow using an agronomy package rolled out by David Cunningham, Dods of Haddington, one of the foremost agronomists in the U.K. This cost-effective package will offer better and more consistent results on yield and protein content, together with the removal of harmful chemicals from the food chain. Importantly, it’s also about looking after the health of our most prized asset, the soil, which we have ignored for the past 6 or 7 decades.
Faba Beans have been undervalued for years, with a protein content more than double that of wheat, the present price differential does not reflect its true value. It is our aim to raise the farm gate price of beans and the efficiency of our de-hulling process allows us to pursue higher margin markets, which will help to get more beans in the ground.
A good crop of Faba Beans is carbon negative, it fixes nitrogen not only for itself, but also for the following crop. It sequesters CO2 into the soil, adding biodiversity and improving the environment. Nutritious, healthy and sustainable, that’s got to be worth something!
For more information, please contact Roger Baird, Director and Co-Founder 07976 696264 roger@pulseprocessing.co.uk
Established in 1994 and
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The Old Smiddy, Graden, Kelso, TD5 8BS Telephone : 01573 430338
Email : info@walkergroundworks.com
Walker Groundworks are a long-serving company, established in 1996, covering a working area including but not restricted to the Scottish Borders, Northumberland and the Lothians.
Our highly skilled and dedicated team are here to help with any of the following works:
• Earthworks/Site Preparation/Roads
• Crushing
• Groundworks/Plotworks
• Deep Drainage
• Field Drainage & Ditching
• River Works
• Concrete Flooring for Agricultural/Industrial Shed (Laid with highly accurate Laser Screed, with finish to meet clients' requirements)
• All Timber work undertaken – including Harvesting, Hand Cutting, Thinnings & Clear Fell
• Haulage including Heavy Plant Movement, Timber Haulage & Hiab Hire
• In house Welding Engineer/Steel Fabricator
• In house setting out engineer/surveyor
SECONDHAND TRACTORS/HANDLERS
FENDT 828 60kph, 16 Reg, c/w 6000 hrs, front linkage, 5 rear spools
FENDT 720 POWER PLUS 67 Reg, c/w 5985 hrs, front linkage, 4 spools
FENDT 828 PROFI PLUS 21 Reg, 7500 hrs, Under warranty, Front PTO, RTK GPS
FENDT 516 50 kph, 18 Reg, c/w 6275 hrs, Quicke Q5m Loader and guidance
VALTRA Q305 50 kph, 73 Reg, EX HIRE c/w 950 hrs, front linkage, front PTO, hyd top link, front axle suspension £170,850
VALTRA T195D 57 kph, EX HIRE c/w 4 rear spools, hyd top link – high spec
MERLO TF42.7-140CS 67 Reg, c/w 5500 hrs, boom suspension, air con, air seat
MERLO TF30.9-PLUS 20 Reg, c/w 5300 hrs, air con, boom suspension
SECONDHAND MACHINERY
SULKY 3M GRAIN & FERTILISER COMINATION UNIT full spec EX DEMO
FENDT 1290XD TANDEM AXLE SQUARE BALER c/w air brakes EX DEMO
TEAGLE SUPER TED 221 6 hours of work EX DEMO
AGRIWELD 3M MANTIS MOUNTED CULTIVATOR c/w 5 legs £19,850
MCCONNELL DISCAERATION 3000 c/w auto reset, 5 legs
SUMO 3M TRIO c/w 6 leg auto reset and packer. Straight leg model
SUMO 3.5M TRAILED TRIO c/w auto reset, front discs, VGC
SUMO 3M FRONT MOUNTED MULTIPACKA c/w tines
SUMO 6M TRAILED MULTI-PRESS c/w leading tines and press rings
TEAGLE 8100 TRAILED STRAWBEDDER c/w swivel chute, 2012 model
3 POINT LINKAGE WEIGHTS selection of new and used
Macmerry: 01875 617323
NEW / EX STOCK
FENDT 6 ROTOR TWISTER (Lotus)
FENDT FORMER, SINGLE ROTOR
NEW NC FORK MOUNTED YARD BRUSHES 2.5m & 3m EX STOCK
NEW NC 16 TONNE GRAIN TRAILERS c/w hi-speed axles EX STOCK £21,650+VAT
NEW NC 16 TONNE DUMP TRAILERS (316 & 616 models), full spec EX STOCK
NEW TEAGLE 8500/9500/1010 STRAW/SILAGE BEDDER FEEDERS EX STOCK
SUMO 5-4-3 LEG SUBSOILERS c/w auto reset EX STOCK
NRH 3 LEG SUBSOILERS c/w auto reset EX STOCK
NRH 5 LEG SUBSOILERS auto reset c/w packa roller
NEW SUMO FRONT WEIGHTS 1000kg, 1500kg, 2000kg EX STOCK
VALTRA Q305
50 kph, 73 Reg, EX HIRE c/w 950 hrs, front linkage, front PTO, hyd top link, front axle suspension £170,850
1290 XD
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CRUSHER AVAILABLE FOR HIRE WITH MAN
Competitive rates
Contact Paul Robson on 07766 502434 at Border Aggregates
or delivery
down quarry crush & run also available
CONCRETE LEGO BLOCKS IN STOCK & AVAILABLE NOW
• Crushed rubble
• Tarmac planing
• Screened soil
• Unscreened soil
• 6 Diggers
• 1 Breaker
• 2 Dumpers MACHINE HIRE
GARDEN SHEDS
• Heavy duty
• Made to order
FENCING & GATES
AGGREGATES CONCRETE
• Steel gates made to size
• Fence panels
• Concrete posts 5’ to 9’
• Concrete lego blocks
• Fences built to suit
• 6” & 12” gravel boards
• 6” & 8” round top edging ALL YOUR LANDSCAPING NEEDS
Border Aggregates & Landscaping Supplies Ltd, Pinnaclehill Ind Est, Kelso TD5 8DW
• Front - rear - side or offset for tractors 10hp - 400hp
• Mulchsysteme gives proven control of pests and weeds while stimulating healthy crop and pasture growth
Simon Richard Ltd, Crown Tailrig, Bonchester Bridge, Hawick, TD9 8RA Tel: 01450 860774 Fax: 01450 860772
mail@simon-richard.co.uk www.simon-richard.co.uk
5 spreaders available to meet your precision spreading requirements
High output LGP machines to minimise soil and crop damage
systems and auto steer fitted We supply our own loader and fuel to minimise disturbance to the customer Blanket or variable rate lime spreading compatible with all mapping systems The following can be supplied and accurately applied
service
• correct variations across fields
• independent analysis
• 4 samples/ha for accurate pH maps
• all nutrients can be tested
• recommendations to suit your enterprise
Contact us to discuss how we can help reduce your costs with the use of organic products
AG - Bag
Sealed Storage Systems
General Contracting Services
•Two high capacity mobile mills for Dry rolling & Crimping
•Ag-bagging Services
•Direct drilling / Pasture rejuvenation
•Ploughing (4 & 5) furrow
•Fertiliser spreading
•Spraying
•Topping & mulching
•Agri Haulage
•Tubelining / Bale wrapping
•Product supply : clamp sheets, silage rings, protective nets and silage additives
Visit our Facebook page to view video of baler and chaser working
Choice of bale size, either; 8’ × 4’ × 3’ or 8’ × 4’ × 2.5’ Also 2 x 32ft bale trailers can be supplied if required to clear fields. Substantial quantity of barley/wheat straw in the swath required. Cleared by bale chaser where possible. For more info please contact either: Keith on 07703 199 255 Mark on 07774 425 633
John Renton
Agricultural Engineer Tel 07774 163899
Also on-site hydraulic hose repairs
1,2,4 wire hose from 1/4” - 1” BSP, JIC, ORFS, metric & flange fittings etc. Trailer brake & Q/R couplings
J.D. GILROY & SONS
Farmers, Agricultural Contractors & Samson Sales
• All types of muck handling & spreading
• Fertiliser/lime spreading (variable/flat rate)
• Ploughing
• Combination drilling
• Direct drilling/pasture rejuvenation
• Silage & whole crop (clamp)
• Round baling & wrapping
• Mowing, tedding & raking
Samson Sales
• New & used muck spreaders always available
• Genuine Samson parts
White House Folly, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 2LW
Tel: David: James: Chris: Contracting Services
01665 579 265 07808 917 302
TILLING / GRINDING • Tree roots & stumps upto 30cm dia.
Our new Mchale Fusion Vario Plus is a fully automatic variable chamber baler wrapper which can apply film or net wrap to the barrel of the bale. Delivering optimum bale shape and a high density with a 25 knife chopper unit. The advantages of a chamber film system are:
~ Acts as a wrapping layer for silage,straw or hay keeping them dry up to 6 foot diameter
~ Results in better shaped bales
~ Delivers high quality silage
~ Makes recycling easier
Should net wrap be required for hay or straw, this can be done with a simple changeover.
Perfect to bale your herbal leys
9050 New Holland forage harvester a whole crop header.With 5 trailers on low ground pressure tyres
Other jobs include:
Topping grass
Muck spreading
Combining
Grass drilling
Cultivating
Subsoiling
Slurry spreading
Other jobs include:
Topping grass
We run a FR 9050 New Holland forage
header.With 4 high speed trailers on
High density round baling MF2170 baler with automatic preservative applicator attachment
Muck spreading
Mowing with triple mowers,GPS
Combining
Windrowing
Grass drilling
Tedding
Buckraking
Ploughing
Cultivating
Bale wrapping with front mounted tanco s200 wrapper. Spraying 12, 24, 36m
Subsoiling
Slurry spreading
4m Lemken power harrow combination drill with front hopper
Here at Davidson Land Services Stores, we have a wide range of stock including:
• Consumables (Sprays, Paints, Nuts & Bolts Ect)
• Safety Boots & Clothing
• Tools and Accessories
• Chrome North West Cleaning Products
• Drainage Coils, Twinwall, MDPE & Soil Pipe
• Exol Oil, Grease, Brake Fluid Ect
• Viking Johnston Fittings
• Philmac Water Fittings
Hydraulic Hose Service
We also offer a hydraulic hose repair service. We hold a wide range of hose & fittings in stock from 1/4” to 1 1/4” 4 Wire.
We have recently upgraded our machine and are now able to crimp up to 2” 4 Wire. See us at the Border Union Show on 26th & 27th July Block 6 Stand 58
Blocked Drain Services • Internal unblocking of toilets & sink traps
• External blocked drain high pressure jetting clearance
• External drain high pressure jetting of debris/tree roots/cooking fat build up
• Planned maintenance drain cleaning
Drain CCTV Survey Services • Drain defect diagnostic • Drain survey & report
• Drain network mapping • CCTV survey for local water authority pre-adoption
• Manhole/inspection chamber locating • Pre-purchase drain survey
JetVac Services • Up to 1000mm diameter drain jetting capacity
• Gully sucking/emptying • Flood water vacuum response
• Septic tank emptying/de-sludging
Drain Repairs/Installation Services • Excavation & repairs
• Public sewer connections • Adoptable sewer installations
• Pumping mains/stations installations
Tel: Kelso 01573 225249 Mobile: 07793 361023
e-mail: enquiries@gwcwateranddrainage.co.uk
UStor Business units, Unit 8/1 Spylaw Road, Kelso TD5 8DN
July 10th 2024
Hugo Lee farms in partnership with his father, Guy, at Sandystones, near St Boswells. Arable crops of wheat, oilseed rape, malting barley and oats are grown, 500 Angus cattle are finished annually, 8000 organic hens produce eggs for Waitrose and 8,000 organic point of lay pullets are reared each year.
• Foundations
• Sitework
• Ponds • Arenas
I had a really enjoyable day at the Highland Show and it was great to get off the farm and catch up with friends over a few drinks. For the first time I took Jess and the children up on the Saturday which they loved - some more than others! The endless rows of machinery was like manna from heaven for Wilf!
Concrete laying and blockwork can now be undertaken no matter what size of job
Contact: Office 01573 440314 Stuart 07970 450720 or Jock 07970 730567
The unsettled pattern of weather we have had all year continues. We managed to get lucky and make some good quality hay for the ponies as well as finish off the pullet shed tracks. Topper hire got off to a pretty steady start this season partly down to the late spring, but has picked up recently. Having hired toppers out for more than 20 years we have experienced almost every type of damage and breakage you can imagine. They have come back with no blades, irrigation pipes wrapped around them and PTO shafts looking like boomerangs. So when I received a phone call last week saying that there was a problem with the topper I was pretty confident whatever it was we could fix it. When I was then told that the tractor had caught fire and completely burnt out my heart sank. Hire had suddenly got busy and both toppers were booked out. The topper looked like a write off due to the heat damage it had suffered and I was concerned how quickly we could get a replacement. Incredibly within less than a week the topper had been written off by the assessor, a new one had arrived and the insurance money for the old one was in our bank account. Finally, after what seems like an eternity, we have got our short term let license for the treehouse. It appears that all we were waiting for was approval from the fire safety officer who has over 1000 properties to work through in our area of the Borders. All he needed was a few photos to show fire alarms, emergency lighting etc. Once he had received this the license came through almost the next day which is a great relief. The treehouse is still proving very popular with the next few months completely booked out which is fantastic.
Poultry Manure, Digestate, Compost, Lime, Gypsum etc.
All products supplied & spread
Variable Rate Spreading for Lime and Manures
Organic Certificated Manure
The start of July is always very busy for Jess and the children with end of term shows, prize giving and sports days. I always try and make an effort to go to as many of these events as possible, especially as they usually occur during one of the quieter weeks on the farm. Having been unable to attend a lot of things during the year I know Jess and the children appreciate me being there.
Spread onto growing crops.
We are currently on holiday in France with Jess’s family for the week. We are staying in the Dordogne, one hour east of Bergerac. Although well ahead of UK harvest there still appears to be lot of oilseed rape and wheat to cut. Speaking to a few locals they have had a terrible summer so far; cold and wet. Thankfully the weather here has improved from the torrential rain when we arrived and day time temperatures are around midtwenties, although the evenings are still on the chilly side. Reassuringly we are not the only country that has had a terrible year - weather wise.
Manure can be delivered by Tractor & Trailer Manure mixed with a high DM product, perfect for stockpiling and increased organic matter
Call Richard 07971 580 888 info@murrayofredden.com|www.murrayofredden.com
All types of Agricultural Fencing, Garden Fencing and Decking
A & E Brown, Byrewalls, Gordon, Berwickshire TD3 6JU
• Roof & Sheeting Repairs • On-site Welding • Grain Machinery Repairs • Kit Sheds Supplied
Arion 450 with loader, 120hp available with man
Driver also available 07791 753160
IF YOUR FARM TRACK OR FOREST ROAD NEEDS SOME ATTENTION, WE HAVE THE SKILLS, MACHINERY AND EXPERIENCE TO DELIVER A LASTING SOLUTION.
• REDUCES OR ELIMINATES THE NEED TO IMPORT MATERIALS.
• IMPROVES DRAINAGE TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE.
• QUICK AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTION THAT MINIMISES DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS.
Contact:
Construction of shuttered slurry tanks and silos (all built to SEPA requirements)
Christopher07843 208 544
Patrick07701 040 681
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Christopher07843 208 544
Slurry spreading available with umbilical, dribble bars and ferry tankers. Tractors on floatation tyres
Dung spreader hire or complete service
Complete silage service
All types of digger work undertaken
Patrick07701 040 681
Contact - Ian Stevenson
BLACKBURN FARM LAUDER
Tel.No. 01578722247
most on the barrel, only one recycling stream as well. 25 knife bank giving 45mm chop length with bale getting wrapped immediately out the bale chamber. Onboard bale weighing giving average bale weight and total weight of crop baled. Application of inoculants or additives.
Fendt 718 (Vario)
John Deere 6155R (Vario)
Tractor hire from £650 per week
Valtra T234 w/reverse drive
Broughan 18T silage trailer
Broughan 16T dump trailer
Unimog U530
20 meter tracked cherry picker
12 meter towable cherry picker
Avant 750 compact loader
Various Avant attachments
Dipperfox SC600 Stump buster
(8 or 14 tonne excavator attachment)
Tree shears and mulchers (8 or 14 tonne excavator attachments)
Minimum of 1 week hire
Other Services Include:
Land Clearance & Enabling Works
Vegetation Management & Forestry Mulching Mobile 07974938129
Please see website or call Gavin for more information on 07950 023813
www.gmlandsolutions.co.uk
Based near Dunfermline Delivery / collection can be arranged
Colin Fullerton: 07818 056 365
July 10th 2024
Ian Mackenzie is an arable and dairy farmer from the Canterbury Plain in the South Island of New Zealand. He runs a number of fully irrigated intensive cropping farms, producing grain, vegetable and grass seeds with some stock finishing.
We’re half way through winter and it’s been easy for us.
Rainfall is running at about half our average, the ground is dry and as a consequence the stock are wintering well and wheat is well established.
We’re lucky to have irrigation to ensure the quality and quantity of our winter feed. Farmers in North and South Canterbury, especially those on hill country, were hammered by the dry summer and autumn and are now desperate for feed. This comes on top of a collapse in prices for sheep meat and no lift in wool, so it is a tough winter for them.
In the meantime I‘ve been trying to inject some sense into regional government decisions. Jeremy Clarkson might be tempted to think that the Oxford Council are uniquely stupid… he’s wrong of course. Stupidity is universal although there is evidence to support the view that higher concentrations of stupidity are to be found around council tables.
Our council has just turned down an application for a solar farm in the sunniest place in NZ. What surprised me was the anti renewable energy rhetoric from the greens.
We have a few green politicians, though not as many as there was a while ago. One has been sacked for stealing, one for illegally exploiting immigrant labour, and one for drink driving, crashing into a police car and then assaulting her arresting officer. Apparently it wasn’t their fault. The stress of saving the planet by banning cows and solar panels; throw in additional concerns about gender uncertainty and colonisation and it is clear that they were forced into their crimes.
It is clear to me that the really stupid politicians are those like me trying to bring sense into all this.
Storage Tank Sales & Hire UK-Wide Service
Specialising in the supply of high quality used storage tanks and bowsers for sale and hire throughout the UK. We keep a varied stock of fully bunded and singleskinned mild steel, stainless steel, plastic and GRP tanks and bowsers ideal for storing fuels, oils, water, effluents, fertilisers and feed products
We also purchase tanks - please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
Andy mobile: 07853 905018 Tel: 01334 827 090
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Northbank Farm, Cameron, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 8PE
• ALL GRADES OF AGGREGATE PRODUCED
• DELIVERY
• COLLECTION
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• DELIVERY AND COLLECTION FOR SALES AND ORDERS CALL BLINKBONNY WEIGHBRIDGE: 01573 460200 or 07974 968148 PART OF BREEDON GROUP– FOR OTHER LOCATIONS PLEASE VISIT: https://www.breedongroup.com/location-finder
SURFACE DRESSING WITH NATURAL STONE FINISHES
SILAGE PITS, FARM ROADS, DRIVEWAYS, ESTATES
BLOCK PAVING OF PATHWAYS, DRIVEWAYS & CAR PARKS
SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS, PATHWAYS, CAR PARKS
TARMACADAM, ASPHALT, PATCHING & POTHOLE REPAIRS
DRAINAGE, KERBING, GROUNDWORKS
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WINSTON ROAD, GALASHIELS, TD1 2DA Tel: 01896 752295 Fax: 01896 751515
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July 4th 2024
Will Howe is an arable farmer from Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The soils are predominantly heavy. There is 500ha of cropping including winter wheat, spring beans, spring oats and oilseed rape. He also manages a contracting business Thorpe Farming Ltd.
I don’t like eggs and I don’t like cultivation. Yet as each year passes, I manage to avoid eggs successfully but can’t help but indulge myself with a bit of recreational cultivation. I grow winter bird food as my part of saving the world and unsurprisingly it is always placed on the least productive land, which on this farm means it is wet… So wet in fact that it requires opening up each spring to let it dry, leaving a 4 minute window where the soil goes from too wet, to too dry. It is currently like concrete…
During this mind-numbing process I thought I would listen to something interesting. I have an aversion to the BBC because I think they are numpties, I dislike commercial radio ever since they played “Livin’ la Vida Loca” 16 times in a single day silage carting in the late 90’s, and have now since started playing well meaning adverts. All of which result in me dying of something terrible and I would just rather not know.
So who does anyone turn to in their hour of need? The Uk’s Sexiest Man, Clarkson. Jezza did a fascinating historical series 20yrs ago, which if you can zone out of the ridiculous advertising for a canine lead/umbrella hybrid combo on a popular video site, is well worth a watch. The two I listened to were about the commando’s raid at St Nazaire, and the history of the Victoria Cross. The overriding message was how ordinary people can do remarkable things in the most unassuming manner, with an underlying message of “lions led by donkeys”. There is more than a passing parallel with the political parties at this General Election. Has there ever been a more abject list from which to choose? The country will be red by the morning. Is it because they have a plan, or credibility? No, it is because the other ones stuffed up. Not a great recommendation.
And these bungling morons will carry on thinking they are remarkable individuals as they sit wearing a cheap suit in Parliament, whilst steadfastly refusing to deal with their issues from when they were all grossly unpopular at school. Cocooned in their decaying Palace coming up with ideas like the SFI for example. We were recently contracted to mow some grass which is managed under option IG2 “Winter Bird Food on Improved Grassland”. The theory is you mow the grass in May-June giving it a chance to seed again before winter giving the birds a food source for when the Beast of the East rolls in. The unintended consequence is that there will be no birds as no nest will survive the mowing, nor fawns and leverets for that matter, who went from taking their first uncertain steps on a sunny day to being on a 4000rpm spin cycle through a flail mower. In the words of everyone’s second favourite Scotsman*: “We are Doomed” *South of the border we all know you aspire to be sat on horseback wearing blue face paint! It seems so wrong
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Speak to your local Machinery Ring about opportunities when purchasing Case IH tractors, combines and balers.
July 8th 2024
Tom Pate farms 240ha of arable on a tenanted farm in Angus. Cropping includes wheat, spring barley, rye and oilseed rape along with land let for potatoes and vining peas. Additionally, around 6500 pigs are reared annually under contract and 600 Christmas turkeys sold directly to the public under the KellyBronze franchise. On his wife’s 380ha family farm in the Angus Glens they also run 200 red deer hinds plus followers for venison production, along with developing a forestry enterprise.
A couple of months ago an old mate phoned me with an invitation. He and another friend had bought a couple of 4x4’s and were planning on joining a Pickups for Peace (P4P) convoy to deliver vehicles and aid to Ukraine. They needed another couple of co-drivers and I didn’t hesitate to accept. The P4P charity had been on my radar since it was started in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as one of its founders, Mark Laird, lives locally to me. I knew of others who had gone on previous convoys and having followed Ukraine’s plight on the news was keen to do my bit.
The convoy which set off in mid-June comprised of 37 vehicles laden with supplies driven by 69 drivers. Vehicles had been donated from all over the UK from a complete diversity of people.
Originally the charity was mostly supported by the farming community but now people from all walks of life and backgrounds are involved. The vehicles are spray painted green before departure and then cross the channel by various routes and then assemble in Poland ready for the crossing into Ukraine. Our chosen vehicles were a Nissan Pathfinder and a Landrover Freelander. Later named Nigel the Nissan and Fanny the Freelander (it’s not only Wendy who gets a name) they didn’t miss a beat for the whole journey. Two long days of driving through The Netherlands, Germany, Poland and onto Lviv in Ukraine. Having never been to Poland or Ukraine I was fascinated by the landscape we drove through. Some individual fields in Poland would easily have been bigger than many Scottish farms but sat next to the small 1ha strips of farmland that serve as remnants of a different time. Poland is quite clearly a country in the economic ascendency with the motorways full of lorries and lined with vast distribution warehouses and factories. It’s clearly a country going places with a vibe, energy and purpose that is clear to see.
Having congregated a few miles short of the Ukrainian border we formed a close convoy and headed for the border. With so many vehicles, people and supplies for the Border Control to inspect it took a few hours to cross and the reality of entering a country at war was starting to sink in. Once clear of the border, under Police escort, we drove into Lviv.
Lviv is home to over 700,000 people and has the most beautiful city centre which is a UNESCO world heritage site. At first glance it looks like many other European cities at time of peace, with streets full of tourists (from other parts of Ukraine), shoppers and diners in the various eateries. Being around 1000km from the frontline it is a safer haven than most cities but doesn’t make it immune to the war. Energy infrastructure is targeted, a midnight to 5am curfew exists and air raid sirens are not unusual (we experienced two the short time we were there). Soldiers on leave or heading off to the frontline are evident as, sadly, are the funerals of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Speaking to some of the soldiers about their experiences, views on the war and their invaders were some of the most interesting and emotional conversations that will stick with me for a long time. What these people are enduring is beyond comprehension for us.
The whole trip was far more emotional than I had expected. The trucks we delivered are estimated to save, on average, ten lives as they shuttle men and materials in and out of conflict zones, evacuating areas under siege and transporting the wounded to safety. Our truck carried the bulk of the convoy’s medical donations with tourniquets, blast bandages and chest seals much needed. The Ukrainians are extremely grateful for the trucks and supplies but beyond this they are also truly appreciate the very fact that we, foreigners, are there and haven’t forgotten the heavy burden this country is facing.
Pickups for Peace has already donated 375 vehicles in 13 convoys with more planned. I urge anyone to visit www.pickupsforpeace.co.uk and see how they can help. Donations of vehicles, drivers, supplies or money are required. Ukraine is a beautiful country with the most resilient people. Only two days drive from the UK, through Europe, this country is facing unimaginable horrors. P4P is one way of us doing something to help. Slava Ukraini.
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Andrew Coalter is a Senior Agricultural Consultant and Area Manager in the Perth office. Whole Farm Plans
Scottish Government have been working with multiple stakeholders in Scottish agriculture to develop a roadmap to reformed agricultural policy. New policy is being developed to: “Support farming and food production in Scotland to become a global leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture.”
The first announcements have been made surrounding transitional years of 2025 and 2026 for full scheme roll out in 2027. Support will be approached in four-tiers, with different types and level of commitment at each tier. The first changes will come into effect in 2025. This includes changes to cross compliance and the introduction of a ‘Whole Farm Plan.’
From 2025, every farmer and crofter will need to demonstrate that they have started to review and baseline their farms by completing at least 2 out of a possible 5 options:
Audit/Plan name
Animal Health and Welfare Plan
Biodiversity Audit
Carbon Audit
Integrated Pest Management Plan
Soil Sampling of permanently managed Region 1 land
Validity
Annual review
Five-year review
Five-year review
Annual review
Five-year review (every Region 1 field sampled once over a five-year period)
The order in which these are carried out is up to the individual business. It is possible that some of the measures are currently already being practiced by businesses as a requirement through quality assurance or supply chains, in which case nothing else is required other than confirming their completion on your SAF Application in 2025. In 2026 it is likely that farmers and crofters need to have more than two audits and plans. By 2028, all businesses will be required to have carried out all of the audits and plans that make up the Whole Farm Plan that are applicable to their business as a condition of receiving Scottish Government Agricultural support payments. Although not compulsory for 2025, from 2028 farmers and crofters will be required to produce a nutrient management plan (NMP) to complement their soil analysis which will provide recommendations for crop and grassland nutrient requirements, based on the determined nutrient status of soils.
Where measures are not currently being met by businesses, it is worth noting that funding is still available through the Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) scheme until the end of 2024 for carbon audits and soils.
Your local SAC Consulting office can assist your business with completing each aspect of the Whole Farm Plan. Please get in touch for assistance on any of these matters.
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I have to confess to profiting out of the general election. With all the scandal surrounding those with inside knowledge of the date of the election and then placing a bet that it would be held in July. It got me wondering what odds were on offer for the result. I was amazed by the choices from bookmakers. I thought I would bet on the chances of our local Conservative candidate being re-elected. With the party so unpopular I imagined the offer would be odds against, I was staggered to see John Lamont at 5-1 on. Definitely not worth a punt so I decided to take a wager on the Conservative Party getting more than 100 seats at 5-2 which swelled my account by £25, but the £10 I bet on the turnout being 62-65% was lost so £15 is the net benefit. I don’t think I should refer myself to the gambling commission!
July 10th 2024
I had a great day last week stewarding Angus Jeffrey who had kindly agreed to judge the cattle classes in the St Boswells Show Stock and Crop Competition. It was a perfect day to drive round the Borders and we had some wonderful views that cows enjoy every day. There were eight herds of cows and calves to be judged in one class and four mobs of grazing cattle in the other. Although suckler cow numbers in Scotland are in decline with pressure coming from alternative land use (forestry) in the hills, lack of skilled stockman willing to work the necessary hours, and the pure financial cost of keeping a cow, it was so encouraging to see owners who really enjoyed their stock and had passion and forward plans for their herds. Taking pride in what we have on our farms and being able to show these off to respected producers outside our area is one of the pleasures of the annual cycle.
Tom Pate has written a brilliant article on his drive out to Ukraine delivering vehicles to help in their fight against an unwarranted and aggressive act of aggression from Russia. The bombing of a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday shows just how low Putin’s forces will stoop. Borders Machinery Ring has the funds ready to buy a pick up that will be driven out in the next convoy. There was a very good turnout of Lothian and Borders members of Scottish Agronomy at their Wheat trials yesterday. Scottish Agronomy are the largest grower of trials in Northern UK, harvesting for the AHDB recommended list both treated and untreated on three regional sites in the Borders, Fife and Grampian. Supplementary replicated trials are also grown for benefit of the membership. With 55 wheat varieties in the AHDB trials we only focussed on varieties that deliver benefits to growers in this part of the world. With a very wet forecast we just managed to see all the plots before the heavens opened.
I am looking for a small holding approx 8 acres with a house to live in. It is my plan to run a small non-agricultural but sympathetic business from this as well as somewhere to call home.
This can be a stand alone property or as part of a working farm. I am willing to rent initially with the intention to buy. I am open to discuss any options you may have. Looking in County Durham or North Yorkshire areas.
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We offer a high output ser�ice producing �� - �� tonnes per hour of gra�ity separated seed using gra�ity tables, the only real method, not gra�ity selectors
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