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DECEMBER 2026 Issue 411
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WELCOME TO HARBRO DUNS Harbro customers in Duns and the surrounding area may already have spotted some big changes at our store and if you haven’t visited recently there’s plenty that’s new to see. Duns is one of our first Harbro Agri Hubs, bringing more of our agricultural expertise together under one roof and giving farmers a dedicated, private space to sit down with our team, talk through what’s happening on farm and get practical advice on everything from feeding plans to animal health.
Reember al our stores hav SPs and now evn mor of our on-farm team ar also SP qualified, so you hav evn mor aces to expe animal health and nutritional advic.
Call or visit us today to book in a free feed and animal health review for your farm
In-stor now at Harbro Duns YOUR NEW ✔ AGRI HUB A dedicated consultation
space where you can sit down with our team and discuss your farm, feeding plans and individual requirements.
ANIMAL HEALTH ✔ EXPERTISE Qualified advice and a comprehensive animal health range, supported by two in-store SQPs.
MORE FARM ✔ ESSENTIALS Everything from
quality workwear and footwear to hardware, fencing and everyday farm supplies.
NEW ✔ EQUINE ZONE An expanded
equine range with feeds, supplements and essentials for horse and rider.
Reivers Road, Unit 2, Industrial Estate, Station Road, Duns, TD11 3FS T: 01361 882774 2
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Here at Glendale Engineering, we are proud to be to sayoffers that weavailable have over 35 • able Special onyears’ experience designing and manufacturing Cattle & Sheep Hurdles, Gates Agricultural Buildings & Equipment.
& Water Troughs •
Cattle Feed Trailer
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Suppliers of:
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Ford & Etal Sawmill Quality timber supplies from Northumberland’s forests Sawn Posts & Rails Sleepers Gates Round Posts & Strainers Treestakes
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ADVANCED DRYING of timbers to produce the very best treatment results All timber
PRESSURE TREATED to British Standards
Calf Creep
Other Products Available: Tanalised End Grain Preservative Fencing Wire Gates & Fittings • Post Crete Various Types of Firewood
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DECEMBER 2026
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Precision sawmill equipment
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As sawmill owners, we understand the impact that precision, reliability and performance have on our bottom line.
• Robust, dependable build quality
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• Simple, low-hassle maintenance • High performance, outstanding value
Let us show you the difference Trak Met can make to your operations. FIND OUT MORE
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Trak Met UK Lilliesleaf Sawmill TD6 9JP +44 (0) 7415 904 737 www.trak-met.co.uk
DECEMBER 2026
USED AND EX DEMO MACHINERY 315 HOURS 2023 Horsch Pronto 4DC Grain & Fertiliser trailed drill
FORFAR
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FORFAR
37,303 HOURS 2017 John Deere 960
GLENROTHES
£14,500 +VAT
£230,000 +VAT
963 HOURS 2024 JCB 525-60 Agri PLUS Compact Telehandler
PERTH
8,000 HOURS 2009 Berthoud Tenor 3500 - 24M
GLENROTHES
£12,000 +VAT
2,536 HOURS 2022 JCB 536-95 Agri Xtra Telehandler
PERTH
7,937 HOURS 2009 Chafer Guardian 3500
KELSO
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2018 JCB Fastrac 4220
PERTH
£39,500 +VAT
KELSO
£105,000 +VAT
£69,000 +VAT
25,467 HOURS 2015 Berthoud Tenor 4300 - 24M Trailed Sprayer
FORFAR
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£56,000 +VAT
£16,000 +VAT
4,633 HOURS 2024 Horsch Avatar 6.16SD
FORFAR
£117,500 +VAT
2022 JCB 538-60 Agri Xtra
DUMFRIES
£46,000 +VAT
For more information on new & used farm machinery, contact: Kelso office 01573 470393 I Craig Robertson 07801 835201 David Fortune 07801 835205 I Billy Reid 07736 928072 See more at www.scotagri.com
DECEMBER 2026
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MACHINES OF THE MONTH
Book your On Farm Demonstration today...
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George Marshall David Watson David Marshall
2024 Can-Am Traxter HD7 side by side only 2,450 miles / 685 hours,
premium cab with heater and radio, 12 months/600 hours Can-Am Protect warranty £14,500 + VAT
2021 Bobcat TL34.65 Agri Telehandler 135 hp engine, 40 kph transmission, high flow hydraulics, rear pickup hitch, new 460/70 R24 tyres, Manitou headstock £45,000 + VAT
Sales | Service | Parts
2019 Case Puma 165 Multicontroller 3,270 hours, 50
kph full powershift, X4 electric spools, front linkage, full L1 GPS, 650/75 R38 & 600/65 R28 tyres £56,000 + VAT
Tel: 07703 535222 Tel: 07772 539104 Tel: 07929 167819
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2023 Case IH Puma 185 Multicontroller 2,850 hours, 50 kph full powershift, X4 rear electric spools, front linkage, guidance-ready, 650/65 R42 & 540/65 R30 tyres £75,000 + VAT
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JMTHonda SALES ~ SERVICE ~ PARTS Tel: 01555 811645
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Finding time for the books can be a challenge alongside running a business. With over 20 years’ experience supporting farmers, estate owners, landlords and rural businesses, FBR Seed’s bookkeeping, payroll and rural business administration team can help keep your finances in order. Our flexible, reliable service is tailored to you, giving you more time to focus on your business.
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DECEMBER 2026
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AC FULLERTON LTD Colin Fullerton: 07818 056 365
Combi-Clamp
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Calf Creep
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Portequip Mobile Dipper
26’ Trailer
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• Stock Buildings • Building Works • Planning Applications • Building Warrants
01665 710746
e: sales@northernstructures.co.uk w: www.northernstructures.co.uk
Amble Industrial Estate, Amble, Northumberland, NE65 0PE
DECEMBER 2026
Lauderdale Agricultural Discussion Society 1944
Chairman: Angus Runciman, Huntington
2026
The next meeting is being held on Wednesday 2nd December, 7pm in the Lauderdale Hotel, Lauder
‘Educating the Public’ Sponsored by Carrs Billington Speakers: Pete Black, Collessie Farm Aileen & Andrew Marchant, Clonhie Farm Please come along with a neighbour or friend Please mention Agrimart when responding to advertising 13
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CONTRACT WORKS • Public & private water mains spring supplies • Septic tanks / pumping stations • Treatment works • Deep excavations • Earthworks / groundworks • Site preparation works • Thrust boring / utility works • Land drainage / inter-drain trenchless plough • Riverbank protection/repairs • Track restoration works • Riding arenas • Drain jetting / cctv • Mole ploughing • Fabrication / engineering works • Snow clearing services • Crushing, scalping & precision screening • Forestry Formation Works
PLANT HIRE • 360° / 180° tracked / wheeled excavators • D61PXI (gps) dozer • Rear tipping dump trucks • Tractors & dump trailers
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PS60
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AML PRO Advanced buried pipe locator
STORES Head Office: Unit 2-3 Rhymers Mill Industrial Estate, Mill Road, Earlston, TD4 6FA Offices: 01896 848776 Stores: 07919 050873 Email: stores@davidsonlandservices.co.uk We have a wide range of stock including: • Consumables (Sprays, Paints, Nuts & Bolts Ect) • Safety Boots & Clothing • Tools & 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 offer a Hydraulic Hose repair service and hold a wide range of hoses and fittings in stock from ¼” to 1¼” to 2” 4 wire. 14
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DECEMBER 2026
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Your shield in the calving Your field shield in the field Your shield in the calving field THEcalving ULTIMATE BALE GRAZING SYSTEM! • Ideal for outdoor calving systems • Ideal for outdoor calving systems Ideal for outdoor calving systems Ideal for outdoor calving systems • Allows easy tagging •and handling • systems Allows easy tagging •and handling • Ideal for outdoor calving • Easily pulled by ATV or UTV of calves • Allows easy tagging and handlingof calves • Allows easy tagging and handling
• Allows easy tagging and handling
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• Spikes easily pushed through without
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• Keeps cow at a safe distance • Keeps cow at a safe distance • Keeps cow at a safe distance • Unrolls 4ft/5ft hay, silage or straw • Calf can be carried • Calf can be carried • Calf• can becarry carried Can the bale to the field • Calf can be carried • Rattle free gates safe handling of calves • Rattle free gates • Rattle free gates • Rattle free gates safe handling of calves safe handling of calves • Unrolls forwards or backwards bales, • Rattle free gates safe handling of calves • Designed for one-person operation • Designed for one-person operation rightfor toone-person the core operation • Designed for one-person operation • Designed • Designed for one-person operation during busy calving periods during busy calving periods during busy calving periods during busy calving periods • Heavy duty tyres and axles during busy calving periods • Optional extras: weigh bars, • Optional extras: weigh • Optional extras:extras: weigh water bars, pipe unroller, • Optional extras: weigh bars, bars, • Optional • Optional extras: weigh bars, galvanized finish galvanized finish bogey axle, electric winch mudguards, galvanized finish galvanized finish galvanized finish
• Calf can be carried
T: 01450 870276 | M: 07746114104 R Mitchell and Sons E: rmitchellandsons@gmail.com Whitriggs farm
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Calving / Lambing Cameras
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DECEMBER 2026
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DEUTZ-FAHR 6180 6.1L, 180HP, WARRIOR JAVA GREEN, RC SHIFT, 50 KPH, FRONT LINK & PTO, LED LIGHTS, STEER READY 0% FINANCE £121000+VAT DEUTZ-FAHR 6170 6.1L ,170HP, RC SHIFT 50KPH TRANS, LED LIGHTS, 1 ELECTRIC & 3 MECH SPOOLS 0% FINANCE £108000+VAT DEUTZ-FAHR 6135C 135HP RV SHIFT 50KPH TRANS, 3 MECHANICAL SPOOLS, FRONT LINKAGE 0% FINANCE POA DEUTZ-FAHR 5105 KEYLINE 105HP, POWER SHUTTLE 40KPH TRANS, LOADER READY MECH LIFT 0% FINANCE £45000+VAT CF MOTO 600 HIGHLAND UTV FULL CAB £11995+VAT CF MOTO CFORCE 110 KIDS ATV £2350+VAT FLEMING TOP4 4FT TOPPER £1250+VAT LWC 3 POINT LINKAGE HYDRAULIC BALE CARRIER £1950+VAT LWC 1.5M MUCK GRAB ON EURO BRACKETS £1950+VAT MASCHIO PRIMO 3200M FERT SPREADER POA MASCHIO TIGRE 280 £7250+VAT MASCHIO TIGRE 300 £7500+VAT MASCHIO BISONTE 280 FRONT & REAR MOUNTED FLAIL £8800+VAT MASCHIO BUFALO 280 HEAVY DUTY F & R MOUNTED FLAIL £10250+VAT McCAULEY GP14 DUMP TRAILER £13750+VAT McHALE C460 BEDDER £17500+VAT McHALE 991BE TRAILED WRAPPER POA McHALE R8090 RAKE £24700+VAT McHALE R5 BALE GRAB ON EURO BRACKETS £1450+VAT OXDALE 3 POINT LINKAGE HYDRAULIC LOG SPLITTER £850+VAT POTTINGER SERVO 4000 5 FURROW PLOUGH POA POTTINGER SYNKRO 3030 CULTIVATOR £14500+VAT AB WIGHT HEAVY DUTY 8FT 10 TINE MUCK FORK ANY BRACKETS £2300+VAT AB WIGHT 60° VEE DITCHING BUCKET 8T ANY BRACKETS £1150+VAT AB WIGHT EURO TO QFIT FIT ADAPTER FRAME £750+VAT AB WIGHT HEAVY DUTY GALV 5X3 ATV TRAILER £1050+VAT AB WIGHT HEAVY DUTY IBC TRAILER GALV CHASSIS C/W DRINKING BOWL £895+VAT
⋙ USED STOCK
2019 DEUTZ-FAHR 6140 TTV 140HP VARIO TRANS, 50KPH, FRONT LINK, 3000HRS £46000+VAT 2024 McCORMICK X7.418 FRONT LOADER, FRONT LINK, 50KPH, 1800HRS £67000+VAT 2019 McHALE F3100 FRONT MOWER CONDITIONER £7500+VAT 2010 McHALE 991LBER LINKAGE WRAPPER C/W RADIO REMOTE £4500+VAT 2022 McCAULEY LOW LOADER 20FT ON THE BED 5FT BEAVER, AIR/ HYDRAULIC BRAKES, COMMERCIAL AXLES £11750+VAT 2013 KRM L2 PLUS FERT SPREADER £2500+VAT
£9FROM .5 0
CF MOTO CFORCE C5
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from
£4,950+VAT
McHALE C460 BEDDER
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Straw Savings
On Farm £17,500+VAT
Designed to Blow Straw &
Superior Forage Solutions Feed Wet Silage & Haylage DARD
AS STAN
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+ Self Loading Tailgate + Joystick Chute Control
O L D S L AT E R S YA R D , C H A R L E S F I E L D R O A D , S T B O S W E L L S T D 6 0 H G +
Twin Speed Gearbox for Different Crops
+ External Loading Controls
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300 Degree Swivel Chute
Independent Rotor with Hydraulic Activation
Control Console with Joystick Chute Control
+ 56 Blade Feed Rotor
DECEMBER 2026
Langtonlees Farm, Duns Langtonlees Farm, Duns
Sandystones, Jedburgh Sandystones, Jedburgh
Broadfield Farm, Symington Broadfield Farm, Symington Sandystones, Jedburgh
Langtonlees Farm, Duns
The Stiel, Yarrowford The Stiel, Yarrowford
SURFACE DRESSING SURFACE DRESSING WITH NATURAL STONE FINISHES WITH NATURAL STONE FINISHES SILAGE PITS, FARM ROADS, SILAGE PITS, FARM ROADS, DRIVEWAYS, ESTATES DRIVEWAYS, ESTATES
Broadfield Farm, Symington
BLOCK PAVING OF PATHWAYS, BLOCK PAVING OF PATHWAYS, DRIVEWAYS & CAR PARKS DRIVEWAYS & CAR PARKS
The Stiel, Yarrowford
SURFACE DRESSING WITH NATURAL STONE FINISHES SILAGE PITS, FARM ROADS, DRIVEWAYS, ESTATES
SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS, SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS, PATHWAYS, CAR PARKS PATHWAYS, CAR PARKS
BLOCK PAVING OF PATHWAYS, Warreners House, Morpeth Warreners House,PARKS Morpeth DRIVEWAYS & CAR SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS, PATHWAYS, CAR PARKS
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GOING DOWN A LADDER THE WRONG WAY
November 2026
Last week I got a phone call asking me if I would be on holiday in the first week of January. Me, going away – you must be joking! He might be, in fact he’s hardly ever here nowadays but as you can imagine I am never invited and always left at home contemplating my chassis. Amazingly he is to be found at home in the first week of the New Year and so we are booked into to pull two hen houses at Synton Parkhead, near Selkirk. I always tremble when I go to the farm as it was in 2018 that I had a disastrous pull there. Tim was desperate for me to move his shed as the new birds were arriving imminently and moving and washing the house had been delayed by ‘The Beast from the East’. Eventually sufficient snow disappeared for me to be able to drive to Synton and pull the shed. The ground was frozen hard, I backed up, the cable was attached, I drove forward splaying out sufficient cable for me to pull the shed off the muck for washing. I put the spades down which fortunately broke through the frost enabling me to anchor myself. Then I started to pull which did not go as intended. Rather than the whole shed moving, the front broke away as it transpired the building was frozen to the ground. This was a disaster, I was distraught and he started getting cross with me. He climbed down the short ladder on my backend to go and see how bad the problem was. He did, as you never should, and went down the ladder forwards. As he did so the calf strap on the right leg of his wellington boots caught on the upright. He then jumped to the ground leaving himself hanging by one leg until the strap broke. None of the Aynsley family saw this as they were all looking at the broken shed wondering how they were going to fix it. He thought he had broken his leg, pulled a muscle or caused some undiagnosed injury. It turned out he had stretched ligaments and had incredible bruising but nothing broken. Some days later he received a text message from a friend saying ‘I’ve heard you had an accident on Wendy’. He replied ‘I jumped off her ladder and was left hanging by my welly’ at least that’s what he meant to write. The actual message read ‘I jumped off her ladder and was left hanging by my willy’. ‘Wow that must have been painful’ came the reply! At last I have a fellow female writer. For years this magazine has been dominated by males, with my voice being the lone feminine. Welcome Julia, I need you as Scottish National Hedgelaying Competition 2026 much as you need me.
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The skilled craft of hedge laying was on show in October as the 25th annual competition took place in the Scottish Borders. Eighteen competitors worked tirelessly for six straight hours, showing examples of various styles: South of England, Midland, Lancashire & Westmoreland, Cheshire, Yorkshire and Northumbrian. One competitor used exact replicas of Iron Age tools – a feat on its own. Laying a hedge is not for the faint-hearted, but hearing the benefits of a laid hedge from those undertaking it, and seeing the skill of the competitors and the final fruits and benefits of their labour, it raises the question “why do not more people do it”. Landowners and farmers in the Borders are slowly beginning to realise that this skilled craft is essential for the maintenance, practical and usefulness of hedges. Laying a hedge enhances its longevity – the new growth giving it form and depth, thus creating a natural barrier and shelter for livestock without the need for fencing, an excellent nesting environment and much more besides. Fields lined by hedges rather than barbed wire are far more pleasant. Interest in hedge laying is now widespread, but more could be done to entice the younger generation to embrace it as a craft and a fully funding job. Here in the Borders only a handful of people, including Graeme Walker from Kelso, who runs the competition so efficiently, are skilled hedge layers and he is always busy! If I was young, wanted to work in the countryside and be my own master, I would seriously consider taking up hedge laying. We are extremely grateful to our generous sponsors – Lycetts, Crop Services (Kelso), Robertson Timber Ltd and SAC – without whom the event would not happen. A successful day with silverware distributed, though the real winners of the event are the flora, fauna and farm stock. Sophie Scott
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November 6th 2026 Julia Wailes-Fairbairn has been involved in farming for 35 years. As the Other Half of a farmer in the Scottish Borders, her role includes shepherding, running errands, helping with IT and supplying food at regular intervals. In an industry filled with despondency, she still manages to relish the absurd and writes about the more amusing aspects of farming life. D’ya Ken? Our farm, just a few miles north of the Scottish Border, has a sort of dual nationality. John himself emigrated from Hampshire ten years ago. I lived in Northumberland for over three decades before I met him, so there is no doubt that we are essentially English. But we employ full time, part time and casual staff from both sides of the border. You may be surprised to hear that, apart from all the logistical challenges of moving an entire farming operation from one end of the country to the other, one of the things that really caught John off-guard was the issue of linguistics. Now, of course, we all speak the same language. We do. It’s just that some of the words are different. For example, Michael, who has lived in Scotland all his life, brings a piece bag to work, crammed full of sandwiches, crisps and chocolate. It’s a Code Red emergency if he leaves that piece bag behind when he’s out on the tractor. Then, in the early days we had a particular harvest helper. He was known as Little Craig on account of the fact that we already had a resident Craig who has worked on the farm for years. Little Craig came from Northumberland and brought a bait bag to work every day. The contents and quantities were similar to Michael’s, it’s just the names that were different. For fun John asked if Little Craig had worms in his bait bag, which was met with a mystified silence. But it’s not just a question of what you call your lunch box. John had never heard the word ‘lonin’ or ‘steading’, both of which are used routinely round here. So, I asked him what they would call a track which led away from the farm buildings in the South. He simply said: ‘a track which leads away from the farm buildings’. Oh, how unimaginative that sounds. John continues to this day to talk about ‘corn carting’ when everyone else is leading grain. He’d never heard of ‘hemmel’ for a building or ‘stour’ for dust. ‘End riggs’ and ‘dykeback’ meant nothing to him. When someone asked where he stayed, he assumed they thought he was on holiday. Then there is the phrase ‘d’ya ken?’. Now, what you need to know about John is that sometimes he pretends to be dumber than he actually is. And when Little Craig finished every sentence with ‘d’ya ken?’ John pretended that he believed he was referring to a good friend of his called Dear Ken. And if he asked who Dear Ken might be, or whether we should expect him to arrive any time soon, some very confused exchanges inevitably followed. Over time, John is slowly getting to grips with the language barrier. Spare a thought for him because it’s not just a question of being bi-lingual; he actually needs to be tri-lingual, because there is Southern English, Northumbrian English and Borders English for him to grapple with, so it may still take a little longer. DECEMBER 2026
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CONTRACTORS SERVICES BYREWALLS FENCING GARY RENWICK MULCHING & VEGETATION MANAGEMENT. EST 1988
All types of Agricultural Fencing, Garden Fencing and Decking
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Contact: Andrew 07725 583737 Euan 07774 004622 Evenings 01573 410260
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J & J Grant
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5 spreaders available to meet your precision spreading requirements High output LGP machines to minimise soil and crop damage Weighing 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
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Contact us to discuss how we can help reduce your costs with the use of organic products
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CONTRACTORS SERVICES OUR SERVICES Roads - Maintenance/Upgrades
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www.billrae.co.uk All General Contracting Services provided, including: Two high capacity grain mills Direct drilling / Pasture Rejuvenation Ploughing / Sowing Fertiliser Spreading Agri Haulage Groundworks / Dump trailers Topping & Mulching Tubeline Bale Wrapping
office@billrae.co.uk DECEMBER 2026
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The Ag-bag is a cost efficient, scalable, storage option for all forage & feedstock types Efficient Harvesting High Nutrient Retention Low dry matter losses Great Flexibility Contact us to find out more
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Agricultural Contracting
Calcium Lime, Gypsum, Fibrophos, Other Alternative Fertilisers & Organic Products
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Peter Graham
PGC Contracts Ltd
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Groundworks Bulk Earthworks Concrete Work • shed floors • grain stores • farm yards • animal handling races/pens • general farm concrete work
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Northhouse Farm
Agricultural Contractors Film binding instead of net wrap results in more plastic where the bale needs it 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.
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SANDYSTONES
J&W Glendinning
New Holland L318 Skidsteer for hire with trailer
Lime, Fibrophos & Gypsum all supplied & spread
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Contact John 07831 735 220 Craig 07850 060 545
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Multi-disciplined groundworks company covering the Scottish Borders, North Northumberland and the Lothians. We specialise in the following: • Mobile / on site crushing & screening • Earth works • Drainage • River works • All types of concreting • Paving / slabbing • Foundations • Roads Owengillard@yahoo.co.uk • Machine hire 36
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IF YOUR FARM TRACK OR FOREST ROAD NEEDS SOME ATTENTION, WE HAVE THE SKILLS, MACHINERY AND EXPERIENCE TO DELIVER A LASTING SOLUTION.
BM FOREST & LAND LTD ROAD CRUSHING AND GRADING SERVICES
• REDUCES OR ELIMINATES THE NEED TO IMPORT MATERIALS. • IMPROVES DRAINAGE TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. • QUICK AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTION THAT MINIMISES DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: MOBILE - 07788 242 638 EMAIL - bmexcavations@outlook.com
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Agriparts Borders Ltd
PRAMAC GSW15P 400v, 15kVA, 12kW Three Phase Diesel Generator @ £6319.00 PRAMAC ES8000 Petrol Generator, Long Run Tank, Honda Engine, 230v, Max 6.4kw @ £1085 Jefferson JEFGENDIE50 6.3kVA / 5.0kW Diesel Generator with Electric Start, Long Run @ £1350 PRAMAC P3500i Suitcase Inverter Generator, 3kw Petrol, 2 x 13amp Sockets @ £525.00
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The Old Smiddy, Graden, Kelso TD5 8BS Telephone: 01573 430338 Email: info@walkergroundworks.com 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 experience following works: Walker Groundworks is a well-established company, founded in 1996, with extensive • Earthworks/Site Preparation/Roads operating across the Scottish Borders, Northumberland,• Crushing and the Lothians. • 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 • Comprehensive earthworks, site preparation, and •road construction In house setting out engineer/surveyor
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On Our Farm
November 11th 2026
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, 7500 organic hens produce eggs for Waitrose and 32000 free range organic for the Lakes. Bogdan and Diana have just comeback from three weeks in Romania where they have been attempting to finish the foundations on a house they are building. It has been unseasonably wet over there and progress was frustratingly slow. Bogdan couldn’t believe how dry it was here when he got back. We are currently mucking out all the cattle courts and tipping it on a stubble field. The tractor and trailer are hardly leaving a mark. It is making less of a mess than we do at harvest sometimes! I am happy to report that the new hen shed is in full production, yesterday we collected over 31,000 eggs. The robot, grader and palletiser are working well after quite a few teething problems…. With Bogdan and Diana away and the old New shed in full production man in Kenya - to say we were short staffed would be an understatement. We were informed that the robot and grader needed at least 4000 eggs to work. By the time the commissioning engineer turned up we were at 10,000 eggs and they were increasing by 20% a day. It took almost a week of fine tuning to stop the grader dumping all the eggs on the floor, the robot refusing to put eggs on trays and the palletiser only wanting to make three stacks high rather than five! Modern technology is amazing when it works but unbelievably frustrating when it doesn’t. This also coincided with the weekend of storm Boelo which was much worse than expected ripping off part of one of the scratch area roofs of a mobile organic shed and playing havoc with the new shed ventilation system. There was a moment over that weekend where I really questioned whether the new shed had Storm Boelo’s damage been a good idea, as Jess and I attempted to pack 20,000 eggs by hand! Most of our cattle are now housed with the last batch of forty due in next week. We have been playing around with their diet over the last month as I was concerned that their dung has been a bit loose. We analyse all our silage every year and have a dietitian that draws up the rations. I am HIGH STREET YETHOLM KELSO TD5 8RA convinced that the protein result is never that accurate with the silage having a higher protein level than the analysis shows. I reckon we are giving them too much protein and that is causing the problem. Bogdan and I have got 48 to clip over the next couple of days pre slaughter. It is his least favourite job especially this time of year when they are at their dirtiest. Hopefully I may see some of you next week at AgriScot MAIN DEALER which is always a great day out.
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Talking......from the boundary
November 11th 2026
We are blessed with great neighbours on all sides of our farm. We have worked with them all, sharing machinery, grazing livestock and working as contractors for each other. We have never signed an agreement or had anything written on paper. It has always been, the way it should be, based on trust. Sadly the last of the older generation died a few days ago Guy Lee which means we have lost a senior figure on all four of our marches over the 36 years we have had the privilege of living at Sandystones. Apart from the sheer beauty of this part of the world, it is the community we have joined and live amongst that makes the Borders such a special place to live, bring up children and create a business. On the South our immediate neighbours are the Bruce family at Pinnacle. When we came up from the South to visit the farm we had just purchased Bobby Bruce welcomed us to the farmhouse and immediately told us “You’ll be needing a wee injection”. Hugo, 7 years old at the time, was with me. We October 1972 Station Hotel, Perth left several wee injections later thinking we have never received a neighbourly Much to the surprise of the guests (and horror of the hotel management) at The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society dinner introduction like that before! at the Perth Bull Sales, Jimmy Todd led one of his prize Our Easterly neighbour is Sandra Hamilton farming at Palace Hill. Sandra’s winning Simmental bulls round the ballroom. husband Willie tragically died in his 40’s. He was a very amusing individual. I remember vividly when the first environmental schemes came in and being in the Tweed catchment area enabled us to take advantage of the options on offer. Willie came round and said “I’ve got quite arty farty” surprising himself that he was doing more than traditional farming. Sandra set up a very successful contracting business doing all our ploughing, sowing and combining for many years. Longnewton is a very good farm to our West. James Allen was a fantastic neighbour who introduced me to Scottish Agronomy which was a great way to meet a group of like minded arable farmers. James was a very good stockman selling top quality fat cattle weekly at St Boswells mart. And finally to the North is Greenend farmed by Grant Todd. Grant’s father Jimmy died last week at the age of 92. As soon as we had secured the purchase of Sandystones in 1990 Jimmy made the effort to find out our address in the South of England and wrote the most moving letter congratulating us on our acquisition and welcoming us to the Borders. Our families have always got on very well, and Grant and I have done all sorts of ventures together and machinery sharing. Grant is the most community minded person I know hosting coffee and cakes every morning of the year in his farm steading with anyone and everyone being welcomed.
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Talking......from Lincolnshire
November 9th 2026
Will Howe is an arable farmer from Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The soils are predominantly heavy. There is 1000ha of cropping including winter wheat, spring beans, spring oats and oilseed rape. He also manages a contracting business Thorpe Farming Ltd. So, the season that would not end has (after 127 days) finally ended! With 18m of drill running on the final day of drilling, and the top up herbicides applied to the winter cereals a huge sigh of relief has been exhaled, and we begin winding down to the beginning of December from when Colby is off till the New Year. Being a glutton for self-flagellation, coupled to the fact that problems during harvest always seem far less severe by the following April the post season appraisal has started. The general consensus is that yields with the exception of the beans were pleasing, the harvest logistics at one farm need improving, machine reliability has been utterly dire, the volunteers suggest I am a better combine drive than the AI Algorithm in Cemos, and most importantly I need to spend more time in/on the Ionian Sea for everyone’s benefit. Having had the surreal conversation with a tractor salesman that he didn’t have a tractor to sell me, despite there being an ex-demo unit on the website with a POA label, the Quadtrac is having a re-man transmission fitted. The cultipress and SLD are both going to a genuine dealer to have all new rings and components fitted to the packers. This will allow me some 1st Nov - the reason I delayed drilling on one farm comeback if it all goes wrong… To improve grainstore logistics at Worths I have been looking for a 900mm piggyback elevator with no success. It is an extraordinarily time-consuming process scouring farm ads and dispersal catalogues so I enlisted the help of my son to set up an AI agent who would once a day do the looking for me and produce a report. Within a week it had found what I have spent 24 months looking for… Our grain trailer has developed an irritating habit of popping a spring off when going over The new trailer uneven terrain. We had hoped that by replacing springs, and holders it might improve matters, but it didn’t. So that has been sold and a chance advert on MarketPlace has led me to buy a 2017 Larrington 16t trailer, which still has all the paintwork on the floor. It was originally bought by a farmer who has 200 acres of combinables so is like new. With cropping options limited, I need oilseed rape to be a consistent and viable option. In 2012 I planted 540ha of oilseed in 18 days with a 4m subsoiler and it all grew well with the benefit of thiamethoxam. This year we had a 5 day window which was the difference between success and failure. We need to be equipped to plant 200ha in 5 days so options are being investigated. We could use our 12m Dale to direct drill the crop which is an incredibly cheap establishment method, but experience has shown that we need to incorporate a loosening tine to get the most profitable crop. 44
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November 9th 2026 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. Storms Austen and Boelo swept over the UK in quick succession at the end of October. The previous few days had also seen a high volume of rainfall. The storms themselves thankfully didn’t cause much damage on the farm, but a field of wheat sown the week before, after tatties, took a hammering. The potatoes were lifted in good weather and the wheat sown in better than normal conditions for this slot in the rotation. Unfortunately, our sandy/silt loams have a tendency to run together when overworked and followed by heavy rains. Sowing after tatties is always high risk as wet conditions can cause the soils to slump prior to crop emergence making the young wheat seedlings struggle to break cover. The geese had a lovely time... This was compounded in this case by thousands of geese that decided to take a waddle over the field causing extra puddling and capping. The water just lay on top with no ability to percolate through the silt layer. High winds brought by the first named storms of the season seemed to peg the geese in our area. Reluctant to fly far they landed wherever they could, often in fields not usually favoured by our migratory foes. The stormbound geese made a real nuisance of themselves especially as they flew in on the full moon and caused havoc as I slept. One low lying area has been particularly affected as the sheer weight of geese and water has created a small lochan in the wheat that is proving slow to drain. Geese shooters were arranged and had an action-packed morning flight. Gas bangers were then deployed to keep the geese off the most vulnerable areas but sadly, I fear the damage is done. Unfortunately, I won’t be winning Neighbour of the Year Award (again) this year as one banger had a slight malfunction overnight and blasted away every 15 minutes until I was politely informed about the frequent booms early the next morning by a neighbour who spent the night thinking they were under attack. A large area of high pressure in early November was most welcome and allowed some drying out and the last few applications with the sprayer to be completed. Our 2016 Massey Ferguson 7718 has been traded in for a 2021 Valtra T235. It’s always a difficult decision when to change machinery but especially so Goodbye trusty Red now given the horrifying cost of kit. The Valtra is well spec’d, low hours and the extra horsepower will be welcome pulling the drill up our steeper fields. The MF has been a good tractor but was annoyingly short on available hydraulic valves and I found the screen/terminal was particularly impenetrable to navigate. I am taking a while to get used to the Valtra but am so far impressed by its comfort and clearly laid out settings. Buying a new (to us) tractor used to be exciting and fun. Now the sheer cost of the transaction makes it a The high pressure in early November The new tractor. Double air horns more sobering experience. installed by previous owner but giving brought the most stunning sunrise me much amusement
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Talking......Organic
November 11th 2026
Simon Bainbridge farms in partnership with his wife Claire and his mother Elisabeth in Northumberland. They run suckler beef, sheep and laying hen enterprises across 650 ha of mainly SDA and moorland organically. Well, the jumpers are now out and the woolly hat firmly on. Glorious days, but fresh starts. The cows definitely tell you when they are ready to come in. Theres’s some grass, but the feed value has dropped away and they were shouting at the gate to be back in. Timing wise they needed to be in as we are TB testing this week and next. Bulls and heifers done first, cows following. All the cattle are now housed and calves are getting their backs clipped and being dosed for worms and fluke and swish for lice. The winter routine has commenced! Silage looks good, is feeding well but the analysis is yet to come in. We have PD’d the heifers with 3 not in calf. Irritatingly the white Galloway heifer is one that failed. There’s clearly a reason why these ‘Breeds at Risk’ are at risk! Cows will be PD’d when they are TB tested, so they aren’t going through the crush more times than necessary. We have had a good amount of fat and store lambs away to date which has helped both grass and cashflow levels. Right now we are focussing on grassland management decisions and stocking rates that will ensure we have good levels of grass in April and May next year when it is needed. Tups are going out today and tomorrow. Teasers have been in with them, so hopefully they’ll all be on top of the job! We have eggs from the new hens. It’s always a joy when the first egg arrives. They are growing well and feed and water levels are good, so we are happy with their progress. They arrive having been used to 10 hours of light from the rearing house. As they have now reached a certain weight and the feed and water consumption is increasing accordingly, we are adding an hour of light each week until they get to 15 hours of stimulating light – the dawn and dusk time isn’t stimulating enough to impact egg production. The bird flu situation has escalated pretty swiftly with DEFRA issuing a housing order to be in place for Friday. The new muckstore is up and running thankfully. The benefits of having this building are twofold – not only the environmental benefits of not tipping muck in fields on wet days, trashing the ground and using diesel to get there, but also the efficiency of having it on the steading making life easier for the team. We are still laying and planting new hedges and fencing them on a last ditch attempt to get as much done before the cut-off date of 31/12 this year. Claire will be approaching Natural England to see if we can get an extension on some of the options. With the government ‘Be ready’ campaign making headlines about having 3 days supply, it has got to be a different level of ‘be ready’ for farms. We need diesel to power tractors and generators in order to feed stock and hens and supply them with water. On a personal level, it’s a doddle to have food and water put aside, batteries, etc – it’s working out how to care for the stock that requires a slightly bigger plan. I haven’t seen that on the literature. 50
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Talking......Business with Edwin Thompson
November 2026
Jack Frater is an Agricultural Consultant at Edwin Thompson, covering the Borders, Lothians and Northumberland. Jack specialises in Farm and Estate Management With the clocks changing and the first named storm of the season, it feels like autumn is firmly with us, and with it comes the annual government budget. We are now two years on since Rachel Reeves sent shockwaves through the agricultural sector, and since then we have a new Prime Minister and a new Chancellor of the Exchequer in the form of John Healey. The leadup to the budget was dominated by the cost of living and a possible tax on banks. From a farming point of view there didn’t appear to be much to get excited about, which turned out to be the case. Mr Healey approached the dispatch box without the theatrics we are used to, and a more sober tone in his voice (albeit with the usual jibes made about the likes of Liz Truss). Breathing space was the clear theme here, with announcements such as the removal of VAT on electric bills which had been announced in the weeks prior, as well as the removal of gas standing charges from 2027, something that isn’t that relevant to rural properties with oil fired boilers. On the subject of heating there will be £100 paid to each property with a council band of A to D, initially in England but the Scottish Government have now committed to this. There was indeed a new temporary increase to the banking surcharge from 3% to 6%, but this could well mean an increase to the cost of borrowing as the banks pass it on to customers. There wasn’t much in the way of agriculture specific announcements, more things that farmers should be aware of. This includes the increase to the National Living Wage by 3.9% and the extension of the current cut to fuel duty until July 2027, given that white diesel is close to £2/t that 5p saving won’t feel like much, neither will the 3p cut to red. A reduction to some import taxes applied to certain fertiliser products will help but again will appear minimal in the grand scheme of things. One thing that will concern diversified businesses with holiday lets will be a potential overnight visitors levy from 2028. This will ultimately be set by local authorities but will need to be passed on to guests – watch this space. There was no mention of the more pressing matters facing the sector such as direct support in England, and it appears that there will be little to no change to IHT rules at least until the end of this current Parliament. An increase to the Scottish block grant of around £600m sounds exciting, but I suspect this will not go anywhere near the agricultural pot. Overall, this was a fairly underwhelming budget which will not really impact farming businesses, I suspect however that many within the sector would take that over the budget of 2024. For more information please contact me on 01896 751300 or j.frater@edwin-thompson.co.uk 52
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November 11th 2026 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. For my 70th birthday my brother and sister gave me a bottle of NZ whisky. They stressed it was very very expensive and they could take it back should I not like it. I pointed out it was difficult to rate the whisky without opening it and by doing so the bottle will depreciate in value considerably taking away the option of refunds. 2 years later they decided we should celebrate the 60th anniversary of my father retiring from the British army and us all returning to NZ. The weekend chosen was my birthday. I suspect my siblings felt cheated for not having been allowed to celebrate my 70th and thought it was a good opportunity to force some hospitality. So we had a grand gathering of family over a long weekend. My sister has dozens of Celebrating my birthday children and hundreds of grandchildren and all but a couple came for the party. Our grandchildren and my sister’s mob are all about the same age, and while the parents and grandparents slipped into a state of lethargic nonchalance, the mokopuna explored every opportunity to challenge and hurt themselves. I was very impressed. The wee ones did things that showed innovation, courage and a delightful contempt for danger, while their parents happily ignored them. Only one was hospitalised but he was released after his chest was stitched closed so everyone had a great weekend. I couldn’t help reflect that my parents would have been very satisfied having made a And 60 years at Akaunui very very good decision to move back to NZ. Meanwhile the very very expensive whisky remains for the most part undrunk. I tasted it and it wasn’t good so I took it on a fishing trip and poured glasses of it for my fishing companions to try, without telling them what they were drinking. I watched them all surreptitiously tip their whisky out… when quizzed they all agreed it was horrible. They then went on to drink 2 bottles of Aberlour that evening to ensure my feelings weren’t hurt. The point of the story in case you missed it is that despite being very very happy to live on a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific we still need your whisky.
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