Keith Findlay

2 weeks ago | original106.co.uk | Keith Findlay |Steve Brown

Crowds flocked to Easter Bucklyvie Farm, Crossgates, for West Fife Show. Now in its 257th year, the popular event is a mix of farming tradition, hands-on activities and rural entertainment. Visitors at this year’s show enjoyed a wide variety of attractions. These included livestock competitions featuring cattle, sheep, goats and horses. Farming enthusiasts were able to get up close to a wide range of tractors and machinery, thanks to support from regional dealerships and vintage exhibitors.

3 weeks ago | original106.co.uk | Keith Findlay

The chairman of Ringlink Scotland has hailed its merger with Highland Business Services (HBS), creating a £100 million agricultural machinery ring, as a “logical step forward”. Laurencekirk-based Ringlink and HBS, which has its main office at Glaikmore, North Kessock, near Inverness, announced their tie-up earlier today. They said the move will substantially strengthen the position of both organisations. The two co-operatives boast a combined membership of more than 4,000 businesses.

3 weeks ago | original106.co.uk | Keith Findlay

A couple’s dream to become West Highland crofters is driving one of the latest farming-related planning applications to north and north-east councils. New homes for people and hens feature heavily among projects in the pipeline. More on the crofting dream later, but first let’s start in Aberdeenshire. Dawn Lobban has applied for planning consent for a new home next to Braehead Farmhouse, near Banchory. Much of the site is former agricultural land that was “set aside”.

1 month ago | thecourier.co.uk | Keith Findlay

West Fife Show is back next month, with organisers expecting thousands of people to attend one of Scotland’s longest-running agricultural events. It takes place at Easter Bucklyvie Farm, Crossgates, on Saturday June 7. Now in its 257th year, the show is a mix of farming tradition, hands-on activities and rural entertainment. Visitors can expect a wide variety of attractions, including the ever-popular livestock competitions featuring cattle, sheep, goats and horses.

1 month ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Keith Findlay

Kirkton Farm, near Kinellar, Aberdeenshire, will welcome as many as 1,000 visitors when it opens its gates to the public for the first time on Sunday June 8. Host farmer Scott Campbell was thrilled to see more than 800 registrations pour in. That meant the event was fully booked. But after an on-site meeting, it’s now been decided to increase the limit to 1,000 people. First time for everythingJoining the Open Farm Sunday (OFS) initiative marks a first for Scott and his team.