Andrew Macdonald (@andymacd107) 's Twitter Profile
Andrew Macdonald

@andymacd107

Agricultural Consultant. All views my own

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Steven Thomson (@stevengthomson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Latest land market insights research findings fom SRUC Research colleagues working with Scottish Land Commission. Thanks to all the land agents who engaged in this research - their time and insights are greatly appreciated

Jen ⚡️ (@thegnrgiirl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Stop what you’re doing and watch this I’m serious. Jake holds up a sign asking to play guitar with The RPJ Band. They bring him up and let him do it. His favorite band? Guns N’ Roses. The song they play? Sweet Child O’ Mine. It’s fucking phenomenal.

Steven Thomson (@stevengthomson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Many folk asked me for access to the slides I had at NSA Scotland ScotSheep event. Maps & graphs will be expanded on in forthcoming SRUC Research nisrie.scot project reports funded by Scot Gov Rural. Slides can be accessed here doi.org/10.58073/SRUC.… SEFARI Gateway

Many folk asked me for access to the slides I had at <a href="/NSA_Scotland/">NSA Scotland</a> ScotSheep event. 
Maps &amp; graphs will be expanded on in forthcoming <a href="/SRUCResearch/">SRUC Research</a> nisrie.scot project reports funded by <a href="/ScotGovRural/">Scot Gov Rural</a>. 
Slides can be accessed here doi.org/10.58073/SRUC.…
<a href="/SEFARIscot/">SEFARI Gateway</a>
Claire Taylor (@cjtaylor92) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Q. Do you believe Australian lamb should be available to buy in UK supermarkets? (This is the first of a series of independent polls trying to capture British attitudes towards Australian lamb. Please feel free to share wider thoughts in the comments. Thank you 🙏)

Saxon Agriculture (@saxonag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

DRV German 2024 harvest forecasts: Wheat 2024 20.2m (forecast) 2023 21.5m Winter Barley 2024 9.0m (forecast) 2023 9.6m Maize 2024 4.6m (forecast) 2023 4.5m OSR 2024 3.8m (forecast) 2023 3.9m Spring Barley 2024 1.9m (forecast) 2023 1.4m The Saxon Weekly Executive

Scottish Land Commission (@scottishlandcom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you up to date with the latest TFC guidance? The guidance covers the use of comparables in rent reviews and was developed in consultation with members of the TFAF. It aims to improve how comparable holdings are used in rent reviews for agricultural tenancies 🚜

Steven O (@steven_oconnor1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Absolutely chucking it down here on the Isle of Man. Torrential rain and winds, it's armageddon weather. Anyone camping on island for the Manx Grand Prix near Peel and needs the use of our washing machine and/or tumble dryer please let me know and we will sort you 💪

Steven Thomson (@stevengthomson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Some interesting Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands budget lines in the Scottish Government budget today. £20m increase in agricultural transformation fund. Some reductions in agri-environment payments. Drop of £9m in the National Test Programme to £3m, 👇 1/2

NFU Scotland (@nfustweets) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Attention sheep & goat keepers 📣 The annual inventory is due to be completed by 30 January. Click here to complete➡️survey.scoteid.com

Attention sheep &amp; goat keepers 📣
The annual inventory is due to be completed by 30 January.
Click here to complete➡️survey.scoteid.com
Steven Thomson (@stevengthomson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Worth having a look at the new "Greening" guidance released by Scot Gov Rural If you have more than 15 hectares combined of cropping + temporary grassland (rotational grass under 5 years - SAF codes TGRS1 - TGRS5) then this will affect you Scotland's Farm Advisory Service SRUC ruralpayments.org/topics/all-sch…

Worth having a look at the new "Greening" guidance released by <a href="/ScotGovRural/">Scot Gov Rural</a> 
If you have more than 15 hectares combined of cropping + temporary grassland (rotational grass under 5 years  - SAF codes TGRS1 - TGRS5) then this will affect you <a href="/FASScot/">Scotland's Farm Advisory Service</a> <a href="/SRUC/">SRUC</a> 
ruralpayments.org/topics/all-sch…
Jeremiah Johnson 🌐 (@jeremiahdjohns) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One of my all-time favorite type of videos is pre-fame bands playing their extremely famous songs to a tiny room of people, because they're not yet known. A thread of some examples: Bastille playing Pompeii in what looks like someone's living room:

mohammed~Gaza 🇵🇸 (@mohammedihysse) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I write to you now from beneath the sorrowful skies of Gaza, under constant Israeli bombardment. But this time, I’m not just writing about the bombs—we’ve grown used to those. Today, I write to you about hunger… because I am starving. It has been nearly six months since we last