Grand day out sponsoring the Black Beauty today. Crafty devil I am though…suggested Petra should present the prize. She now has green sawdust in her immaculate car 🏃‍♀️ Hopefully still have a job on Monday…..

Top vet urges farmers to keep birds outside over Aberdeenshire #birdflu outbreak pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/sc…

Registers of Scotland have announced their ambition to have 100% of the land in Scotland mapped on the new Land Register by 2024. Kirstin Wilson explains the merits of voluntarily registering your property before this date. ow.ly/iv6W50LSSE2

We are proud to be sponsoring and attending the Scottish Agritourism Conference in Perth. Hazel Anderson, commented, 'There are so many rural businesses with great stories to tell here, all willing to share knowledge to deal with sector wide challenges.' #ScotAgConf22

Well done Huntly 👏🏻 Tomorrow night I’m doing the Kirkwall run 🚜 🎄

.The Scottish Farmer speaks to NFU Scotland on upcoming changes to the slurry rules and how it may affect farmers. #lawreform thescottishfarmer.co.uk/features/23170…

My chariot from the Kirkwall tractor run last night. One of 179!! And so many spectators. Toot toot 👋🏻 justgiving.com/campaign/Orkne… #orkney

Spot me 👀

One week count down to my annual Strathmore_RFC outing, and eyeing up the Orkney opposition on the the old idiots lantern. Who to support though….Bob Baldie 😜

Thanks for another fantastic day Strathmore_RFC see you next year ❤️

The UK government has unveiled 45,000 new visas for #seasonalworkers for 2023 but farmers worry that it is too late. 👩‍🌾 thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/23251218.…

.NFU Scotland discusses the impact of the hottest year on record on farms and crofts #climatechange ☀ nfus.org.uk/news/blog/adap…

Former Royal Marines and farming charity RSABI - supporting people in Scottish agriculture are working together to deliver a pioneering mental health initiative for Scottish agriculture, being rolled out from this month. Details at link ⬇️ ruralnetwork.scot/news-and-event… NFU Scotland Women in Agriculture SAYFC Agri Affairs SRUC Monitor Farm Scotland

Found somewhere colder than Orkney 🥶

Scotland’s iconic beef herd set to shrink further while #flocksize could increase 🐄🦢 nfus.org.uk/news/news/scot…

A whole week has passed since my rural leadership trip to the Scottish Parliament. Being feeling so trowie I didn’t have the energy to post! Thanks for having us Scottish Parliament Really interesting to see you in action.

Trying to make sense of the Agricultural Reform Route Map. At last some further information but enough detail for farmers to plan for 2025? Not so sure... ruralpayments.org/topics/agricul…

Hundreds of trees which were felled by extremely high winds will be given a new life restoring an Aberdeenshire river system. pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/enviro…

As part of ongoing work to highlight the serious issue of sheep worrying by dogs, the National Sheep Association (NSA) last week launched its annual survey on the topic. thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/23309112.…

Would any of my followers be able to help at all? Asking for a friend in the west who has joint drainage issues with a property belonging to the late John Winton McNab who tragically died in an accident last September travelling to his holiday home Tigh Deas, IV40 8EX.