The RingleaderBorders Machinery Ring Ltd. February Newsletter 2020

Leader House, Mi l l Road, Ear lston TD4 6DG • 01896 758091

Visit the BMR Ltd. website on www.ringleader.co.uk

2019 was BMR’s first year of involvement with the Land

Based Pre-Apprenticeship Scheme. Our first three apprentices completed their 6-month work placements in early January and thanks to the scheme and supportive mentor businesses they all now either move on to a Modern Apprenticeship with Borders College or full-time employment.

A total of 29 pre-apprentices have completed the scheme this year throughout Scotland and all are plan-ning to stay within agriculture. 50% are expected to progress to a Modern Apprenticeship with the remainder all securing work in the sector. A great result for a scheme designed to pro-mote a career in the land-based sec-tor.

BMR is planning to offer 10 placements in south east Scotland during 2020 and we already have interest and applications from young people looking for a start in our industry. If you are interested in offering a placement as a Mentor business, we would encourage you to get in touch with us to find out more. If we can build our database of potential mentors, it makes it easier to match up placements during the Spring.

The scheme will start in June with a 3-week induction with our partners Borders College & SRUC. Scottish Government funding covers all training during the induction meaning your Pre-Apprentice starts with your business in early July having gone through Tractor Driving, Telehandler, First Aid & Manual Handling courses. Further support for relevant training once on placement is also available. We are looking for businesses who have a genuine interest in bringing new blood into the industry. You and any existing staff will need to be

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willing to provide variety of work and a supportive environment throughout the placement. Being a Mentor can be hugely rewarding.

■ Winter is an ideal time to sit down and assess your training requirements for you and your staff. Whether it is a first-time course, or a refresher requirement after 5 years please get in touch to discuss dates. A calendar of upcoming courses can be found later in this newsletter. Alternatively, keep an eye on our website or download our Borders Machinery Ring Mobile App which now has a training calendar as well as many other features including handy information on Agricultural Vehicles on the Road Laws.

■ Many rural homes and businesses continue to suffer poor broadband connectivity in south east Scotland. At our AGM in November, BMR launched a partnership with local firm Borderlink Broadband who provide high speed broadband solutions over an ever-increasing geographical area. The network technology used now also makes it much easier to install CCTV and other sensor solutions. For more information please get in touch or fill out the enquiry form on our website. BMR members qualify for a 5% discount on install and ongoing monthly charges.

■ Please get in touch with BMR when planning ahead for your Spring contracting and labour requirements as well as pricing up your Grass Seed, Fertiliser, Lime and other inputs. We are here to help you and your business. MB

In this issue:

Manager's Report....1

Pre-Apprenticeship Scheme ........... 2

Training / BMR App ......................3-4

Puwer & Loler Inspections .............. 7

A Superior Soya Alternative ........... 8

We Are Hiring! ............................... 8

Manager: MICHAEL BAYNE mobile: 07968 224 302 email: michael@ringleader.co.uk

assistant Manager / training: JILL DICKSON mobile: 07866 538 347 email: jill@ringleader.co.uk

ContraCts/training support :FIONA MARWICK email: fiona@ringleader.co.uk

Labour/FarM suppLiesSARAH CALDER email: sarah@ringleader.co.uk

aCCounts: SANDRA HAMILTON email: admin@ringleader.co.uk

www.facebook.com/borders.machinery/ @bordersmr

MAIN OFFICE: Leader House, Mill Road, Earlston TD4 6DG Tel: 01896 758091 Fax: 01896 757036 email: bmr@ringleader.co.uk

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■ The Case IH Rebate Scheme available to Scottish Machinery Ring Members is now going into its 12th year. We are very proud of the partnership we have built with Case IH over this time and are pleased to announce that the rebate rates have been increased for 2020.

We continue to offer fleet deals on Toyota and Ford and work with Border Toyota and Maxwell Motors locally. If you are planning to change your car or farm truck, remember to mention you are a member of BMR to save up to 22% discount.

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Land-basedPre-Apprenticeship...

• Do you want to support the industries future workforce?• Do you want to share your knowledge with others?• Do you enjoy encouraging and motivating others?• Do you want to benefit from mentoring to

meet your own workplace requirements?

We are looking for suitable mentors to support our Pre-Apprenticeship programme; developing young people whilst meeting their own workplace re-quirements. It is essential for individual businesses to step up to enable the industry to overcome the shortage of skilled workers. We need mentors throughout South-East Scotland, from the Land-based sector, to offer 6 months’ work placements either on a full-time or part-time basis.

Mentors Required for 2020

“We felt as a business it was important to give a keen young person a chance to gain experience in the agricultural industry and put something back into the rural sector. The Pre-Apprenticeship Scheme has been the ideal structure to allow us to do this. There is a real shortage of young coming through and hopefully by investing in the young now, we will reap rewards in the future.”

If you would like to become a mentor or help support this initiative, please email: michael@ringleader.co.uk or call 01896 758091 to discuss or request a mentor information pack.

Jamie Tweedie,RR Tweedie & Sons,

Middlethird, Gordon

ELECTRICITYIS YOUR CONTRACT UP FOR RENEWAL

SOON?

Contact BMR for a quote. We can access competitive prices through our BMR

Member Suppliers. Contact the BMR office

01896 758091

Mole control…

STRAW AVAILABLEFOR SALE

Ex-farm or delivered.

Contact the BMR office

01896 758091

SPRING FIELD WORKWe have Members with

spare capacity for all Spring Ploughing, Cultivations and

Drilling Requirements.

BMR allows you to access skilled operators with the latest

machinery and technology.

T R A I N I N G

Contact BMR to find your nearest Mole Catcher.

A practical training course is also available.

A reminder for Members that Scotland's seasonal

hedge cutting ban comes into force on March 1, as the bird nesting and rearing season begins.

The closed period lasts until August 31, preventing the cutting and trimming of hedges and trees to meet agriculture's cross-compliance requirement to protect wildlife habitats.

However, a hedge or tree may be trimmed from August 1 if the hedge or tree is in a field which will be sown with oilseed rape, temporary grass or another crop subject to prior written consent of Scottish Ministers, where the hedge or tree is adjacent to the field being sown. The only other exception is for road safety.

REMINDER!

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T R A I N I N G

Managing the Rural Business Performance: Budgeting Course

Our Budgeting course is appropriate for those working (or interested in working) in the agricultural sector as an administrator or bookkeeper, returning to the sector or looking for a new career in a rural business.

This is the second in a series of financial administration courses for the rural business. An understanding of farm accounts and record keeping is required.

Budgeting - Preparing a cashflow budget and producing budget reports

Aims: 1) Understand where to collect the information from to create a budget2) Understand the steps required to produce a report3) Understand the difference between cashflow and profit4) Creating cashflow and budget reports5) Creating budget versus actual reports6) Analysing results

Attendees will leave the course understanding how to manage and analyse the performance of the rural business by understanding cashflow and profit and preparing a cashflow budget versus actual and how to use budgets to help you manage and analyse the performance of your rural business.

Dates: 20th & 27th February 2020

The course runs over two mornings; 9:30-12:30.

Venue: Borders Machinery Ring, Leader House, Mill Road, Earlston TD4 6DG

Tea & coffee provided

Cost for course: £130 plus vat (discount applies for BMR members)

Call Jill at BMR to book your place or for further information on 01896 758091

Training and Labour is supplied through BMR services company: Borders Area Services Ltd

ATV TRAINING

SIT-ASTRIDE ATV (British Off Road Driving Association Award)

10, 11, 18 & 19th February; at your site for 3 minimum, 4 maximum.

RIDE-IN ATV, 2 operators per course, dates as above.

Lantra Awards training can also be arranged.

TELEHANDLER and COUNTERBALANCE LIFT TRUCKTRAINING AND ASSESSMENT

Dates available in February for initial 2 day course and refreshers – call the office with any enquiries. Machines to have LOLER certificates. (See BMR member deal for LOLER certification).

PESTICIDE AWARDS

10, 11, 12th February: PA1, PA2 & PA6

17, 18, 19, 20th February: (PA1, PA4, PA6, PA2 Borders.City & Guilds assessments are booked to follow training daysOther PA awards including PA2F, 8, 11, 12 can be arranged.

Training with Borders Area Services

PLANNED COURSES SPRING 2020EMERGENCY FIRST AID AT WORK +F

Courses take place at the BMR office in Earlston on February 26th & May 6th.

We can also arrange training on site for groups of 6-12.

LANTRABASICCHAINSAWMAINTENANCE& CROSSCUTTING

Initial 2 day course March 3rd & 4th. Refresher March 5th

Courses can also be arranged including felling.

❚ Please check all your PPE including helmet, gloves, trousers, footwear are in good condition and ‘in date’.

BMR has arranged a

discount deal when purchasing PPE at Border Chainsaw & Lawnmowers.

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T R A I N I N G / N E W T E C H N O L O G Y

PRACTICAL MOLE TRAPPING

March 12th; St Boswells, 9am-12.30pm

RODENT CONTROL

Lantra eLearning courses for Rodent Control are available to book through the BMR office. These can then be completed at a suitable time and place. The award allows the holder to purchase general use rodenticides.

FARM HEALTH & SAFETYAWARENESS COURSES

You can book a classroom-based Farm Health & Safety course or register for the Lantra eLearning course. Both can be used to raise awareness of H&S issues on farm.

The course can be used for induction of new or seasonal staff and used to remind everyone of the importance of H&S at work and responsibilities of employers and employees.

CONTACT BASL WITH ALL ENQUIRIES: 01896 758091

Training with Borders Area Services: PLANNED COURSES SPRING 2020 (contd. from page 3)

Winter SuppliesWe can get you best delivered prices on

ROCK SALT – IN DUMPY BAGS

ANTIFREEZE

FUEL ADDITIVES

WINTER TYRES

CONTACT BMR ON01896 758091

Call the Ring in good time for all your supplies

Many of you are already using the web worksheet to submit your jobs to the ring office. We have now

developed an App to do the vast majority of things that most members use the Ring for. You can now submit your worksheet as you leave the field, ask for any service we can offer, tell us you are free/not free and even ask for a copy of an invoice when you are doing your VAT and cannot find the paperwork. To get the App please go to the Apple App store on your IPhone or IPad and type in Borders Machinery Ring. For Android devices the App can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.

BMR APP for Apple and Android Devices

If you have any problems, please phone the office and we will lead you through it. You should receive an email after your request has been submitted successfully – please contact the office if you have not received confirmation

We are very interested in your views of this App and how it can be improved. Please tell us and we will try to incorporate your ideas.

Once installed onto your device, you log in with your own e-mail address and the password is the same for everyone. It is r i n g (all lower case). When the App opens please go to Profile at the top right and fill in the details required so that you can tell it who you are and then it will not ask again. This way you do not have to put in your details for each request. One of the things that we have added for your convenience is to re-order the usual volume of fuel at our best price with the minimum of clicks.

Interested in becoming a member? Call 01896 758091

BMR: New MembersNAME Membership No.Aitchison Fencing, , Duns, 1193Aitken-Walker Cars, Duns 1149Alex Allison, Cleghorn 1164M & J Ballantyne Ltd, Kelso, 1171Fiona Bark, Earlston 1146C Bell & Son, Newcastle 1156Messrs Bell, Wigton 1201Borderlink Broadband Ltd, Duns 1175Castlesteads Farms Ltd, Penrith 1204K A Clark, West End Farm, Silloth 1184Crosby House Farm, Maryport, Cumbria 1200J Dickinson, Hesket Newmarket, Wigton 1199Will Dickson, Lothian & Borders Shearing, Greenlaw 1160C P Douglas & Partners, Bonchester Bridge 1207Mr R S & Mrs J S Douglas, Coldstream, 1153Eat Sleep Ride Cic, Per Dani McKinnon, Reston 1148M E & JJ Fell, Stanger Hill, Whitrigg, Wigton 1183Ferguson Planning, Galashiels 862E T Fleming Livestock, Duns 1194Gallagher Power Fence UK Ltd, Canley, Coventry 1167J R Gibb, Toftcombs Farm Cottage, Biggar 1178Ginglet Farm, Ginglet House, Stenton 1145R M Graham & Ptnrs, Lockerbie 1169Grahamslaw Farming P’ship, Musselburgh 1173GRF Farms, Per Ian Forbes, Coldstream 1213Henningsen UK Ltd, Edinburgh 1189Laura Hinnekens, Parkhouse, Quothquan, Biggar 1179Alistair Hopkins, 22 Renwick Terrace, Hawick 1168MJ & CM Hutchinson, Falahill Farm, Heriot 1151Mike Jefferson, High Pow, Boltongate, Wigton 1182Ray Keatinge, Westburn, Mainhill, St Boswells 1172C Kennedy & Partners, North Cowshaw Farm, Lockerbie 1150Thomas B Kerr, 5 High Cross Avenue, Melrose 1181H E Kinch (Thameslade) Ltd, Southside Frm, Gorebridge 1159Kenny Lamont, Yarrow Hall House, Yarrow, Selkirk 1186John Loder, T/A Upper Chatto Farm, Hownam, Kelso 1162Luxury Lawns, 1 Princes Street, Innerleithen 1214F J & E M Mason & Son, Sickergill, Renwick, Penrith 1195Mersington House, Greenlaw, Berwickshire, 1166Midlothian Utilities Ltd, North Middleton, 1157

A R Moir (Fishing) Ltd, Maxton, Melrose 1177Mr & Mrs S Morley, Mill Farm Stables, Duns 1143Mouse Valley Plt Limited, Eastend Cleghorn, Lanark 1163Oil Salvage Ltd, 1 Lyster Road, Bootle, Merseyside 1144J Paterson & Son, Corriehills Farm, Corrie, Lockerbie 1196Patterson Builders Ltd, The Tannage, Selkirk 1174Nigel J Pollock, Newmains House, Dryburgh, Melrose 1170Rink Hill Holiday Lodge, Rink Farm, Galashiels 1212A & M Roberts, Riggingill Frm, Cockermouth 1205Lancelot Robson, Duns 1142Stuart Robson, Buckholm Farmhouse, Galashiels 1155J Runciman & Sons, Allanshaws, Galashiels 1187Messrs Scott Ltd, Carrick-Dene, Edderside, Maryport 1198J & G Sinclair, Crookston, Heriot, Midlothian 1211Messrs L Skelton & Son, Low House Farm, Maryport 1206St Boswells Fuels Ltd, Charlesfield Farm, St Boswells 1176John M Steel, Allanbank House, Allanton, Duns 1209Mr James D Stewart, Cheviot View, Eildon, Melrose 1147Firm Of Stobo Home Farm, Easterknowe Farm, Peebles 1215T V & M Storey, Tinnishall, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire 1191Tarff Services, Old Station Yard, Ringford, Castle Douglas 1208Martin Taylor Fencing, Peebles, 1188Eddie & Emma Tennant, Hartshaugh Hse, Bonchester Bridge 1161The Multi Fuel Stove Co Ltd, 1 Main Street, Spittal 1210Alan Thomson Fencing Ltd, Manse Road, Gordon 1192JA, SM & AW Todd, Croft Head Farm, Watermillock, Penrith 1197Mr Steve Walker, Ashiestiel House, Clovenfords 1152John Warnock & Son, Eastfield Of Coulter, Biggar 1141Watson Farming, Bonnyrigg, Whiterigg, Melrose 1158WFL (Uk) Ltd, Causeway End, Brinkworth, Wiltshire 1154R G & W Whitefield Ltd, Balladoyle, Seaville, Wigton 1203Whitmuir Organics, Per Ewan Ritchie, Whitmuir, Lamancha 1165R & A Whittam, Dunnabie Farm, Waterbeck, Lockerbie 1190J & D Wilson & Sons, Wheyrigg Farm Bungalow, Wigton 1202

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RSABIsupporting our local

agricultural community.

RSABI are actively recruiting businesses involved in Scottish Agriculture to join our Supporter Scheme.

If you would like to join over 300 current supporters please contact

Andrew Dunlop on 07746677423.

Around 100 farm secretaries from all over the UK will gather in Peebles Hydro this spring to learn

about this important farming region and sample local culture and hospitality.

Staff who form the backbone of every farm enterprise will be taking part in the 51st Annual Conference of the Institute of Agricultural Secretaries and Administrators (IAgSA) over the weekend of 28th February to 1st March 2020.

Institute of Agricultural Secretaries & Administrators (IAgSA), Scottish Borders Branch hosts 51st Annual Conference this spring.

The Scottish Borders Branch headed by Amanda Runciman and Bev Marsh are hosting this year’s prestigious event themed “Knowing No Borders”.

The Conference is sponsored by Greaves, West & Ayre, Chartered Accountants based in the Scottish Borders and Farmplan, a leading Agricultural Software Company.

Friday afternoon will include a choice of work-shops: Bookkeeping and compliance with chartered accountants Greaves, West & Ayre; and AHDB Benchmarking and agricultural software updates from Farmplan, Landmark and Sum-It.

A range of presentations will take place on Saturday morning. Then after lunch a visit to Glenrath Farms Ltd, one of

the UK’s leading egg production and marketing companies, has been organised.

On Saturday evening, delegates will enjoy a Drinks Reception, Gala Dinner and informal Ceilidh.

Trade Stands and use of the Hotel facilities will be available throughout the weekend.

Booking Forms with options ranging from the full weekend to day delegate are available from IAgSA2020Conf@gmail.com.

■ Places are limited on a first come basis and the closing date for bookings and full payment are soon. For more details of IAgSA and local branch membership visit www.IAgSA.co.uk.

Peeblesshire orchard available to lease. Approx 350 apple trees between 5 and 9 years

old. Includes cider varieties. Contact BMR office for full details

ORCHARD TO LEASE

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Border Toyota St BoswellsSt Boswells Garage, St Boswells, MelroseTD6 0EWborderstboswells.toyota.co.uk

Exclusive Discounts for Border Machinery Ring members available on the Toyota range.

Contact Allan Ralston for further details on 07971 195155 or 01835 826379

V E H I C L E A N D M A C H I N E R Y D E A L S

DEMOS, EX HIRE & FLEET (3-6 UNITS) 50%

SCOTTISH MACHINERY RINGS CASE IH Ring Rebate £Quantum 615Farmall A & C 615Luxxum / Vestrum 900 900Maxxum 1090Farmlift Telehandler 1090Puma/Puma cvx up to inc 175 1375Puma/Puma cvx 185 & above 2135Optum 2325MAGNUM 2515Magnum RowTrac 2990STX 3560R BALER 900B BALER 2325COMBINE 3560

Case IH Rebate 2020

Fleet Deals through BMRBMR members qualify for excellent fleet discounts on Pick-Ups, Vans and Cars across the Ford and Toyota ranges.

Mention you are a BMR Member when speaking to your local dealer or give us a ring at BMR to find out more.

QUARRY PRODUCTSBMR have members offering:

• CONCRETE PANELS • READY MIX • QUARRIED STONE • FIELD STONE • SAND & GRAVEL

Delivered or Self Pick up

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M E M B E R S ' U P D A T E

Our experienced team specialise in providing practical advice and services

for farms and rural businesses.

Contact Borders Machinery Ring for membersdiscounted rate on 01856 758091

LOLER | PUWER | RISK ASSESSMENTS | HEALTH & SAFETY SERVICES

The majority of farm businesses will have heard of the regulations relating to PUWER (Provision and use or work equipment regulations 1998) and LOLER (Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998).

There is concern across the industry for the number of farms who are still of the belief that these regulations may not apply to their farming business.

Here are the facts:1. Since 1998 it has been a requirement by the Health &

Safety Executive that all lifting equipment and lifting operations are annually inspected. This includes farm machinery such as Telehandlers, Fork Lift Trucks and Tractor Fore-End Loaders.

2. Irrespective of whether the farm has no employees the regulation still stands.

3. Within an agricultural insurance policy, it requires the policyholder/farmer to ensure that all statutory regulations are being met under their policy conditions. This includes the LOLER and PUWER regulations.

4. On a standard farm visit by the HSE, the HSE can now charge you for the visit where a Health & Safety breach has occurred. There’re many examples of the HSE targeting Telehandlers, Fork Lift Trucks and Tractor Fore-End Loaders for their certification.

At UK Risk Management & Engineering Services our technicians are experienced specialists in completing a practical inspection and certification of agricultural & general contracting machinery requiring an inspection under PUWER or LOLER regulations.

To book your inspection contact the BMR Office, or for any technical queries on PUWER/LOLER contact Matt McWhirter (Development Manager) 07939 247526 or Keith Short (Senior Engineer) at UKRMES.

PUWER & LOLER INSPECTIONS – NOT AN OPTION BUT A LEGAL REQUIREMENT ON ALL FARMS

CONTACT BMR FOR ALL YOUR WOODFUEL

REQUIREMENTS

❚ Woodchip ❚ Pellets ❚ Logs❚ Delivered or Self Uplift

PROCESSING & CHIPPING MACHINERY ALSO AVAILABLE WITH QUALIFIED OPERATORS

01896 758091

■ BMR has a number of members now on the biomass suppliers’ list for Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) compliance

■ A 16 year old can only drive an agricultural tractor on a provisional licence going to, taking and returning from their test if they fail. Until they are 17yrs old they are restricted to a tractor with a maximum width (including trailers or attachments) of 2.45m wide and can only pull a single axle or close coupled tandem axle trailer. Close coupled means the distance between the centres of the axles does not exceed 840mm.

The law requires that employers make sure their risk assessment for young

people under the age of 18 takes full account of their inexperience, immaturity and lack of awareness of relevant risks. But knowledge of the law regarding vehicle licences is also vital. Here is a reminder of the scope of driving licence law.

The law regarding Driving Licences■ A category F (tractor) licence is automatically issued as part of a car licence. A separate trailer licence is not required for a tractor and trailer.■ To drive an agricultural vehicle which is not a tractor (combine, telehandler, self propelled sprayer etc) you need a car licence but are subject to age related weight bands. 17 up to 3.5 tonnes, 18 up to 7.5 tonnes and to exceed 7.5 tonnes you must be 21 or over. For these classes of vehicles driver who passed their test after 1st January 1997 should sit a trailer test if they wish to tow with one of these vehicles.■ To drive a vehicle steered by its tracks (Challenger but not Quadtrac as this is steered by articulation or a tracked combine) you will require to sit a test and obtain a category H licence.

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Neolac from Norvite – A Superior Soya AlternativeFeeding soya alongside high quality silage

has now become an established and successful method of feeding ewes in the run up to lambing, enabling producers to optimise ewe performance but with significantly lower feed costs compared to more traditional silage and compound feeding strategies.

The problem is that soya is now coming under increasing pressure with concerns about its sustainability and the environmental impact of how and where it is grown and transported. In contrast, there is a plentiful supply of high-quality rapeseed that is both sustainably grown and processed here in the UK. Home-grown rapeseed not only offers us the potential to reduce our carbon footprint and reliance on imported protein but, a little known fact is that, rapeseed protein also has a superior amino acid profile compared to soya and is actually a much closer match to the requirements of the ewe and growing foetus.

The challenge is that ewes in late pregnancy need a good supply of by-pass protein (DUP), which standard rapeseed meal doesn’t provide. Many traditional methods of

increasing the by-pass protein content of feed by using aggressive and dangerous chemicals such as formaldehyde have been recently banned, which has opened the door to the next

generation of effective natural bypass treatments, such as that used to produce Neolac. Exclusively manufactured in Scotland, Neolac is produced by gently treating freshly cold-pressed rapeseed with natural organic acids and wood sugars to increase the level of bypass protein to 60%, which compares to a DUP content in Hipro Soya of only 28%. The result is that 100g of Neolac provides 34% more bypass protein than 100g of Soya and at the same time with a superior amino acid profile and energy content. Essential amino acids and energy, just when it’s needed.

Neolac should be fed as part of a TMR alongside quality silage for the last 4-6 weeks of pregnancy, at a rate of 100g/foetus/day.

Neolac can also be supplied fully mineralised with a high quality Easi-Lamber mineral incorporating high levels of vitamins, organic trace elements, seaweed, SAF-Mannans, Glycerol and fish oils to maximise ewe performance and lamb vitality during and after lambing.

For more information please contact BMR and Performance Feeds.

W E A R E H I R I N GMEMBER SERVICES / MARKETING

Part Time (Flexible)

A part time position which would involve working as part of a small team based in our Earlston office.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, focused individual with good IT & communication skills. Responsibilities will include:

• Development of promotional materials and campaigns to our diverse membership base. This will include website, newsletters, mobile app and social media

• Assist co-ordination of member requests for Services and Farm Supplies

• Maintaining Membership Database• Engagement with existing and potential

suppliers

Agricultural knowledge would be beneficial.

Apply in writing including your C.V to: Michael Bayne, Borders Machinery Ring Ltd, Leader House, Mill Road, Earlston TD4 6DG

or email michael@ringleader.co.uk

AGRIFOREST: A COMPLETE INTEGRATED FORESTRY MANAGEMENT BUSINESS WITH A

PERSONAL & PRACTICAL APPROACH

Timber harvesting & forest management

We are a client focused timber harvesting & forest management company offering a full range of contracting and timber marketing services to woodland owners.

AGRIFOREST, Cedarwood, Juniper Bank, Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders, EH43 6DE

AGRIFOREST ARE SPECIALISTS IN BRINGING

CHALLENGING SITES TO MARKET,

REGARDLESS OF SCALE

DIVERSIFY YOUR FARM OR ESTATE INCOME THROUGH BRINGING

UNDER-UTILISED WOODLANDS BACK INTO MANAGEMENT

• In the last three years, we’ve harvested and marketed over 52,000 tonnes of timber mainly from shelter belts and farm or estate woodlands

• Entirely personal service from harvesting to replanting-one point of contact throughout any work

• From felling licences to management plans, harvesting to new planting

T: 07940 979688 T: 01896 870301 (O�ce)E: doug@agriforest.co.uk

• Attractive returns to owners through active management & e�ective marketing of timber

• Contact us for a completely free, no obligation appraisal of your woodland resource, whatever the size: