IT WAS a Royal Highland Show debut for Kintyre’s John Turner of Kildalloig Farm, near Campbeltown - and a second placed ticket for a powerful Blue-Faced Leicester ewe which only just missed out on going one better.

THE ongoing problem of gardens and street areas in Saddell being flooded has been resolved thanks to a new flood relief project which has took four years to implement.

CAMPBELTOWN Young Farmers Association walked away with the 21st Anniversary Trophy for recruitment at the Ayr Show recently.

FIFTY-four dogs competed last Saturday in the Great Glen Sheepdog Trials at Spean Bridge under the eye of judge Peter Martin, Glen Lyon.

PROBLEMS with ravens attacking livestock are continuing to mount.

Farmers can only shoot ravens under licence from the Scottish Government and are only allowed to cull a small number at any given time.

THE recent moderate improvement in the milk price paid by one major retailer has done nothing to improve the mood or confidence of dairy farmers, according to NFU Scotland.

IT IS now nearly a year since Campbeltown Young Farmers Club got back up and running thanks to the dedication of its committee members.

KINTYRE and District Ayrshire Breeders Club held its annual stock judging at Machribeg Farm, Southend on Monday evening.

In the absence of chairman Hamish Smith, owing to illness, vice-chairman Robin Barr welcomed all present and introduced the master judge for the competition Robert Millar of High Cattadale.

KINTYRE Agricultural Society held their annual ploughing match on Saturday, 9.

It was held at Machrihanish farm and a good entry number of 13 tractors took to the field.

AROUND 70 entrants took part in the annual Kintyre Blackface Sheep Breeders’ Association stockjudging competition.

THE FIRST lambs were born at The Cameron family’s Gartvaigh Farm, Southend, on January 4 this year.

They are 16 pure bred Suffolks, sired by Glenho Royal edition and will be kept for home use.

MEMBERS of the Kintyre and District Ayrshire Breeders Club held their annual heifer competition on Wednesday November 28.

Judge for the day was Martin McHarg from Crofthead Farm, Ochiltree, Ayrshire.

SHEEP farmers will now receive the emergency payments announced last month in the wake of the foot and mouth outbreak.

The £6 per ewe payment will be paid by the Scottish Government within the next week after receiving clearance from the European Union.

FASNACLOICH’s Glencreran Estate will host one of two national farm walks being held by the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) in December to highlight the value of outwintering cattle in hill or woodland areas.

PRESIDENT of the Kintyre Agricultural Society, Archie Millar of Balegreggan Farm, was the host for this year’s Foal Show. Normally part of the Autumn Show incorporating cattle and sheep, restricted this year because of the foot and mouth restrictions, the Foal Show attracted a good number of spectators on a mild autumn day.

COMPENSATION for farmers and who pays for what is fast becoming a political football

YOUNG farmers from Campbeltown and Mid Argyll gathered at Dippen Farm, Carradale last Friday to watch a cattle dressing demonstration by Duncan Semple.

‘STAND UNITED.’ That was the advice being given to farmers in Argyll and Bute at an emergency meeting to discuss the latest foot and mouth outbreak on Friday night.

WEST Highland farmers were waiting for the green light from Brussels yesterday (Thursday) to see if the export ban on Scottish meat will be lifted.

SUPERMARKET giant William Morrisons has agreed that it will increase the price it pays First Milk for cheese by £400 per tonne with immediate effect from Tuesday of this week.

FIRST Milk is moving more of its farms away from daily milk collections.

MID ARGYLL Young Farmers recently visited Landcatch Fish Hatchery at Ormsary.

This was the first Landcatch site to be established and remains the largest. The Young Farmers saw the Salmon breeding process through to the supply of juvenile Atlantic Salmon.