When a shelter belt becomes a money belt Shelterbelts: A good market – where once, there was no market Timber prices are performing well, which is good news for those who have forestry investments – it’s also opened up a market for farmers to cash in on timber, farming their assets as well as their […]
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One of England’s largest water pipeline schemes is carving its way across the Cumbrian landscape, to enable a new water supply to feed the West Coast of Cumbria. The project is understood to be affecting approximately 375 farmers/landowners with work in progress easy to spot from main roads in the area and from the top […]
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“I love getting out and about and never wanted to be stuck in an office all day. It’s a very varied workload – no two days are the same” Alison was brought up on a beef and sheep farm in Peeblesshire and graduated with an Honours Degree in Property Management and Valuation in 2010. Since […]
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David Paterson (26) shares his time between the family farm near Biggar and his role as a Land Agent with Davidson and Robertson (D&R) – a firm of Rural Surveyors and Consultants. He is a keen member of Biggar YFC and has a passion for tug of war competitions – #pullingfortheteam Career: It […]
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George Hipwell, Linlithgow, West Lothian George Hipwell (29) is a Chartered Surveyor, Fellow of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (FAAV) and a Director of Davidson and Robertson (D&R) – a firm of Rural Surveyors and Consultants. He remains connected to the land in his spare time, working on his ‘in-laws’ farm, developing a glamping […]
