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		WASTE IS STILL A HEADACHE FOR SCOTLAND’S FARMERS New online learning tool can clear up confusion. Recent research by SEPA suggests that Scotland’s farmers need more help with managing their agricultural waste.

		Campbell Dallas - Agri Panel Evening Agri Panel Evening Monday 18 January 2010 Dewars Centre, Perth Starts: 7:30pm Panel Members are: • Jim McLaren, President of the NFU • Peter Cook, Agricultural Consultant • David Leggat, United Auctions • Robin Niven, local farmer • Adam Lawson, National Chairman SAYFC

		BEER & BURGER NIGHT - 26/02/09 J & S Montgomery are kindly hosting a "beer n burger" night for YF Agri Affairs. The evening will include talks from George Livingstone of John Deere, Hugh McClymont, Farm Manager of SAC, Crichton Royal Farm, Dumfries.

		AGRI AFFAIRS STUDY TOUR - CHINA Following the huge success of our Study Tour to Brazil in December 2007 we are planning to take a group of YF members to China. Agriculture is the most important economic sector of China, employing over 300 million farmers.

		CEJA SEMINAR - September 2008 Lizzy Baxter and Sally Wilson recently attended a CEJA seminar in Annecy, France. This seminar was to coincide with an informal meeting of all of the EU’s agricultural ministers also in Annecy which was called by the French to set the ball rolling on discussions surrounding the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) during the French presidency of the EU.



	BRAZIL TOUR 2007 The reason Brazil was chosen for the Agri affairs trip is very simple. Brazil is bigger in terms of land mass than the whole of Europe put together and coupled with its frighteningly fast agricultural growth makes this country a must for an Agri visit. The trip covered a whole range of activities from viewing large scale beef ranches and dairy cow farms, arable and feed lot units. This together with more technical visits to their research and development programs at the Sau Paulo University as well as an insight into Brazil's tracebilty schemes. Also lets not fail to mention the obligatory sight seeing and nightlife that every YF tour intails. Delegates departed on Sunday 2 December returning 12 December. Those taking part in the trip were: Andrew Stewart Lesmahagow YFC (Agri & Rural Affairs Chairman) James Buchanan Aberfeldy JAC Alexander Nairn New Cumnock YFC John Struthers Carluke YFC Russell Allison Carluke YFC James Thomson Strathearn JAC Philippa Knowles Belhelvie JAC John Reid Brechin JAC Marianne Barron Strathbogie JAC Fiona Howatson Machars YFC Nicola Smith Brechin JAC David Dandie Bathgate JAC Grant Woodburn Mauchline YFC Andrew Stevenson East Fife JAC Gill Lennox Loch Lomond YFC Penny Laird Bell Baxter ADS / SAYFC Staff Member FULL REPORT AND PHOTOS CAN BE FOUND ON DOWNLOADS SECTION


		TENANT FARMING - 2007 AND BEYOND Various The future of tenant farming in Scotland comes under the spotlight in a series of roadshows over the next few weeks jointly organised by the Scottish Tenant Farmers Association (STFA) and NFU Scotland, in conjunction with the Scottish Association of Young Farmers, the Scottish Estates Business Group and the Scottish Rural Property Business Association.

		DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS New project to improve future for family-run rural businesses For richer, for poorer what will your legacy be? That is the question that a new project ‘developing the next generation of business leaders’ poses to Scotland’s family-run rural businesses.