East Agri Farm Tour

East District Agri & Rural Affairs Visit to Bowhill Farming Ltd

12th October 2025

Bowhill Farm Office,

Selkirk,

TD7 5ES

Hosted by Buccleuch Estates

All Clubs Welcome to Attend.

For more info please contact Agrichair@sayfc.org and Agrivicechair@sayfc.org

Bowhill Farming Ltd covers 6,555 hectares with the majority of land lying between the Yarrow and Ettrick Valleys. The farm runs 200 premium health pure Aberdeen Angus cows, producing breeding stock for replacements, suckler cow herd of 340 cows, a 7,150 ewe hill flock of Scottish Blackfaced/South Country Cheviot and an upland flock of 1,350 breeding ewes, supplying lamb to Sainsbury’s. 300 Breeding hinds venison for Dovecote Park.

Arable cropping includes winter barley, spring barley, spring oats and kale, mainly for stock feed.

Bowhill also operates a 200kW Anaerobic Digester and a 32,000 free range hen laying.