MORE than 50 delegates attended this year’s regional NFU Scotland AGM in Tarbert. Bute farmer John Dickson continued as regional chairman, with Peter Kennedy from Glendaruel and Duncan Macalister from Glenbarr remaining vice chairmen. At the meeting on January 12, union president Andrew Mc-Cornick and chief executive Scott Walker offered their thoughts as farming faces up to the unknown quantity that is Brexit.
The panel, left to right, Andrew McCornick, Marion MacCormick, John Dickson, John Sleigh and Alison Milne. 06_a03nfus08
This was followed by an afternoon panel session featuring retail market consultant and agricultural champion, Marion MacCormick; co-chair of the National Council of Rural Advisors, Alison Milne; John Sleigh, editor of Farmers Journal Scotland; and president Andrew McCornick.