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August 25, 2025
Funding & Support
FORUMS AIM TO PROVIDE HELP WITH SUCCESSION PLANNING

FORUMS AIM TO PROVIDE HELP WITH SUCCESSION PLANNING

A program of forums have been announced by The Succession Alliance, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to championing a progressive, inclusive approach to farm succession.

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August 22, 2025
Events
A BUSY PEEBLES SHOW PROVIDED VISITORS WITH A REAL TREAT

A BUSY PEEBLES SHOW PROVIDED VISITORS WITH A REAL TREAT

The Peebles Agricultural Society’s annual show proved to be a huge success among the farmer and livestock breeders of the Scottish Borders and saw a huge crowd of over 5000 visitors attend the one-day event.

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August 12, 2025
Events
BMR CELEBRATES A BIG SUCCESS AT BORDER UNION SHOW

BMR CELEBRATES A BIG SUCCESS AT BORDER UNION SHOW

The 2025 Border Union Show is the highlight of the agricultural calendar for the Scottish Borders and Northumberland and this year BMR’s stand was filled with visitors both days.

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JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES

General Labour

Development and Maintenance Engineer

Bedmax Shavings is lookoing to employ a Development and Maintenenance Engineer at its product factory based near Belford, Northumberland, This is a vital role that works closely with the Factory Team and Manager.

The role involves:

• Providing Total Plant Maintenance and help other staff to do the same

• Responding to equipment breakdowns to ensure the Factory’s downtime is kept to a minimum

• Ensuring spare part stock is kept up to date

• Analysing data to identify areas of improvement

• Providing management with advice on any potential performance improvements

• Problem solving to always find the Root Cause of all problems as quickly as possible

• Working safely and complying with legislation

• Undertaking additional training if need be to maximise your potential

The ideal candidate will:

• Have a practical and mechanical ability to solve production related issues, refine processes where possible and apply continuous improvement principles in relation to the manufacturing process

• Be a competent welder fabricator

• Have electrical experience

• Have fitting and fault finding skills and be able to manage spare part stocks and ordering.

• Have a good standard of written and spoken English, be numerate and highly responsible in your attitude

• Be self motivated, conscientious, enthusiastic and curious

Weekend work will be required and call outs when necessary.

Driving license essential.

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General Labour

General Farm Worker

Experienced GFW required to join a dedicated team on farm near Duns.

Must be motivated, diligent, and reliable. Duties will include day-to-day stock work and tractor work, with every 3rd weekend on.

The farm has a pig enterprise with 350 sows and is looking to expand arable contracting business in SE Scotland. Stock experience would be an advantage whilst with pig not essential as pig training will be applied on farm.

The company has an ongoing training program for all employees and is fully compliant in all health and safety awareness programmes.

The farm is a 15-minute drive from the centre of Duns. Attractive package for the right candidate.

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OUR History

Borders Machinery Ring (BMR), the first Ring to be formed in the UK in February 1987 by 23 farmers and contractors.  Currently, there are over 1030 members. Turnover is around £10 million.

Essentially a machinery ring “matches a shortage of machinery and/or labour capacity on one farm with a surplus on another.

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testimonials

“I find it very beneficial to work with BMR. I work all over Britain and with one phone call to BMR my fuel, chemical or grass seed is delivered anywhere in the country at competitive prices the following day. This free up a lot of time trying to source local suppliers and lets me get on with the job in hand.”

Brian Keen, Forestry & Conservation Services

“I am constantly looking at lowering input costs of which drier gas is significant. Through BMR we changed our supplier and saved 10p/litre. The service was better than from our previous supplier and we saved over £800 in the first season.”

Adam Marshall – Slighhouses, Duns

“Our staff all really, genuinely enjoyed the Emergency First Aid at Work course, they said it was much more relevant to their work than any course they had completed in the past and said the instructor was fantastic. They’ve all learned lots.”

Bill Rae Contracting, Hawick