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LATEST News

July 6, 2026
Funding & Support
BESPOKE JCB DIGGER BADGE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR POPPY APPEAL

BESPOKE JCB DIGGER BADGE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR POPPY APPEAL

Retired Staffordshire firefighter Kelvin Chell is pinning his hopes on selling his bespoke designed JCB digger-themed badges to raise funds for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.

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June 22, 2026
Events
Mentors take centre stage at Royal Highland Show

Mentors take centre stage at Royal Highland Show

Mentors supporting the rural sector’s next generation of talent were the focus at the first day of the Royal Highland Show this week (Thursday).

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June 17, 2026
General News
QMS HIGHLIGHTS TRUE POTENTIAL OF SCOTLAND’S SHEEP MARKET

QMS HIGHLIGHTS TRUE POTENTIAL OF SCOTLAND’S SHEEP MARKET

Strong demand at home and overseas could see Scotland’s sheep sector add around £77m in output and £21m in Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2032, according to economic modelling announced at Scotsheep 2026.

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JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES

Office/Administration

Farm Administrative Assistant – Borders

Office based Administrative Assistant required for Estate based in the Scottish Borders, working 2 -3 days per week with flexibility for additional hours.

The role involves:

• General office management and administration
• Assistance with invoice processing
• Assistance with maintaining livestock records using livestock management software
• Assistance with record keeping and auditing of Riddell Farms organic status

Key skills, capabilities and experience:

Required:

• A strong understanding of agriculture
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to work independently as well as part of the wider estate team

Preferred:

• Understanding of Xero Accounting software
• Familiarity with Scottish Government department of Agriculture reporting and returns
• Experience of working in an SME business
• Experience of working in a high compliance and regulatory environment
• Awareness of charity administration and reporting requirements
• Ability to work with suppliers and contractors

Terms and conditions to be agreed.

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Tractor / Machinery

URGENT: Skilled Tractor Drivers Required

Farm in Haddington urgently looking for skilled tractor drivers
Full time hours or temporary work available

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BMR Case tractor and machinery

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