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July 26, 2024
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BMR SUPPORTS PICK-UPS FOR PEACE AT THE BORDER UNION SHOW

BMR SUPPORTS PICK-UPS FOR PEACE AT THE BORDER UNION SHOW

At this year’s Border Union Show, BMR will be taking the opportunity to show its support for the Pick-ups for Peace (P4P) charity.

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July 22, 2024
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HSE RELEASES LATEST ACCIDENT FIGURES FOR THE INDUSTRY AS FARM SAFETY WEEK BEGINS

HSE RELEASES LATEST ACCIDENT FIGURES FOR THE INDUSTRY AS FARM SAFETY WEEK BEGINS

Figures just released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that farming continues to have the poorest safety record of any occupation with 27 people losing their lives on GB farms in 2023/24.

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July 17, 2024
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LATEST WINNER OF THE FORDYCE MAXWELL AWARD ANNOUNCED

LATEST WINNER OF THE FORDYCE MAXWELL AWARD ANNOUNCED

Catriona Brown from Bonnington Farm, Peebles, a former SRUC student has won this year’s Fordyce Maxwell Award for Agricultural Communications.

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February 8, 2024
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Polaris picks up Future of Farming Award at LAMMA

Polaris picks up Future of Farming Award at LAMMA

Polaris has won the Future Farming award at LAMMA 24 with its all-electric Ranger XP Kinetic UTV thanks to its 80-mile range, electric engine and impressive cargo box capacity, which were key factors to its picking up the award. 

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January 5, 2024
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BMR member helps Pickups 4 Peace deliver supplies

BMR member helps Pickups 4 Peace deliver supplies

BMR member Debbie Playfair, who farms in the Scottish Borders with her husband and son recently embarked on an epic journey to help with the war effort in Ukraine. Moved by the Pickups for Peace (P4P) charity and the work it does to help farmers in Ukraine, Debbie volunteered to help drive out one of the pickups in the latest convoy to make the 2000 mile journey from Scotland.

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June 15, 2023
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Combine charity drive proves a huge success

Combine charity drive proves a huge success

A challenge to drive a Class Lexion 8700 combine the length of the UK has raised £35,000 for the charities Mind and Children with Cancer UK.

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July 21, 2022
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RHET bus funding success for Borders schools farm visits

RHET bus funding success for Borders schools farm visits

RHET Scottish Borders Countryside Initiative are delighted that Borders Machinery Ring (BMR) have very generously supported them with substantial funding to contribute to the cost of buses for farm visits.

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