Local Societies
Scotland
Regional Council Member: Ian Whiteford
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East Scotland
Name of society: East of Scotland Grassland Society
Number of members: 200
Meetings and activities: Four meetings are held each year, on Thursdays in January, May, July and October. Meetings are held throughout the area covered by the Society – Angus, Perthshire, Fife, East and Mid Lothian, Berwickshire, Peeblesshire. Seven farms are visited each year, with a guest speaker at the AGM held in January. A silage competition is held each year. The 50th anniversary tour to South West Scotland is now planned for 2021.
Facebook: East of Scotland Grassland Society
Contact: Louise Roger. Tel: 01334 880518 Email: louise.roger@hes.scot
North of Scotland
South West Scotland
Name of society: South West Scotland Grassland Society
Number of members: 190
Meetings and activities: The society holds a summer meeting and a farm visit in December. The meetings are held in SW Scotland (Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire, Wigtownshire, Kirkcudbrightshire). A forage competition is held in early December and the results are announced at the December farm visit.
Website: www.swsgrasslands.org
Contact: Andrew Best. Tel: 01556 670690 Email: Andrew.best@virgin.net