Obituary

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  Gavin B Shanks – a giant of the livestock world

  A GIANT of both stature and the world of livestock showing, Gavin Bernard Shanks – known to most as Big Gav – passed away recently, leaving a huge gap in the industry.

• Hamish Smith – the man who took Ayrshires to Africa

  AT THE end of March, Scotland and indeed the world lost one of the most famous and dedicated sons of Kintyre whose enthusiasm, dedication and legacy to cattle breeding will benefit both the UK and Africa for years to come.

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  Raymond Dyce – grain trader and Kirrie Thistle stalwart

  ANGUS GRAIN trader, Raymond Dyce, has died at the age of 49 following a lengthy illness.

• Dr Betty Gray – problem solver for generations of potato growers

  Leading PLANT pathologist, Dr Betty Gray, who was a mentor to generations of potato growers in North-east Scotland, has died in Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen, at the age of 93.

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  James Esdaile Harrison – a stalwart of the English dairy sector

  TRIBUTES HAVE been paid to one of England's most respected farming figures, veteran dairy farmer James (Jim) Esdaile Harrison, who died last month at the age of 79.