Contractor's Yard

Robert, Alison, and Neil Constable with tractor man Duncan Godfrey Ref:RH270721070 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

N and R Constable aim for the niche market

David Robertson is the man in charge!

Strong future for DS Robertson

Scott with his dog, Bear

Being a mechanic and contracting works hand in hand for Scott White

Neil Suttar, Alan Gow and James Mackay (left to Right) at the Caithness office

Diversification is key to success

The sun shining in the summer months with a John Deere and Lely Hibiscus 915d rake

JA Gilston mark 40 years in the trade

Three generations of the Smith family are now in control of the farming and contracting business which carries out various works and services from silage, muck spreading, harvesting and all the way through to ground maintenance

Smiths aim to diversify to maximise profits

Strathdoon Team Angus Robison, Loren Easton, Daivd Cooper, Craig Meikle and Ashley Bothwell Ref:RH181220004 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

Strathdoon Farming clock up the long hours

First impressions are crucial for the Straughans

First impressions are crucial for the Straughans

Some of the Metcalfe team, Martin on the left with Charles on the right

Its a precision operation for the Metcalfe family

Jodie, Jamie(8) and Mark Ref:RH100920208 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

First class service for MS Lorimer

Scott from Telford Contracting Ref:RH050820420 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

A one-man tractor band to a 1.8 million turnover business

FATHER AND son team David and John Scobbie Ref:RH2506200020

Specialising in silage and slurry is the way forward for the Scobbies

WILLIAM AND Adam Pollock pictured on a Royal Highland Show featuring their special edition Case IH Optum tractor

First class service from father and son duo

Welfarists slam Middle East sheep trade

DW Lyon's team – Duncan Lyon, Jim Muir, Fraser Campbell, Robert Lyon

Efficiency and diversification prove their worth at DW Lyon

Alan and Stewart with Cassie the dog Ref:EC512192670

The Turner twin brothers are celebrating a century at Skellyton Farm

The Watson team; John, jeanie and Drew

The Watson’s 60th year in the trade

The Wyllie brothers, Stewart and David

People the key to success for DWS Fencing

REYNOLDS TEAM baling at Wee Kilmory Farm, Isle of Bute, for Ian Dickson, with St Ninians Bay in the background

Reynolds agri team is simply the best on Bute

The A and E Young team from left, Stewart White, Mike, Rich and Dave Mcnicoll

Youngs make the most of market opportunities

SOME OF the team, from left to right: Andrew Mackie, Matthew McConnell, Andy Stevenson, Hamish Gilber jnr, Hamish Gilber snr, Andrew Allan, Matthew Gilliland and Stewart Johnstone

Hamish Gilbert Contractor is a dynamic business

Stevie and Charlotte Brown with children Archie, Emmie and Brodie

First class service from A and S Brown

RG CONTRACTING'S team, flanked by Russell, left, and his son, David, right

Supporting local farmers is key to Russell’s success

GRAHAM RAE, centre, with his contracting team, from left to right; back row, Paul, Steven, Alistair, John, Neil, James, Ben, Barry, Adrian and Craig; front row, Iain, Geordie, George, Cameron, Sandy and Doug, and missing from the photo are Badger and

Good relationships are key to the Rae team’s success

The Gibson lads, from left, Eric, Scott and Greg

Gibsons thrive in the North-east with family orientated operation

CONTRACTING TEAM from left to right; John Limond, Gordon Murray (Chuckles 2); Craig Mitchell; Duncan Logan; George Logan; Craig Gatherer; Andrew Murray (Chuckles 1); and Blair McIlwraith Ref:RH080618026

Logans put faith in their fleet of New Hollands

The Wilson team – Stuart, Alyson and Allan – who originally hail from Ayrshire but moved to Ross-shire in 1976, before establishing Allan WJ Wilson, based at Balnagore, Fearn, near Tain

It’s a precision operation for the Wilson family

MJ WOODS team, from left to right, Stuart Black (Bogdan), Ross Montgomerie (Monty), Michael Woods (Woodzy), Andrew Nisbet (Mini Tinny), Michael Agnew (Mick) and Thomas Loudon (Tam), featuring right-hand-man, Milo, the Jack Russell

Michael J Woods proves that new businesses can be a success

The family business’ team leaders – husband and wife team, Davie and Dawn Nicolson with their dogs

Nicolson team clock up the long hours

Five of the team at KDM Contracting Ltd from left, Graham Alexander, Barrie MacPherson, David Miller, Brian Shaw and Ross MacLeod

A team built on the back of New Holland machines

Smith brothers’ success continues at Kilmaurs Mains

Smith brothers’ success continues at Kilmaurs Mains

David Carnegie pictured at Steelstrath with his New Holland 6050 and two-furrow reversible Kverneland plough which has led him to victory a number of times at the Scottish Ploughing Championships

The plough champ with his feet on the ground