IT WAS a virtual judging experience for the AgriScot silage competition this year, once again placed by SRUC's Crichton Royal farm manager, Hugh McClymont.

Sponsored by Watson Seeds, the classes were judged within the college's farm complex and the winners announced from there.

LEADINGawards:

Big bale silage

Entrant Dry matter ME D-value Protein

1, J McDonald 42.6 12.9 80 13.1

Achvarasdale

Caithness

2, Rednock Estate 84.2 11.8 73.9 15.8

Rednock

Stirling

3, W and S Thomson 20.3 12.1 75.8 13.9

Bordlands

Peebles-shire

YF dairy silage

1, S Van der Spruit 36.6 11.9 74.2 18.5

Challoch

Wigtonshire

2, A Gemmell 26.0 12.0 75.0 13.5

Turnerhill

Ayrshire

3, F Thomson 30.7 12.1 75.8 14.1

Kirkton of Beath

Fife

YF beef silage

1, A Neill 28.7 11.4 71.5 12.6

Upper Nisbet

Borders

2, C Marshall 35.4 11.0 68.7 12.6

Auchenleck,

Stewartry

3, R Brown 32.7 11.1 69.6 12.8

Low Glengyre

Wigtonshire

Beef clamp silage

1, R Black 30.6 12.3 77.0 15

Drochil Castle

Peebles-shire

2, G Lofthouse 22.5 12.1 75.7 18.3

Bank House

Borders

3, A Martin 34.5 11.9 74.3 13.7

Garguston

Ross-shire

Dairy clamp silage

1, T Ralston 33.4 12.4 76.9 16.9

Kilkivan

Campbeltown

2, C Stalker 36.1 12.2 75.9 14.8

Ratten Castle

Cumbria

3, R Murdoch 30.9 12.1 75.9 17.7

High Park

Ayrshire