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Comms director for NFU Scotland and kid-on farmer, ex-rugby player and flat-footed jogger

Joined October 2010
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Robert Carruth retweeted
Our policy director of pies, @BobtheNFUSBlog had the arduous task of judging this yesterday - a few winners are at HQ for lunch today! xitter.cf/ScoCraftButcher/status…
All arriving nicely at the Craft #butcherspieawards in Perth today
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Beauty and the beast! NFUS Policy Director of Pies @BobtheNFUSBlog with @JudithRalston @ the fantastic #butcherspieawards in Perth yesterday – at Livingston, Scotland
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Feeding time at NFUS - @BobtheNFUSBlog has shared the spoils from his judging stint @ #ButchersPieAwards - going down a storm! – at Livingston, Scotland
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NFU Mutual's annual Rural Crime Report suggests Scotland may have turned a corner. @BobtheNFUSBlog #bbcgms 0615
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Good to see @BobtheNFUSBlog & @nfum supporting #FarmSafetyWeek -watch our for top tips and blogs int eh coming days!
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Friday afternoon treat for office:jam doughnuts from @Morrisons&no jam in middle!Such a disappointment! #youbuythemforthejam @BobtheNFUSBlog – at Scotland, United Kingdom
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Pollution, Poaching, Muck and Money - Are You Complying? Come and find out tommorow from @ConsultingSAC at Oban Livestock Centre at 1:00pm.
Good to see ongoing cross party unity in Scots parl today over DEFRA SoS Owen Paterson's decision to deny our agri sector their 223m euros
.@RichardLochhead will make a Ministerial statement to @ScotParl at 2.20pm this afternoon about #Scotland 's #CAP #budget
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New guidance to protect & improve Scotland’s watercourses published. @PaulWheelhouse bit.ly/1gFEElr
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#FF the most informative farm tweeters in the UK, Europe and probably the world: @NFUPolitical @NFUtweets @NFUStweets @UFUHQ @NFUCymru
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Robert Carruth retweeted
#CAPreform - Agreement inc. compulsory degressivity – an important element in our efforts to ensure a fairer distribution of CAP funding.
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Robert Carruth retweeted
Two jocks one cow @galdenoch as requested
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Any exhibitors, farmers and others joining us at Potatoes in Practice this Thurs 8 Aug can use the hashtag #PiP2013 to share updates.
Replying to @NFUStweets
@NFUStweets on a recruitment drive today bit.ly/166fjbR #farming #union #members
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#CAPreform trilogue ends for today, negotiations to resume in Brussels on Wednesday
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CAP talks Break up still many open issues that will need to be sorted out in Brussels on Wednesday. Need more flexibility from Council
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We're hearing there has been a tentative agreement on EU budget 2014-2020 tonight - paves the way for a #capreform agreement #MFF
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Robert Carruth retweeted
Come and join the RHET team tomorrow in the Children's Discovery Centre @ScotlandRHShow
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A lot of support around table for more flexible greening proposal and equivalence for farmers in Agri environment schemes.