From the editor: Raise a glass to a much-missed summer show season

A glance at the calendar indicates this should be Royal Highland Show week, a time when tens of thousands of people usually flock to Edinburgh to enjoy one of the UK’s premier shows.

Ben Briggs
Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.
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From the editor: Raise a glass to a much-missed summer show season

A glance at the calendar indicates this should be Royal Highland Show week, a time when tens of thousands of people usually flock to Edinburgh to enjoy one of the UK's premier shows. And it will be...

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