The Farmers Guardian Podcast - Live from Thainstone Specialist Auctions: The value of marts to farming communities

Neil Wilson, executive director at the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland, and Ellis Mutch, an Aberdeenshire auctioneer part of the ANM Group, joins us on the podcast this week

Chris Brayford
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The Farmers Guardian Podcast - Live from Thainstone Specialist Auctions: The value of marts to farming communities

On this week's podcast, Farmers Guardian reporter Chris Brayford is joined by the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland's executive director Neil Wilson and Aberdeenshire auctioneer Ellis Mutch from the ANM Group.

Chris was at Thainstone Specialist Auctions in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, to talk to Neil and Ellis about life as an auctioneer, the value of auction marts to farmers, the unique relationship which exists between farmer and auctioneer, the challenges the industry faces and the passion auctioneers have to work with farmers.

You can listen to the podcast right now below as well as on Apple and Spotify.

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