Warnock takes over as chairman of RHASS

Lanarkshire farmer Jimmy Warnock has been appointed chairman of Highland Show organisers, the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS).

He replaces Keith Brooke who stepped down in August.

Mr Warnock has been chairman of the society’s education committee and the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) and also serves on his local committee as a farmer host and classroom speaker.

He was made a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Societies in 2012 and was awarded an MBE in 2015 for services to education and communication in agriculture.

He farms the 500-acre Sandilands Farm near Lanark which ran a dairy enterprise until 2016. It carries a suckler herd, cereals and both pedigree and commercial sheep.

Mr Warnock is also a director of a haulage company, Farm Field Fresh.

He said he was “hugely honoured” to be elected chairman.

“RHASS and its educational charity, RHET, play an important role in improving the understanding of rural Scotland and I will employ my usual vigour and enthusiasm to continue this work,” he said.

Honoured – Jimmy Warnock.