Agriscot set to go ahead online

Following on from the cancellation of Nov ember’s Agriscot, the organisers have announced that, while they don’t plan to try to stage a full on-line event, some of the core attr acti on soft he show will be hosted on the internet.

“We are not looking to stage a virtual replacement for AgriScot ,” said the organisation’s chairman, Robert Ne ill .“However, we are excited about the prospect of staging some of the renowned Agriscot seminar content online this year – we hope this will include the respected ‘state of the nation’ session hosted by NFUS.” He said the Scottish Dairy Hub Question Time and a selection of advisory workshops would also go ahead.

Commenting on the possibility of an “Agr-e-scot”, Neill said: “We have had great success in previous years Livestreaming from the main ring at Agriscot. This has opened key parts of our programme, such as the presentation of the farm of the year awards and dairy cattle judging, to a worldwide audience.

“The natural progression of this is to Livestream the seminar programme, especially given the fact that the seminar rooms are often packed beyond their physical seating capacity. Hosting seminars online is therefore not only a necessity in 2020, but also paves the way for interaction with a wider audience even when Agris cot can physically take place in future years.”

NFU Scotland pre sident Andrew Mccornick commented: “While it is a huge disappointment that there will be no physical show this year, it is fantastic news for the thousands of regular attendees that an online event is in planning for November.”