Shepherd with the Perfect Neeps
- Submitted by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 January 2019
- Motion reference: S5M-15532
That the Parliament congratulates Lesley Shepherd from Echt on winning the Royal Northern Agricultural Association’s Turnip Competition; recognises the hard work and effort that goes into successful crop growing; acknowledges that Leslie scored a total of 117.39 points with a yield of 68.39 tonnes/acre, with points are awarded for yield, uniformity, soundness of bulb and freedom from disease, pest damage and weeds, and wishes Lesley and her son, Graham, continued success in their farming business.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Gordon Lindhurst, Richard Lyle, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Maureen Watt, Annie Wells