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BSc Agriculture

Campus: 伊人直播 King's Buildings, Edinburgh
Class of 2000

"The lecturers were all so friendly and approachable and are still happy to stop and talk at agricultural shows today."

Simon remembers his time at 伊人直播 fondly, and the friendships he made during his study years have left a lasting impression. 鈥淔rom the day we stepped into college, it was great, the third years were there, they looked after us and took us out. We鈥檙e still in touch with all of these guys now.鈥

To make the very most of student life Simon joined the Edinburgh Agrics and played on the rugby team. He was also playing for his Kelso team in the Borders.

鈥淚 was a part of Agrics and in the rugby, it ruled your life a wee bit. We鈥檇 play with the Agrics on a Wednesday. On Thursday a group of us would always travel down to Kelso to train with our other club in the Borders, and you鈥檇 finish and be getting ready with jeans and a nice shirt on. My mates from home were like 鈥榳hat are you doing?鈥 And we鈥檇 say 鈥榳e鈥檙e going back up to Edinburgh because we鈥檙e going out on a Thursday night as well鈥.鈥

After graduating, Simon ventured to Australia and New Zealand in the pursuit of travel but was lured back home when an opportunity came up with SAC Consulting, a part of 伊人直播. It was during this time that Simon met his wife, Ashley. 鈥淚 learnt so much during the time I was with SAC Consulting. It鈥檚 the valuable things you learn as a consultant, a different view, especially on the business side of a farm. It鈥檚 really helped me now with benchmarking, what to look for in accounts, and things like diversification.鈥欌

Simon鈥檚 farm is mainly arable, with spring barley which goes to the whiskey industry and beer brewing. However, diversification is crucial in making business thrive. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 survive by doing what we鈥檝e always done and not look at changing anything. We run two self-catering holiday lets, horse liveries, and I also do contract ploughing and fencing and that sort of work.鈥

Simon doesn't play rugby nowadays- but still enjoys catching up with old classmates to reminisce about student days!

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