Join us at our annual gatherings as show season gets underway across the nation.
Visit our Guild events pages to learn more about our events calendar.
Cereals – Bangers ‘n’ Beer
Tuesday 11th June
17:00 – 18:30
Press Tent
Join us for a hot dog and a drink at the end of the first day at Cereals. We will meet in the press tent at 17:00 for a get together with announcements, awards and networking, until about 18:30.
2024 IAgrE award winners
Kindly sponsored by the Institution of Agricultural Engineers, the 2024 IAgrE Award winners will be announced at our Bangers ‘n’ Beer event.
Groundswell
On behalf of the Cherry family, you are invited to a press and media reception at Groundswell Festival 2024, hosted in partnership with the BGAJ.
Wednesday 26th June
18.30 – 19.30
Press Tent
During the reception you will be welcomed by a member of the Cherry family, as well as enjoying some drinks and nibbles. The event is open to any BGAJ member but please note, this invite does not automatically grant you free access to the event.
Groundswell Festival, now it its 9th year, will welcome more than 200 speakers across 100 sessions. Tickets are available at groundswellag.com
Complimentary press passes are available for working journalists.
Royal Highland Show Gathering
Thursday 20th June
18.30 – 20.30
Upper Foyer, Lowland Hall
BGAJ members are invited to join us for a special Scottish celebration of Eddie and Marion Gillanders, who after decades of editing and publishing one of Scotland’s premium publications, Farm North East, have decided to retire.
In celebration of Eddie and Marion Gillanders
Eddie, a senior fellow of the BGAJ, has been at the helm of organising the BGAJ Burns Supper and the annual Royal Highland Show gathering for over a decade, ensuring that the network remains active and well-informed of Scottish news and events
He served as president of the Royal Northern Agricultural Society from 1989 to 1990, and was Agricultural Editor for the Press and Journal for 11 years. His work has appeared in Northern Scot, the Forres Gazette, the Banffshire Herald, the Banffshire Advertiser, the Banffshire Journal, the Huntly Express, the Turiff Advertiser, the Ellon Advertiser and the Inverurie Advertiser to name a few. He was awarded an MBE in 2005 for his contribution to media and agriculture.
Please join us as we acknowledge and celebrate with Eddie and Marion over a few drinks, and Scotch Beef Burgers and salad, kindly provided by Quality Meat Scotland.
Our thanks go to the Royal Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland for donating the space.
Guild Burns Night Supper 2025
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The annual Guild Burns Night Supper will take place on 18th January 2025 at Balathie House in Perth.
More details to follow.
