Don’t Fence Me In!

On Friday 9 July 2025, 37 members of the South Ayrshire farming community  came along to Knockroon Farm, Crosshill, for the  Monitor Farm Summer Open meeting.

Monitor Farmers John and David Andrew gave an update on what has been happening on farm, including very positive feedback on being part of the Virtual Fencing project with 25 heifers grazing on an under-utilised area of Blair hill.

Attendees had the opportunity to hear from the Moredun Research Institute and explore the Mobile Laboratory. Dr Eilidh Geddes and Dr Sarah Thomson, used the lab to demonstrate how to do a faecal egg count with farmers bringing their own samples along for testing.

John Ritchie of Montault Farm discussed the process and infrastructure to set up a rotational grazing on you farm, demonstrated by showing the system that had been set up at Knockroon Farm with his practical support.