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Rare Breeds Survival Trust Scotland elects new chair

Rebecca McLellan keeps rare Castlemilk Moorit sheep at her farm near Rockcliffe, a breed that originated at the Castlemilk Estate in Dumfriesshire in the early 1900s

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Rare Breeds Survival Trust Scotland elects new chair

The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) Scotland Group has elected Dumfries and Galloway's Rebecca McLellan as the group's new chair. HAVE YOUR SAY: Take part in our tenant farming survey: 'How are changes...

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