Royal Highland Show

Last night , we celebrated some of the most innovative agricultural businesses and people within our industry at the Scottish Agriculture Awards. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners! Find out more about what happened on the night: https://lnkd.in/eKbJrvH2 🏆 Adviser of the Year presented by The Scottish Farmer - Craig Bothwell, SAC Consulting 🏆Animal Health Provider of the Year presented by The Herald Scotland - Thrums Vets 🏆Arable Farm of the Year sponsored by Soil-Essentials - Over Rankeilour Farms 🏆Best Agroforestry Award presented by Forestry Journal - The Wooly Pig Company - The future forest company at Brodoclea Farm Woodland 🏆Contractor of the Year Award presented by RSABI - W Murray (Farming) Ltd 🏆Dairy Farm of the Year Award sponsored by GEA Farming - J D Baillie and Sons, Crumhaugh Farm 🏆Diversified Farm of the Year sponsored by SAC Consulting - Marshallsfarmshop 🏆Farming’s Future Awards sponsored by NFU SCOTLAND - James Hamilton 🏆Machinery Dealer of the Year presented by AGRISCOT - AB WIGHT Engineering 🏆Mixed Farm of the Year sponsored by Thorntons Law LLP - Robert Forrest Ltd, Preston Farm 🏆Scotch Beef Farm of the Year sponsored by ABP and Quality Meat Scotland- Corskie Farm 🏆Sheep Farm of the Year sponsored by Rumenco - Smailholm Mains Farm Supplier of the Year presented by RHASS - Thorburn Group 🏆Sustainable Farm of the Year sponsored by Virgin Money - Lower Mill of Tynet Farm 🏆Unsung Hero of the Year sponsored by Shearwell Data Ltd - Sandy Paul 🏆Champion of Champions 2024 sponsored by ScottishPower Renewables - W Murray (Farming) Ltd 🏆Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 - Eddie Gillanders #ScottishAgricultureAwards

With over 200,000 visitors spread across 280 acres, the {{linkedin_mention(urn:li:organization:73810323|Royal Highland Show)}} needed a more effective way of helping guests navigate, find activities and stay up to date with the latest action from the main ring. By introducing a mobile app platform, RHS offers real-time updates, interactive wayfinding, and push notifications that keep guests informed and engaged—all while boosting retail sales and enhancing the overall guest experience. The results tell the story:  ✅ 45% of guests actively use the app  ✅ 92% of app users report a positive experience  ✅ 67% of users opt in for marketing updates  ✅ 4.8 star App Store rating & excellent reviews “The reviews emphasise how happy visitors are with the app. They love how easy it is to find facilities and keep track of the schedule, especially with young kids. Having everything on their mobile makes it simple to know where to be and when." - Lyn Conroy, Marketing Executive at the Royal Highland Show. Click the link in the comments for the full case study 👇

🎤 240 Years of Stories: 50 Voices - Part 1 🎤 Recorded live from the Royal Highland Show 2024, listen as a collection of showgoers (featuring competitors, visitors, academics and farmers) explain what RHASS and the Royal Highland Show means to them. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/egGEyPv3 Made in collaboration with OnRecord. #RHASS #240YearsofStories

The Royal Highland Show has always been a place for important industry conversations. In the first in a series of Roundtable discussions hosted by RHASS and The Scotsman, a panel of industry experts gathered at this year's Royal Highland Show to explore the topic of precision farming. Discussing everything from how precision farming has evolved, to managing increasing amounts of data, you can read all about the conversation here: https://lnkd.in/dV3ECecP Hosted by Rosemary Gallagher, the expert panel featured: - Bill Gray, RHASS Director, Farm and Estate Manager at Preston Hall Farm - George Noble, General Manager, SmartRural - Jim Wilson, Managing Director, SoilEssentials Ltd  - David Ross, Principle Consultant, SRUC