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Top farming coverage sees daily scoop two awards

A regional daily scooped two awards at a ceremony celebrating the best in farming journalism.

The Courier, Dundee, won the prizes at a reception hosted by the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists.

The Courier was awarded the Stuart Seaton Regional Newspaper of The Year, while farming editor Ewan Pate was named Regional Farming Journalist of The Year.

Ewan, pictured below with Guild chairman Ben Briggs, collected both awards at a reception held at the Royal Highland Show last week.

Ewan Pate

Editor Richard Neville said: “We’re delighted to have been recognised for our coverage of agricultural news.

“We pride ourselves in giving our readers in Courier country the best local news, and this accolade shows our agricultural coverage is second to none.

“Ewan does an excellent job ensuring our readers are kept up to date with local farming news from the communities they live in.”

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  • June 23, 2015 at 2:51 pm
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    at least one paper covers farming well. I live in the south where coverage is minimal or non existent, usually one farmer sending well worn topics and personal gripes. well done this paper.

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  • June 23, 2015 at 2:56 pm
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    The old JP papers, when they were independent and had their own local style before being eaten up and destroyed by the greedy Scots, often had very good farming pages. Now despite their towns being surrounded by countryside you see nothing. All part of the newsroom of the future. Mooo!

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