Iain Pirie has been appointed as Knowledge Exchange Manager for AHDB Dairy in Scotland. He will be working on the new Optimal Dairy Systems initiative, the Calf to Calving programme and dairy benchmarking groups.

Based in Newton Mearns, he has worked in the sector for 30 years and studied agricultural engineering at Newcastle University. He started off by joining the family business, which manufactured refrigeration units for vegetables, and has recently been farming manager with RBS.

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