BIGGAR Young Farmers were on the pull last weekend at the Royal Highland Show - and yet again they came away with the gold medal.

There was also a top prize for photographer Jane Donald.

And the Peeblesshire club was also on the podium after finishing second team in the Senior Arts and Crafts section.

It was another successful year for the Scottish Association of Young Farmers’ Clubs (SAYFC) at the Royal Highland Show with an increase in participation in competitions and the launch of their new agricultural training programme Cultivating Futures.

National chairman Stuart Jamieson announced Bower YFC as the 2016 Club of the Year, one of the highest accolades you can win within SAYFC.

Margaret Wright was awarded the Ritchie Trophy which recognises an individual who has made a significant contribution to the Young Farmers.

And during the weekend, President Elspeth Dale announced membership for the Friends of Young Farmers had more than doubled in the last 12 months.

Over 15 competitions were held during the weekend for members including the highly anticipated Stockman of the Year which went to Kevin Lawrie of Ayrshire.

The highest place junior individual was won by Clyde and Central's Duncan Thomson and both the seniors and juniors arts & crafts titles went to Crossroads YFC.

Peeblesshire finished just behind the senior winners. Fiona Black competed in the cake decoration, Anna Forsyth entered a handmade mask, Emma Campbell provided the fresh floral arrangement entry, the poster was designed by Jennifer Jeffries, Jenna Cockburn supplied the carnival top entry, Nicky campbell the further article, and appearance and display was provided by Eilidh Hudson.

In the Tug of War Biggar YFC Gents retained the title for the fifth year consecutively, beating Vale of Alford in the final.

The Prime Lamb Dressing competition was won by Strichen YFC with Euan and Jamie Orr of Biggar finishing third.

But there was further joy for the Biggar club with Jane Donald winning the Junior Photography competition.

SAYFC also ensured there was plenty on offer for those not competing, welcoming hundreds of visitors to their centre to learn more about their work. During the four days more than 1000 photographs of members were taken in their photo booth, the Yellow Wellies Farm Safety Foundation talked to visitors about the importance of protecting them and their peers on farms ahead of next week’s Farm Safety Week and Scotmid ran interactive activities for children.

The Scottish Rural Parliament talked about working with our rural communities and SAYFC announced a programme of agricultural and business training for rural youth across Scotland.