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Hi I'm
Willie Budge
- Position: Senior Consultant and Area Manager
- Location: North West Scotland
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Expertise:
- Business Management and Finance
- Agriculture, Crops and Soils
- Livestock and Fishing
I am an experienced consultant with over 25 years of experience in the agricultural industry. I am responsible for the management of SAC Consulting’s Thurso office. The office currently services clients in Caithness and Sutherland with a broad range of consultancy services. This includes IACS, AECS, CAGS, Carbon Audits and ILMPs.
I previously worked as an Agricultural Officer with SGRPID, before moving to SAC in 2009. I have broad industry knowledge, gained from clients as well as through personal experience growing up on a family farm and subsequently working on farms and in auction markets in Caithness and Sutherland.
I am an experienced chairman of events, open days and groups including local agricultural society and chairman of local Highland sheep event.
I also completed half of the RSABI Great Glen Challenge 2018 bike race with one pedal.
Areas of expertise and interests
- Business Management and Finance
- Agriculture, Crops and Soils
- Livestock and Fishing
I'm currently working on
- carbon audits
- integrated land management plans
- croft regulatory applications
My professional highlights
- facilitating the Caithness and Sutherland Monitor Farm (CMS) in 2011-2013
- chairman of Highland Sheep 2019
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