Harray Young Farmers Club Reaches Finals of Bale Art Competition 2020

That the Parliament congratulates Harray Young Farmers on reaching the final of the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs Bale Art Competition 2020; understands that clubs that enter the competition are set the creative task of decorating field bales into colourful characters and designs, with this year’s theme to design "something to make you smile"; acknowledges that 50 clubs across Scotland took on the challenge, including East Mainland and Sandwick young farmers clubs in Orkney; recognises that Harray Young Farmers reached the final alongside 11 other clubs for their ingenious "Wallace and Gromit make you cheese" entry; pays tribute to the eventual winners, Lower Speyside Young Farmers, as well as Bathgate JAC and Forfar JAC, which finished second and third respectively; recognises that this year’s competition raised important funds for the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI) to support its work in providing financial and practical help to farmers and crofters across Scotland; further recognises that the event raised awareness of RSABI’s "keep talking" campaign, which aims to encourage farmers and crofters to look after their mental health and wellbeing, and to highlight the importance of staying connected with each other; congratulates all those who took part on their excellent efforts and hard work to make this year’s competition a success and produce a high standard of entries, and wishes everyone all the best for next year’s event.