Graham’s The Family Dairy named Scottish Dairy Farm of the Year

Graham’s scoops up top dairy award at AgriScot 2025

DAIRY products brand Graham’s The Family Dairy has scooped up a major award at AgriScot 2025 when it was named Scottish Dairy Farm of the Year.

Graham’s picked up the gong at the 2025 awards ceremony on 23 October in recognition for its approach to employing cutting-edge tech across the farm as well the treatment of the herd of cows.

The Scottish Dairy Farm of the Year accolade recognises the country’s leading dairy farms for excellence in animal welfare, innovation, sustainability and farm management.

A panel of expert judges visited Mains of Boquhan, the Graham’s farm, to inspect everything from herd health to the tech used across the farm to ensure the comfort and wellbeing of the cows. This latest success is a result of Graham’s investments back into the farm, including the £4million investment into its transformation to ensure its sustainable production.

Home to almost 300 Jersey cows, the farm underwent the major tech upgrade in 2023 with the introduction of a state-of-the-art robot shed, managed by dairy herd manager Leanne Betram and herdsperson Ruby White. Graham’s said this investment underlines the family’s long-term dedication to Scotland’s farming industry.

Betram said: “The new shed has really changed how we work and how the cows live. You can see how settled and content they are – they choose when to eat, rest, and when to be milked, and that freedom makes a big difference to their wellbeing.

“Our job is to create the right environment for them to thrive, and seeing that pay off every day is hugely rewarding for the whole team.”

Dr Robert Graham, chairman at Graham’s Family Dairy, said: “Being named Scottish Dairy Farm of the Year is a real credit to the whole team at Mains of Boquhan who put so much effort into making sure the cows are healthy, content and well cared for. 

“We’ve managed to bring together the best of both worlds – the values we’ve always held as a family farm alongside the latest dairy technology which we’ve invested massively in. Seeing that combination work so well gives me great confidence in the future of our family-run business and in Scottish farming as a whole.”