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Yanko Stavrev - farm manager. Yanko is an inspiration
to all the foreign students who come each year to pick our
crop he himself
 started
out as a picker and through hard work and determination
has experienced a steady flow of promotions. Our
achievements in 2006 would have been almost impossible
without Yanko.
The farm has appointed Yanko Stavrev (above) to manage the
production, Yanko who has worked in the horticultural industry
for the last 10 years came up to Scotland after a short break
from the industry.
Having completed a Degree in Agriculture back in Bulgaria,
Yanko has worked his way up from starting as a fruit picker in
1995, he was soon promoted to a supervisory level, not happy
with that, he went on to manage irrigation, tunnel building
and just about every other aspect of fruit farming. This
latest move will see him take over the day-to-day running of
the farm as well as getting involved in the packing and
distribution of the local deliveries. “Moving to Scotland is
in many ways a natural progression for my career, and a unique
opportunity within the industry, its not every day that the
challenge of building a major soft fruit enterprise comes up,
which gives me the chance to put my years of experience and
knowledge to the test.”
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Ewelina
Cranston - Technical Manager. Ewelina graduated from
The Academy of Agriculture Poznan – Poland in 1998 with a
Bsc hons in Food Technology.
Ewelina has been involved with the Soft Fruit industry
since 1997, and has gained experience in Health and
Safety, HACCP and Food Hygiene. |
Aurel
Voiculescu, Andrew Cranston (photo), Martin Seymour
Integrating
with the local community: barbeque organised by the local church and Well
Pict Scotland
