About Alasdair
Alasdair has been trading in the agriculture sector within the south of Scotland and Northumberland since 1998.
After finishing school, he started working for a local livestock auctioneers and valuers. Shortly before leaving, he went onto qualify to become a member of the Institute of Auctioneers & Valuers in Scotland.
Alasdair joined McCreath Simpson & Prentice as a Farm Trader in 2007 and was made manager of the Feed Department three years later, while continuing to grow a large customer base mainly on mixed livestock and arable farms.
In his time with MSP, Alasdair has become a FACTS qualified adviser for fertilisers. He is on the Feed Advisers Register (FAR), while he has also gained a Diploma in Ruminant Nutrition.
In 2019, Alasdair was given the management of the Small Seeds Department, making him responsible for the brand’s well-known grass seed mixtures, large forage crop range and ever-expanding environmental mixtures.