Tributes paid to Scottish mart veteran John Thomson

Awardwinning farmer passes away aged 100 following a lifetime dedicated to agriculture

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Tributes have been paid to John Alexander Thomson who has died aged 100
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Tributes have been paid to John Alexander Thomson who has died aged 100

Tributes have been paid to BFA winner and Scottish livestock auctioneer John Alexander Thomson who died peacefully at home on Novemeber 1, at the age of 100. Mr Thomson who was honoured with a Farmers...

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