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Wheat growers are toast of Scotch whisky industry

More than 120 farmers receive gold standard for sustainability credentials

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Carina Calder, who grows wheat on her farm in the Scottish Borders, pictured with Ben Gothorp, sustainability manager at Simpsons Malt.
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Carina Calder, who grows wheat on her farm in the Scottish Borders, pictured with Ben Gothorp, sustainability manager at Simpsons Malt.

More than 120 contracted farmers have achieved the UK's first Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) Gold verification for distilling wheat, as part of a Simpsons Malt's ongoing sustainability efforts with...

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