Silage trailer tips over on soft ground

HEAVY downpours of rain have caused the ground in Caithness fields to become very soft as one farmer found to his cost on Tuesday afternoon.

A farmer who was transporting a heavy laden silage trailer at Buckies Farm, near Halkirk, got into trouble when his cargo tipped over.

A woman at Buckies Farm, who did not want to be named, said no-one was hurt or injured as a result of the accident.

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