McCaskie at AgriScot 2026: What’s on Stand 136
Why visit Stand 136?
- Fullwood Merlin 2+ – the milking robot launched in September
- JOZ Moov 2.0 Pro, Nano and BARN-E – feed pushing and slurry robots
- Urban Alma Pro – the automatic calf feeder
- Hanskamp FeedStation Mobile – its first appearance on a McCaskie stand
- Beyond the Grid – McCaskie Energy’s route to energy independence with Beyond Innovation
McCaskie is a sponsor of the show as well as an exhibitor, and is once again providing the milking parlour and washing facilities for the exhibition livestock.
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Beyond the Machine
Any dealer can sell you a machine. What McCaskie Engineering sells is everything around it. The manufacturer builds the kit; McCaskie specify the system that fits your shed and your herd, supply and install it, and service it afterwards with engineers on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, anywhere in Scotland. We call that going Beyond the Machine, and it’s the thread running through everything on Stand 136.
It matters because a robot earns its keep on uptime. The brochure tells you what a machine can do; the service record tells you what it did at three in the morning in February.
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The Show’s Milking Parlour
The dairy cattle at AgriScot are milked on site, and once again the milking parlour and washing facilities for the exhibition livestock are provided by McCaskie. A show parlour has to milk cows it has never met, in a hall that was empty the day before, with no second chances – the same engineers do that job on farms across Scotland every week.
If you want to see how our engineers work before you have them in your own shed, that’s the place to look.
Milking equipment
New this autumn
Fullwood Merlin 2+
Fullwood launched the Merlin 2+ on 7 September 2026, and McCaskie – the exclusive Fullwood dealer for Scotland – will have it on the stand. Fullwood describe it as refinement rather than radical change: the same robust stainless-steel robot, now more compact, with simpler controls and fewer components prone to failure.
The fully electric arm is close to silent. The open box with dual entry and exit lets cows walk straight in or in from the side, and lets the robot double as a separation unit without extra gates. Streampulse milking averages 60% of the yield in the first two minutes. FULLSENSE software and app give you quarter-level mastitis detection, an ICAR-approved milk meter and a 3D camera for positioning as standard, with an optional FullLab sensor for fat, protein, lactose and blood. Fullwood quote energy use of 0.015–0.020 kWh per kg of milk.
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JOZ Moov 2.0 Pro
Three JOZ robots on the stand take the night-time jobs off the list. The Moov 2.0 Pro is a fully automatic feed pusher: it follows its own routes along the feed fence on a schedule you set per group, so feed is always within reach and intakes are more even.
It links to the J-Link Pro and the JOZ Management System for remote checking by you and by us.
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JOZ Nano & BARN-E
The Nano is the compact one – 70 cm wide, for slatted and semi-closed floors, learning up to 22 routes and carrying a 110-litre water tank for its spray jets.
The BARN-E is for solid floors: it collects muck rather than pushing it, with a rotating infeed that copes with chopped straw, separated solids and sawdust, then empties and recharges at its station. JOZ recommend the BARN-E for closed floors longer than 20 metres. Clean passages mean clean feet, and scraping is the job that slips when the day gets busy.
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Urban Alma Pro
The Urban Alma Pro feeds each calf her own daily entitlement – milk replacer, whole milk or a mix – on a feeding curve you set, measures what she drank to the millilitre, and raises an alarm the moment a calf drinks less than she should. Up to four calves can drink at once.
The automatic cleaning programme washes every milk-carrying part with two alternating detergents, and the system runs from a touchscreen, a phone or the office PC. The labour saving is the obvious win; the consistency – same temperature, same concentration, same time, every feed – is what the calves grow on.
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Hanskamp FeedStation Mobile
McCaskie now supplies Hanskamp, and the FeedStation Mobile is on a McCaskie stand for the first time. It brings individual concentrate feeding to cows and calves at grass: each animal is identified by ear tag or collar, and the trough fills with her ration only.
Solar panels on the hopper lids charge a battery bank, a 4G link sends consumption to your phone, and the 2,230-litre bunker can be divided to carry two rations. Two feed stations as standard, extendable to four; it tows on a single-axle chassis and sits on four drop-down legs. In winter it plugs into the mains inside the shed.
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Beyond the Grid
Renewable generation, battery storage and a controller managing it all on a microgrid that runs separately from the National Grid. The principle is simple – use the energy, don’t sell it. Export prices are variable and the return is poor, so the saving is in the power you never have to buy, and the more of the shed you automate, the more that matters.
Beyond Innovation design the system and project-manage the installers; McCaskie introduce you and stay alongside. Dougie Blair from Beyond Innovation will be on Stand 136 all day. Bring your bills.
Energy solutions
Who Will Be on Stand 136
- Neil Rettie, Managing Director
- Our Head of Technical, who walks your shed before anyone quotes you a robot
- The McCaskie reps, all qualified SQPs, covering dairy, beef and sheep
- Dougie Blair, Beyond Innovation, on energy
No sales script – bring a photo of your shed, your feed fence or your electricity bill and you’ll get a straight answer.
Plan Your Visit
| When | Wednesday 18 November 2026, 8.30am–5.00pm |
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| Where | Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh EH28 8NB |
| Stand | McCaskie, Stand 136, Highland Hall |
| Entry | Free when you register in advance at agriscot.co.uk |
| Parking | Free on site |
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is McCaskie at AgriScot 2026?
McCaskie is on Stand 136 in the Highland Hall at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston.
When is AgriScot 2026?
Wednesday 18 November 2026, 8.30am to 5.00pm, at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh.
Is AgriScot free to attend?
Yes – entry and parking are free, and you register in advance at agriscot.co.uk.
Can I see the new Fullwood Merlin 2+ at AgriScot?
Yes. The Merlin 2+, launched in September 2026, will be on McCaskie’s Stand 136 with the engineers who install and service it in Scotland.
Who do I speak to about farm energy on the McCaskie stand?
Dougie Blair from Beyond Innovation will be on Stand 136 all day for Beyond the Grid and farm microgrid enquiries.
Who provides the milking parlour at AgriScot?
McCaskie Engineering – once again providing the milking parlour and washing facilities for the exhibition livestock at AgriScot 2026, as well as sponsoring the show and exhibiting on Stand 136.
Can’t make it on the day?Call McCaskie, or drop into any of our stores – Ayr, Kinross, Lanark & Stirling – and we’ll put you in touch.
01786 474 481