Raymond Kennedy in action in the Charolais ring at Stirling Ref:RH170220227 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer MANY farmers were outraged by two major cancer charities asking people to go meat-free for a month with a view to raising money for them. A social media storm saw many from the industry – which has been a huge supporter of the charities, Macmillan Cancer Support and Cancer Research – cancel standing orders and stop giving donations. Finlay Munro, from Easter Ross, wrote to the Macmillan charity’s CEO, pointing out in his letter: “Unsupported by facts relating to the UK, your ‘Meat-free for March’ campaign is evidence of yet another organisation jumping on the bandwagon to bash red meat and promote veganism. It will have a profound and damaging effect on the rural economy in the UK. It blatantly ignores any advice given by your own organisation on the need for a nutrient dense diet during treatment, or on a balanced diet in general day-to-day wellbeing,” w