by rose | Apr 13, 2021 | JCM News
By Jane Craigie For centuries Britain held a strong position as world traders, but for the last 50 years, our trade has taken place predominantly across a narrow stretch of water between UK ports and the European trading block. Now that this trade has become more...
by rose | Apr 9, 2021 | Press Releases
Global farmgate prices for pig meat have performed strongly over the first quarter of 2021. Although, despite the recent increase, UK and European prices continue to struggle to match last year’s levels according to the latest market commentary by Quality Meat...
by rose | Apr 6, 2021 | JCM News
RSABI has launched a new programme to encourage young people to get involved with the organisation’s board. The charity, which supports people in Scottish agriculture, is now accepting applications from people aged 18 to 30 for its Trainee Trustee programme. The...
by rose | Mar 29, 2021 | Press Releases
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched today (29 March) the findings from their Scotch Beef PGI Traceability and Performance project, which examined the potential of DNA testing for traceability and improving the performance of the Scottish beef herd. Established to...
by rose | Mar 29, 2021 | Press Releases
With the increased use of both sexed and beef semen in dairy herds, there is an opportunity to create a network of dairy farmers and beef finishers that can grow the value of Scotland’s calf crop, diversify their income and improve their margins. This is according to...