A final piece in the jigsaw of Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS’s) reorganisation around its ambitious strategy to make Scotland the choice for premium red meat has been fixed into place with a new Senior Management Team appointment. Chartered Institute of Public...
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Quality Meat Scotland on front foot to make Scotland the choice for premium red meat
The Scottish red meat sector has demonstrated considerable progress, generated opportunities and grown its ambition, a year on from the launch of Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS’s) five-year strategy. Addressing 150 guests across farming, butchery, auction market, and...
Net Zero ‘marathon’ needs best science and accurate data
Farmers at last week’s Banff and Buchan Monitor Farm meeting heard that net zero was ‘a marathon and not a sprint’, and that sustainable farming choices needed to insist on the best science, with accurate, precise data on individual farms. Key speaker Professor John...
Getting ‘The Art of the BBQ’ right in Scotch style
We’re all ready for summer, and so is Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) with its latest summer guide ‘The Art of the BBQ’. This free publication from their renowned Scotch Butchers’ Club, shows consumers how to make the most of the BBQ season. These top tips help you enjoy...
Improve your farm’s sustainability: join Quality Meat Scotland’s summer open days
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is hosting two open days at award-winning farms for farmers and crofters to learn about practices aimed at improving profitability and efficiency while also reducing carbon emissions. The first event will be held in July in the Lammermuir...
Part of the heard: new podcast series talks farm business
Delving into crucial topics impacting UK farming businesses is the focus of a new podcast series launched this month by AgriScot. Talking Business is a short six-episode series to build on some of the valuable business insights enjoyed at the UK’s largest indoor farm...
Scottish foodservice to benefit from Scotch Beef Club relaunch
Foodservice businesses in Scotland can now take advantage of marketing and technical support opportunities offered by the Scotch Beef Club, relaunched this week by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). The Scotch Beef Club invited an audience of leading foodservice...
Digging deep: Thousands go back to their roots to attend farming’s festival Groundswell
From understated boutique gatherings celebrating our love of everything from food to flowers to full-on experiences like Glastonbury, summer events and festivals are firmly ingrained into the British way of life. When the Cherry farming family launched the Groundswell...
Quality Meat Scotland will be all over The Show
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is set to make a significant impact at The Royal Highland Show, running from June 20-23 at Ingliston. The event showcases the very best of the country’s produce, livestock and producers and is the perfect platform for QMS to demonstrate how...
All change: The new chair of the Oxford Farming Conference admits to “encouraging food production at any cost” when he was a young agronomist. Geoff Sansome reflects on the changing face of farming – and finding opportunity from it…
When Geoff Sansome takes to the stage as chair of the 2025 Oxford Farming Conference it will be 31 years since he first attended the event. He clearly remembers first setting foot into the hallowed halls of the famous university buildings; it was 1994 and he was...