More than half of Scottish adults said that Sunday roast and mince & tatties are the top choices for the most nostalgic ‘meat and two veg’ mealtimes. Almost a third of Scots say soggy vegetables and overcooked meat evokes the worst memories. New campaign set to...
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US Farmer John Kempf among other headline speakers announced for upcoming Groundswell Festival.
Tickets have gone on sale for this summer’s Groundswell Festival. John Kempf, Founder and Chief Vision Officer of Advancing Eco Agriculture and host of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast is set to present for the first time at this year's Groundswell event. He...
Bridging the generation gap: Seeds of agriculture’s future sown at commonwealth conference
Safeguarding the future for agricultural shows will come under the spotlight at a conference attended by delegates from all over the world. The key to continued success is, according to Australia’s Brendan Christou and Scotland’s Rebecca Dawes, talking to each other...
Spritz-second sell out for Turriff Show Ladies’ Day Charity Event 2024
The Turriff Show Ladies’ Day Committee will host their annual charity event one week prior to the 160th Turriff Show, building momentum for Scotland’s largest two-day agricultural show. The event was established in 2018, and despite the two-year absence in 2020 and...
Quality Meat Scotland drives better safeguards against African Swine Fever
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is driving efforts to safeguard Scotland's pig industry against the threat of African Swine Fever (ASF). Striving to stay ahead of this highly transmissible disease, the organisation has deployed various strategies, including participation...
QMS’s Scotch Beef Club signs Buzzworks as first group member
Acclaimed Scottish bar and restaurant group Buzzworks Holdings has become the first group member of Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) revitalised Scotch Beef Club. Buzzworks venues across the Central Belt and West of Scotland, including its Scotts and Lido restaurants,...
Buzzworks Holdings joins Scotch Beef Club
Acclaimed Scottish bar and restaurant group Buzzworks Holdings has become the first group member of Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) revitalised Scotch Beef Club. Buzzworks venues across the Central Belt and West of Scotland, including its Scotts and Lido restaurants,...
Key principles of spring barley management this season
This year the growing season for spring barley has been greatly reduced, with many crops only recently drilled and so when established these crops will rattle through their growth stages. A recent BASF event with experts from both the UK and Ireland gave growers...
Biggest agricultural influencer on the planet to open commonwealth conference’s Next Generation programme
Getting the conference off on the right foot: Cattle hoof trimmer with over six million social media followers named as star speaker Professional cattle hoof trimmer Graeme Parker - renowned globally as “The Hoof GP” - has been announced as the person who will open...
Tuning in to rural wellbeing
Favourite television presenter announced as host of a new podcast series for Farmstrong Scotland Most people know Sarah Stephen from her work as a television presenter. Not everyone will be aware that Sarah - who many still refer to by her maiden name Sarah Mack –...