IAAS is giving a lukewarm welcome to the eventual release of new conditionality measures as part of the Agricultural Reform Route Map on Tuesday 26th March. Specifically, it was helpful to hear exactly how the Government proposes to add conditions to the Scottish...
Browns Food Group has welcomed Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to commemorate the official opening of the company's upgraded and extended facilities with an ambitious vision to achieve £100 million of retail sales of Specially Selected Pork by 2030. HRH The...
A farmer’s daughter and former P.E teacher has strengthened the Farmstrong Scotland team by taking on the role of Programme Co-ordinator. Anna Dunlop and her family farm beef cattle and sheep in Annan, Dumfriesshire, however, her passion for farming stems from her...
IAAS would like to remind all vendors using Scottish auction marts to sell their livestock, that the sale of pregnant animals through the prime and cull rings is not allowed. This is in breach of animal health and welfare regulations. We have had some recent incidents...
With scanning results looking good this year on many of Scotland’s sheep farms, nutrition expert, Calum Littlejohn of East Coast Viners, is urging farmers to focus on quality feeding over the next few weeks to maximise healthy and straight forward lambing. “Many are...
The latest figures from the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) show a positive year for livestock markets in Scotland with increased throughput and prices across every class in the 2023 financial year. Totalling a turnover of £664.5m, the...
Experts have used research and data to show sheep farmers’ labour demands and costs can be reduced at the same time as improving work life balance by following some simple steps. Working smarter was the take-home message from a webinar entitled ‘Reducing Flock Input...
Following extensive consultation with industry stakeholders and dialogue with QMS levy payers at a series of winter workshops, the QMS board requested that Mairi Gougeon, the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, approve an increase in QMS'...
Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2024, running from March 4th to March 8th, is poised to celebrate the invaluable contributions of apprenticeships to individuals, employers, and Scotland's economy. The annual event serves as a platform to champion the merits of work-based...
Celebrating - and safeguarding the future - of the UK-grown carrot is behind the decision to hold a National Carrot Day on 3 October 2024. Chair of the British Carrot Growers Association (BCGA) and York-based carrot farmer Rodger Hobson says: “It’s time to make a bit...