Scotland is arguably one of the best places in the world to grow barley, but that’s not the only reason whisky distillers – and brewers - choose it for production, says Peter Nelson, Operations Director at The Glenmorangie Company. “Malting barley grown in Scotland is...
Living well in order to be able to farm and croft well is one of the key Farmstrong Scotland messages. We meet the crofters who are reaping the benefits of finding some time for themselves … It took start-up crofters Lynn Cassells and Sandra Baer six hard years before...
Scotland is arguably one of the best places in the world to grow barley, but that’s not the only reason whisky distillers – and brewers - choose it for production, says Peter Nelson, Operations Director at The Glenmorangie Company. “Malting barley grown in Scotland is...
Countries encompassing the alphabet - from Australia to Zambia - will be represented at the 30th Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth (RASC) Conference. The event, which is being hosted in Scotland, was founded in 1957 by the late Duke of Edinburgh Prince...
Scotland’s apprentice butchers are benefiting from a focus on innovation provided through the Scotch Butchers Club, run by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). It recently partnered with industry leaders to provide learning and development opportunities for 24 apprentice...
With relentless rain, endless mud and peak lambing and calving season testing physical and mental resilience, Quality Meat Scotland and farming charity, RSABI, are reminding farmers of the role of good food in maintaining both physical and mental well-being....
By Jane Craigie Rural and agrifood businesses desire to tell their stories has led to two new appointments at a sector-specialist communications agency. Katie Insch has an interesting backstory, leaving home as a teenager to work for the Royal Household at both...
The topic of diet and nutrition has always attracted a polarised debate – one day something is healthy to eat, the next it’s not. One of the foods most affected by this is red meat. But now the tide seems to be turning. A new study published in the highly respected...
As the rain keeps falling and jobs continue to stack up, we see how crops and fieldwork across the UK are faring this challenging season, including key considerations for PGR and fungicide decision making. At opposite ends of the UK, Peter Chapman in Aberdeenshire and...
Appreciating “blue space”, a body of water that you can sit and look at, and taking time out of the busy farming day, is something East Lothian Farmer Stuart McNicol only knows too well. Since October, he has committed to jumping in a sauna two to three times per week...