Beef and sheep farmers across Scotland are now being better equipped to understand and meet market demands through a workshop organised by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). These workshops, the most recent held at Woodhead Brothers in Turriff, aim to provide farmers with...
Generations of shepherds have wondered how to best deal with triplet lambs and research from SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), is taking the trial and error out of rearing them. A healthy turnout from Scotland’s sheep farming community joined a...
Brown’s Food Group – Scotland’s biggest pork producer - links tradition and innovation to launch new sausage range showcasing Scottish pork Promoting Specially Selected Pork is at the heart of The Kilted Pork Company brand of sausages which has just been rolled out...
The UK’s leading agricultural business event, AgriScot, has changed its date, bringing the event forward by one week to 13 November. The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) and AgriScot have been working in partnership for a number of years....
Routine testing of bull fertility is an essential but often overlooked aspect of suckler herd profitability. Yet with funding available, Beef Specialist, Sarah Balfour, is urging beef farmers to be on the front foot this season. Suckler herd performance relies on...
The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) welcomes the announcements from Scotland's First Minister last week. First Minister Humza Yousaf's contribution at the NFUS Conference gave some clarity on the government's position and progress and was...
Following the changes at the start of the year in the reporting and publishing of auction market livestock prices across Great Britain, the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) is pleased to announce that it has extended its relationship with...
Find your match at the Roxburghshire Monitor Farm winter meeting. As part of the Roxburghshire Monitor Farm project, the farming community is invited to a panel discussion evening, about farming agreements, being held at the Buccleuch Arms in St. Boswells on Wednesday...
Farmers are encouraged to book now for a practical meeting on body condition scoring, cattle handling and recording at the Strathspey Monitor Farm. Livestock behaviour expert Professor Simon Turner from SRUC will be the key speaker at the event at Auchernack Farm,...
Team Scotland - Perth-based father and son butchery team Richard and Ben Megahy – have triumphed at the Four Nations Butchers Tournament in Ireland. They saw off hot competition from leading butchers from England, Northern Ireland and Ireland in the contest, with...