Currently there is a good market for oilseed rape from both price and demand standpoints and given that many growers are familiar with this agronomically beneficial break crop there are many good reasons to consider giving it a place in the rotation. Huge demand The...
Selling cattle over the next few weeks could be a good business decision for beef farmers, according to Grant Anderson of Harrison & Hetherington, but it’s not the time to rush lambs off farm before they are well finished. “Prices for store cattle are good and...
Business development, retail inspiration and new product ideas were key research areas when the first all-female cohort of Scottish butchery business managers and colleagues visited leading Northern Irish butchers recently. The trip, organised by Quality Meat...
Next month, Scotland’s largest two-day agricultural event, Turriff Show, has a great number of livestock entries for the 1,500+ classes it holds at the event which runs on Sunday 4 and Monday 5 August. Entries are well up on all classes, compared with last year, with...
Throughout May and June, thousands of school children across Scotland have been getting hands-on with understanding where their beef, lamb and pork comes from, how to cook it, and what having Scotch really means for them, their families, and Scottish farmers. Tracy...
‘Growing for optimum output’ is the focus of this summer’s Dumfriesshire Monitor Farm open meeting on Tuesday 30 July at Barnbackle, Lochfoot. Booking for the meeting, which runs from 3.30pm-6.30pm, is now open. Visitors will be able to focus on sheep and cattle...
June is well known for Fathers’ Day and iconic summer events such as Royal Ascot and Glastonbury. For the last 40 years it has also been the month to celebrate Volunteers’ Week and to mark this milestone Farmstrong Scotland speaks to people from the rural community...
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) recently organised a successful knowledge transfer day at Kilmacolm Farm Tours, bringing together almost thirty members of The Scotch Beef Club and The Scotch Butchers’ Club. The event focussed on the unique qualities of Scotch red meat and...
Guidance has been tightened for all users of professional rodenticides, including gamekeepers, with the withdrawal of the ‘open area’ pattern of use for second generation anti-coagulant rodenticides (SGARs), from the 4th of July 2024. Reflecting these changes, the...
As the summer rolls in (and hopefully brings us some sun and blue skies!), Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb, and Specially Selected Pork are teaming up again with the Bauer radio network to bring a sizzling campaign to listeners across Scotland. Building on the successful...