N.Ireland
Rising beef prices have out-stripped general inflation, driven by a constrained supply, according to the AHDB
Pig/Poultry
Seven-year-old Maisie Forbes has won Quality Meat Scotland's (QMS') competition to create...
Sheep
The UK-wide 'Make it Lamb' collaboration will launch for the first time this year and aims to...
Agri-Business
AHDB with support from the QMS is investing £2.5 million, to enable more accurate reporting of the environmental impact of agriculture....
The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland has extended its relationship with QMS to make more Scottish mart data available.
Beef
The red meat sector in Scotland is now worth £2.8 billion to its economy, according to a new report by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has announced a series of 'Meat the Market' workshops for beef and lamb farmers.
Nominations are now open to join RamCompare, a partnership aimed at developing genetic improvements...
The search for the Scotch Farm Factor is over and the winner of Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) national social media competition...
A six-week campaign to encourage British shoppers to Make It with lamb has generated an additional £2.45 million in sales.
Auction marts across Scotland are donating lambs to celebrate St. Andrew’s Day on November 30. The initiative is part of a marketing drive.
Producing quality-assured Scotch Beef to a high standard and utilising home-grown feeds is a system the McEwan family from Arbroath.
Despite dipping below 200p/kg in auction markets, prime lamb prices remain firm in comparison to 2019 standing 25% higher than a year ago.
Rural Life
A QMS initiative to help Scotland’s school pupils to learn to cook quick, tasty and healthy meals has launched this week.
For much of 2020 the volume of pigmeat leaving UK abattoirs has been lower than earlier recorded levels according to QMS.
Scotch Beef PGI, Scotch Lamb PGI and Specially Selected Pork are set to be showcased as part of this year’s virtual Taste of Grampian.
A meat plant in Scotland's north-east has have opted to temporally close its production site for the next 14 days due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in the local area.
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has strengthened its haulage assurance scheme by making some key additions to the standards document.
Scottish pig farmers have benefited from a remarkable occurrence of weekly modest price increases for more than six months, according to the latest market commentary from QMS.
QMS chairman Kate Rowell, is encouraging farmers, butchers, auctioneers, hauliers, processors, chefs and red meat industry professionals to play a leading role in promoting Scottish red meat.
A new guide hopes to help livestock farmers seeking to improve their profitability through better grazing management, by explaining the theory behind managed grazing and how to implement a simple system on-farm.
QMS chairman Kate Rowell, has been selected as a finalist in a major award in recognition of her contribution to the red meat industry.
Low prices for skins and hides internationally due to changes in fashion and consumer spending are having a knock-on effect on the red meat industry, according to the latest market commentary by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).
