All Scotland articles – Page 6
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NewsQMS reveals four new faces of The Scotch Butchers Club
The club of independent UK butchers who stock the Scotch brands has unveiled four new ambassadors who it hopes will drive the positive messages of the Scottish red meat industry forward.The Scotch Butchers Club, run by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), is a scheme of more than 250 independent butchers and ...
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NewsQuality Meat Scotland updates Pig Assurance Scheme standards
New Standards are set to go live this spring, following an extensive review by the Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) Standards Setting Body for the Pig Assurance Scheme.Effective from 1st May 2023, key changes to the scheme will see mandatory training brought in for stockpersons involved in the moving, handling and ...
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NewsGlobal red meat trade flows set to remain firm in 2023
Farmgate cattle and pig prices have reached a new record high as the lamb trade struggles to match levels of early 2021 and 2022, according to the latest market commentary from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). Forecasts from leading agriculture analysts point to further instability in the global red meat market ...
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NewsLamb for St Andrew’s Day boosts sales in the ring
The latest market analysis shows a 20% uplift in liveweight lamb prices in Scotland’s auction markets in November, for a second year in a row, believed to be on the back of the industry initiative, Lamb for St Andrew’s Day. In its support of the Scottish sheep sector, The Institute ...
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NewsScotland's beef herd set to shrink further but sheep flock could increase
NFU Scotland’s 2023 Intentions Survey, which closed earlier in January, has pointed to further shrinkage in Scotland’s beef sector, with many farmers reducing cow numbers alongside indications that some are replacing them with sheep.The survey, supported by Quality Meat Scotland, was set up to assess the scale of change that ...
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NewsThe World Championship Scotch Pie Award goes once again to James Pirie & Son
Butchers James Pirie & Son has been awarded the title World Scotch Pie Champion of Champions. The retailer won the competition in 2020 and in 2018 as well as taking the title World Scotch Pie Champion of Champions in 2021 with their iconic Scotch Pie.Carol Smille with Allan Pirie from ...
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NewsQuality Meat Scotland celebrates Scottish red meat sector at parliamentary event
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) highlighted its plans to support and protect the growth of Scotland’s red meat industry at its recent parliamentary reception.Delegates at the Scottish Parliament attend the QMS Scotch Lamb for St Andrews day. MSP Jim Fairlie (back). Front row L-R: Prof Alice Stanton, Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon, ...
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NewsA few predictions for 2023 from pig and beef sectors
In his new year message National Pig Association (NPA) chairman, Rob Mutimer wants to see profitability return to the sector. Also looking to next year QMS hopes the reopening of Hong Kong to overseas tourists and the partial relaxation of Covid restrictions will help support imports for the local foodservice ...
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NewsSARIA acquires Devro for £540m
German food manufacturer SARIA has acquired Scottish sausage casing producer Devro plc (Devro) for £540 million.Devro is one of the leading global suppliers of collagen-based edible films and coatings. With over 85 years’ experience in collagen casings, its products are used globally in the production of a wide variety of ...
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NewsGrants of Taynuilt grabs a Golden Haggis 'double'
Returning for the first time since 2019, this year’s Golden Haggis Awards 2022 saw haggis makers from all over Scotland fighting it out for the coveted title in the cask room at Oban Distillery. Mark Grant and his Golden Haggis double win.Grants of Taynuilt ensured that both the titles that ...
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NewsOlympics of Meat: At the cutting edge of butchery talent
The World Butchers’ Challenge, otherwise known as the ‘Olympics of Meat’ recently look place in Sacramento, California, bringing together butchers from across the globe for a test of workmanship, meat cutting and displaying."Team GB's performance was nothing short of outstanding," said QMS's Gordon Newlands.UK judge, and brands development manager for ...
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NewsAIPZ declared across GB to tackle cases of bird flu
The chief veterinary officers from Wales, England and Scotland have announced an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) across the whole of Great Britain to mitigate the risk of the disease spreading amongst poultry and captive birds.It is now a legal requirement for all bird keepers in Great Britain to follow ...
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NewsScottish agriculture making ‘positive strides’ towards methane targets, says NFU Scotland
Commenting from COP26 in Glasgow, NFU Scotland’s climate change policy manager Kate Hopper said that Scottish farmers, crofters and growers are “already on their net zero journey.”Source: NFU Scotland. Climate change policy manager for NFU Scotland Kate Hopper.In response to the announcement from COP26 that more than 80 countries have ...
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NewsIAAS calls on Scottish red meat sector to back ‘Lamb Bank’ initiative
The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) is asking the Scottish red meat industry to donate either lamb proceeds or money to deliver three tonnes of lamb to schools this autumn.Source: IAASIn the penultimate week for donations, the Lamb Bank has received a 300kg boost from meat processors ...
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NewsHolyrood announces Private Storage Aid for pig sector
The Scottish government has said it will introduce a scheme that looks to tackle the current backlogs on pig farms.According to Scottish Farmer, the Scottish government has announced a Private Storage Aid Scheme that aims to allow large quantities of pig meat to be processed, stored and reintroduced into the ...
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NewsQMS chair welcomes appointment to Trade and Agriculture Commission
Kate Rowell is among the appointees to the new 'strengthened' Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) that will scrutinise future trade deals. Quality Meat Scotland chair, Kate Rowell.The TAC will be chaired by Lorand Bartels, professor of international law. Members of the commission also include Jim Moseley, CEO of Red Tractor ...
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NewsScottish meat companies warn labour shortage is long-term problem
The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) has said that the current workforce shortages are predicted to be “a prolonged issue.”SAMW president Alan McNaughton, speaking after a meeting of the Association’s executive council, said: “The notion that the degree of staffing issues affecting the whole food industry at present will ...
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NewsScottish food sector calls for pre-Christmas action on labour shortages
An open letter from Scotland’s food and drink industry to the Scottish and UK governments requests urgent action to tackle staff shortfalls ahead of the crucial Christmas season.Martin Morgan, executive manager of Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers, was among the signatories of the letter.Organised by FDF Scotland, the letter was ...
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NewsScottish red meat sector worth more than £1bn to economy
A new report by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) shows the Scottish red meat sector’s £1 billion plus value to the Scottish economy and the importance of external markets to the sector’s success.Ian MacDonald, senior economics analyst with QMS.The Red Meat Industry Profile provides “a snapshot of the shape and scale ...
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News“Still more work to do” on availability of Scottish red meat
The Scottish Red Meat Resilience Group has called for greater opportunity to work with the public sector and providers of red meat in Scotland to increase the availability of locally-sourced red meat.The Scottish Red Meat Resilience Group is chaired by Quality Meat Scotland, and consists of representation from organisations such ...
