All Scotland articles – Page 8
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NewsScotch Butchers Club launches new industry website
The Scotch Butchers Club, managed by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), has launched a new website as part of its strategy to position independent butchers as ‘Champions of Scotch’.With support from the new website, the club hopes to further encourage butchery businesses across Scotland to promote Scotch Lamb PGI, Scotch Beef ...
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NewsMartin Kennedy named as new NFU Scotland president
Martin Kennedy has been elected the 63rd president of the National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS). Andrew Connon and Robin Traquair have also been announced as the new vice presidents.NFUS president, Martin Kennedy.Kennedy is a farmer from Highland Perthshire and has served as vice president of the Union since 2017.Replacing the ...
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NewsNFU Scotland calls for improvement in supermarket provenance
NFU Scotland has called on supermarkets to source more pork from the UK after alleging that less than half the pork on sale in Tesco and Asda was British or Scottish.Former NFU Scotland president, Andrew McCornick.The organisation has contacted all major supermarkets regarding their support for Scottish and British pig ...
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NewsFormer QMS chair Donald Biggar dies at age of 68
Donald Biggar, the former chair of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), has passed away aged 68.Biggar, who served as chair of Quality Meat Scotland from 2005 to 2011, passed away at his home in Chapelton Farm near Castle Douglas, on Saturday 30th January.He previously served as president for the National Farmers ...
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NewsUrgent need of clarity ahead of Brexit, says SAMW
Following the impact of Covid-19 and the ongoing uncertainties surrounding Brexit, the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) says a number of questions still need answering as the red meat industry heads into the new year.The Association is calling on Government to provide clarity on issues such as Brexit, with ...
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NewsSFMT announces new president
Tom Courts of Tom Courts Quality Foods in Fife has been installed as the new president of the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Associations (SFMTA).The second-generation butcher is set to lead Scotland's independent meat retailers for the next two years, representing over 400 butchers at all levels.And Courts (50), who ...
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NewsBVA hails animal welfare mandate for Scottish abattoirs
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed legislation that will make CCTV compulsory in abattoirs in Scotland, following a sustained campaign by the organisation.The ‘Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (Scotland) Regulations 2020’ will require all abattoirs in Scotland to install and operate CCTVs and to retain footage ...
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NewsQMS launches virtual farming tool
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has unveiled a free online tool for livestock farmers which will help them to boost their bottom line by improving livestock selection and management for slaughter.Developed by QMS and launched at this year’s online AgriScot event, the practical ‘Meat the Grade’ virtual tool will highlight key ...
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NewsScotland’s red meat exports disrupted by pandemic
Between August 2019 to July 2020, the total value of red meat and offal sold outside the UK by Scotland’s exporters fell 2% below the five-year average, according to the latest market commentary from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Ian MacDonald, senior economics analyst with QMS.Having risen strongly in the previous year, ...
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NewsFirm farmgate prices position UK lamb as a competitor in European markets
Prime lamb prices remain firm in comparison to 2019, standing 25% higher than a year ago, according to the latest market commentary from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Stuart Ashworth, director of economics services at Quality Meat Scotland.Stuart Ashworth, director of economic services at QMS, claims that last year’s prices were affected ...
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NewsCelebrity chef champions British lamb for National Curry Week
Celebrity chef Cyrus Todiwala OBE has teamed up with the UK’s meat promotional bodies to promote British lamb as part of National Curry Week.Celebrity chef Cyrus Todiwala OBE.Chef Todiwala, who runs Café Spice Namaste in London, has partnered with AHDB, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) and Quality ...
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NewsLove Lamb Week reaches over 3.8 million Scottish consumers
The industry-wide initiative ‘Love Lamb Week’, which aims to promote the benefits of Scotch Lamb PGI, reached more than 3.8 million consumers during the first week of September, according to Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Restaurants across Scotland added Scotch Lamb to their menus as part of Love Lamb Week.Celebrating its sixth ...
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NewsFood Standards Scotland appoints new strategy director
Julie Hesketh-Laird has been appointed to the new role of strategy director at Food Standards Scotland.Hesketh-Laird is the former chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation and will join FSS on a two-year fixed-term appointment from the 3rd November 2020.Julie Hesketh-Laird has been appointed as the new strategy director ...
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NewsScots meat exports face substantial market turbulence
Scotland’s meat wholesalers have warned the Secretary of State for Scotland, Alister Jack, that the red meat sector is heading for “substantial market turbulence” during the UK’s exit from the European Union.SAMW president, Andy McGowan.Writing to the Secretary of State, president of the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW), Andy ...
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NewsScotch brands showcased at virtual Taste of Grampian
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.Scotland’s national chef and winner of Masterchef: The Professionals 2016, Gary MacleanOriginally scheduled to take place at P&J Live in June, the virtual event will now be ...
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NewsQMS celebrates 30 years of quality assurance
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Scottish red meat industry’s Quality Assurance Scheme. Established in 1990, it has been the longest-running scheme of its kind in the world.The scheme aims to provide the industry and consumers with assurance that animals are reared to a stringent ...
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NewsQMS publication highlights importance of Scottish red meat industry
The Scottish red meat sectors continuing importance to Scotland’s economy, as well as the significance of markets outside Scotland to the country’s farmers and red meat processors, has been highlighted in a new publication launched by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Ian MacDonald, senior economics analyst with QMS.The latest edition of the ...
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NewsPrime cattle prices remain at high level
Scottish prime cattle finishers have seen a recovery in market returns and are experiencing some of the highest farmgate prices for many years, according to the latest market commentary from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Only twice in the past decade, in 2013 and 2017, have farmgate cattle prices been higher at ...
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NewsMillers of Speyside suspends factory processing following Covid-19 outbreak
Beef and pork processor, Millers of Speyside, has temporarily closed its production site in Grantown, Scotland for the next 14 days due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in the local area.Millers of Speyside's processing plant in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland. Image: Google Street View.Seven cases have been reported in the region and ...
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NewsDundee bistro celebrates Love Lamb Week with Sri Lankan-inspired dish
Dundee bistro, The Bach, has partnered with Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to create a limited-edition dish featuring Scotch Lamb in order to celebrate Love Lamb Week.The Bach's limited edition lamb kottu roti for Love Lamb Week.The dish consists of shredded Scotch Lamb, chopped roti bread, vegetables, egg & aromatic spices ...
