The important role played by migrant labour in the Scottish red meat industry supply chain has been highlighted in the results of a survey of Scottish…
Year: 2017
Pig farmers are being urged to put their names forward for Open Farm Sunday, the annual event that attracts thousands of people onto farms across the…
Ulster Farmers’ Union, president, Barclay Bell said the European Commission’s response to the Brazilian meat scandal did not go far enough. He said tougher action was needed…
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has appointed Alan Clarke as its new chief executive. Clarke, who is currently chief executive of Scottish Bakers, will take over the…
It was great to see so many people taking an interest in our study tour to Sweden via social media. The group was there to look…
A new campaign promoting loin steaks as a mid-week meal option is set to launch in the autumn, after Defra gave the green light to a…
The proportion of consumer spend at UK supermarkets that goes on items on promotion has hit its lowest level in 11 years, according to Nielsen retail…
Reducing antibiotic consumption in animals alone will often have very limited benefits for human health, according to a new scientific paper published today by the Royal…
I’m not usually a sore loser (although my husband will dispute that when it comes to any kind of competitive game) but I do get really annoyed…
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 26 March 2017, show supermarket sales increased in value by…