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Working with farmers and influencing policy is key for QMS. In this episode Kate Rowell explains how QMS is doing this important work alongside other industry stakeholders and Scotch farming ambassadors, to promote the Scotch red meat sector. The QMS team will be at the Royal Highland Show and Kate explains what to look out for, including steak tasting. Abby Tong is QMS Category Specialist, she explains her fascinating role, higher than normal Easter red meat sales, beef and lamb ...

In this episode, we speak to John Ritchie about grassland management - he's very inspiring and infectiously enthusiastic! Also to Alix Ritchie about Farmstrong Scotland and the events coming up in their calendar for farmers and crofters to join and hear how others are investing in their wellbeing. Iain Macdonald, QMS’s Market Intelligence Manager, talks about the beef, sheep and lamb markets, and the outlook for demand and supply for the spring and summer, and to Sarah Millar, QMS ...

In this episode, we speak to Wayne Godfrey, Chief Executive of Brown Brothers, about their vision to add £100 million in retail sales of Specially Selected Pork via the family’s investment in the Brechin processing facility. Iain Macdonald, QMS’s Market Intelligence Manager, talks about the beef, sheep and lamb markets, and the outlook for demand and supply. And, ahead of starting lambing Kate Rowell gave a round up of the industry engagement she has been involved in over recent m...

In this episode we look at developing red meat markets in Scotland, the wider UK and internationally. Guests are Tom Gibson, QMS's Business Development Director and Emma Heath, who is the new Marketing Director at QMS. Tom talks athrough his role - discovering, developing and building new market opportunities, both in the UK and abroad, with new export business continually coming on board. Supplying lamb as part of Lamb for St. Andrew’s Day was a huge success, with sensational Scotch lamb bei...

This episode is all about pork, following the successful month of 'Porktober', during October, when QMS, and butchers all over Scotland, celebrated Scotland's pig farmers and Specially Selected Pork.Conversations are with Bruce McConachie from QMS who talks about disease surveillance and controlling Scotland's feral pigs, and with two butchers - Jordan McCaughan, a young butcher at Hugh Black & Sons and Gary Raeburn, who has a very successful butcher's shop in Huntly. Here is a link ...

Ensuring Scotland's school children know where their food comes from, and the nutrition it offers, is part of the role for QMS Health and Education Managers, Jen Robertson and Alix Ritchie, who promote Scotch Beef, Lamb and Specially Selected Pork in schools. In this episode, Jen talks about their work with all of Scotland's local authorities, and the creative ways of encouraging red meat inclusion in school dinners and cookery classes. The initiatives, including in class educatio...