Quality Meat Scotland Podcast

Send us Fan Mail QMS Director of Economics Services, Stuart Ashworth is joined by Niall Jeffrey, a beef and arable farmer at Bielgrange Farm. Niall was Agriscot Scottish Beef Farmer of the Year in 2018 and has been benchmarking for 13 years. Benchmarking has driven efficiency in his operation and provided confidence to grow his business. Fertility and calf survival to weaning are among the measura...

Send us Fan Mail Series two of the QMS podcast will focus on initiatives which can help Scottish farmers improve the productivity, profitability and sustainability of their businesses. In the first episode of the second series,  John Evans, QMS Knowledge Transfer Specialist is joined by Andrew Marchant, who farms at Chlonhie.  Andrew was Nithsdale Monitor Farmer 2016 to 2019 and highlights the cha...

Send us Fan Mail In the seventh episode of the QMS podcast, we hear from Cheif Executive of The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS), Neil Wilson, about how auction marts have continued trading responsibly throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. Neil is joined on the podcast by Iain MacDonald, Senior Economics Analyst for QMS who gives an overview of the market for sheep, cattle an...

Send us Fan Mail In the sixth episode, we catch up with Intern Head of Brands Integrity Kathryn Kerr and Assurance Assessor Steve Donne to find out more about the development of virtual assurance assessments during Covid-19 and how they have become the new norm. Here is a link to all episodes of QMS's podcast https://qmscotland.co.uk/news-media/qms-podcast

Send us Fan Mail In our fifth episode of the Quality Meat Scotland podcast, we catch up with Director of Market Development, Tom Gibson and Director of Economic Services, Stuart Ashworth to find out about the work the market development team have been doing since lockdown, including exports, with Stuart highlighting some of the international market opportunities available. We also hear about Quali...

Send us Fan Mail In the fourth episode of the Quality Meat Scotland podcast, we are joined by Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing who gives his views on Covid-19. Mr Ewing said: “I would like to thank Quality Meat Scotland for inviting me on to its podcast. QMS is playing a vital role in supporting red meat producers through the Covid-19 crisis – the Scottish Government looks forward to continuin...

Send us Fan Mail Chair of Quality Meat Scotland, Kate Rowell gives an update on QMS activities during Covid-19, including the ongoing work with Scottish Government to ensure the supply chain continues to function and the launch of the major national consumer campaign encouraging consumers to “Make It” with beef, in partnership with AHDB and Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC).  Kate is joined on the podcast by M...

Send us Fan Mail In the second episode of the Quality Meat Scotland podcast, we hear from Director of Marketing and Communications, Lesley Cameron about the current marketing campaigns QMS are focusing on during covid-19 as well as her thoughts on the future of the red meat industry in Scotland. Here is a link to all episodes of QMS's podcast https://qmscotland.co.uk/news-media/qms-podcast

Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of the brand new Quality Meat Scotland podcast, Senior Economic Analyst Iain MacDonald comments on the impact lockdown is having to the red meat market and recently appointed Head of Industry Development, Bruce McConachie, highlights some of the work his team are doing to keep farmers and stakeholders moving forward with new innovative ideas. Here is a link to...