by Andrew Williamson | Sep 9, 2022 | Press Releases
A new fun and inclusive bike festival for all ages and abilities will be taking place in Ballater between Friday 23rd and Sunday 25th September. The inaugural Thrive Bike is a weekend for mountain and road bikers, as well as non-bikers, to come and enjoy different...
by Andrew Williamson | Sep 8, 2022 | Press Releases
Mairi Gougeon joined Chair of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), Kate Rowell and Chief Executive, Sarah Millar alongside Executive Director of the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS), Neil Wilson to provide the Cabinet Secretary with an overview of...
by Andrew Williamson | Sep 8, 2022 | JCM News
There’s an archipelago of 18 islands located between Shetland and Iceland that’s home to just 54,000 people. I visited these islands – the Faroes – a few weeks ago to learn more about its fishery and agricultural sectors. The similarities to Scotland’s islands...
by Andrew Williamson | Sep 8, 2022 | JCM News
As I write this, I’m sitting in rural Denmark at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists’ Congress. In many ways the Danish landscape is similar to much of Scotland; farmers are dominantly growing spring barley, oats, as well as lots of grass and...
by Andrew Williamson | Sep 8, 2022 | Press Releases
Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland and Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) have teamed up to develop a new food education resource to help young people learn about the people and processes involved in getting quality food to the table. Based on the familiar process of...
