by Andrew Williamson | Dec 4, 2024 | Press Releases
The recent Budget announcements sent shockwaves through many rural businesses across the UK, and now data from Knight Frank shows that the drastic reduction of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will have the biggest impact on Less Favoured Area (LFA) farmers. Defra will...
by Andrew Williamson | Nov 21, 2024 | Press Releases
Farmstrong Scotland, the wellbeing charity for farmers and crofters, has recently secured charity status and is now looking for new trustees to join its board. The peer-to-peer led programme has spent the last year developing its governance and structure, to ensure it...
by Andrew Williamson | Nov 20, 2024 | Press Releases
Wow, what a year it’s been! As I look back on my first year as Programme Director at Farmstrong Scotland I am filled with pride and gratitude for the progress we’ve made as a team. I’m lucky to love what I do and am passionate about the potential Farmstrong has to...
by Andrew Williamson | Nov 16, 2024 | JCM News
I think those of us running rural businesses, farms and estates knew that there were some hard-hitting changes coming from Westminster’s Autumn Budget. What was delivered was brutal and has created a wave of anger and worry, at a level that I haven’t seen in the 30...
by Andrew Williamson | Nov 15, 2024 | Press Releases
Over 40 farms entered the inaugural 2024 M&S Steak Competition run as part of the ‘live and carcase’ Premier Meat Exhibition at ABP’s Bridge of Allan site on 9 November. The Scottish National Fatstock Club’s event, now in its 31st year, has been supported by...
