Quality Meat Scotland Podcast
Spanning topics including market trends, brand communications and industry development projects, the Quality Meat Scotland podcast will draw together sector experts with farmers and stakeholders to hear their views and the all-important facts about the Scottish Red Meat industry.
Episodes
86 episodes
Series 11 - Episode 11 - Scotch, why it's so special and why it should be the first choice
In this episode, host Jane Craigie hears what the QMS team has been up to lately, which includes attending the World Steak Challenge in Amsterdam, visiting London to explain the Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb, and Specially Selected Pork credentials ...
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Season 11
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Episode 11
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30:13
Series 11 - Episode 10 - Turriff Show discussions and Deeside Monitor Farm learnings
At the beginning of August Turriff Show brought many people from the farming world together in North East Scotland, including Quality Meat Scotland’s Kate Rowell and Iain Macdonald, who in this podcast talk to Jane Craigie about the latest stat...
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Season 11
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Episode 10
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32:12
Series 11 - Episode 9 - Baselining carbon on Scotland's farms
In this episode, we catch up with Professor John Gilliland about the QMS/AHDB about an Environmental Baselining programme based on the success of a similar scheme in Northern Ireland. This industry-led pilot aims to recruit 170 farmers and grow...
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28:06
Series 11 - Episode 8 - Highland Show highlights & sourcing Scotch
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.&n...
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Season 11
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Episode 8
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38:27
Series 11 - Episode 7 - Grass, Farmstrong Scotland & market outlook
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...
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Season 11
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Episode 7
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33:35
Series 11 - Episode 6 - Pork sector investment & market outlook
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 M...
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Season 11
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Episode 6
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29:19
Series 11 - Episode 5 - Growing red meat opportunities
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 athroug...
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Season 11
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Episode 5
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45:02
Series 11 - Episode 4 - Celebrating Scotland's Pork after 'Porktober'
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 McConach...
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Season 11
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Episode 4
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25:02
Series 11 - Episode 3 - Red meat in schools
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 Sele...
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Season 11
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Episode 3
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28:35
Series 11, Episode 2 - Scotland, the choice for premium red meat.
QMS Chief Executive, Sarah Millar and QMS board Chair, Kate Rowell, explain the three key pillars of QMS’s five-year strategy - provenance, profitability and productivity, planning and place, and what getting this right means to Scotland’s red ...
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Season 11
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Episode 2
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30:22
Series 11, Episode 1 - Love Meat Tender
In this episode, the conversation focuses on meat eating quality. The discussions are with Bruce McConachie, QMS's Head of Industry Development and Dan Gilmour, a third generation butcher from East Lothian. For the red me...
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Season 11
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Episode 1
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31:52
Season 10, Episode 6: Variety for Versatility
Farmers are having to look at all aspects of their business to try to control costs and one of the areas that they can do this is by focussing on the forage that they grow for their livestock.Tune in to this week’s podcast to h...
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27:54
Season 10, Episode 5: Farmstrong Scotland
Farmers and their workers are the most important asset on any farm.Now an initiative founded in the farming community in New Zealand has made it’s way to Scotland. Farmstrong aims to help farmers and their workers live well, to...
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24:17
Season 10, Episode 4: The Power of Data
Data is power. By collecting and measuring data it can help to make informed management decisions on farm. There are multiple platforms you can use to help gather this data, one of which is AgriWebb. Lawrence Martin, Farm Manager at Carbeth Hom...
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23:37
Season10, Episode 3: QMS Back with a Bang
As part of the post-covid engagement strategy, QMS staff have been out at shows and events to engage with members, levy payers and consumers. In this episode Mark catches up with Sarah Millar, Chief Executive and Kate Rowell, Chair at ...
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19:08
Season 10, Episode 2: Reducing the winter feed bill
Stuart Mitchell, Whitriggs Farm joins the podcast to discuss how they have dramatically reduced the winter feed bill by moving to outwintering. Through the Monitor Farm Scotland Programme the Mitchell's calculated the cost to feed a cow through...
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21:21
Season 10, Episode 1: QMS at the Royal Highland Show
Beth Alexander, cattle and sheep specialist at QMS, is joined by quests at the QMS stand live from the 200th Royal Highland Show.
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23:06
Season 9, Episode 6: Continually Developing skills within the retail butchery sector
Barry and Gordon discuss the continued personal development and skills requirements as you move up through the business into management/shop ownership.
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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25:47
Season 9, Episode 5: The skills challenges and opportunities within the processing sector of the red meat industry
Sonia and Gordon discuss the challenges faced by the processing sector and the training and opportunities available within the sector.
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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18:15
Season 9, Episode 4: The importance of technology & Innovation in ensuring a sustainable red meat industry
Dr Jonathon Wilkin, Abertay University, discusses the importance of New Product Development (NPD) and innovation to the future sustainability of the red meat industry and the skills and attributes required to work in this field from farm to the...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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25:52
Season 9, Episode 3: Work-based learning - an employer's perspective
Sion and Andrew discuss the benefits of work-based learning to both the student and the employer and the on-farm logistics of taking on a trainee.Sion and Andrew discuss the benefits of work-based learning to both the student and the employer a...
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20:33
Season 9, Episode 2: How Further & Higher Education is adapting to meet the needs of a sustainable red meat industry.
Mark talks to Dr Jan Connell and Jeremy Taylor from SRUC to find out how Further and Higher Education is equipping it’s students to adapt to the technological and data driven revolution taking place in agriculture.
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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24:28
Season 9, Episode 1: Overview of the challenges and opportunities in ensuring there is a skilled agricultural workforce
This introductory podcast discusses the skills challenges facing livestock farmers in Scotland and the range of opportunities for new entrants and existing farmers to develop the skills they require in an ever-changing landscape.
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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18:59
Season 8, Episode 6: Human Health
This series has focused on animal health from fertility to colostrum quality. Yet there is one important aspect of animal welfare we have not discussed – human health. At one of the busiest times of the year for Scotland’s livestock farmers, it...
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19:49
Season 8, Episode 5: Colostrum
Colostrum is the key to healthy lambs and calves, delivering a boost of energy and vital protection against disease. With spring around the corner many farmers will be thinking about storing colostrum, when and how much to give, and wheth...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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17:29