QMS stresses importance of red meat to Westminster and Holyrood

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) chair Kate Rowell said concerns arising from the Autumn Budget had highlighted the need for 'continued engagement' with both UK and Scottish Government

Rachael Brown
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Farmer Robert Wilson with Rachael Hamilton, Conservative MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, and Kate Rowell, chair of QMS
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Farmer Robert Wilson with Rachael Hamilton, Conservative MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, and Kate Rowell, chair of QMS

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has engaged with newly elected MPs over the last two months to raise the profile of Scotland's red meat sector and discuss the opportunities and challenges it faces. READ...

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