QMS Conference: "The door is wide open for us, but opportunity does not unlock itself"

The red meat and farming sector must act now to collaborate, to reverse the decline in livestock numbers, and build a resilient and sustainable future for the next generation

Chris Brayford

15 March 2026 • 4 min read

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QMS chief executive Sarah Millar, Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon, and QMS chair Kate Rowell at the QMS Conference.

More than 250 farmers, processors, auctioneers, retailers and other industry leaders gathered at Murrayfield Stadium this week for Quality Meat Scotland's (QMS's) ‘Future Thinking on Red Meat' conference,...

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