Rural Britain is a wonderful assortment of farms, estates, hamlets, villages, forests and moors, lochs and valleys. Our stunning scenery, close communities and wonderful rural businesses provide an idyllic lifestyle for many, but rural life can also throw up some pretty unique challenges.
The Rural Scene (the Scene & Herd rural blog and news updates) looks at what’s new, what’s relevant, what’s tasty, what’s fun and what’s challenging about life in the Great British Countryside. We offer an insider insight into rural Britain, highlighting some of the exceptional people, businesses and innovations we believe that everybody should know about.
How can more younger farmers get involved in shaping Scotland’s future agricultural policy? What more can be done to tackle rural housing problems, improve diversity and mental health in rural communities, support new entrants, and a host of other issues? This episode is a chat between 4 members of the Scottish Association of Young Farmers and the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Mairi Gougeon MSP.
READ MOREFrom humble beginnings in 1968, selling eggs and cattle from the family farm to their local butcher, John Scott Meat has evolved into a successful family business with a reputation for supplying the highest quality Scottish Beef and Lamb directly to independent butchers, Smithfield market and high-end restaurants across the entire length of the UK. From their processing facilities in Paisley, John Scott Meat currently process 15,000 cattle and 16,000 lambs a year and, with a team of in-house qualified artisan butchers, are uniquely positioned to be able to both select and prepare individual carcasses to meet the exacting requirements of each client. This be-spoke butchery service differentiates John Scott Meat from similar processers selling into the commercial supermarket trade and has resulted in a loyal following in the butchery and service trades where quality and consistency are valued above all.
READ MOREWhenever we write our weekly email updates, we focus on trying to help. I hope that, more often than not, we are able to do that. Sometimes we offer snippets of PR and marketing advice. Sometimes we recommend really useful books to read or podcasts to listen to. Sometimes we’ll give you an easy access list of important dates in the agricultural calendar. Today, however, I was wondering if we might ask for your help?
READ MORERural and food and drink-related businesses can now gain access to tailored online training following the official launch of the OnFARM Academy by PR and Marketing Agency, Scene & Herd Ltd. The OnFARM (Food, Agriculture and Rural Matters) Academy recognises that for rural businesses, not all in-person training is accessible, affordable or tailored. OnFARM, however, is created by a rural business specifically for those who own or work in rural and food and drink-related businesses. The Academy’s initial courses include Facebook and Instagram for beginners, Working with Instagram Influencers and Mental Health First Aid. Two courses will be added every month, eventually covering all aspects of communications, HR and people management, business management and more. Each course will be conducted by recognised experts.
READ MORERural people across Scotland and beyond are being urged to share stories of work done by local estates and land-based businesses to help their surrounding communities and landscapes flourish, as nominations for the Helping It Happen Awards 2022 get underway. The Awards, run by Scottish Land & Estates, are now in their sixth year, again focusing on the key aim of recognising the role of estates, farms and rural businesses in enabling and supporting success in rural areas and helping rural Scotland to thrive. The Helping it Happen Awards 2022 will be supported by headline sponsors NatureScot and entrants can enter, or be nominated for, any of nine categories.
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