RHASS Blog: Alan Laidlaw: Don't Neglect Yourself
Alan Laidlaw, Chief Executive of RHASS, discusses the importance of industry events for members of the rural community
RHASS Blog: Alan Laidlaw: Supporting farmers for better food on your plate
Farming is a key industry in Scotland, which is apparent as you drive around the country. Our landscape has been farmed for generations to produce some incredible food for our families. But Brexit has brought about uncertainty, especially for some farms, and if we want to continue having quality food produced in Scotland, we must address how this is delivered.
RHASS Blog: Technical Innovation Awards
With RHASS currently receiving applications for the 2018 Technical Innovation Awards, we talk to Beth Fenney, Marketing Manager from Kverneland Group, who won the Gold Technical Innovation Award at the Royal Highland Show in 2017, to discuss the importance of innovation to remain in the marketplace.
RHASS Blog: David Lee, Seeing the wood and the trees
RHASS talks to David Lee, Communications Adviser to Scotland's Finest Woods Awards, to discuss Scotland’s relationship with woodland and forestry and its role in future land management.
RHASS Blog: Alan Laidlaw: Let’s not forget where the food comes from!
KFC has run out of chicken - what an incredible headline! Or is it? Is it really that surprising that a major food retailer is having supply problems? Where, in fact, does the chicken come from? It’s not a question that is asked often, if at all. Until it runs out!
RHASS Interview: Jimmy Warnock, RHASS Chairman
We talk to Jimmy Warnock, RHASS Chairman, to discuss his thoughts for 2018 – The Year of Young People in Scotland.
RHASS Scholarship: Catherine Smith
RHASS are strong supporters of educational opportunities within agriculture, and particularly sponsoring talented young people to help them excel in their career.
RHASS Select Candidate for RASC Study Tour to South Africa
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has announced Jenny McKerr, from Forth Mains Farm in Lanarkshire, as the successful candidate for its sponsored study tour to South Africa later this month.