To Westminster and Beyond
Norman Bagley, is the founder and head of policy at the well-respected trade body, the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS). In his first column, he makes the case for even better marketing for Scotland’s agricultural output Before AIMS came along, I was a livestock auctioneer for 35 years, first in the Welsh Borders and then from 1985 at a farmer-owned auction at Ripon before it was closed permanently after foot-and-mouth. What a whale of a time I had there, great people. In moving into representing the meat industry, I suppose it could be construed as a natural progressio...