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Brian Pack will quite rightfully be remembered as a major force in Scotland’s livestock industry. His influence on farming and rural affairs across the country was immense, as has been clear from the tributes paid to him following his...

IAAS Executive Director Neil Wilson shares his thoughts following the publication of the Committee on Climate Change’s latest report, Land Use: Policies for a Net Zero UK. The report published by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) focussing on...

Scotland’s newest up-and-coming livestock auctioneers are being backed by the industry’s leaders as they embark on studies that will shape the course of their careers. Four more Scottish students have started work on the renowned Livestock Market Operations and...

Critical new role will champion the interests of industry The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has appointed an Executive Director to intensify its fight for the interests of members and the wider livestock industry. Neil Wilson...

Two popular and long-standing auctioneers have hung up their white coats for the final time in recent months, retiring from the industry.  Matt Stevenson, a Sales Director with United Auctions, and a fellow of the Institute, has now embarked...

Clarity needed to reassure the livestock auction sector The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has launched its report on the consequences for the sector of leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement. Despite the latest date...

By Scott Donaldson, IAAS President Every so often, you get the sense that our industry stands at a crossroads – the point at which a wide range of outcomes is laid in front of us, some with potentially disastrous...

The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has welcomed a decision by DEFRA on changes to EU TSE regulations which allow for alternative methods of ageing sheep other than dentition. Earlier this year the European Commission proposed...

A Past President of the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has been given the prestigious Auctioneers Lifetime Achievement Award at the Farmers Guardian Mart’s The Heart Awards 2018. John Thomson Snr who lives in Annan and...

Raymond Kennedy has been named the top student graduating in 2018 from Harper Adams University’s specialist livestock auctioneering course. The MJ Thomson Award is given each year to the student who is deemed to have been the most deserving...