Additional mart data to be published on QMS website
Following the changes at the start of the year in the reporting and publishing of auction market livestock prices across Great Britain, the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) is pleased to announce that it has extended...
Read moreIAAS congratulates newly qualified young auctioneers
Five young Scottish auctioneers have graduated with a respected career qualification from Harper Adams University. Jenna Ballantyne, Amy Haddow and Nick Woodmass of Lawrie & Symington and James Scott and Andrew Weir of United Auctions completed their Certificate of...
Read moreIAAS showcases “revolutionising” EID tagging to Scotland Office
The new President of the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers (IAAS) met with Under Secretary of State for Scotland, John Lamont MP, at ANM marts at Thainstone to demonstrate how high frequency EID electronic tagging could revolutionise the livestock...
Read moreNew president for Institute of Auctioneers
A new president has been elected to the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS). Alan Hutcheon, who has over 40 years’ experience in the industry as an auctioneer and in livestock market management, assumes the role from...
Read moreIAAS Lamb Bank open for business again
With the ongoing success of the Lamb for St Andrew’s Day campaign run by the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS), auctioneers are once again calling on farmers to support the project that has seen over 65,000...
Read moreLivestock can help keep farms in good heart
With the price of fertiliser rocketing in the past 12 months, our customers are finding that they can significantly reduce their growing costs by using dung produced by their cattle and sheep to improve soil health instead. This natural...
Read moreYoung Scots auctioneers graduate with IAAS fellowships
The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) is delighted to welcome three new Fellows and three new Associates into its membership. After four years of COVID-interrupted study, young auctioneers Ellis Mutch of Aberdeen and Northern Marts (ANM)...
Read moreIAAS Statement – new Scottish Agriculture Bill Consultation
Following the close of the new Scottish Agriculture Bill Consultation, Neil Wilson, Executive Director of IAAS, said: “IAAS has submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s Agricultural Consultation which reflects our frustration at the lack of detail and progress...
Read moreConsistency in prices but not so much the ferries
End of Year Review – Donald Young, President After a busy back end of the year, it was interesting, when I was invited to write this piece, to stop and reflect on the year that was. What stands out...
Read moreRally call to donate a lamb at the mart for school children to cook and eat for Lamb for St Andrew’s Day
As Scotland’s patron saint day approaches, the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) and Scotland’s auction marts are once again launching their successful annual appeal to donate a lamb. As part of Lamb for St Andrew’s Day,...
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