Specialist Events

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RNAS holds a specialist event every two or three years.  Each specialist event has a different focus, from livestock, arable and grassland management to family days out.

At the more farming focused events, demonstrations and seminars on topical issues are provided.  It is a good opportunity for farmers to meet with trade exhibitors and to learn of new technologies.

Our 'family day out' events aim to promote all aspects of farming and the countryside to a wider public.

Our next specialist event is RNAS BeefTech 25 

To be held at Home Farm, Kininmonth, Peterhead

On Wednesday 28th May 2025

The Royal Northern Agricultural Society (RNAS) will host BeefTech 25 by kind permission of the Gall family at Home Farm, Kininmonth on Wednesday, May 28th, 2025.

The event continues a long tradition of specialist events hosted by the RNAS over the years and will see a broad range of activities to promote agriculture and the beef industry within and outside the farming sector. 

With details of the one-day programme still to be firmed up, activities will centre on education and knowledge sharing through the likes of demonstrations, seminars, exhibitions and more with a focus on eating quality.

The Galls focus mainly on finishing cattle and a suckler herd of predominantly Saler cows put to an Angus or Limousin bull. Lambs supplied from Shetland are finished over the winter. Their arable enterprise focuses on feed barley for themselves with the addition of OSR, wheat and milling oats for sale and some local contracting work.  

Commenting on plans for the event, RNAS president Alan Cumming said: “We are delighted to announce our latest on-farm industry event, and we are sure that the industry will get on board with what is shaping up to be an excellent showcase for our sector.

“The Gall family have provided us with the ideal location at Kininmonth and we are very grateful to them for their support. We now hope that sponsors, exhibitors and visitors will join our efforts to deliver an important opportunity for learning, discussion and promotion.”

Noel Gall commented: “As farmers and hoteliers, we are uniquely positioned to thoroughly understand the farm to fork journey, and the opportunities and challenges its holds.

“We look forward to welcoming visitors to the event to share not only what we do on our own farm, but also to shine a light on the wider agricultural sector for the benefit of all, from farmers to consumers.”

Noel added: “We are really interested to shine a light on new and innovative solutions for the beef industry and to explore how to optimize the farm to fork journey, something particularly important for us.”