Scott Walker

Executive Manager for SAMW, CEO of GB Potatoes & independent consultant. Former Chief Executive National Farmers Union of Scotland. Views expressed are my own.

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

Supporting Scotland’s farmers! 🐄🐑
Millers of Speyside & other SAMW members offer Private Kill services for cattle, sheep & lambs, helping local producers access trusted, local processing.
📞 01479 872520 | ✉️ [email protected]
#LocalProcessing

[SAMW @MeatSamw]

Red meat - Growth or Decline?

https://t.co/VmB7JarkYq

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

Join us on 30 May (9–11am) for "Potato: The Path to a Brighter Future" — a free webinar from the National Potato Innovation Centre (NPIC) on breeding, sustainability & the future of potato production.
📍 Online
🔗 Register now: https://t.co/UQSaByGA4h

#Potatoes #AgriTech #NPIC

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

One ingredient-365 amazing recipes. The potato can impress friends & family all year long. Let your creativity flow with the potato calendar & turn every day into a delicious discovery with a tasty & healthy potato recipe.
https://t.co/cj0Yl6WtZk
@gb_potatoes

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

@Andrewstirling9 @gb_potatoes No, this is about fields being infected with PCN and therefore unable to grow seed potatoes. We need action to slow the spread of PCN and then to have fields free for a number of years so potatoes can be grown in them again

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

PCN threatens the future of potatoes - perhaps only 5 seed production rotations left unless we act now. Collaboration is key!

https://t.co/fdOsryif33

@gb_potatoes #potatoes

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

@gb_potatoes we have signed a grant agreement with AHDB that unlocks the residual potato levy reserves for 7 key projects to benefit the industry. This is a pivotal moment for GB Potatoes, let’s tackle challenges and build resilience—together! https://t.co/PyFfWMmcFb

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

@gb_potatoes

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

The devastating flash floods in Spain show why resilience in our domestic food supply is critical as climate challenges grow. Lives and livelihoods have been shattered. It’s essential to strengthen our own food production systems to ensure we have a secure supply of food.

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

The rise in employer NI to 15%, lower NI threshold, and maintaining pay differentials given the 6.7% national living wage increase will be a major cost burden on the meat processing industry where margins are just 0.7%-1.5%. @SAMW_meat

[Alex Godfrey @LincsSpud]

@gb_potatoes @spud_yorkshire @Walker_ScottA

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

Very pleased to be working with others both in GB and across Europe in the potato industry. Collaboration is the best way to tackle industry issues.

[Europatat @Europatat]

Welcome @gb_potatoes to Europatat! 🇬🇧🥔🇪🇺

We look forward to working together to strengthening the already well established collaboration with the #potato sector from the other side of the Channel 🤝

Read more about this organisation and our members 👉 https://t.co/GMG2HHPhY6

[GB Potatoes @gb_potatoes]

Mark Taylor chairing and introducing the final seminar @PotatoDaysUK all the sessions have been really good with some great panellists and engagement with the audience. See you again in 2 years.

[GB Potatoes @gb_potatoes]

Looking good @PotatoDaysUK looking forward to seeing many industry friends tomorrow and Thursday.

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

Did you know that potatoes are great for boosting sports performance? 🥔💪 Discover delicious recipes and more about the power of potatoes at https://t.co/Syq5pVmKEi #PotatoSurprises #GBPotatoes

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

@easyJet Any chance of an update on what is happening with my plane EZY605 Luton to Edinburgh . Supposed to depart at 19:50 but no news. Standing outside at Luton airport after the boarding process. Problems happen but keep your customers informed.

[SAMW @MeatSamw]

Alan Brown becomes SAMW’s new President - https://t.co/6gAz6EBX9j

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

New President of SAMW is Alan Brown who succeeds Ian Bentley who completed his two-year term as Association President on 29 May. Alan brings 40 years of meat trade experience to the role of heading Scotland's £1 billion red meat processing sector. https://t.co/2YqdyqseIy

[GB Potatoes @gb_potatoes]

The amazing spud, Join us in celebrating #InternationalDayofPotato
🥔 3rd most available food crop globally
🥔 159 countries cultivate it
🥔 5 000 varieties worldwide
🥔 8 000 years of story

[Scott Walker @Walker_ScottA]

According to the NHS ‘Potatoes are a great choice of starchy food and a good source of energy, fibre, B vitamins and potassium & in the UK, we also get a lot of our vitamin C from potatoes' #InternationalDayofPotato