The North East Scotland Agriculture Advisory Group
The North East Scotland Agriculture Advisory Group (NESAAG) is a major cross-sectoral forum that lobbies on behalf of the sector as well as providing support and advice both to the agricultural sector and the wider rural economy of the North East.
View previous and upcoming NESAAG meetings.
You can also view the NESAAG meeting presentations below. Please note some of these documents were not produced by Aberdeenshire Council and may not be fully accessible.
Study on the future of land-based industries​
View our land based sector summary report (PDF 2.98MB) and our land based sector full report (PDF 5.23MB). You can also view the following infographics:
- Land Based Sector Infographic Aberdeenshire (PDF 327KB)
- Land Based Sector Infographic Moray (PDF 485KB)
- Land Based Sector Infographic Angus (PDF 248KB)
Contact
For more information, or if you would like to request the presentations in an alternative format, please contact econdev@aberdeenshire.gov.uk.
Publications
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Potato Trade presentation by Patrick Hughes, Agricultural Export Specialist at the Scottish Agricultural Export Hub - 24th November 2021 (pdf 1.1MB)
Last Update: 30/11/2021
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Natural Capital presentation by Dr Kerry Waylen, Group Lead EG and LM, James Hutton Institute - 24th November 2021 (pdf 1.6MB)
Last Update: 30/11/2021
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Livestock sector presentation by Stuart Ashworth, Chief Economist, QMS - 24th November 2021 (pdf 612KB)
Last Update: 30/11/2021
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RLUP presentation by Sheena Lamont, Senior Planner, Aberdeenshire Council - 24th November 2021 (pdf 610KB)
Last Update: 30/11/2021
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Land Market presentation by Ali Gemmell, Director of Rural Property and Lauren Neill, Rural Surveyor, from Savills - 24th November 2021 (pdf 3.1MB)
Last Update: 30/11/2021
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Arable Sector Presentation by David Ross, Regional Development Manager, SAC Consulting - 24th November 2021 (pdf 8.5MB)
Last Update: 30/11/2021
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Agricultural Policy Presentation by Steven Thomson, Senior Agricultural Economist at the SRUC - 24th November 2021 (pdf 3.9MB)
Last Update: 30/11/2021
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Response to AgriTransition Consultation - 17th November 2021 (pdf 47KB)
Last Update: 17/11/2021
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Presentation on Agritourism and Rural Development by Caroline Millar, Facilitator, Scottish Agritourism Monitor Farm - 15th September 2021 (pdf 4.2MB)
Last Update: 20/09/2021
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Emerging Themes of land Management Policy by Stephen Young, Head of Policy, SLE - 15th September 2021 (pdf 652KB)
Last Update: 20/09/2021
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Presentation on Trees and Timber: opportunity in a time of change by Stuart Goodall, CEO, Confor - 15th September 2021 (pdf 2MB)
Last Update: 20/09/2021
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Presentation on SeedPod update by Neil Freckingham, Director - 28th April 2021 (pdf 2.2MB)
Last Update: 29/04/2021
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Presentation on Seed Potato Exports: Past, Present and Future by Patrick Hughes, AHDB - 28th April 2021 (pdf 492KB)
Last Update: 29/04/2021
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Presentation on Post Brexit Reflections From The Meat Processing Sector by Martin Morgan, SAMW - 28th April 2021 (pdf 667KB)
Last Update: 29/04/2021
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Presentation on Farm co-operation by Tim Bailey, SAOS - 25th November 2020 (pdf 1.4MB)
Last Update: 16/12/2020
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Presentation on EU Exit Export Update by Patrick Smyth, Food Standards Scotland - 25th November 2020 (pdf 280KB)
Last Update: 16/12/2020
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Presentation on Glensaugh: Scotland’s Climate Positive Farm by Deb Roberts, James Hutton Institute - 23rd September 2020 (pdf 1.8MB)
Last Update: 30/09/2020
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Presentation on The Red Meat Sector: Through the Pandemic and Beyond by Iain Macdonald, QMS - 23rd September 2020 (pdf 907KB)
Last Update: 30/09/2020
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Presentation on Tech-enabled Farming by Steve Harrison, Scottish Enterprise - 25th September 2019 (pdf 1.2MB)
Last Update: 16/09/2020
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Presentation on Provenance and Profit - A Strategy for Scotland's Pig Industry by Andy McGowan, SPP - 24th April 2019 (pdf 4.9MB)
Last Update: 16/09/2020