About us

Scotland’s experts on farmer co-ops and food industry collaboration, we work with food and farming businesses to make them more profitable, competitive, and sustainable - #workingtogether to shape the future, today.

What we do

All our work helps facilitate farmers and food and drink businesses to work together effectively. Over the years we've expanded and developed subsidiary businesses - getting the right people together and making innovative advancements - to help benefit food, farming and rural Scotland.

Events & Training

Developing staff capability is one of the most effective ways to improve a co-op’s performance. Check out our events and training programme - most of which are open to non co-op members too.

Membership

As a development organisation, owned by our members, we provide a range of specialist services not available elsewhere, to assist them in developing their people and their businesses. Get in touch to find out how we can help you.

What's New

See below for all the latest news, views and updates from us here at SAOS. Find all our latest videos on YouTube at: SAOS - working together in food and farming

New Thinking on Employing and Managing Staff - Planning to Succeed - In partnership with Greenburn HR, we're delivering a series of three workshops on a new way of tackling one of the biggest challenges for Scottish Agriculture - recruiting and retaining staff. Our first series of three workshops is now confirmed for the 30th October, 27th Novermber and 22nd January at Scottish Agronomy in Kinross. We'll very shorly be announcing further details and dates for the South West, North and North East.  


SAOS Conference 2025 - We've now got a date and a new venue - join us at Crieff Hydro Hotel on the 16th of Jan 2025. Save that date and look out for more info on the content towards the end of the year!


Our 2025 Director Development Programme - We've had great feedback on the workshops we delivered in 2023 and 2024 and we're building on this to deliver more of what we do well and add some new workshops that you've suggested. More info to follow! 


 

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