For anyone who’s ever worked a farm, audits are a necessary, time-consuming, confusing, and often drowning in paperwork. For Tom Porter, who grew up on his family’s farm in Carnoustie, Angus, that frustration became the seed to an aspiration.

Just last month, that aspiration was now recognised on a regional stage when AgriAudit was named Scotland’s StartUp of the Year. For Tom, the award was not only a milestone moment, but more importantly, it was proof that rural innovation matters.

After managing multiple audits for different assurance schemes, Tom realised that farmers were spending far too much time trying to stay compliant and far too little time doing what they do best, farming. That insight, paired with his experience on the MDS graduate programme, became the foundation for AgriAudit: a platform built to take the hassle out of farm audits.

Launched in early 2025, AgriAudit is already making waves. It began as a solution to a personal pain point and is now a full-fledged app and web platform designed to centralise every audit in one place.

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