²ÝÁñÉçÇø

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said this was a ‘huge win’ for farmers and food producers

The importance of external markets to the Scottish red meat industry has been highlighted in a new report from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), which showed the sector was worth more than £1 billion to the economy.

The Pig Producers Hardship Support Scheme will provide support to farmers impacted by the Covid-related closure of Brechin abattoir

TAKING the supreme title in the sheep ring was a Badger Faced Texel, the champion of the any other pure continental section.

UK pork producers have been reminded of the looming threat African swine fever (ASF) poses following the disease’s ‘inexorable spread ever westwards’.

Farms are being urged not to overlook the effect of rising temperatures on livestock and to take precautionary measures against heat stress after the Met Office issued its first ever extreme heat warning.

Gaining a louder voice and better connections and making the organisation ‘fit for the future’ have been the key achievements for outgoing British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) president Isla Roebuck

A UK-wide exercise which simulates an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) is set to begin this week to test the Government’s contingency plans to contain and eliminate the disease. 

Pigs have been part of the business mix at Slighhouses since the 1950s where recently a drive to improve enterprise performance has seen a new pig breed introduced and fresh approach to marketing taken.

NFU Scotland has urged Pilgrim’s to stop operating pricing practices which they say are putting the sector at risk