Farm Business

NFU Scotland has asked for people to visit local supermarkets and report the origin of the fresh pork on the shelves

Ministers failed to bring in butchers from overseas in time to avoid a labour crisis because they were expecting furloughed workers who had been laid off to fill the shortfall, according to Nick Allen, chief executive of the British Meat Processors Association.

With major farming policy changes in Wales set for next year there was one clear message emerging from this week’s Royal Welsh Winter Fair – sustainability.

Labour’s Shadow Farming Minister, Daniel Zeichner, has committed the party to backing a food self-sufficiency target.

Jim McMahon, MP for Oldham West and Royton, has been appointed Shadow Defra Secretary by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in a reshuffle.

The Welsh Conservatives have urged Ministers to ban foreign multinationals from ‘greenwashing’ their emissions by using public money to plant trees.

Handling livestock, particularly cattle, always involves the risk of injury, but putting certain measures in place and always adhering to strict protocols can reduce that risk to yourself, your employees and visitors.

Farmers have been urged to be vigilant as rising fertiliser prices could lead to increased thefts.

Increasing cattle-related fatalities in the last five years have led to industry calls for livestock to be handled and treated with caution.

Skyrocketing shipping price hikes have hit the ‘big five’ global meat exporters as Covid-19 continues to play havoc in global markets. By Bruce Jobson