Butchers

The competition will see butchers from England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland compete against each other to be crowned as the winning nation

Seven individuals from across the UK and from all different backgrounds have come together to become ambassadors for the #CareersInAg campaign which is lead by Jobs In Agriculture to get more people into agriculture.

Concerns have been raised about the leadership of farmer-owned meat business Farmers First after several dividend cheques bounced.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman could be set to clash with the Prime Minister and Defra colleagues after saying she would clampdown on the UK’s reliance on seasonal workers.

A new drive to encourage people to buy British meat has been launched to tie-in with the Platinum Jubilee.

The scale of the disruption we have seen to the food service sector due to the coronavirus restrictions in the past week is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before, and I know farmers up and down the country who supply the likes of McDonalds and Nando’s will feel concerned about what this might mean, says Head of food and farming Philip Hambling. 

Charlotte Mitchell, 32, runs a butcher’s shop, Charlotte’s Butchery, in Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Here she tells Emily Ashworth about her journey into the profession, and how it is a sector which needs more passionate