Livestock

Millers of Speyside, based in Grantown on Spey, will close for 14 days

THE Northern Supreme sale of Blue Texels at Carlisle held on behalf of the breed society saw a top price of 25,000gns.

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a change in the dynamic of the food supply chain which may offer a lifeline to smaller abattoirs.

The relationship between NFU Scotland and the Scottish Conservative Party has plunged to a new low this week, following a very public spat between recently-elected party leader Douglas Ross MP and the union’s head of policy.

The Welsh Conservatives have called for CCTV to become mandatory in abattoirs, branding the Government’s voluntary approach to date a ‘failure’.

Failure to protect the UK’s food production standards in future trade deals risks increasing anti-microbial resistance in humans, a new report has warned.

Scotland’s red meat producers and retailers must leverage the relationships built during the Covid-19 pandemic according to Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) board member Louise Welsh.

Familiar faces in North Country Cheviot circles, Bill and Fanny Elliot have had the tenancy at Hethpool for more than 20 years. With a change of hands approaching, Hannah Park pays them a visit.

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has set up a new farming trade advisory group (TAG) this week, in a bid to engage business in ongoing trade talks with countries around the world.

I would like to start with a heartfelt apology to the people of Scotland. Last month I mentioned that an Englishman, an Irishman and a Welshman travelled to Scotland and achieved their 400-a-day shearing goals.