Livestock

The mart closed its doors on September 1

AHDB has committed to holding regular ballots on sector levies and how they are spent as part of its response to the Government’s review on its activities.

Outbreaks at two large chicken processors have highlighted the vulnerabilities of the supply chain, with sites temporarily shut and thousands of birds culled.

The 2 Sisters chicken processing factory in Coupar Angus re-opened on Monday August 31 after a fortnight-long Covid-19-related closure.

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.