17 March 2025
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7 min read
The emergency roundtable meeting held today (March 17) discussed the fallout from the abrupt announcement by Defra last week that it was to pull the plug on new applications to the Sustainable Farming...
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It has been a challenging start to the year for pig farmers, and producers have called on retailers and Scottish Government to support Scotland's pork sector instead of choosing imports from abroad
14 January 2026
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4 min read
European farmers have led widespread protests after the Mercosur agreement was given the green light on Friday (January 9)
14 January 2026
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2 min read
Food producers said protests at supermarket depots have sent a powerful message to retailers, the Government and consumers how unfair the food system currently is and why it needs to change. But others have argued farmers 'lose the battle' once they block consumers from accessing food
14 January 2026
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6 min read
