BeefTech event round-up: Industry appeals for a 'reliable and consistent supply of beef' from suckler farms

Thousands turned out for the BeefTech 2025 event in Aberdeenshire, where beef supply and innovation were top of the agenda

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Aberdeenshire is home to almost 20% of the Scottish suckler population.
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Aberdeenshire is home to almost 20% of the Scottish suckler population.

With Aberdeenshire the home to almost 20% of the Scottish suckler cow population and more than one-third of the volume share of red meat processing, the decline in the national herd and the need to boost...

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