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The switch from selling sheepdogs in the field at live auction to timed auctions, therefore, opening sales up to a wider audience, is thought to be a key factor in the boom in prices over the last year or so.

Livestock farmers and suppliers who use molasses in feed are set to benefit from a UK Government decision to remove the tariff on imported molasses.

NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy has said he is now convinced the EU ‘wants us to feel pain’ for Brexit.

NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy has said he is now convinced the EU wants us to feel pain for Brexit.

Chilled food exporters have given up on trying to send product to the EU because of ‘kafkaesque’ red tape, an industry expert has claimed.

Chilled food exporters have given up on trying to send product to the EU because of kafkaesque red tape, an industry expert has claimed.

Irish farmers are rubbing their hands in glee at the market opportunities left open to them by the phase out of direct support and increased red tape for Great British exports to the EU, the FUW has said.

Irish farmers are ‘rubbing their hands in glee’ at the market opportunities left open to them by the phase out of direct support and increased red tape for Great British exports to the EU, the FUW has said.

The former chairman of the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) has apologised for the group’s failure to demand the UK Government seek agreement from the devolved nations to sign trade deals.

A lack of border inspection post at French port Calais has meant live animals from the UK have been forced to make much longer journeys to meet their destinations, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned.