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Changing pork market conditions in China were dominating the global red meat trade as the volatility continues since the major African swine fever (ASF) epidemic of 2018/19.

NFU Scotland have called on politicians to view fertiliser as a ‘vital component’ in ensuring food supplies

Government retirement schemes which only compensate for monetary loss from farming are doomed to fail, new research commissioned by Welsh Ministers has found.

PGRO take a look at the market trends for pulses

As we approach the Christmas period at a fairly rapid pace the order book for the butchery is looking very healthy.

We are now well into winter and have settled into a nice routine, with Isobel and I taking turns on feeding and checking cows.

The SNP’s rural affairs spokesperson in Westminster, Deirdre Brock, has accused the Department for International Trade of undermining the push for a Food Bill.

Defra staff did not have the time or capacity to properly analyse the impact of new trade deals as multiple negotiations were taking place at pace, according to a new National Audit Office (NAO) report.

Stephen Allen, 26, is from Rothes, Moray and works as a farm manager for Delfur Farms, a mixed beef and arable farm situated on the banks of the river Spey. The main focus of the farm is a herd of 150-head of pedigree Simmental cows along with 162 hectares (400 acres) of spring barley, all of which is for malting.

Farmers must comply with UK-wide housing measures to help protect poultry and captive birds against avian influenza.