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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

New data from the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) has revealed a continued reduction in the GB milking herd.

With theatrical performances under threat due to Covid-19 restrictions, an arable farmer in the Midlands has constructed an earthen amphitheatre to provide the arts industry with a space to perform.

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.

With the wet weather continuing, large areas of cereals remain to be harvested, providing a headache for farmers as they watch quality fall away.

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 autumn and winter of 2019 is not one many will forget in a hurry, with farms throughout the UK struggling to get crops in the ground and conditions compromising establishment.

The Welsh Conservatives have called for CCTV to become mandatory in abattoirs, branding the Government’s voluntary approach to date a ‘failure’.