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Farmgate cattle and pig prices have reached a new record high as the lamb trade struggles to match levels of early 2021 and 2022, according to an analysis carried out by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).

Beef and dairy producers should be hit with a new tax in order to incentivise greener farming methods, while consumers should follow a diet restricted to fewer than three portions of meat a week, a new report has suggested.

An online survey has demonstrated how far removed some members of the public are from where their food comes from.

An online survey has demonstrated how far removed some members of the public are from where their food comes from.

A 16,000gns call led the Beef Shorthorn bidding at the first Stirling February showcase, to average 5,697, back 49 on the year for the 59 sold, with a clearance rate of 66 per cent.

A top bid of 24,000gns led the Aberdeen-Angus trade at the first round of February bull sales at Stirling, with 12 bulls in total making five-figure sums from the 86 head sold to average 6,727, up 194 on the year for nine m

Limousin bulls met a 15,000gns high at the first round of bull sales at Stirling to average 6,689, up 940 on the year, for the 52 sold and with a solid clearance rate of 93 per cent.

A Somerset farmer has been fined and banned from keeping cattle for life after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to a calf.

Auctioneers remain positive when it comes to demand for Scottish sheep, both prime and breeding according to Neil Wilson, executive director of the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers of Scotland (IAAS)

Sugar beet growers could have access to the neonicotinoid seed treatment Cruiser SB (thiamethoxam) to protect the 2023 crop from virus yellows disease.