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NFU Scotland has asked for people to visit local supermarkets and report the origin of the fresh pork on the shelves

Growers had taken to social media to express their frustration at the hoops they had to jump through to access markets

A new report has highlighted increasing global demand for dairy which the UK was well-placed to meet

Cranswick said the labour and supply challenges were being well-managed in its business as the crisis continues for pig farmers

The dairy said it was ’acutely aware of the spiralling costs’ impacting farmers

Recruitment for Alan Clarke’s replacement will start in December

It comes as dairy farmers see input costs rise dramatically driving up the cost of production

BPS accounted for more than half of average 51AVÊÓƵBusiness Income on cereal, general cropping, grazing livestock and mixed farms

BFREPA said some retailers and packers were breaking contracts designed to protect producers by taking into account input cost rises and falls

Farmers consider leaving the industry as input costs put pressure on margins