Four out of 10 small abattoirs are likely to shut without the small abattoir discount, and 43% of farmers say that if their current abattoir were to close, they would stop selling their meat locally...
Four out of 10 small abattoirs are likely to shut without the small abattoir discount, and 43% of farmers say that if their current abattoir were to close, they would stop selling their meat locally...
Secretary of State, Emma Reynolds has confirmed that the SFI26 Window 1 budget will be fixed at £60m with an extra £180m made available in Window 2
The SFI26 funding scheme will not be enough to meet the demand for financial support for farmers
CPRE says directing public sector contracts to local producers would provide the kind of stable, long-term investment that enables smaller farms to remain competitive