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The British Free Range Egg Producers’ Association (BFREPA) has urged retailers and processors to create ‘better aligned’ contracts with egg producers, in order to tackle supply chain turbulence amid the coronavirus pandemic.

With the final take-up of the Pick For Britain scheme patchy, Government must come up with a ‘Plan B’ to ensure growers can continue to access enough labour after Brexit, says Daniel Zeichner, Labour’s Shadow Farming Minister.

Technology has always been a huge driver of change, whether at a societal level or in purely agricultural terms.

Farmers have been warned to remain vigilant to the heightened threat of fraudulent scams during the coronavirus pandemic.

Scotland’s pork industry appears to have weathered the Covid-19 storm better than its counterparts in the United States and Ireland.

Over the past few weeks, we have seen how Covid-19 has impacted lives across the UK, affecting every aspect of how we live, work and socially interact, says Chris Lewis, a farming specialist at Marsh Commercial.Ìý

Efforts to promote steaks from all parts of the supply chain have begun to bear fruit, with sales up 20 per cent year on year.

More than 90 per cent of rural business owners in Scotland are confident they can reopen their business while safely adhering to social distancing measures.

As various educational premises across the country decided to ban animal produce, some students fought against it. Mollie Leach speaks to those at the forefront of the fight.