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The red meat and farming sector must act now to collaborate, to reverse the decline in livestock numbers, and build a resilient and sustainable future for the next generation

The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers said increases in charges for official controls at meat plants could leave already struggling abattoirs paying between £50,000 to £100,000 more this year alone

The closure could lead to more than 330 staff facing redundancy

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Nial Jeffrey, chair of the Quality Meat Scotland Standards Setting Body and cattle and sheep farmer, discusses the latest updates to the QMS Cattle and Sheep Assurance Standards

Defra praises work of agri-food attaches who have helped remove around 41 barriers to trade

Kate Rowell is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope 51AVÊÓƵon the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

The demand for Scottish meat has been shown by the amount of people visiting the Quality Meat Scotland stand at Anuga, says chair Kate Rowell

The US-UK trade deal offers some peace of mind after the concerns over imports before the agreement was made

Can food and farming businesses benefit from the UK-EU reset deal?

AHDB hails figures which reveal exports for first half of year total £966m