1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (871+ words) Scotland’s red meat sector generated a record £4.2 billion in output during 2025, but falling livestock numbers and severe pressure on pig producers threaten future growth. Quality Meat Scotland said beef, lamb and pork farming, processing and associated supply chains contributed £1.3 billion…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (422+ words) One of Britain’s biggest pig and poultry feed suppliers is preparing to leave the market, raising questions over the future of its mills, workforce and customer contracts. ABN has announced its intention to withdraw from the UK monogastric compound feed…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (536+ words) England has lost more than one in seven agricultural holdings in two decades, as retirement, consolidation and mounting pressures continue to reshape the farming sector. Analysis by rural property platform LandSale suggests the number of holdings fell from 247,500 in 2005 to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (619+ words) Scotland’s prime cattle pipeline strengthened in spring 2026, with numbers aged 12 to 30 months rising by 1.6% as the decline in the breeding herd slowed. The increase was twice the rate recorded in January and offered a more encouraging signal for future beef…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (316+ words) Pig farmers and processors have until 31 July to tell Defra how volatile prices, rising costs and contract pressures are affecting the sector. The department extended the deadline after acknowledging that many farmers are balancing livestock work with an earlier-than-usual arable…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (389+ words) NFU Scotland has called for urgent milk price rises after spot values climbed to around 50p per litre while some producers were paid as little as 22p. The union is urging processors to increase returns for August and September, arguing that tightening…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (790+ words) Scotland has launched a £2 million support fund for independent pig farmers as falling prices drive producers out of the sector and threaten future pork supplies. The Scottish Government said the scheme would target farms most exposed to the prolonged downturn…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (622+ words) Britain’s shrinking network of small abattoirs is leaving livestock farmers with fewer routes to market and raising fresh concerns over the future of local meat supply chains, the NFU has warned. The union hosted a parliamentary roundtable this week to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (631+ words) The Ulster Farmers’ Union has taken concerns over the future of Northern Ireland pig producers directly to Tesco, as uncertainty continues around supply arrangements with Sofina Foods. The union met Tesco representatives to raise the impact on family farm businesses…...