News
| Show cakes cleared | | 2:05pm Friday 5th September 2008 | | HOME-BAKING might be a main-stay of WRI tents at agricultural shows the length and breadth of Britain, but its future was called into question following widespread speculation that new food regulations were demanding the destruction of all exhibits after competition. |
| NBA defends stance | | 2:03pm Friday 5th September 2008 | | NBA SCOTLAND this week stood by its version of what was discussed at the recent Scottish stakeholders bluetongue policy meeting – and angrily rejected rumours that it was now under official pressure to justify its presence around the stakeholders’ table. |
| AgriScot confirms dairy competition | | 2:01pm Friday 5th September 2008 | | LIVESTOCK ARE firmly back on the agenda for this year’s AgriScot, with organisers promising that it will once again be the country’s top dairy competition. |
| Bully boy Tesco! | | 1:56pm Friday 5th September 2008 | | A MOVE by supermarket giant Tesco to carry out a ‘costing exercise’ with its milk producers has sparked concern on both sides of the Border. |
| Vivers sells lamb business | | 1:55pm Friday 5th September 2008 | | TWO OF Scotland’s biggest lamb exporters have been united by the sale of GD Vivers’ lamb business to JW Galloway, the company behind Scotbeef, raising hopes of a strengthened presence for the Scotch product on export markets. |
| MEPs unite against EID | | 1:53pm Friday 5th September 2008 | | A DELEGATION of Euro MPs has launched a ‘Written Declaration’ against the European Commission’s proposals for sheep electronic ID – and if enough of their colleagues add their names to the document, that opposition will become the official policy of the European Parliament, writes Gordon Davidson. |
| Top-priced Texel deal suspended | | 1:50pm Friday 5th September 2008 | | THE SALE of the top-priced Texel to date this year at 42,000gns has been suspended following two veterinary certificates claiming that the ram was unfit to sire lambs. |
| 4x4 vehicle duty plea | | 1:48pm Friday 5th September 2008 | | THE GOVERNMENT is being urged to reconsider its plans to increase the vehicle excise duty on the 4x4s that are essential to those who live and work in the countryside. |
| French stock – just say ‘non’ | | 1:46pm Friday 5th September 2008 | | SCOTLAND’S LIVESTOCK producers have been warned that sourcing stock in France runs the risk of bringing bluetongue into Scotland. |
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