Farming in Five: abattoirs under siege from imports and bluetongue

Abattoirs in Wales are under threat from imports and bluetongue; Eurostar customers offered pork products despite ban; NFU heads back to Brussels for EU reset and how the harvest could all be down to St John

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Today's top stories:

  1. Small abattoir infrastructure 'diminishing' as Australian and New Zealand imports rise | Farm News | Farmers Guardian
  2. Farmers' Weather: What can this week's warm weather tell us about the harvest ahead? | Farm News | Farmers Guardian
  3. Government urged to act as banned pork products available to Eurostar passengers at duty free | Farm News | Farmers Guardian

 

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