Falling cattle numbers biggest threat to Scottish beef sector

Scottish Government have been urged to act now on the decline

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Falling cattle numbers biggest threat to Scottish beef sector

Declining cattle numbers pose the greatest threat to Scotland's beef sector, overshadowing every other issue the red meat industry faces. Ian Bently, Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers president,...

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