Legislation to mandate sheep carcase classification and price reporting

National Sheep Association policy manager Emma Owen said it was important to have ‘some standardisation across the carcase classification process and reporting, bringing the sector in line with the licencing requirements of beef'

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Legislation to mandate sheep carcase classification and price reporting

Defra has announced it is bringing forward legislation to mandate sheep carcase classification and price reporting, in a move which has been welcomed by the sheep industry. Carcase classification ...

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