Sustainable Food Trust

Survey: Small abattoirs critical to farming and meat businesses

Beef

Survey: Small abattoirs critical to farming and meat businesses

850 farmers and land managers across the UK responded to an online survey which aimed to better...

Report challenges assumptions about livestock impact

Dairy

Report challenges assumptions about livestock impact

A new Sustainable Food Trust report challenges the assumption that livestock such as cattle and sheep are always part of the climate problem.

Abattoir closures will leave farmers with 'nowhere to go'

Beef

Abattoir closures will leave farmers with 'nowhere to go'

Farmers are being asked to complete a survey regarding their use of abattoirs, and the importance of an abattoir for their business.

Closure of small abattoir in Yorkshire Dales looms

Agri-Business

Closure of small abattoir in Yorkshire Dales looms

The only small abattoir in Yorkshire Dales, McIntyre meats, is set to close on March 27. The closure of the family-run business, which is...

Survey highlights importance of local abattoirs

Rural Life

Survey highlights importance of local abattoirs

A recent survey of more than 1,300 UK farming and food businesses found that 88% of respondents deem local abattoirs as a vital service.