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It’s three years since the Parker family launched their 24-hour vending machine and it is, now more than ever, proving to be a vital lifeline for the local community. Chrissie Long reports.

With coronavirus prompting the closure of the food-service sector, retailers have struggled to cope with soaring demands for fresh eggs.

President Trump is determined to ensure US meat processing plants stay open during the coronavirus pandemic, amid reports of meat shortages and staff going off sick with Covid-19.

A new system of virtual farm inspections developed by Red Tractor to uphold standards during the coronavirus lockdown could change the way auditing takes place after the pandemic is over.

A local farm shop will launch its first online delivery service this week in a bid to create jobs for those who have found themselves out of work amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A Food Commission made up of industry professionals could make a valuable contribution to the UK’s post-Brexit trade talks, a leading expert has said.

Despite the rise in vegan and vegetarian trends, turkey sales have continued to dominate the festive period.

Nearly half a billion pounds worth of livestock was sold through Scotland’s auction marts in 2019.

Selling on the deadweight gives control to buyers, but if all slaughter stock was sold at auction, competition and prices would almost certainly increase, says Neil Farmer, an arable and sheep farmer from the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border.

NFU president Minette Batters will today open the union’s annual conference with a call for Government to ‘show global leadership’ on international trade and protect domestic production standards.