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Alan Brown: "The serious decline of our domestic beef sector is nothing less than a disgrace"

Scottish Association of Meat Wholesaler's president Alan Brown discusses declining beef numbers in Scotland which he said has been exacerbated by Government policy inaction and policy failure

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Alan Brown, SAMW president, said: "It makes no sense to transport beef from the other side of the world to feed our nation when our own farmers are capable of producing premium-quality beef to world-leading standards, if only Government would give the industry some encouragement."
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Alan Brown, SAMW president, said: "It makes no sense to transport beef from the other side of the world to feed our nation when our own farmers are capable of producing premium-quality beef to world-leading standards, if only Government would give the industry some encouragement."

Scotland's beef industry is in serious decline, exacerbated by Government policy inaction and policy failures that have steadily eroded vital cattle numbers. Rather than backing sustainable domestic...

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