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Soya removal slashes carbon footprint of eggs

Removing soya from hen diets has helped an Aberdeenshire free-range egg and packing business reduce its carbon footprint by 57%

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Alistair McBain

With a number of farms spread across the county and a central packing station, Duncan Farms packs eggs under both its own brand and on contract for Morrisons, M&S and Lidl. "As a business, we had already...

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