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Body to consider proposals for a more targeted system of support, focused on smaller abattoirs

Jon Watt is a 28-year-old tenant and contract farmer, running a 180-hectare arable and beef farming business in Suffolk with his father

The Horsham MP said the current food system makes it nearly impossible for farmers to sell food profitably outside supermarket contracts, making it incredibly difficult for people to access locally-produced food in the process

A bull was killed after it escaped from a meat processing facility on the Isle of Man. But did officers take the right course of action?

Sian Grove is a first generation shepherdess from Newport on the Isle of Wight. She discusses Young ²ÝÁñÉçÇø' Clubs, life without local abattoir infrastructure and the importance of agricultural shows

Head of news and business Alex Black takes a look at why small abattoirs are crucial for business

²ÝÁñÉçÇø in Wales said their businesses are in a 'precarious position' due to declining abattoir infrastructure

It said a review had concluded closure was necessary to protect the long-term future of the business

Liberal Democrat MP David Chadwick has warned of the impact of losing small abattoirs on rural economies and animal welfare

Horsham MP John Milne said Gov needs to recognise the importance of abattoirs as 'critical local infrastructure' for farmers and rural communities