NFU SCOTLAND is backing the Scottish Government’s proposed introductions of mandatory sheep carcass classification and price reporting but with caveats attached.
Representatives on NFU Scotland’s Livestock Committee agreed with the government’s proposal but did so on two conditions: that there is no additional cost to the industry and the data collected from the mandatory price reporting should be owned by the Scottish sheep industry.
The union has called on the Scottish Government to expand on the consultation before the proposition begins to move forward.