Are supermarkets getting lukewarm on Scottish produce?
Read on to find who's top and bottom of the league for north and north-east supermarkets when it comes to sourcing produce from Scotland.
Farming
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Brian Henderson: What shocked me most on my supermarket trip?
Since when did we need to import things like cauliflower, broccoli, white cabbage and apples from destinations such as Belgium, Poland, Spain, Kenya, Egypt or Peru?
Buoyant festive season demand for Kevin the Carrot’s north-east chums
And parsnips supplied by Turriff-based Benzies will be on most our Christmas dinner plates too.
Free bacon rolls, farmers, tractors and where to find them
North-east farmers will be out in force for a tractor rally from Thainstone to Aberdeen tomorrow.
North abattoir takes pork and lamb off menu to focus purely on beef
Millers of Speyside's boss says labour shortages and 'ever increasing costs' have forced its hand.
Inverurie architect is Doddie Champion after north-east tractor run
Annie Kenyon and others have raised thousands of pounds for the quest to find a cure for motor neurone disease.
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Brian Henderson: What shocked me most on my supermarket trip?
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Orkney farmer granted planning permission for golf driving range
Elgin-born actor Kevin McKidd says farm worker grandad was his childhood hero
Aberdeen date for new Nuffield Farming Next-Gen scholars
North-east Tory urges Labour MPs to ditch ‘family farm tax’
Battery storage, homes, a hen shed, whisky distillery and more planned for north and north-east farms
North-east farmers have their say on funding and tax fears
Behind the scenes at the Inverurie farm selling 3,000 turkeys a year
North and north-east farmers head for Holyrood
Limousin cross heifer Jo Jo from Ballindalloch wins Rising Stars
North-east family ‘hit hard’ over farm tax as Keir Starmer vows to look into case
Wilson Peters triumphs at Aberdeen Christmas Classic again
Stuart Family’s Suffolks supreme at Aberdeen Christmas Classic
Aberdeenshire egg producer Duncan Farms nets Co-op deal
North-east farmers among those gearing up for Edinburgh rally
78 cattle from 19 herds battle for honours in Black Beauty Bonanza
Small Moray farm up for grabs at offers over £520,000
Brian Henderson: It’s hammer time for north and north-east farmers
Watch: Why £272 cup of coffee can kick-start dairy farming fightback
Big Chill: The winter of 1946-47, when schools in Newmachar and across the north-east were closed for 13 weeks
Orkney farmers pack out mart to protest ‘anti-farming’ Budget
North and north-east farmers join UK-wide protest over tax changes
New team, new era for Moray firm Alistair Young Engineering
Jane Craigie: Farmers must tell their stories to highlight rural plight
Rowett scientists using ancient barley to bolster butteries
