Both stability and a rise in profitability are needed across the Scottish livestock sector, according to the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) and NFU Scotland.

Both SAMW and NFU Scotland met earlier this week to discuss the need for the Government to help bolster livestock production following the more recent decline in livestock numbers in Scotland.

They also discussed the importance of all areas of the livestock industry working together in order to increase livestock production, as well as farm and croft profitability.