Scottish musical legends launch ‘Stovies Reloaded’
Two of Scotland’s favourite musicians, Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham, took to the bustling streets of Edinburgh this week to launch ‘Stovies Reloaded,’ a new cookbook developed by nutritional scientists at the University of Aberdeen, which puts a healthy spin on traditional Scottish recipes. The verdict from the accordionist and fiddler pair, whose festive banter provided plenty of entertainment at the launch, was: “We are huge fans of...
AHDB research prize rewards excellence in next generation of animal scientists
A final year PhD student from Harper Adams University claimed the prize for ‘Best Presentation’ at the 2013 PhD Seminar Programme held near Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, last week. Priya Motupalli, funded by the Barham Benevolent Foundation and DairyCo, dairy division of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), was honoured for her summary of her three-year study into ‘The factors that influence dairy cow preference...
Beef and lamb sector developments in spotlight at AHDB Outlook Conference 2014
Beef and lamb developments and opportunities will come into sharp focus at the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Outlook Conference 2014. AHDB Market intelligence (MI) will give an overview of the outlook for the sector in the cattle and sheep breakout session during the event at One Great George Street in Westminster on Wednesday, 12 February 2014. EBLEX export manager Jean-Pierre Garnier will also examine...
Food crime unit to be set up in wake of horse meat debacle
The results of Professor Chris Elliott’s independent interim and much anticipated report into the horse meat scandal includes the proposal that a specialist food crime unit should be set up in the UK in order to improve the safety of UK food supply networks. Professor Elliott, director of the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast, was commissioned by Defra and the Department of Health back in May, and...
NFU looks to 2 Sisters for future of Scottish chicken
NFU Scotland is looking to the 2 Sisters Food Group to help define the future of the chicken sector in Scotland. Scottish chicken growers, impacted by a recent announcement by 2 Sisters about restructuring of its plants at Letham and Coupar Angus, have formed the Scottish Chicken Growers Association (SCGA) to represent the views of those involved. At a NFU Scotland meeting at Lochter on Monday a defined position was agreed by the SCGA...
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