Latest Industry News – Page 286
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NewsBeef top of the agenda at London summit
Farming union leaders from the whole of the British Isles have met in London for a Presidential Summit on the current beef situation.Producers call for the promotion of British beef to the consumer by retailers, and the need for long term signals that instil confidence in the beef sector, and ...
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Search is on for pig industry hero
The annual search for a hero of the pig industry to receive the David Black Award is now under way.The annual award, sponsored by BPEX, started back in 1960 and goes to somebody who has made a valuable and sustained contribution to the industry.Previous winners have come from all parts ...
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West Country beef and lamb hits supermarket shelves
Supermarkets nationwide have started to offer West Country beef and lamb bearing the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) banner.PGI-marked product is now being stocked by retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. Criteria required for West Country PGI status includes lamb and beef, that is at least 70 per cent forage ...
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QSM still growing in its tenth year
EBLEX’s Quality Standard Mark (QSM) Scheme is celebrating a successful start to the summer with over 50 new members joining in just one week.The latest members to join the QSM Scheme, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, include 47 independent retailer butchers and three farm shops.The new sign-ups to ...
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The BPC and the Farming and Countryside Education (FACE) join forces
The British Poultry Council (BPC) is to work together with FACE (Farming and Countryside Education) in updating its resource materials for schools.The update will allow all FACE’s stakeholders (pupils, teachers, the industry, Government and the media) access to the latest knowledge and expertise about the poultry meat sector. These resource ...
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Compromise deal saves Danish Crown’s Bornholm factory
The Copenhagen Post has reported that Danish Crown’s slaughter house at Bornholm has narrowly escaped closure.The slaughterhouse located in the Baltic Sea is the tiny island’s largest employer, employing around 190 people; its threatened closure would have had a knock-on effect on the employment of other islanders. Danish Crown has ...
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New poultry litter rules a boost to the industry, says NFU
The UK’s poultry industry has a chance to become more sustainable - economically and environmentally - thanks to new European laws which will allow them to make use of chicken litter for on-farm energy, according to the NFU.From 15th July, all poultry farmers across the EU will be allowed to ...
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NewsNew Shropshire beef processing facility officially opens
Pickstock Telford Ltd formally known as Pickstock Ashby Ltd, has celebrated the completion of its new meat processing plant in Hortonwood, Telford.L-R: Managing director of Pickstock Telford with The Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, Secretary for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs who officially opened the plant.The Rt Hon Owen Paterson ...
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NewsTop scorers in the meat industry honoured at major awards ceremony
In the company of Sir Geoff Hurst, the 2014 Meat Management Industry Awards ceremony once again brought the very top names of the UK industry together last night (Wednesday 4th June) to celebrate excellence and reward the best, as voted for by readers of Meat Management magazine and judged by ...
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Farmers frustrated at drop in beef price
The dramatic fall in the beef price over the past few months is a major concern for the livestock industry, the NFU has reiterated.Beef farmers are angry that a year after the ‘horsegate’ scandal, many retailers and processors are not living up to their commitments that they would work more ...
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NewsMeat Management App now available to download
Readers of Meat Management magazine can now download Meat Management as a magazine app ensuring each issue issued comes straight to their mobile device of choice."This substantial investment means allows users to subscribe for free and they can also download the issue to their iPad for offline reading so the ...
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Question mark over future of William Reed meat publication
A mystery surrounds the annual directory Who’s Who in Meat published by William Reed Business Media, which also publishes the fortnightly title Meat Trades Journal.Since buying the Who’s Who title in 2006 the annual meat directory, which was first launched in 1988, has been published by Reed every year backed ...
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News“Strathearn Pie” gets seal of approval from Royal couple
The local producers behind the development of a very special “Strathearn Pie” are delighted the culinary creation proved a huge hit during this week's visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.(L to R) Farmer Matthew Mauchlen, Gary Conacher from Butcher Simon Howie, Andrew Hamer Chef and Patron Wilde Thyme ...
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NewsOnline pork sales rising
Online sales of pork have grown 21% in both value and volume according to the latest figures produced for BPEX.Sloyan: “Modern purchasers are purchasing in a modern way."The Kantar Worldpanel data shows the price of pork has remained almost flat which has contributed to the large sales growth over the ...
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NewsButcher in cook off on BBC's One Show
General manager John Harding from Owton's 'Traditional Family Butchers' will appear on BBC 1's The One Show this Friday 6th June in a feature discussing the comparison between gas barbecues against charcoal. John will be appearing with journalist, broadcaster & food Critic Jay Rayner.Butcher John Harding (left) and food critic ...
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New high for UK sheep meat exports to non-EU markets
Export volumes of UK sheep meat to non-EU markets in the first quarter of 2014 have hit a new record high.Shipments to these markets increased by 53% compared with the same period last year at 5,430 tonnes, with the Far East and West Africa the leading destinations.Hong Kong is now ...
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NewsAddy’s Butchers new shop extension boosts business
A new £160,000 extension that has doubled the retail area of West Yorkshire butcher J Brindon Addy’s shop in Hade Edge, near Holmfirth, is boosting business.Beefing up the business. Brindon Addy is pictured centre with members of his butchers’ brigade in front of the newly extended shop.Mr Addy reports that ...
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Beef and sheep market prices accessible with new app
A new app has been launched to make it easier for beef and sheep farmers and those in the processing sector to have the latest market information at their fingertips while on the go.As well as the latest prices and trends, the EBLEX Mobile app gives users the fast track ...
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Triple skills funding success set to boost farming industry
Thousands of farmers and growers across the country will enjoy more high quality training opportunities, thanks to a £1.4 million triple success secured under the Defra/European Union RDPE programme (Regional Development Programme for England) by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).This latest funding boost will focus on animal health ...
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SAMW supports innovative use of 13% coupled payment
The hard-won right to raise CAP coupled payments to 13% in Scotland is an opportunity to address the country's critical livestock production issues in an imaginative and innovative way, to the benefit of the whole industry, says the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW)."The Cabinet Secretary's determination and persistence in ...
