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'Chickens trot' say more than one in 10 Brits, reveals Freedom Food
A new survey by the RSPCA’s Freedom Food scheme has revealed some people don’t even know the basics when it comes to food and farming - even which farm animals fly and which ones walk.When given a list of food delicacies - including two spoof ones - and asked to ...
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NewsSnowbird in MBO
Snowbird foods has new owners. The manufacturer of fully cooked and frozen sausages, meat balls and other comminuted meat products has been bought by its management team.[caption id="attachment_4133" align="aligncenter" width="513"] Pictured: Snowbird foods' joint managing directors, Albert McGovern (left) and Philip Paul.And, after four owners in six years, the move ...
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Calf registrations in GB down 5% since start of 2013
The latest update on GB calf registrations from the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) reveals a decline of 5% since the start of the year. The statistics for the month of May show a decline in calf registrations of 5% for GB and 2.5% for Scotland.“With 2012 calvings little changed ...
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Conference to highlight changing face of retailing
The changing face of red meat retailing in a global marketplace and opportunities in the beef and lamb sector will come under the spotlight at this year’s EBLEX annual conference. Somerset farmer Ed Green will examine how lessons learned from beef and sheep production in the US and Brazil can ...
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Morrisons makes further commitment to Beef Shorthorn breed
Morrisons has increased its commitment to Beef Shorthorn cattle by increasing the premium paid to producers by 10p per kilo to encourage even more farmers to rear the breed.It launched its Traditional Beef Scheme with a 20p per kilo premium for Beef Shorthorn sired stock just shy of two years ...
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EU move to help stimulate European lamb consumption
EBLEX has welcomed a change in EU rules on the generic co-promotion of lamb to help stimulate European demand.The EU has amended current legislation to include lamb in the co-funded promotion of agricultural products after five years of talks in which the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), through its ...
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NewsUFAW medals awarded to outstanding animal welfare scientists
The 2013 winners of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science were presented with their awards at the Federation’s International Symposium ‘Science in the Service of Animal Welfare: Priorities around the world’ held in Barcelona. A commemorative medal and £3,000 was presented ...
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NewsFree pre-audits offered to non-assured abattoirs
EBLEX is offering non-assured abattoirs the opportunity to receive a pre-audit to identify any non-conformances which may prevent accreditation to an appropriate assurance scheme.The pre-audit, which is available free of charge, will highlight any potential gaps in the assessment standards and sets out a simple plan to resolve the issues ...
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Report on FSA response to the horse meat scandal now published
Professor Pat Troop has completed her independent review of the Food Standards Agency’s response to the adulteration of processed beef products with horse and pork meat and DNA. The final report has been published.Professor Troop presented her key findings to the FSA Board and the final report summarises her recommendations.The ...
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NPA calls for help keeping deadly disease out of Britain
NPA has asked everyone in British agriculture to help keep a new pig disease out of Europe. Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus has been present in this country in a mild form for over 40 years. But new strains which have spread from China to the United States are wiping out ...
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NewsPremier Young Butcher 2013 at MEATUP
Ryan Healy of Rossendale Lancashire has been crowned Britain’s best young butcher winning the title of Premier Young Butcher 2013 at the finals of the Premier Young Butcher Competition organised by the National Federation of Meat and Food Traders (NFMFT) held at the MEATUP exhibition in Birmingham where sponsors and ...
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NewsNACB Foodservice Craftsman 2013 crowned at MEATUP
Butcher Martin Crombie of Aubrey Allen was the winner of the new and prestigious NACB Foodservice Meat Craftsman Competition 2013, which was held yesterday at the MEATUP exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham.L-R: Alastair Butler of Blythburgh Pork, Martin Crombie, Keith Fisher and Tony Goodger from BPEX.Sponsored by BPEX, Blythburgh Free ...
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Joint ownership needed for TB eradication strategy
The Government’s TB eradication strategy should herald a fresh start in managing animal diseases with farmers having a much greater input into TB control policy, the NFU said today.NFU President Peter Kendall said: “Owen Paterson committed to publishing a TB eradication strategy at NFU Conference in February and the publication ...
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NewsGourmet burger POS kit for retailers
Burgers are always popular during the summer months, but this year, as a result of the horsemeat scandal, many shoppers are choosing fresh meat instead of frozen and opting to buy it from their local Quality Standard Mark retailer.Not only that, there has also been an upsurge in the sale ...
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NFU director to be Tesco's new director of agriculture
The NFU’s Director of Corporate Affairs Tom Hind is set to take up a new post later this year after securing the role of Group Director of Agriculture with Tesco.Tesco announced the creation of the Director of Agriculture role at the NFU conference back in February as part of its ...
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NewsMinister support for MEATUP show
Minister of Agriculture & Food, David Heath MP started his tour of the UK's only dedicated meat industry show on the first day of MEATUP (Tuesday 2nd July), by tucking into a British bacon butty, joined by BPEX chief executive, Mick Sloyan and AHDB chairman, John Godfrey.The Minister visited a ...
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NewsThe meat industry’s best recognised at major awards ceremony
The 2013 Meat Industry Awards ceremony once again brought the top names of the industry together in Birmingham to celebrate excellence and reward the best, as voted for by readers of Meat Management magazine and judged by industry experts.The 2013 Meat Management Award winners are all smiles after being recognised ...
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DEFRA calls bovine TB in meat stories "irresponsible scaremongering"
DEFRA has described a report in The Sunday Times that consumers are at risk of contracting bovine TB by eating meat as: "irresponsible scaremongering."A Government statement said: "The Food Standards Agency has confirmed there are no known cases where someone has contracted TB from eating meat."All meat slaughtered due to ...
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Sales of lamb in UK retailers up 21% year-on-year
In the 12 week period to mid-May the volume of sheepmeat sold by UK retailers grew by 21% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from market research company, Kantar Worldpanel.The upsurge was the result of consumers being tempted by the 9.5% fall in the average retail price, reflecting lower farmgate ...
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New assistant regional manager joins EBLEX team
EBLEX has strengthened its regional team with the appointment of a new assistant regional manager for the south.Agricultural science graduate Joseph Keating will work as part of the EBLEX regional team delivering knowledge transfer and technical information to producers in the region.Joseph, who spent two years with The Irish Agriculture ...
