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Sainsbury's to stock 100% fresh pork
Multiple giant Sainsbury's has committed to offering 100% fresh British pork from Wednesday this weekThis means the supermarket will be sourcing 70% more British pigs than previously. Reacting to the news Zoe Davies from The National Pig Association said: "The NPA is of course pleased by this important move."Now all ...
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JBT FoodTech appoints UK key account manager
JBT FoodTech has appointed John Palmer as a key account manager for the Frigoscandia range of freezing, cooling and chilling systems, Stein coating and frying equipment, and the Double D range of cookers, searer/grill-markers and baking ovens.John has over 25 years’ experience in the meat industry, having started his career ...
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NewsSamworth Brothers Charity Challenge smashes £1 million target
The Samworth Brothers Charity Challenge has smashed through the £1 million milestone with the 2013 Challenge raising £327,000 and taking total charity funds generated to date from the event to £1.177 million.Eighty three teams from Samworth Brothers companies, customers and suppliers took part in the two gruelling 2013 Charity Challenge ...
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JLS star JB Gill launches nationwide burger competition
Former member of boy band JLS and fledgling farmer, JB Gill, has teamed up with Simply Beef and Lamb to launch ‘Battle of the Burgers,’ a nationwide search to find the UK’s best homemade burger.The competition is designed to encourage consumers to create their own burgers from scratch using quality ...
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EFSA calls for change to meat inspection
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has made a number of recommendations for what it says are improvements to meat inspection procedures to better protect consumers, animal health and welfare. The recommendations were published yesterday as part of a set of scientific opinions on inspection of ruminants, farmed game and ...
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Victory for AIMS against FSA in High Court
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers is celebrating after its claim that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) had overcharged the meat industry by a million pounds was granted.In the Royal Courts of Justice, the Honourable Mr Justice Singh granted the claim brought by 38 slaughterhouse operators in a Judicial Review, ...
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Cost of production figures revised up
The latest cost of production figures from BPEX have been revised upwards following receipt of updated performance data, meaning the cumulative loss to the industry is about £90 million over the last 18 months.The provisional data for the first quarter of this year showed January 169.2p per kg, February 165.3p ...
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NewsButchery demonstrations a huge hit at Royal Highland Show
A trio of Scotland’s top young butchers displayed their skills during butchery demonstrations which attracted record crowds at this year’s Royal Highland Show.Douglas Scott, chief executive of the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Associations joined Jamie Syme of Alex Mitchell Butchers in Glenrothes who prepared a loin of Specially Selected ...
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Minister highlights EBLEX’s key role in driving export market
EBLEX’s role in cultivating export markets to help drive economic growth has been highlighted by Minister of State for Agriculture and Food, David Heath MP at a major industry conference.Speaking via a pre-recorded video message at EBLEX’s ninth annual Export Conference, Mr Heath said the UK was ahead of the ...
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Stop gap measure for Real Welfare assessments
Real Welfare assessments become compulsory from 1st July and a bureau service (operated by MLCSL) will be up and running from that date to enable vets to capture the valuable data they collect on behalf of their clients.This service is a stop-gap measure intended to run for six months while ...
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NewsBritish Turkey launches its fourth Student Chef Competition
British Turkey has launched its fourth Student Chef Competition that invites Level 2 and 3 catering students to develop a starter and main course using British turkey thigh or breast meat that could be served at the annual industry awards banquet held in September 2014 to over 280 guests.The prize ...
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Waitrose launches beef facility in UK first
From this week, Waitrose will start producing frozen beef from its own dedicated production facility ensuring full traceability and one of the shortest supply chains among UK supermarkets.A first for the industry, the facility means that all fresh and frozen beef for Waitrose will now be handled entirely by one ...
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NFU says Defra CAP plans will damage English farming and reduce British food production
A new CAP negotiating position agreed by the Agriculture Council will penalise English farmers and make it harder for them to produce food, said the NFU.Ahead of a final round of talks due to take place in Brussels – where it is expected there will be a final agreement on ...
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Join the major meat industry organisations at the major meat industry show
The Minister of State for Agriculture David Heath MP will be joining the major trade organisations and meat industry retailers, manufacturers, processors and suppliers all supporting the UK's only dedicated meat exhibition, MEATUP, at the NEC, which runs over the two days of 2nd-3rd July.Visitors to MEATUP will have access ...
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Feed sows to improve piglet quality
Pig nutritionists need to help producers improve piglet quality in order to wean more pigs from larger litters born, while geneticists look after piglet quantity.This was the view of Professor Sandra Edwards at the BPEX Innovation Conference, speaking about sow nutrition.Sandra highlighted a number of ways to improve piglet quality ...
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NewsNSA North Sheep 2013
Craven Cattle Marts in Skipton was among the mainline sponsors of NSA North Sheep 2013, the National Sheep Association northern region’s biennial one-day event, this year staged at Crimple Head Farm, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, by kind permission of J M Wilson and Sons.The day proved an outstanding success for the NSA, ...
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NFU president at heart of CAP battle
NFU president Peter Kendall travels to Luxembourg this week in a final round of lobbying to ensure NFU members views are heard at the top table during CAP negotiations.He will join the presidents of the other UK and European farm organisations as expectations mount that CAP reform negotiations will enter ...
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Register for EBLEX marketing conference to secure a place
Anyone wishing to attend the EBLEX Marketing Conference next month is being urged to register with EBLEX as soon as possible, as there are only a limited number of places now available.The conference, which will take place at the NEC in Birmingham on 3rd July alongside the MEATUP exhibition, is ...
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Online service to help producers promote superior breeding stock
A new online service has been launched to help farmers capitalise on the increasing demand for performance recorded breeding stock.Breeding charts displaying the genetic merit of performance recorded rams and bulls can now be printed quickly and easily from the internet, thanks to an EBLEX-funded initiative for Signet Breeding Services. ...
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NewsQ Guild flexes BBQ muscle
Some of the UK’s top butchers were on sizzling form at the Q Guild National BBQ Finals held recently in Oxford.The competition, held at the Weber Grill Academy, pitched the winners of seven regional finals against each other to find the best sausage, burgers and steak.The sausage category included entries ...
