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Taking pigs to a higher weight can still mean profit, says study
Research by JSR Genetics and Yorkshire farmers argues that taking pigs to heavier weights and making a profit is possible, without having a negative effect on profit margins.The research, which was conducted by scientists at JSR Genetics, had the aim of helping to improve efficiency on its own units and ...
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BPEX-funded PhD student scoops prestigious President’s Award
A BPEX-funded PhD student has won the prestigious President’s Award for a paper presented at the 2013 British Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting.Vasilis Symeou’s work, at Newcastle University, is about minimising the amount of phosphorous (P) excreted from growing and finishing pigs. P is easily leached from soils and ...
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New FSA appointments
The Food Standards Agency has appointed Roland Salmon to its Board and as chair of the Welsh Food Advisory Committee; the reappointment of Henrietta Campbell to the Board and as chair of the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee for a second term, and the extension of Sue Atkinson’s contract to ...
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Parliamentary inquiry exposes lack of clarity on measuring environmental impact of livestock
A parliamentary inquiry has revealed that more robust scientific data and a standard model to measure carbon sequestration is needed to help the beef and lamb sector meet the twin challenges of sustainable food production and reducing its environmental impact.The four-month All Party Parliamentary Group for Beef and Lamb inquiry, ...
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New red meat forum for Halal sector
A new open forum to discuss what needs to be done to help the Halal red meat industry move forward is being created.The forum, which replaces the current Halal Steering Group, will meet twice a year and be open for anyone involved in Halal lamb or beef production to come ...
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Event to drive pig industry innovation
The BPEX Innovation Conference is being billed as a must for forward-thinking business owners, farm managers, vets and the allied industry in the English pig sector. This new conference format will focus on two priority areas, pig buildings of the future and enhancing breeding performance.It will feature the latest research ...
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Brian Stein to join Karro board
Karro Food Group, Britain’s newest pork producer with annual sales of £540 million, has appointed Brian Stein as a non-executive director. He will serve on Karro’s board, and work closely with the company’s management team and investment partners to develop the business and drive growth.Karro Food Group launched as an ...
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David Black award
The pig industry is beginning its search to honour somebody who has gone the extra mile to help the trade – and there are many out there.The David Black Award is given each year to somebody who has made a significant and sustained contribution to the industry. The decision is ...
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Andrew Large takes up his CEO role at the British Poultry Council
Andrew Large has officially joined the British Poultry Council (BPC) this week as chief executive, following the retirement of Peter Bradnock after a 22-year tenure.Andrew joins the BPC from UK’s Cleaning and Support Services (CSSA), where he was CEO for seven years. He has a civil service background and has ...
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New look BPEX publications
The best of the old with something new is how BPEX describes its two new publications, the Pig Pocketbook 2013 and the BPEX Yearbook 2012/13.Both are published by BPEX and replace the old Pig Yearbook and the Annual Technical Report.The Pocketbook, which is available now, pulls together a wealth of ...
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NewsEBLEX add to regional team
EBLEX has strengthened its team with the appointment of two assistant regional managers in the south and the north.Animal science graduate Nerys Wright and David Hall, a sheep farmer and former supply chain consultant, have joined the team and will deliver knowledge transfer and technical information to producers in the ...
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Burger business tackles horse meat fallout
All About Food holds the licence to produce chilled burgers under the Gourmet Burger Kitchen brand and it says the true effects of the recent horse meat scandal on supermarket shopping habits are only just being realised, according to its recent research. The company's latest independent poll revealed that nearly ...
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Farm assured stock high prices appear consistent
Farm assured beef cattle fetched on average over 9p per kilo more at market than non-assured stock last year, according to latest figures.The study by EBLEX also shows that lambs returned between 3p and 5p per kilo more if they were part of a farm assurance scheme than those animals ...
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McDonald’s opens the doors of its world-famous supply chain
McDonald’s has launched its search for ‘Quality Scouts’, members of the public who will go behind the scenes and report back on how some of its products are made.The company has invited farmer, England rugby legend and 2011 Celebrity MasterChef winner, Phil Vickery, to help select the Quality Scouts and ...
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Halal frozen poultry launch in response to pig DNA scandal
As a result of the shocking and totally unacceptable findings of pig DNA in other 'Halal' branded foods one of the UK's longest serving Halal poultry producers, has launched a Halal frozen range where it says the products can be traced from the farm to the fork.Gafoor Pure Halal specializes ...
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New pig industry scholarship
A new Pig Industry Scholarship at Harper Adams University is aiming to help raise the profile of the exciting range of career opportunities in the pig industry, covering the allied industries as well as pig production.The scholarship, which will be facilitated by BPEX and Harper Adams, is a practical step ...
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Awards heading for record event this July
Record product entries and substantially increased reader voting bode well for this year’s Meat Management Industry Awards, which will climax with a sell-out black tie diner on 2nd July at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole. With nearly 400 guests already booked to attend Britain’s premier meat industry Awards event, and a ...
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Linden Foods invests £5m and creates 179 jobs
In a boost to its local economy, Northern Irish meat processor, Linden Foods is to create new production and managerial positions at its Dungannon plant in Country Tyrone.The company is supported by Invest NI, which has funded £520,000 of the monies. Chairman of Linden Foods, Trevor Lockhart, told the BBC: ...
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NewsInterfood takes on Foodlogistik distribution
Interfood’s capabilities in food processing machinery have been extended with the announcement that the company has been appointed as the sole distributor for the UK and Ireland of the Foodlogistik range of dicing and shredding equipment.Interfood is to distribute FOODLOGISTIK dicing and shredding equipment in the UK and Ireland.Richard Nethercot, ...
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Angus burgers at McDonald’s off the menu
As US beef prices hit record highs, McDonald’s has removed its premium Angus burgers from its menus.A consultant to McDonald’s, Richard Adams is reported to have told Associated Press: “When you can get four or five burgers off the Dollar Menu, nobody’s going to buy the Angus burger. The Dollar ...
