Latest Industry News – Page 319
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News'Pie pie baby' as Bay City Roller helps decide World Scotch Pie Champion
Bay City Rollers front man, Les McKeown is helping to decide who will be be crowned World Scotch Pie Champion 2014.Bay City Roller Les McKeown - 'pie pie baby.'· A record 543 products entered· By 99 of the nation’s best butchers and bakers· Judged by 50 experts and Les McKeown· ...
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Welsh food industry must work together to face future challenges
The Welsh food and farming sector is facing major challenges over the next decade, according to the chairman of Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales.“We all have a part to play in the giant global jigsaw to maintain the reputation of Welsh Lamb, Welsh Beef and pork as premium ...
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NewsQMS appoints new head of industry development
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has appointed Johnny Mackey as its new head of industry development.Johnny Mackey, new head of industry development at QMS.Mackey (37), who takes over the reins from Andy McGowan, is currently breed secretary for the Luing Cattle Society based at Wester Drumlochy, near Blairgowrie.He has also served ...
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Farmer- scientist conversation to address food production challenge
A pioneering event bringing farmers and scientific experts together to look at ways crop biotechnology can help farming meet global food challenges is to take place at NFU headquarters this week.The farmer-scientist conversation, at Stoneleigh Park on Thursday, will see scientists from Rothamsted Research, The John Innes Centre, NIAB and ...
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Welsh beef sponsored show is a hit with viewers
A new Friday evening countryside television show sponsored by Welsh Beef is a hit.“The first episode of the six-part Coast and Country programme on ITV Cymru Wales, which features Welsh Beef promotional messages at the start and end of each programme as well as before and after the advertising break, ...
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Stage set for CCM Skipton Christmas primestock spectacular
The countdown is on to the highlight of Skipton Auction Mart’s festive show and sale season, the annual Lingfield Christmas primestock event on Sunday, 1st December, which attracts both butchers and farmers from miles around,Butchers, both traditional family-run independent retail businesses and leading meat wholesalers who buy on behalf of ...
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NewsNew VP at Provisur
Provisur® Technologies, Inc., has appointed Bert Jan Hardenbol to vice president of its EMEA Business Unit.Bert Jan Hardenbol, of Provisur.“Bert Jan joins Provisur with a wealth of capital goods experience that will serve him well as he assumes an important executive role within our company and leads our European organization ...
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NewsLinden Foods named one of Northern Ireland’s top ‘green’ companies
Linden Foods, one of the UK’s leading fresh meat manufacturers has been listed as one of the top scoring companies in this year’s NI Environmental Benchmarking Survey conducted by Business in the Community’s ARENA Network, achieving Platinum quintile status.Pictured are David Gavaghan, ARENA Network, Mael Wilford, Environmental Manager, Linden Foods ...
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Open invitation for EBLEX levy payers
Current challenges and opportunities in the beef and lamb sector will be put in the spotlight at a series of free open meetings being held by EBLEX in the north of England.The evening events, which will take place in Wetherby, Penrith, Clitheroe and Hexham in late November and early December, ...
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NewsPoster set to drive sales of UK pork overseas
BPEX, working in conjunction with UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), has produced a poster to help promote and drive sales of British pork in overseas markets.Farming Minister, George Eustice with export banner.The poster, which supports the joint UKTI and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) initiative to ...
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BPEX trainee of the year
Pig production manager Tony Wright, of Shedden Farms in North Yorkshire, was presented with the BPEX Trainee of the Year Award 2013 at an awards ceremony at the House of Commons last week.All shortlisted candidates really impressed the judges at the interview, where they were asked to demonstrate how training ...
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NewsSimon samples champion foodservice banger
Simon Rimmer made a special stop during his nationwide British Sausage Week tour to personally congratulate the winner of the 2013 BPEX Foodservice Sausage of The Year competition.L-R: Andrew Lawton, General Manager, Underwood Meat Company,celebrity chef, Simon Rimmer and Bryan Booth, Underwood's Sausage Production Supervisor.Underwood Meat Company joined celebrity chef ...
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“Time to change outdated regulations from BSE era”
Outdated TSE* regulations which demand older lamb carcases be split to remove specified risk materials (SRM) are adding unnecessary cost to the industry and hindering international trade, a beef and lamb industry conference heard recently.While there was no suggestion that standards or safeguards should be relaxed, John Cross, EBLEX chairman, ...
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NewsGlasgow butcher inspires youngsters
A Glasgow butcher joined Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) today (6th November 2013) to increase awareness among younger people of the wide range of career options available in the Scottish red meat industry.QMS, along with four other organisations, is exhibiting at three Skills Scotland events in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow - ...
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Six new board members sought for EBLEX
The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is looking for five enthusiastic producers from the beef and lamb sector and one independent applicant to join the EBLEX Board.Applications to fill the positions are being invited now, with selection being made by a panel containing AHDB board members. Successful applicants will ...
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NewsDunbia joins the environmental elite
Following the results launch of the 15th Annual BITC Arena Network Survey, Dunbia (NI) joined an elite 22 companies to receive a Platinum Award. This is the highest accolade available and underlines Dunbia’s continued commitment and success with regards to Environmental activities related to the business.Pictured receiving the platinum award ...
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NewsScotch lamb shines at Great Scot Awards
Scotch Lamb was high profile at the Sunday Mail Great Scot Awards which celebrated the achievements of unsung heroes and community champions from throughout Scotland.Numerous VIPs were among the 700 guests who attended the awards ceremony in Glasgow which kicked off with a sampling of Scotch Lamb dishes from Quality ...
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NewsPop up shop celebrates Britain's best sausages
British Sausage Week got off to a superb start on Friday with its very own pop-up shop set up in London’s Old Spitalfields Market, to mark the launch of this year’s celebratory Week (4th-10th November).Sausage pop up shop in the heart of Spitalfields.For one day only, the shop was filled ...
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Huge potential for poultry industry, according to NFU President
The poultry industry has huge potential for the future with a number of exciting opportunities facing the sector, says NFU President Peter Kendall.He was speaking at the Egg and Poultry Industry Conference in Warwickshire.“Poultry represents the biggest meat sector in the UK and must continue to demonstrate why it should ...
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First EBLEX stocktake report shows net margins improving
Net margins for English beef and sheep enterprises continue to improve and yet the gap between average and top third herds and flocks can be as much as £190 per animal, according to a new benchmarking report from EBLEX.Average enterprise results show a negative net margin overall, except for beef ...
