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Vion’s beef and lamb output will be underwritten by Tesco
Reports are emerging that Tesco has agreed to underwrite the cost price of any beef and lamb supplied to its stores from the beleaguered Vion plants.This will impact on the product processed through Vion’s plants at St Merryn Foods and McIntosh Donald. It understood that the arrangement will be for ...
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CAP to take priority for Scotland's NFU
NFU Scotland’s officeholders have used the Union’s annual report and its Christmas press briefing to reinforce the message that securing a CAP Reform deal to secure the future of the industry in Scotland is its priority for 2013.Speaking to the press in Edinburgh, president Nigel Miller and chief executive, Scott ...
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Confidence is key in the sheep sector, says NFU
Confidence must be maintained within the sheep industry if we are to exploit the strong global demand for British lamb, says the NFU.Like many others in the agricultural industry, sheep producers have endured a challenging year due to a poor summer and a longer finishing period, and are now seeing ...
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NewsBacon revolution awards now open
Calling all purveyors of great bacon, the hunt is now on to find the nation’s best rashers!As part of Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week, which takes place from 18th-24th March 2013, the ‘Great Bacon Revolution Awards’ are set to put premium cures firmly in the spotlight.The high profile competition is open to ...
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NewsBritish turkey feeds the nation's veterans
This Christmas, British Turkey has teamed up with UK charity Help for Heroes to help make it an extra special one by providing quality British turkeys to recovery centres across the UK, which support those who have suffered life changing injuries.Help for Heroes provides direct, practical support to serving and ...
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Endless speculation about MBO of Vion finally ends
Dutch-based food producer Vion NV has finally reached an agreement for a management buy-out of its UK pork operations, securing around 4,000 jobs, subject to Competition Authority approval in Ireland.The deal, led by Seamus Carr, managing director of Vion’s Pork Business Unit, is backed by UK private equity firm Endless, ...
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NewsRooker to step down as FSA chair in 2013
Jeff Rooker has confirmed that he will step down from his post as chair of the Food Standards Agency in July next year.Rooker to depart after his four-year contract expires.Rooker said: 'When I joined the FSA I said that I was excited to be joining an organisation that puts sound ...
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BSE testing of healthy cattle over 72 months can be stopped
The Food Standards Agency is to advise the UK Government that testing of all healthy cattle aged over 72 months for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) can be stopped, following agreement at an FSA Board meeting this week.It was agreed that the testing of these healthy cattle was no longer necessary ...
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Back to grass roots with Dawn Meats
Dawn Meats is to work with the levy boards of England and Scotland to help improve grass utilisation on its producers farms.With grass being one of the cheapest sources of animal feed and in a climate of rising input costs, Dawn will be looking at a way to minimise these ...
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Japan calls halt to Brazilian beef imports over BSE case
According to reports from Reuters Japan is stopping its beef imports from Brazil following the identification of the protein suspected of causing BSE in a cow.The prion was confirmed following tests conducted here in England by the OIE (the world animal health organisation). However, the 13-year old animal, which died ...
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NewsMeat Contacts 2013 now available
The definitive reference work for the meat and poultry industry, Meat Contacts 2013, is now available. To order your copy and find out who's who and what is what in the UK meat industry call 01908 613323. Priced at just £30.00 the 4th edition is now bigger at 292 pages. ...
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NewsScotch lamb showcased at St Andrews
Scotch lamb was the centrepiece of a culinary sensation created by a team of four top St Andrews chefs, working in collaboration for the first time.The four chefs – from Old Course, St Andrews Links, Fairmont St Andrews and Rufflets – worked together in the kitchen of the five star ...
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NewsHarper Adams – UK’s dedicated agri-food science university
Staff and students were celebrating this morning following the news that Harper Adams has been awarded full university title.Following yesterday’s announcement by the Privy Council to award the UK’s top University College a full university title, the mood was jubilant on campus as staff and students marked the first full ...
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NewsBDCI plans to convert to limited company structure
The Butchers’ and Drovers’ Charitable Institution (BDCI) is proposing to change its structure for the first time since it was established in 1828. An Extraordinary General Meeting of the BDCI to formally endorse the structure, will be held at 2pm on 23rd January 2013 at Butchers’ Hall, London.BDCI honarary treasurer, ...
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EU looks set to approve use of lactic acid
Voting at a recent meeting of the Council of the European Union looks set to result in the approval of lactic acid as a decontaminant for beef and veal carcases. The regulation is expected to come into force from February 2013.In the past this has meant beef carcases from the ...
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Commission delays start to new rules on CAP direct payments
According to the NFU a decision to delay the implementation of new rules governing CAP direct payments is the right one.The European Commission has confirmed the move to delay the start date of the new direct payments regime to 1st January 2015, as talks to reform the policy have taken ...
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Promotion for pig specialist
Senior pig analyst Stephen Howarth, who works within the BPEX section of AHDB, has been appointed to the new position of market specialist manager in the AHDB Market Intelligence Division.However, the promotion does not mean he is cutting links with BPEX on a day-to-day basis as he will still be ...
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Joint conference to assess outlook for livestock sectors
The 2013 Outlook conference, jointly hosted by BPEX, DairyCo and EBLEX, will be held at One Great George Street, in London, on Wednesday 13th February.The three divisions of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), representing pigs, dairy, and beef and sheep, respectively, will join forces for a programme that ...
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NewsUK pig prices bucking the European trend
Scottish pig producers are facing some challenging times as the industry goes through a period of adjustment following the cessation of pig slaughtering at Vion’s Hall’s of Broxburn site almost one month ago.Producers will, however, be taking heart from an improvement of around 1% in pig prices over the past ...
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Breach of Groceries Code could result in supermarket fines
Competition Minister, Jo Swinson, has announced that supermarkets found to be mistreating suppliers could be subject to a fine by a new watchdog.A groceries adjudicator will be able to name and shame offenders or have the power to impose fines where and when a dispute arises between a retailer and ...
