Latest Industry News – Page 353
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NewsAPPG chairman to address EBLEX conference
The chairman of the Beef and Lamb All Party Parliamentary Group, Neil Parish MP, will speak on the government’s role in agriculture at this year’s EBLEX annual conference. Mr Parish, a former farmer who re-launched the APPG earlier this summer, is among the speakers at the event at the Chesford ...
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NewsBeef future comes under spotlight
The NFU has set out its vision for the UK beef sector - a supply chain that generates £2.8 billion for the economy and provides 440 thousand jobs in England alone. However, according to NFU, the industry still faces significant challenges to secure a sound future, producing quality red meat ...
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Pig herd under threat
A survey by the NPA has confirmed that the national pig herd is starting to shrink. The survey has shown that around ten per cent of production will disappear by Christmas, unless prices improve.In July, when the cost of feed wheat increased by over 25 per cent, and soya increased ...
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HCC search for lamb ambassador
Butchers who are passionate about PGI Welsh Lamb are being urged to become a Lamb-assador by Meat Promotion Wales. The organisation is looking for a Welsh Lamb butcher to join its panel of expert representatives as part of its new Lamb-assador campaign.Laura Dodds, of Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion ...
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NewsBoost for QMS schools programme
A Perthshire-based chef is adding his support to Quality Meat Scotland’s programme of health and education activity in Scottish schools.Steve Craik, from Crieff, will be working with QMS and visiting schools around the country to encourage youngsters to understand the importance of eating a healthy diet and the role played ...
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Feed price volatility continues to affect livestock
Livestock and dairy farmers need to ensure they keep a close eye on their costs of production as input price volatility is here for the foreseeable future, HSBC head of agriculture, Allan Wilkinson has warned.Speaking ahead of the 2012 Livestock Event at Birmingham’s NEC, Wilkinson said that whilst market forces ...
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NewsMajor lamb strategy launched to stimulate market
EBLEX is launching a new industry-wide campaign to stimulate and drive sales of lamb. Reduced supply coupled with little innovation in new cuts has seen lamb become somewhat of a premium meat of late.But with good numbers of new season lambs now flowing through the supply chain, EBLEX believes this ...
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NewsDick Cawthorne: a personal recollection
Following the recent announcement confirming the passing of industry stalwart Dick Cawthorne, Bob Bansback pays his own personal tribute.I first spoke with Dick shortly after starting with MLC in 1969. The Economics Department used to have the responsibility of providing the industry with the weekly forecasts of guarantee payments for ...
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NewsBPEX accept ASA adjudication
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint from Compassion In World Farming (CWF) and 206 members of the public who, in the main appear to be supporters of CWF, that advertising by BPEX including the strapline ‘PORK NOT PORKIES. RED TRACTOR PORK IS HIGH WELFARE PORK’ may mislead consumers.In ...
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NewsPoultry firm wins appeal against FSA
Summers Poultry Products based in Warwickshire has won an appeal against the Food Standards Agency (FSA), which had decided to withdraw approval for the business to operate as an abattoir. The FSA sought the closure of the plant following alleged ‘operational deficiencies’. This is the first case under new procedures ...
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England's International Young Butcher entrants named
The National Federation of Meat & Food Traders' (NFMFT) entrants representing England in the International Young Butcher Competition this year are Mathew Gothard and Luke Haigh.The announcement was made after two days of assessment to select the candidates which followed months of hard work and included six days of intensive ...
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NewsNew boss for MLCSL appointed
Nick Kirby has been appointed as managing director of Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Ltd (MLCSL), the commercially trading, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).Nick, who has a track record of managing business growth, will take up the new position on 1st September. He will lead ...
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Butchers’ company visits Wick Court Farm
A group from the Worshipful Company of Butchers – led by Mark Adams – recently visited the Wick Court farm site of the Farms for City Children Charity.Wick Court is a small livestock farm in Gloucestershire with cattle, sheep and pigs – with access to a nearby dairy farm. iI ...
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NewsRed Tractor week to be launched in September
Red Tractor week is to run from 24th September to 30th September and aims to showcase what the logo means to consumers and explaining how it provides the shopper with a shortcut to affordable, quality food and drink, covering everything from food safety, environmental protection, animal welfare as well as ...
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NewsTesco finally introduces traffic light labels
After years of resistance Tesco has finally succumbed to pressure from its customers and introduced a traffic light system for its products.This brings it in line with ASDA, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's who have used red, green and amber colour coding to indicate nutritional labels for many years.Tesco's chief ...
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NFU backs MEP attempts to change sheep EID rules
The NFU has put its full backing behind MEP attempts to change the EU’s rules on sheep EID (electronic identification).After heavy lobbying from the NFU, NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland and the Ulster Farmers Union, MEPs from across the UK have tabled amendments to the Common Agricultural Policy which would introduce ...
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YouGov report claims provenance key for many consumers
A recent report by YouGov SixthSense in to consumers’ attitudes towards food provenance has found that the origin of their food is the key consideration for the majority of UK consumers buying meat and poultry products.According to the report 59% of consumers prefer to buy UK-sourced meat and poultry compared ...
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Perfect storm warning for poultry sector
"We have all been reading about the drought in the USA knocking out much of the corn crop and hitting soya production. Couple this with a very slow start, reduced yields for the harvest in northern Europe due to prolonged heavy rain, a few climatic glitches elsewhere in the producing ...
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NewsEBLEX booklet has key beef and sheep facts
A pocket book of key facts of about the strength and vitality of the beef and sheep industry has been produced to highlight the huge benefits the sector brings to the country.Proud of Beef and Lamb includes ten key facts, from export levels to water use and the number of ...
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Cranswick and Yorkshire Baker to work together
Meat manufacturer, Cranswick plc is to supply the meat for the new production plant to be built by Yorkshire Baker in North Yorkshire. It’s estimated that over 300 jobs will be created as a result.Yorkshire Baker will be boosting its production of meat-based pastry products at the Norton plant and ...
