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Requests to be vigilant and report Schmallenberg disease symptoms
News that the sheep and cattle disease Schmallenberg has over-wintered in the UK and will bring fresh outbreaks next spring is disappointing but not a surprise said the NFU today.Scientific experts gathered from across the animal health and welfare industry at a conference organised by the NFU to discuss animal ...
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New competition for MEATUP 2013
The National Federation of Meat & Food Traders is to launch a brand new retailing competition at MEATUP 2013.The Premier Meat Products Competition will take place on Tuesday 2nd July at the NEC Birmingham. "We will be releasing details of the new search for excellence in the near future," said ...
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More losses in pig sector
A further weekly loss of 63,000 rashers of British bacon, 95,000 sausages and 10,000 pork pies were incurred this week as three more pig farmers were forced to sell their herds due to mounting losses.The National Pig Association's general manager, Dr Zoe Davies is appealing to consumers to back British ...
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NewsGerman event showcases English lamb
Quality Standard Lamb has been showcased at an event in Germany as part of an ongoing promotional campaign by EBLEX.The lamb reception in Dusseldorf was hosted by Consul-General Malcolm Scott and attended by 65 guests, including food retailers, personalities from the food industry and the media.Guests, including guest of honour ...
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American meat giants forced to import Brazilian feed
American pork processing giant Smithfield Foods and major poultry processor, Pilgrim’s Pride are both reported to be importing corn from Brazil as the US drought continues.America’s biggest meat producer, Tyson Foods, has also not ruled out the possibility of purchasing Brazilian feed, although according to a recent Reuters report its ...
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Enhanced EBLEX Quality Standard Scheme goes live
The strengthened EBLEX Quality Standard Mark Scheme comes into force today (6 August).New standards and specifications for Quality Standard Mark beef and lamb, which cover animal age, carcase classifications and maturation, have been added to the scheme by EBLEX as part of its aim to drive the continued development of ...
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NewsNew promotional kits available to help drive sales
EBLEX is rolling out a number of new promotional kits to help independent retailers who are members of the Quality Standard Mark Scheme to drive sales of quality assured beef and lamb. A ‘Discover the Versatility of Lamb Mince’ is available along with 50 ‘Steak-O-Meters’ – a new component for ...
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Standing up for British Bangers in British Sausage Week
BPEX's butchery and product development manager, Keith Fisher, is urging UK retailers to: "Stand up for British Bangers during British Sausage Week," by entering BPEX's national competition."Our competition is open to to the independent retail sector plus the multiple retailers and brands," explained Fisher.British Sausage Week (BSW) began back in ...
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NewsFall in beef production forecast for 2012
The latest ADHB Market Intelligence/EBLEX forecasts for the UK cattle sector indicate that production in 2012 will be down on previous year levels as a result of continued supply constraints.“Following an increase in cattle numbers in 2010, the results of the December 2011 census indicated a renewed decline,” explained Debbie ...
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New era for National Beef Association
The National Beef Association (NBA) has established a new board, replacing the Review Committee that was created in October 2011 to oversee a comprehensive re-organisation of the association.The NBA reported that continuity between the two has been ensured with the election of Hamish McBean as chairman of the NBA, having ...
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NewsASDA LambLink competition
The Royal Welsh Show was the setting for the 2012 ASDA LambLink competition, which saw the very best Welsh lamb cooked before being judged by an expert panel.In a truly collaborative effort, Welsh lamb producers, who are suppliers to the ASDA LambLink scheme, provided the lamb, Welsh Country Foods processed ...
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NewsNew AHDB appointment
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has appointed Tess Howe to its newly created post of External Skills Project Manager. Tess will lead on developing an AHDB-wide skills strategy that dovetails with other industry initiatives and co-ordinates external skills development across all AHDB’s six divisions.Tess made her mark ...
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American meat producers urge action over drought
As the worst drought conditions for 50 years continue in the USA a coalition of both meat and poultry organisations has appealed to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive “in whole or in substantial part,” the amount of renewable fuel that is mandatory for the sector to produce.President-elect ...
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NewsNew CEO at Cranswick plc
Adam Couch is to take over the reins, from Bernard Hoggarth, as the new chief executive officer of Cranswick plc.Hoggarth stands down from his position but will continue in the business as part-time commercial director. Couch has been with the business for over 20 years and has served on the ...
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Golden Dawn at M&S
Dawn Meats has received an award for ‘Doing the Right Thing’ at the recent Marks & Spencer Food Supplier Conference.Marcus Sherreard, Dawn Meats retail sales director, received the award from John Dixon, M&S executive director Food and Andy Adcock, M&S Food trading director, in recognition of the step change that ...
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NPA voices concern over British bacon
Bacon, Britain's favourite food, is under threat as farmers, representing ten per cent of Britain's weekly pig product, saying they may be forced to quit by Christmas, according to the National Pig Association.It says that around 1.5m rashers of British bacon a week look likely to disappear from supermarket shelves ...
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NewsOlympic meat facts
Over the course of London 2012 it's estimated that athletes and visitors will eat more than 100 tonnes of meat, 31 tonnes of poultry items, 4,000 Lincolnshire sausages, 17,000 rashers of bacon and 40,000 slices of ham.Harry Irwin, chicken farmer from Norfolk, is one of the hundreds of Red Tractor ...
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Hall's of Broxburn taskforce meets again
A jobs taskforce initiated by ministers to deal with the potential closure of the West Lothian food plant, Hall's of Broxburn, met for a second time yesterday.Following the meeting, Vion's corporate affairs director, Alasdair Cox, said: "Given that we are still at an early stage of the consolation process it ...
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NewsSt Merryn on show
The recent Royal Welsh Show 2012 gave St Merryn Foods’ beef and lamb farmers a backdrop to compete for prizes and prestige, as sirloin steaks and racks of lamb from their best animals were tasted by a panel of judges.With the support of retail partner Tesco, and building on the ...
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Lamb briefing
Increased lamb numbers stemming from the larger breeding flock and higher carcase weights will contribute to continued increased production in the sheep sector in 2012 and 2013. That’s the latest forecast from ADHB market intelligence and EBLEX, the industry body for English beef and sheep producers.The strong performance of UK ...
