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NewsMoy Park launches agricultural academy
Food company Moy Park has launched an ‘Agricultural Academy’, a learning and development programme aimed at upskilling colleagues across its agri team throughout GB and NI, and the wider business.Pictured l-r Moy Park’s director of agriculture David Gibson, Park Farm (North) farm manager Tony Plaskitt, Park Farm (North) farm assistant ...
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NewsButcher red meat sales growing faster than market average
According to Gordon Newlands, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), brands development manager consumers across Scotland are continuing to support local. Butchers in Scotland have seen more than 20% increase in value in year-on-year sales and remain one of the strongest red meat retailers in Scotland.Gordon Newlands.In Great Britain, the latest figures ...
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NewsAwards ceremony to go virtual
Organisers of the popular FMT Food Industry Awards ceremony have confirmed that the presentation has now been scheduled to move online this year and will take place on Thursday 1st July.Product judging has reached record levels for 2021.The continued impact from Covid-19 has resulted in a review to ensure the ...
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NewsKarro Food Group sold to Sofina Foods
The business behind pork specialist Karro Food Group and Young’s Seafood, the Eight Fifty Food Group, has been sold to Canadian giant Sofina Foods.Di Walker, group CEO of Eight Fifty Food Group.The Eight Fifty Food Group has been sold by CapVest, which acquired Karro in 2017 and Young’s Seafood in ...
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NewsWhat’s the future for sheep?
AHDB’s latest Horizon report sets out the long-term outlook for the sheep sector in England.Opportunities for the sheep sector explores the evidence on what the next ten years might bring and how the industry can adapt to the changes ahead.It looks in detail at three key areas impacting the sheep ...
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NewsBanham Poultry in new E.coli vaccine trials
One of the country’s largest poultry businesses is taking a lead from the Government’s Covid-19 vaccine programme to help safeguard its birds from disease.In a UK first, Banham Poultry has joined forces with pharma company, Zoetis, and poultry veterinary consultants, Crowshall Veterinary Services, in trialling a new vaccine, Poulvac E.coli.The ...
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NewsBumper year for butchers
High-street butcher’s shops have enjoyed a bumper year over the last 12 months with new data showing that 630,000 more households visited independent retail butchers in Britain, compared to the previous year.Welsh lamb rocket and parmesan dish, part of new spring recipes for Welsh Butcher Club members.New analysis from Kantar ...
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NewsHCC to build on strong sustainable Welsh brands under new chair
A determination to deliver daily for Wales’ producers and processors and drive forward the country’s flagship red meat brands is the pledge to the industry from Catherine Smith, who takes over the Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) chair on April 1st.Catherine Smith will take over from Kevin ...
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NewsSenior appointments at Moy Park
Moy Park has announced two new senior appointments, bolstering its management. Nick Hodgson (left) and Jenni Gowdy have been appointed to general manager and director of business, Tesco respectively.Jenni Gowdy has been appointed director of business, Tesco, having held the role of acting director of business since 2019. She is ...
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NewsAHDB appoints Tim Rycroft as CEO
Tim Rycroft has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).Tim Rycroft, the new CEO of AHDB.Tim, currently chief operating officer of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), will take up his position at the Stoneleigh-based levy board on 31st August 2021, replacing ...
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NewsCornish butcher takes a stand against supermarket
Family butcher Philip Warren & Son has taken action against supermarket Lidl for allegedly “passing off its brand name.”Ian (left) and Philip Warren received complaints about products.Based in Cornwall, the butcher business said it began to receive complaints from members of the public about its meat quality and products that ...
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NewsProducers continue to make the grade
According to Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) new carcase classification data has shown that a higher proportion of lambs in Wales achieved the desired standard and conformation specifications during 2020.Over 86% of lamb carcases processed at Welsh abattoirs reached the top three specification grades of E, U ...
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NewsCall for beef and sheep levy board to listen to sector voices
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has called for a restructuring of the governance of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) beef and lamb levy following votes to discontinue other farming levies.NSA chief executive, Phil Stocker, commented: “It feels as though any decision over the horticulture levy was being held ...
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NewsAsda launches Welsh lamb product for Easter
Asda supermarkets will be stocking a new half Welsh Lamb leg joint in time for Easter celebrations as part of the store’s ‘Extra Special’ range.The lamb will be available from 27th March to 5th April and the launch coincides with new data which found lamb to be one of the ...
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NewsLivestock market prices reach historical highs
Farmgate prices for lamb and beef have been on an upward trend since the start of 2021, reaching a level that’s considerably higher than the long-term average, according to analysis from Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).HCC data analyst, Glesni Phillips.The current average price of prime lambs in ...
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NewsNSA warns of unlevel playing field for UK breeding animal trade
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is warning that the current inability to move breeding sheep to the EU will soon bite as the sheep breeding season progresses.Phil Stocker, chief executive, NSA.NSA chief executive, Phil Stocker, said: “With the UK Government easing controls on imports from the EU until the end ...
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NewsNorfolk outdoor producer elected as NPA chair
Norfolk outdoor pig producer Rob Mutimer has been elected as the new chairman of the National Pig Association (NPA).Rob Mutimer, the newly elected chair of the National Pig Association.Mutimer, who runs a 750-sow unit producing pigs for the Waitrose supply chain, alongside a retail and wholesale butchery business, replaces Yorkshire ...
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NewsReport reveals the true cost of Brexit to the UK meat industry
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has published a new report detailing the true impact of trade disruption on the industry as well as offering a series of recommendations on how to resolve some of the issues.Nick Allen, CEO of BMPA.According to the BMPA, the Brexit Impact Report seeks to ...
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NewsButchery Employer Trailblazer Group appoints new leaders
The Butchery Employer Trailblazer Group (BETG) has appointed a new chair, and for the first time, a vice-chair, to take forward all three meat industry apprenticeships: Level 2 Butcher, Level 3 Advanced Butcher and the Level 2 Abattoir Worker.Darren Andrew, operations director, Cranswick PLC Preston and chair of the Butchery ...
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NewsRed Tractor advertising campaign targets 45 million people
Red Tractor has launched a new TV advertising campaign to promote its food and farming standards. The advert marks the start of the assurance body’s biggest ever marketing promotion.Red Tractor expects 45 million consumers to watch the advert before the May Bank Holiday weekend, which represents a 20% increase in ...
