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NewsRecord broken for most pigs-in-blankets made in one minute
Graeme Carter, of Carmarthenshire-based Red Valley Farms, broke the Guiness World Records™ title for Most pigs-in-blankets made in one minute at Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’s (HCC) stand at the Royal Winter Fair.Graeme Carter, of Carmarthenshire-based Red Valley Farms.Surpassing André Ortolf’s record of making 17 in one minute, ...
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NewsCranswick acquires premium outdoor pig farming business
Cranswick plc has acquired Packington Pork Limited from the Mercer family.Packington Pork Limited comprises pig farming and rearing operations and specialises in the production of British free range and outdoor bred pigs. The business operates predominantly from a range of sites across Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.The transaction, said Cranswick, will ...
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NewsSAMW says time for the facts to enter meat production debate
It’s time to bust the myths surrounding meat production and consumption with fact-based truth and a big dose of reality, a task for producers, processors and retailers that needs to be the top priority in 2020 if our industry is to have any sort of meaningful future, says the Scottish ...
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NewsUFAW has new chief executive
Following the retirement of Dr Robert Hubrecht at the end of 2019, The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) has appointed Dr Huw Golledge BSc PhD as the new chief executive of both UFAW and its sister charity, the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA).Dr Huw Golledge BSc PhD chief executive of ...
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NewsAHDB responds to 'Peak Meat' by 2030
AHDB’s market intelligence experts have hit back at the latest call to cut down meat consumption in response to climate change, branding its thinking ‘flawed’.A group of 50 scientists from around the world penned a letter to academic journal Lancet Planetary Health urging global nations to “declare a timeframe for ...
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NewsPrime lamb producers benefit from strengthening prices
Scottish prime lamb producers have seen strengthening farmgate prices since mid-October resulting in a producer price climb of 23% to around 194 p/kg liveweight, an increase of 7% on last year’s prices, according to the latest market analysis by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).This strength in the Scottish market is also ...
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NewsNCB plans another charcuterie taster day in April 2020
National Craft Butchers (NCB) is planning to run another charcuterie taster day in April 2020.Barry Walker of Cured, Rich Summers, NCB's technical manager, Richard Stevenson and Primary Authority partner Paul Hobbs, will be on hand to answer charcuterie process questions from carcase to shelf.The event is open to all craft ...
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NewsRhug Estate PGI Welsh Organic Lamb first to be sold in Qatar
Rhug Estate has announced that PGI Welsh Lamb from its organic farm in north Wales is the first Welsh organic lamb to be available for customers to buy in Qatar, following Lord Newborough negotiating a trade deal which has taken two years to finalise.Rhug Lamb in Monoprix Qatar.Various cuts of ...
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Meat trade organisations react to General Election result
With the Conservative Party wining a huge majority at the end of last week following the General Election Meat Management asked some of the leading trade bodies for their take on the results and what it means for the meat sector.[gallery type="slideshow" ids="https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/03/Alan-Clarke-QMS.jpg|QMS chief executive Alan Clarke.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2017/08/Norman-Bagley-e1554982405674.jpg|Norman Bagley of AIMS.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2017/10/SAMWs-new-executive-manager-Martin-Morgan-left-with-SAMW-president-Frank-Clark-e1539868775376.jpg|SAMW's ...
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NewsAIMS lambasts BBC over Christmas ad
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has welcomed the screening by the BBC of an edited version of their #xmaslife trailer which has removed all references to veganism.AIMS head of policy, Norman Bagley: "The fightback is on."AIMS' Head of Policy Norman Bagley said: "We have led from the front ...
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NewsMeat Contacts 2020 now available
The new 2020 edition of the annual Meat Contacts directory is now live online.The 352 page issue, from the publishers of Meat Management magazine, contains updated and comprehensive information on the red meat and poultry sectors including meat manufacturers, wholesalers, slaughterhouses, retail and catering butchers, packaging, ingredients and equipment and ...
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NewsNew president at NDC Technologies
Marti Nyman has joined provider of productivity enhancing measurement and control solutions, NDC Technologies as its new president.Marti Nyman is new president of NDC Technologies."l am thrilled and humbled for the opportunity to lead the NDC team,” said Nyman.“We are in the enviable position of having an exceptional global team, ...
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NewsMajor new research to strengthen sustainability of Welsh farming
As climate change and environmental issues continue to rise in the public’s consciousness, red meat body Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is helping to fund a major piece of research at Bangor University to help the Welsh lamb and beef sectors in their bid to lead the ...
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NewsRabobank says understanding about ASF is improving but uncertainty remains
ASF remains the dominant issue in global animal protein as we head into 2020, with China as the focal point of the global ASF challenge, according the Rabobank’s most recent global update on the topic.Ongoing spread of ASF across Asia, a possible second wave of outbreaks in Northern China, and ...
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News2 Sisters Food Group shows continued growth in its Q1 results
The 2 Sisters Food Group's like for like year on year profits in Q1 were up 42.4% but sales were down to £677.1m from £708.3m for the same period last year.Ronald Kers, CEO, 2 Sisters Food Group, said: “Our new financial year starts with another quarter of double-digit like-for-like earnings ...
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NewsMealtime madness as families serve up to four dinner options
Over half (54%) of children in Scotland aged 5-15 say they are served more than two different dinner options every night, according to new research.Carried out by Censuswide on behalf of Scotch Lamb PGI, the results revealed that some households are serving up to four different meals at dinnertime to ...
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NewsPrince of Wales becomes Patron of Sustainable Food Trust
HRH The Prince of Wales has accepted an invitation to become the Patron of the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT).Princes Charles (here pictured right at the Royal Welsh Show) is to become Patron of the Sustainable Food Trust.The announcement was made at the launch of the organisation’s Progress Report in ...
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NewsSenior appointments at Moy Park
Moy Park has announced two new senior appointments, to bolster its management team.L-R: Hugh Nicholson and Matt Hibbins of Moy Park.Matt Hibbins has been appointed director of business, responsible for overseeing the next stage of growth with one of Moy Park’s longstanding partners. Matt joined Moy Park from UK food ...
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NewsRabobank's world beef map: trade into the 2020s
Global beef trade has continued to grow over the last five years, and will continue to do so over the next five years, driven by strong consumption growth in Asia. The new Rabobank World Beef map provides a visual snapshot of beef production, consumption, and trade around the world.Rabobank believes ...
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NewsVisitors get flavour of new Welsh Lamb consumer taste-test project
Visitors to the recent Royal Welsh Winter Fair turned sampling volunteers in a promotional tasting session for a new, 2,000-strong Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) led consumer research initiative; the Welsh Lamb Meat Quality Project.Members of the public taste samples of PGI Welsh Lamb at the Winter Fair. L-R: ...
