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NewsVaccine for African Swine Fever research gathers pace
A new study has suggested that wild boar’s can be immunised against the most significant worldwide threat facing the pigmeat industry, African Swine Fever (ASF), which would be administered via a vaccine added to food.Wild boar is the most severely affected by ASF in Europe, threatening the pigmeat industry.Published in ...
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News£1.4 million marketing campaign for lamb is to be launched by AHDB
A new £1.4 million marketing campaign for lamb is to be launched by AHDB as industry seeks to further support the sheep sector.The promotional push, which has the backing of the NFU, will see targeted promotional activity in two bursts, the first starting in summer and the second in September, ...
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NewsYoung farmers battle it out in Scotch Beef Country Cooks Competition
Members of the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC) are donning their aprons and taking to the kitchen as part of a national cooking competition.The 2018 overall winners were Brechin club, represented by Emily Baillie and Jodie Jackson.The budding chefs will be challenged to mastermind a main dish using ...
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NewsUK’s only entrant in IFFA product competitions wins multiple medals again for his black pudding recipes
Craig Thomas of Martin Thomas Butchers in Pattingham Staffordshire was the UK’s only competitor in the DFV (German Meat Association) product competition at IFFA 2019 but returned home triumphant with multiple medals.Craig Thomas (left) of Martin Thomas Butchers, receiving his winning product medals at IFFA 2019 from the DFV (German ...
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NewsChinese pork production shortfall will require global production response
The spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) into every province in China and throughout Southeast Asia in the last quarter has generated new concerns over the industry's ability to respond to world demand warns latest Rabobank pork report. Structural constraints on production growth in some regions, along with infrastructure and ...
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NewsSheep farming wrongly blamed for climate change, says NSA
NSA says it welcomes the need for measures to reduce global warming and address species decline, as outlined from the Committee for Climate Change and the UN nature report. However, it is concerned that some of the recommendations relating to agriculture and food are unbalanced, based on inadequate science, and ...
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NewsKatie Derham to host 2019 Women In Meat Industry Awards
Broadcaster, newsreader, journalist, music aficionado and 2017 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas champion, Katie Derham has been confirmed by Meat Management magazine as the celebrity host for the next Women In Meat Industry Awards dinner and ceremony.Taking place in London on 15th November this year, broadcaster and Strictly Come Dancing star, ...
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NewsTeam UK's young butchers return from IFFA with success under their belts
The International Young Butcher Competition held at IFFA, Frankfurt, saw Team UK’s James Gracey out performing other elite European young butchers from Austria, France, Germany, Holland and Switzerland, finishing in the top three in the Roast’s category.Twenty-three-year old James Gracey (right) and nineteen-year-old Lennon Callister underwent months of preparation for ...
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NewsTyson Foods boss warns arrival of African swine fever a real threat
The US meat processing giant, Tyson Foods, has expressed fears around the real threat of African swine fever coming to the United States.In a report in The Financial Times, Noel White, Tyson’s chief executive, said: “This is an unusual, perhaps unprecedented time for the protein industry.“In my 39 years in ...
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NewsPrime pork market trends influenced by complex factors
Recent movements in the prime pork market highlight the complexity of the red meat industry and how international trade, animal health and consumer demand all interrelate with each other.All these factors have impacted on the European pig industry over the past few years. Initially, outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) ...
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NewsIFFA 2019 prepares to open its doors and celebrate its 70th birthday
IFFA, where the world meat industry meets. Source: Messe Frankfurt GmbH / Marc Jacquemin.IFFA 2019 is opening its doors in Frankfurt am Main with 1,039 exhibitors from 49 countries, including all market leaders, and significantly more exhibition space. The global meat industry will meet at its leading trade fair ...
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NewsUpcoming Four Nations Butchery Championships in October
L-R: Pamela Ballantine with Garyth Quigley, key account manager, Cutting Edge Services and Rhonda Montgomery, CEO of Butchery Excellence International.Dedicated to the food manufacturing, retailing and butchery industries, Meat2Trade will be home to the first-ever Four Nations Butchery Championships which will see butchers from Team Ireland pitted against the very ...
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NewsTeam UK ready to take on Europe in International Young Butcher Competition
Team UK James Gracey and Lennon Callister fly out this Friday to challenge other elite European young butchers in the finals of the International Young Butcher Competition taking place next weekend at the IFFA exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany.Photo: Jochen Günther/Messe FrankfurtTwenty-three year old James working for M A Quail in ...
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NewsAldi and Scotbeef launch Scotch Wagyu Gourmet burger
As part of Aldi’s 25th anniversary in Scotland, the supermarket is launching a gourmet burger made using one of the world’s most expensive meats.Produced in partnership with Scotbeef the Specially Selected Scotch Wagyu Gourmet Burger will retail at £3.49 per pack. The premium PGI-certified Scotch Wagyu Gourmet Burgers will be ...
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NewsYoung Manager of the Year judging day a great success
The judging panel for the Meat Management Industry Awards’ Young Manager of the Year category gathered at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London yesterday, for a full day of interviews with four finalists.L-R: Judges chief executive of IoM Keith Fisher, Meat Management publisher Graham Yandell, UK market director of ...
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NewsCutting Edge in new partnership with NOCK for UK & Ireland
Cutting Edge has established a new partnership with German manufacturer, NOCK GmbH, to provide its range of innovative skinning, de-rinding and slicing solutions for meat, poultry and fish products.Sam Tinsley, managing director at Cutting Edge, said: “We are tremendously proud and excited to enter into this new partnership with one ...
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NewsScholarship open to ambitious individuals in red meat sector in Wales
The Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) Scholarship is now open for applications from ambitious individuals who are working in the red meat sector in Wales to gain a study trip of a lifetime.The 2018 Scholarship being awarded at the Royal Welsh Show. L-R: Gwyn Howells, HCC; Peredur ...
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NewsGlobal figures on water use in agriculture meaningless in water-rich Wales, say HCC
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has described claims made as part of ‘Water Saving Week’ that consumers could save water by eating less red meat as ‘misleading nonsense’.As part of the campaign, the UK NGO Waterwise cited global estimates of the amount of water required to produce ...
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NewsQMS reports ‘impressive’ results
Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) has reported its recent campaign to raise awareness of the versatility and health benefits of specially selected pork, has produced impressive results.The campaign, which kicked off on the 21st January, received a major boost in the form of additional funding of £125,000 from the Scottish Government ...
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NewsSecret shoppers found some meat labelling ‘misleading’
NFU Scotland’s secret shoppers visited 40 shops, with individuals counting the packs of fresh pork products including joints, chops, steaks, bacon and sausage, looking to record the country of origin information for the products.Shoppers found product labels often made identifying the country of origin of the pigmeat very difficult to ...
