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Avian flu looks to shake up 2015 according to Rabobank Poultry Quarterly Report
Global issues such as avian flu and trade restrictions remain on the horizon for 2015 and will have a big impact on global poultry trade according to Rabobank in a recent report. It says regions affected by avian flu outbreaks, like the EU and Canada, will suffer from lost export ...
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Catering butcher smashes its Christmas orders records
Yorkshire Dales Meat Company - the catering butcher supplying professional kitchens and supermarkets across the North of England - has smashed all previous records for Christmas orders, with a 30% increase in comparison with 2013.Yorkshire Dales Meat Company (YDMC) prides itself on supplying high quality meat sourced as locally to ...
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NewsTeam approach at Dawn Farms wins award
Dawn Farms, Simply Soups and Culinary Food Group have won the prestigious Industry Category Award at the Sustainable Energy Ireland Awards 2014.From left: Dr. Brian Motherway, CEO Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Alex White, Minister for Communications in the Irish Government, Barry Brophy and Pat Goff from Simply Soups, Jim ...
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NewsNFU concerns over significant rise in abattoir waste charges
NFU members are expressing concern that abattoir waste charges have risen by more than 60 per cent in recent weeks.The NFU is now calling on those processors that have increased their charges to fully explain the reasons behind this.Charles Sercombe: “The picture is not consistent with the majority of processors ...
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Suffolk producer joins BPEX Board
Suffolk pig producer Simon Watchorn has been appointed by The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to be a member of the BPEX board.He runs a 600-sow outdoor breed-to-finish unit and has been involved in the industry for the last 20 years. Simon, who starts on January 1st, is also ...
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NewsTight global supply of beef set to underpin producer prices
Global beef supplies are projected to remain tight over the next 12 months which will help to underpin producer prices, according to Stuart Ashworth, Head of Economics Services with Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).QMS's Stuart Ashworth: "“Piecing together all this information, then, we can conclude that at local and European level ...
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Download EBLEX’s Christmas Meat Order Form today!
EBLEX has developed a handy Christmas Meat Order Form template for butchers to use in the run-up to the big day – helping them to stay on top of festive orders.The easy-to-use Excel spreadsheet can be downloaded and saved, then updated with customer’s orders and printed off.The order form features ...
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Fraudsters are targeting butchers warns NFMFT
The National Federation of Meat & Food Traders (NFMFT) has issued a warning to its members to be on their guard against fraudsters. One of its members suffered at the hands of the criminals to the tune of £5,000.With Christmas coming the Federation advises butchers who are taking payments over ...
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NewsQuantum leap in biosecurity by British pig industry
British pig producers have made a quantum leap in their defences against foreign diseases this year, reports the National Pig Association.“In the States, PEDv has wiped out over a tenth of the pig population in the past two years, if African Swine Fever arrived in Britain from the Baltics — ...
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Pig herd performance improving
The latest figures from the annual Interpig report show the physical performance of the British pig herd is still improving.The 2013 Pig Cost of Production Report has just been published by BPEX and shows the number of pigs weaned per sow per year rose by four per cent in GB ...
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NewsIngfield Farm Shop dominates Great Northern Pork Pie Competition
Ingfield Farm Shop in Southowram, near Halifax, was crowned supreme champion after virtually sweeping the board in the sixth annual Great Northern Pork Pie Competition, which ran alongside the 2014 Christmas primestock shows at Skipton Auction Mart.Richard Bamford, centre, receives the Great Northern Pork Pie Competition champion’s trophy from Robin ...
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Exclusive Welsh Lamb Club expands its membership
Five more top chefs have been granted membership of Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales’ exclusive Welsh Lamb Club.The elite coterie of chefs are dedicated to serving only the very best lamb available, and they have a constellation of Michelin stars between them.The new members are Michelin-starred Richard Davies ...
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NewsSupreme champion buyer Keelham Farm Shop makes history
History was made at Skipton Auction Mart’s prestigious Christmas show and sale of prime cattle when Keelham Farm Shop in Thornton, Bradford, paid a show-topping £3,164 for the supreme champion to make it an unprecedented clean sweep of 12 successive prime beef title-winning purchases at every single monthly show this ...
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NewsYoung butchers battle it out at the Winter Fair
Apprentice butcher, Peter Rushford was crowned winner of the ‘Welsh Young Butcher of the Year’ competition held at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair.Apprentice butcher, Peter Rushford was crowned winner of the ‘Welsh Young Butcher of the Year’ competition held at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair.Co-sponsored by Hybu Cig Cymru – ...
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NewsBritish Poultry Council calls on Government to help industry deliver long-term success for the UK
The British Poultry Council has launched its ‘Manifesto for the British Poultry Industry’, calling on the Government to help ensure long-term success for the British Poultry meat industry and help deliver its 2020 vision.BPC chief executive, Andrew Large: “This manifesto clearly sets out our aims for the industry over the ...
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New test trials for horse meat detection
Scientists at the Institute of Food Research on the Norwich Research Park have teamed up with Oxford Instruments to develop a fast, cheap alternative to DNA testing as a means of distinguishing horse meat from beef.Because horses and cattle have different digestive systems, the fat components of the two meats ...
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US steak cut innovation in focus at EBLEX Processor Conference
Latest developments on cutting methods in the US beef sector to enhance carcase utilisation will be highlighted at the EBLEX Processor Conference.Professor Chris Calkins, from the University of Nebraska, will focus on the topic during the conference on 22nd January 2015 in Stratford, Warwickshire. He will outline how the uptake ...
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NewsLishman’s rolls out new York Hams for Christmas
Traditional York Hams are now being produced at Lishman’s Butchers in Ilkley and the inspiration behind them involves a real nostalgic trip down memory lane.The journey first began earlier this year when the businesses featured on the BBC2 television series, Great British Menu, as top British chefs competed for the ...
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HCC boosts profile of Welsh red meat to international visitors
Retailers, importers and journalists from as far afield as Scandinavia and Japan have visited Wales in a bid to raise the profile and boost overseas sales of Welsh Lamb.Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), has played host to three inward missions in recent weeks.They are the latest in ...
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‘Target resources to provide real boost for food and farming sectors’ urges HCC chairman
Future European and Government funding must be targeted to provide tangible benefits for the Welsh food and farming sector.That’s the view of Hybu Cig Cymru chairman Dai Davies, who addressed a breakfast reception at the start of the Royal Welsh Winter Fair this week.“Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy is ...
