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Cost of production figures revised up
The latest cost of production figures from BPEX have been revised upwards following receipt of updated performance data, meaning the cumulative loss to the industry is about £90 million over the last 18 months.The provisional data for the first quarter of this year showed January 169.2p per kg, February 165.3p ...
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NewsButchery demonstrations a huge hit at Royal Highland Show
A trio of Scotland’s top young butchers displayed their skills during butchery demonstrations which attracted record crowds at this year’s Royal Highland Show.Douglas Scott, chief executive of the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Associations joined Jamie Syme of Alex Mitchell Butchers in Glenrothes who prepared a loin of Specially Selected ...
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Stop gap measure for Real Welfare assessments
Real Welfare assessments become compulsory from 1st July and a bureau service (operated by MLCSL) will be up and running from that date to enable vets to capture the valuable data they collect on behalf of their clients.This service is a stop-gap measure intended to run for six months while ...
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Join the major meat industry organisations at the major meat industry show
The Minister of State for Agriculture David Heath MP will be joining the major trade organisations and meat industry retailers, manufacturers, processors and suppliers all supporting the UK's only dedicated meat exhibition, MEATUP, at the NEC, which runs over the two days of 2nd-3rd July.Visitors to MEATUP will have access ...
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NewsBritish Turkey launches its fourth Student Chef Competition
British Turkey has launched its fourth Student Chef Competition that invites Level 2 and 3 catering students to develop a starter and main course using British turkey thigh or breast meat that could be served at the annual industry awards banquet held in September 2014 to over 280 guests.The prize ...
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NFU says Defra CAP plans will damage English farming and reduce British food production
A new CAP negotiating position agreed by the Agriculture Council will penalise English farmers and make it harder for them to produce food, said the NFU.Ahead of a final round of talks due to take place in Brussels – where it is expected there will be a final agreement on ...
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Waitrose launches beef facility in UK first
From this week, Waitrose will start producing frozen beef from its own dedicated production facility ensuring full traceability and one of the shortest supply chains among UK supermarkets.A first for the industry, the facility means that all fresh and frozen beef for Waitrose will now be handled entirely by one ...
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Report highlights possibilities for plastics from the meat industry
Opportunities for the red meat supply chain to reduce the amount of packaging waste going to landfill have been highlighted in a report published by EBLEX and BPEX.The meat sector accounts for more than 30,000 tonnes of waste per annum (excluding what the end consumer throws away) and, while this ...
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Feed sows to improve piglet quality
Pig nutritionists need to help producers improve piglet quality in order to wean more pigs from larger litters born, while geneticists look after piglet quantity.This was the view of Professor Sandra Edwards at the BPEX Innovation Conference, speaking about sow nutrition.Sandra highlighted a number of ways to improve piglet quality ...
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Register for EBLEX marketing conference to secure a place
Anyone wishing to attend the EBLEX Marketing Conference next month is being urged to register with EBLEX as soon as possible, as there are only a limited number of places now available.The conference, which will take place at the NEC in Birmingham on 3rd July alongside the MEATUP exhibition, is ...
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Pig industry competitiveness
Pig producers reckon their competitiveness is improving both against others in the UK and in the EU and they also believe it will get even better over the next 12 months.However, retailers recorded a down turn in year-on-year confidence for the first time in four years.As far as output was ...
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Online service to help producers promote superior breeding stock
A new online service has been launched to help farmers capitalise on the increasing demand for performance recorded breeding stock.Breeding charts displaying the genetic merit of performance recorded rams and bulls can now be printed quickly and easily from the internet, thanks to an EBLEX-funded initiative for Signet Breeding Services. ...
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NewsSheep producers recognised for better breeding project role
The important role of the sheep producers who worked with Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) in latest phase of the Scottish Sheep Strategy Better Breeding project, was acknowledged at the Royal Highland Show.Maimie Paterson, who has chaired the Scottish Sheep Strategy Group from its launch at Scotsheep in 2006, presented trophies ...
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NewsQ Guild flexes BBQ muscle
Some of the UK’s top butchers were on sizzling form at the Q Guild National BBQ Finals held recently in Oxford.The competition, held at the Weber Grill Academy, pitched the winners of seven regional finals against each other to find the best sausage, burgers and steak.The sausage category included entries ...
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NFU president at heart of CAP battle
NFU president Peter Kendall travels to Luxembourg this week in a final round of lobbying to ensure NFU members views are heard at the top table during CAP negotiations.He will join the presidents of the other UK and European farm organisations as expectations mount that CAP reform negotiations will enter ...
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Manufacturers risk backlash by opting out of new food labelling scheme
Manufacturers who refuse to sign up to a new traffic light food labelling system to combat UK obesity will be accused of having something to hide, says a food expert from Shropshire’s Harper Adams University.The warning has been issued by Ralph Early, head of the food science and agri-food supply ...
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NewsAsda reinstates Specially Selected Pork label
The Scottish pig industry has been given a major boost following a move by Asda, to reinstate the Specially Selected Pork label approved by Scottish SPCA on its shelves.From left Paul Anderson Scottish SPCA Chief Inspector Edinburgh Region, Craig Bonnar Divisional Retail Director ASDA, Richard Lochhead Rural Affairs Cabinet Secretary, ...
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NewsNSA North Sheep 2013
Craven Cattle Marts in Skipton was among the mainline sponsors of NSA North Sheep 2013, the National Sheep Association northern region’s biennial one-day event, this year staged at Crimple Head Farm, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, by kind permission of J M Wilson and Sons.The day proved an outstanding success for the NSA, ...
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SAMW spells out CAP Reform risk
The UK Government’s intransigence on the future role of coupled support for livestock producers is placing every link in the meat chain at risk warns the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW).Association president Alan McNaughton, speaking at the Royal Highland Show delivered a sharply worded response to UK Minister of ...
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NewsSearch for England's Best Steak Pie is nearly over
The search for England’s Best Steak Pie 2013 is nearly over! Following a final round of judging, the two category winners in EBLEX’s hotly contested competition have now been chosen.Turner’s Pies, an independent pie shop from Bognor Regis in West Sussex was declared winner of the Retail category with its ...
