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Japan calls halt to Brazilian beef imports over BSE case
According to reports from Reuters Japan is stopping its beef imports from Brazil following the identification of the protein suspected of causing BSE in a cow.The prion was confirmed following tests conducted here in England by the OIE (the world animal health organisation). However, the 13-year old animal, which died ...
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Back to grass roots with Dawn Meats
Dawn Meats is to work with the levy boards of England and Scotland to help improve grass utilisation on its producers farms.With grass being one of the cheapest sources of animal feed and in a climate of rising input costs, Dawn will be looking at a way to minimise these ...
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NewsScotch lamb showcased at St Andrews
Scotch lamb was the centrepiece of a culinary sensation created by a team of four top St Andrews chefs, working in collaboration for the first time.The four chefs – from Old Course, St Andrews Links, Fairmont St Andrews and Rufflets – worked together in the kitchen of the five star ...
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NewsHarper Adams – UK’s dedicated agri-food science university
Staff and students were celebrating this morning following the news that Harper Adams has been awarded full university title.Following yesterday’s announcement by the Privy Council to award the UK’s top University College a full university title, the mood was jubilant on campus as staff and students marked the first full ...
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NewsMeat Contacts 2013 now available
The definitive reference work for the meat and poultry industry, Meat Contacts 2013, is now available. To order your copy and find out who's who and what is what in the UK meat industry call 01908 613323. Priced at just £30.00 the 4th edition is now bigger at 292 pages. ...
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NewsBDCI plans to convert to limited company structure
The Butchers’ and Drovers’ Charitable Institution (BDCI) is proposing to change its structure for the first time since it was established in 1828. An Extraordinary General Meeting of the BDCI to formally endorse the structure, will be held at 2pm on 23rd January 2013 at Butchers’ Hall, London.BDCI honarary treasurer, ...
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Commission delays start to new rules on CAP direct payments
According to the NFU a decision to delay the implementation of new rules governing CAP direct payments is the right one.The European Commission has confirmed the move to delay the start date of the new direct payments regime to 1st January 2015, as talks to reform the policy have taken ...
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EU looks set to approve use of lactic acid
Voting at a recent meeting of the Council of the European Union looks set to result in the approval of lactic acid as a decontaminant for beef and veal carcases. The regulation is expected to come into force from February 2013.In the past this has meant beef carcases from the ...
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Promotion for pig specialist
Senior pig analyst Stephen Howarth, who works within the BPEX section of AHDB, has been appointed to the new position of market specialist manager in the AHDB Market Intelligence Division.However, the promotion does not mean he is cutting links with BPEX on a day-to-day basis as he will still be ...
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NewsUK pig prices bucking the European trend
Scottish pig producers are facing some challenging times as the industry goes through a period of adjustment following the cessation of pig slaughtering at Vion’s Hall’s of Broxburn site almost one month ago.Producers will, however, be taking heart from an improvement of around 1% in pig prices over the past ...
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Joint conference to assess outlook for livestock sectors
The 2013 Outlook conference, jointly hosted by BPEX, DairyCo and EBLEX, will be held at One Great George Street, in London, on Wednesday 13th February.The three divisions of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), representing pigs, dairy, and beef and sheep, respectively, will join forces for a programme that ...
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Stronger 'field to fork' food supply chain collaboration needed
With significant food and drink raw material price volatility and a challenging competitive UK market supermarkets and their suppliers must work even closer together for a share of the shopping basket, according to PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers).Stephen Oldfield, PwC agri-food partner, said: “Long term volatility and short term price shocks in the ...
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Canada calls on US to comply with meat labelling ruling by May
According to latest reports from Reuters the Canadian government has said the United States must bring its country-of-origin labelling rules into compliance with an earlier World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling by 23rd May 2013.Earlier this year the WTO found America's COOL (country of origin labelling) programme to be discriminatory against ...
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Breach of Groceries Code could result in supermarket fines
Competition Minister, Jo Swinson, has announced that supermarkets found to be mistreating suppliers could be subject to a fine by a new watchdog.A groceries adjudicator will be able to name and shame offenders or have the power to impose fines where and when a dispute arises between a retailer and ...
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NewsExports of Welsh Lamb to Italy receive a boost
One of the nations leading supermarkets has agreed to double the amount of PGI Welsh Lamb it buys after visiting Wales in October to assess the way PGI Welsh Lamb was produced and processed.“The group was so impressed by the quality, commitment and investment in the whole supply chain they ...
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NewsBest burger in East Midlands
A ‘Pork and Apple Burger’ from Robin Maycock Family Butchers in Holloway was the star of the Pork Product Excellence Awards and BPEX Roadshow in the East Midlands. Maycocks won the Pork Burger category and clinching the acclaimed Overall Champion title for the region.East Midland BPEX champions Jonathan and Emily ...
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NewsBritish Poultry Council awards
The British poultry industry celebrated outstanding achievements and potential for excellence during the British Poultry Council Annual Awards at the House of Commons this week.BPC chairman John Reed presented the awards with David Heath MP and Anne McIntosh MP and highlighted the unique contributions of each winner to the poultry ...
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Industry reaction to Chancellor's Autumn Statement
The Chancellor's announcement of a tenfold increase in annual investment allowance from £25,000 to £250,000 will be a boost for farming, said the NFU.The move, announced by Chancellor George Osborne in today’s Autumn Statement, will bring forward tax relief on plant and machinery investments from January 2013 for a two-year ...
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Turkeys for our troops
Injured British soldiers will be tucking into a home-grown farm-reared turkey dinner this Christmas thanks to a number of donations from producers up and down the country.The NFU’s UK Turkeys website has teamed up with Connect Packaging and has launched its Turkeys for Troops campaign which, with the help of ...
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Building on demand for Scotch beef in Far East
Representatives of the Scottish beef industry have written to Secretary of State Owen Paterson MP seeking his assistance and support in reopening a potentially lucrative market for Scotch beef to Japan.Recent successful UK and Scottish food trade missions to China, Japan and Hong Kong have identified that there is growing ...
