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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 ...
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Ultrasound scanning identifies better beef cattle breeding lines
Beef farmers are being encouraged to use ultrasound scanning of cattle to help identify superior cattle and improve carcase conformation.Signet Breeding Services, which is part of EBLEX, has produced a booklet called Ultrasound Scanning Beef Cattle, highlighting how it can help producers better assess the carcase quality of their cattle ...
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NewsLabelling toolkit from EBLEX
The importance of clearly labelling the origin of beef and lamb products has never been so important says EBLEX and it has a range of digital and print solutions to help make labelling-up beef and lamb carcases as simple as possible.Laura Bishop, EBLEX marketing manager (Quality Schemes) said: “Compared with ...
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Plea to help secure the future of British beef
The NFU is calling for the whole supply chain to work together to ensure the future of British beef for British plates.Farmers are keen to satisfy the renewed enthusiasm for British beef in the wake of the horsemeat scandal. But with continued uncertainty provided by talks on the future of ...
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Top 5 to MEATUP
Five of the best 18 to 23 year old butchers from across the UK will meet up to show their talent and pit their skills against each other in what is being talked about as the most exciting skills competition in years.The Premier Young Butcher Competition organised by the National ...
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Gilbert's Foods expands export business
Lancashire food supplier Gilbert’s Foods, one of the original suppliers of meat to McDonalds, is looking to expand its export business after securing a £2.4 million funding package from HSBC.The package includes a £2 million invoice finance line and a £400,000 import finance facility, which will provide working capital to ...
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Bureau service for welfare
From 1st July, data collection and submission of real welfare assessment becomes mandatory for Red Tractor compliance.Vets can submit data directly via the web portal but BPEX advises the I-Pig app for Real Welfare is not quite ready yet as there are still some bugs that are in the process ...
