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NewsMeat industry golf day a success
Teams representing the breadth of the meat industry met on the first tee at the golf course at Essendon Country Club to compete in the first Meat Industry Invitational Golf Tournament, organised by the Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB).Master of the WCB, Andrew Parker said: "The sun shone, the fairways ...
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NewsCEO of AHDB to stand down from role in December
The CEO of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), Tim Rycroft, has decided to step down from his position in December.Tim Rycroft, CEO of AHDB.Tim Rycroft, who has served as the CEO of AHDB for the last two years, does not yet have a successor, but the AHDB will ...
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NewsLivestock project awarded £2.8m to ensure sustainability and efficiency
Funding of £2.8 million has been awarded to a livestock project to put towards ruminant efficiency, sustainable farming and on-farm methane monitoring.Feed supplier Rumenco is part of the The Dancing with Daffodils project.Following a Farming Innovation Competition hosted by the Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in partnership ...
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NewsNorth Yorkshire planners in favour of Dovecote Park’s expansion plans
Dovecote Park’s request to expand its Yorkshire chilling facilities on green belt land in the village of Stapleton has met the ‘very special circumstances’ required by planning authorities. Its facilities in North Yorkshire and Lincolnshire currently employ over 700 staff.Dovecote Park supplies foodservice giants such as Burger King and in ...
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NewsWelsh supermarket chain found to be selling out of date meat
An investigation by S4C’s Y Byd ar Bedwar programme has revealed that Welsh supermarket, CK Foodstores in Wales were allegedly selling meat almost two weeks past its use-by date.Food Standards Agency (FSA) director Nathan Barnhouse told the S4C programme: “It is an offence to sell something past its use-by date, ...
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News"Remedy for labour shortages isn't simple," says BMPA
Companies within the British meat industry are eager to employ local workers, but one-off costs of up to £15,000 to bring in staff from far afield are leaving them questioning policy makers, says the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).BMPA chief executive Nick Allen.Nick Allen, CEO of the BMPA said: “Just ...
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NewsFSA requests additional investigatory powers for NFCU
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a new consultation on proposed additional investigatory powers for the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU).The request, if granted, would give the FSA more powers to investigate food crime.The consultation seeks opinion from the public, public health professionals and food sector partners, asking for ...
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NewsDemand for meat expected to increase worldwide until 2032
A report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has found that global production of livestock is projected to expand by 1.3% annually over the next decade, slower than seen in the recent past.Poultry meat is projected to account for almost half the increase in total ...
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NewsCIEL says new report is "a call to policymakers" to focus net-zero investments
A report published by the Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL) serves as a guide to help accelerate innovation and progress the pathway to net zero for the livestock sector.Dr Mark Young, CIEL innovation specialist.In recent years, CIEL has produced two reports relating to achieving net zero ambitions within ...
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NewsHCC and Welsh Athletics team up to launch 'Healthier Wales' partnership
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) and Welsh Athletics have joined forces in the name of highlighting the importance of a healthy lifestyle to children across Wales.L-R: Elwen Roberts and Aled Davies OBE.HCC and Welsh Athletics will be visiting schools across Wales and teaching pupils about the importance ...
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NewsStevenson to step down as CEO of LMCNI
CEO of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMCNI) Ian Stevenson will step down from the role, having been offered and accepted a position with the Dairy Council for Northern Ireland.LMC chief executive Ian Stevenson.Stevenson took up the position of LMC chief executive in 2011 and will leave the role at ...
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NewsButchers join £2bn legal claim against energy firms
Butchers’ shops are among those who have joined a £2 billion legal claim aimed at getting compensation from UK energy giants, which are alleged to have paid secret commissions to third-party brokers, according to lawyers Harcus Parker.A number of businesses have signed up to a legal claim against UK energy ...
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NewsSainsbury's packages steaks in cardboard to save 10m pieces of plastic a year
Retailer Sainsbury's has announced that it will replace the plastic trays used in its own-brand steak range with a cardboard alternative. This alternative will use 70% less plastic, and will be used to package 10 products in the range. The cardboard packaging uses 70% less plastic.The change will result in ...
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NewsSainsbury's boss says food inflation "is starting to fall"
In its trading statement for the first quarter of the year, J Sainsbury plc chief executive Simon Roberts said that food inflation is falling and that the company is "fully committed" to passing on savings to its customers.Sainsbury's reports lower prices as popular products are driving return to volume growth.Commenting ...
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NewsWomen In Meat Industry Awards nomination deadline this Friday
The opportunity to nominate candidates into this year’s Women In Meat Industry Awards draws to a close this Friday, 7th July. The process of selection will then be followed by a voting period which will open online at the end of the month.The Women In Meat Awards culminates in a ...
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NewsDefra awards £2.9m to project designed to breed low methane sheep
The National Sheep Association (NSA) will begin work alongside industry partners to help deliver a new project designed to breed low methane producing sheep, in turn helping sheep farmers make a positive contribution to UK agriculture’s journey towards net zero.The three-year initiative will measure methane emissions from a total of ...
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NewsBeef market fluctuates due to global factors, says QMS
Since mid-to-late May, prime cattle prices have been coming under pressure at Scottish abattoirs, with R4L grade steers falling 2.8% from a peak of 511.8p/kg in the week ending 20th May to 497.3p/kg in the week ending 24th June. Local and global factors are affecting the beef market.Nevertheless, prices still ...
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NewsAHDB data shows mixed results for lamb and pork exports
Data from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) shows that fresh and frozen sheep meat export volume fell following a 12-month high, whilst pigmeat exports have taken a much harder fall.Lamb exports have grown despite a brief fall in March.In April, 7,200 tonnes of exported fresh and frozen sheep ...
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NewsLMC cookery demonstrations attended by thousands of schoolchildren
Thousands of pupils in school classrooms across the province have attended Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured (NIFQA) demonstrations, where beef and lamb dishes were freshly cooked and sampled. LMC cookery demonstrator Wendy Donaldson speaks about the NIFQAS.It was another record year of successful post primary school cookery demonstrations for the ...
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NewsNSA responds to further update on the Sustainable Farming Incentive
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has welcomed further developments to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) announced by Defra, but some concerns do remain over its perceived complexity."We need to ensure farmers transferring from SFI 2022 are not penalised," said NSA chief executive Phil Stocker.The new additions to the SFI offer ...
