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Beef farmers 'losing a million pounds a week'
The considerable reduction in beef prices in the first quarter of 2016 compared with the same period in 2015 is seeing beef producers lose a million…
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'Global switch in diet could avoid 5.1m deaths per year by 2050', says new report
A global switch to diets that rely less on meat and more on fruit and vegetables could save up to 8 million lives by 2050, reduce greenhouse gas…
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Beef market 'worse than it has been for years' says NBA national director
The beef market is ‘worse than it has been in years’ according to the National Beef Association’s national director Chris Mallon. With the fall in…
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Cattle abbatiors create new list of post-mortem rejection conditions
A two-week trial is taking place in nine cattle abattoirs across England and Wales to validate a new list of post-mortem rejection conditions. The…
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MEPs reiterate call for mandatory country of origin labelling of meat
MEPs reiterated their support for mandatory 'country of origin' labelling of meat and milk in a non-binding resolution. Mandatory labelling would…
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Tesco to use 'fictional farm' labelling on produce
Tesco has launched a range of own label entry-level brands as it continues contending in the intense grocery war. However, the supermarket - which…
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UK has 'major market potential' for lamb exports to Poland
Poland has the potential to become a major export market for Quality Standard Mark (QSM) lamb, according to AHDB Beef & Lamb. Jean-Pierre Garnier…
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Another difficult year expected for EU pig farmers
2016 looks likely to be another difficult year for farmers in the EU, according to forecasts. There is little doubt that the recent weakness of UK…
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Industry appetite grows for meat quality masterclass
Meat industry professionals have been helping to improve their technical knowledge through an education programme delivered by AHDB Beef & Lamb…
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Do you have what it takes to be named the UK's most talented butcher?
The search to find the UK’s most talented butcher is back. Now in its second year, the Butchery WorldSkills UK competition hopes to find the best of…
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