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Pig Industry News by Topic
News by Topic: Pig Meat Quality
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Helping British Pig Exports Succeed UK - A call has been put out to support the British pig industry and to back quality British pig meat after a UK pig meat processing company was blocked from exporting to China, writes Lucy Towers, ThePigSite...
Eat Yourself Happy, Urges Vion UK - Vion Food Group is to launch the second phase of its "Put Pork on Your Fork" campaign, encouraging the nation to eat more British pork, with a New Year promotion entitled, Eat Yourself Happy
Monday, January 09, 2012
Pig Grading System Wins OFC/RASE Practice UK - The winner of the 2012 Oxford Farming Conference (OFC)/ Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) Practice with Science Award sponsored by AB Agri, has been won by PiGIS, a pig grading information...
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
More Pigs in the Box Mean Better Returns UK - Pig producers can improve returns by aiming for at least 85 per cent of finished pigs to meet the top grade specifications on their abattoir contract.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Rock On! Most Legendary British Bangers Honoured UK - Sausages top the charts as one of the nation’s best loved foods and on Monday, rock legend Noddy Holder gave three ‘Legendary British Bangers’ his Gold Disc of approval.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
QMS Pork Campaign Raises Logo Awareness SCOTLAND, UK - As a highly versatile protein which is great value for money, the overall pork category at retail level has largely benefitted from the slow economy over the past few years.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Avoid Mixing Pigs for Industry and Consumer Gains SCOTLAND, UK - Producers, hauliers and abattoirs could achieve welfare and financial gains and improve consumer satisfaction by working together to avoid mixing groups of pigs before slaughter.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Specially Selected Pork Takes Centre Stage SCOTLAND, UK - Celebrated broadcaster, comedian and chef Hardeep Singh Kohli joined Edinburgh Fringe revellers yesterday to launch a new campaign for Specially Selected Pork.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Red Tractor Caters for Twice as Many UK - The number of catering butchers using the Red Tractor logo has doubled in the last year according to BPEX Foodservice Sector Manager Tony Goodger.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Get Involved in the Olympics UK - There’s only a year to go until the 2012 Olympics get under way and pig farmers have a great chance to get involved through supply partnerships into the Games’ catering contractors.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Controlling Boar Taint in Pork UK - Advice on controlling boar taint in pork has just been published as part of BPEX’s Target Pork Quality factsheet series.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Jimmy Doherty Champions Scottish Pork Production SCOTLAND, UK - TV presenter and pig farmer Jimmy Doherty visited an Angus pig farm today (Tuesday, 12 July) during a trip north of the border to learn more about the Scottish pork industry, the trip was...
Monday, July 04, 2011
NFU Scotland Questions Tesco on Pigs at AGM SCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland attended the Tesco AGM on Friday, 1 July, to urge the retailer to recognise the true cost of the high health, quality and welfare standards demanded of British pig farmers.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Call for More Pork Sausages for Schools UK - BPEX is calling for a review of how often sausages are served in schools following a survey which showed parents believe children would be more likely to eat a school meal if pork sausages were on...
Friday, June 24, 2011
Freedom Food Accreditation for Sainsbury Supplier NORTHERN IRELAND - Ballymena farmer, Alistair Bell, is set to be the first pork supplier in Northern Ireland to achieve the coveted 'Freedom Food' Farm Assurance certification.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Scottish Red Meat Industry's Pride Highlighted SCOTLAND, UK - A new publication highlighting the reasons the Scottish red meat industry takes such pride in its brands – from economic to environment and welfare - has been launched today by Quality...
Friday, June 10, 2011
Join the Fun at the Children's Cookery Theatre SCOTLAND, UK - More than 1000 children will get a hands-on opportunity to cook simple, healthy and nutritious dishes including beef, pork and lamb at this year’s Royal Highland Show.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Positive News for Pork UK - The good news is people are buying more pork, bacon, ham and sausages according to a new category report published by BPEX.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
UK Attacked for Not Backing Organic UK - The Soil Association, the UK's organic farming body, has called on the British government to wake up to what Europe can teach the UK about backing organic food and farming.
Friday, November 12, 2010
NFUS Slams Meat Inspection Cost Recovery Plans SCOTLAND, UK - Farmers would bear the brunt of FSA proposals for recovering the costs of meat plant inspections, says the National Farmers Union of Scotland (NFUS).
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Livestock Markets Key to Healthy Food Supply Chain UK - The key role played by both the traditional and the new modern livestock auction markets with all the mod cons within Britain's food supply chain is being recognised by a growing number of people...
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Farmers to Star in New Advertising Campaign SCOTLAND, UK - The search is on for 100 Scottish cattle, sheep and pig farmers to take part in a brand new advertising campaign for Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb and Specially Selected Pork.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Absolute Honesty Needed in Pork Product Labelling UK - A call for more honesty in the marketing of pork and bacon, to safeguard the on-farm progress made in pig welfare, has been made by Nigel Woolfenden, the new president of the UK’s Pig Veterinary...
ACMC Tip: Regular Worm Monitoring UK - Worms can still be a cause of financial loss in pigs. The main species of concern are ascarids (roundworms) which, in the course of the migration through the body, damage lungs and cause coughin...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Specially Selected Pork Returns to TV Screens SCOTLAND, UK - Specially Selected Pork is set to return to Scottish TV screens over the next two weeks with its sponsorship of a series of healthy living programmes.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Art of Making Award-Winning Sausages Mastered UK - Staff and year 11 pupils at a Lancaster school have turned their hands to sausage-making with great success.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Lorries Play Part in Consumer Awareness UK - UK Feed compounder, ABN, has started installing new signage across its entire fleet of lorries in a bid to encourage more British meat products into the consumer shopping basket.
Friday, April 09, 2010
QMS Showcases Innovation of Red Meat Industry SCOTLAND, UK - The ability of the Scottish red meat industry to rise to the challenge of developing healthier versions of much-loved traditional meat meals shone through at a meeting in Perth yesterda...
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Comparison of Terminal Sire Pig Genetics Available NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Historically, Landrace was one of the main terminal sire breeds of slaughter generation pigs in Northern Ireland. With the onset of PMWS (Post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome)...
Friday, February 19, 2010
Healthier Bacon on Scotland's Menu SCOTLAND, UK - Scotland's red meat industry body, Quality Meat Scotland, has helped develop a new healthier bacon.
