i know they are i got a text even.
i dont know. How about asking them directly why?
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i dont know. How about asking them directly why?
fieldfarmer
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I believe they are yes. More would be just mince,
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So possibly easier to butcher whilst maintaining distance between workers? Or need a lower level of human input per animal meaning that the staff can spread out more?
fieldfarmer
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I did. Hence my earlier post on here, they hpoe to manipulate a que to get clean killed.
Sorry, yes I see that now.
My 2p worth;
The only way the beef and lamb sector will avoid being totally processor controlled in the future, is if small abattoirs are allowed to survive.
The regulatory burden can remain the same, as that is what underpins public confidence. However the financial burden needs to be reduced.
1) Smaller abattoirs should be charged a headage rate for their meat inspection (this previously existed when the MHS were responsible for inspections) so it is nothing radical or new. At one time the meat inspectors had authority to inspect live animals, vets only visited the plant for 20 minutes.
2) The laws around by product disposal need to be relaxed and alternative uses need to be investigated. As silly as it sounds, power stations could use abattoir by products to create energy similiar to straw and wood chip. At present there is no alternative.
The inspection costs and the waste removal costs are strangling the life out of the meat industry, especially the abattoirs which could compete against the bigger boys.
That's it, if these two costs were reduced we would see numerous small abattoirs emerge and create serious competion for stock.
The only way the beef and lamb sector will avoid being totally processor controlled in the future, is if small abattoirs are allowed to survive.
The regulatory burden can remain the same, as that is what underpins public confidence. However the financial burden needs to be reduced.
1) Smaller abattoirs should be charged a headage rate for their meat inspection (this previously existed when the MHS were responsible for inspections) so it is nothing radical or new. At one time the meat inspectors had authority to inspect live animals, vets only visited the plant for 20 minutes.
2) The laws around by product disposal need to be relaxed and alternative uses need to be investigated. As silly as it sounds, power stations could use abattoir by products to create energy similiar to straw and wood chip. At present there is no alternative.
The inspection costs and the waste removal costs are strangling the life out of the meat industry, especially the abattoirs which could compete against the bigger boys.
That's it, if these two costs were reduced we would see numerous small abattoirs emerge and create serious competion for stock.
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Hilly
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I said as much last week and was poo parred .
i would go further nd say abattoirs up to a certain throughput nd in certains areas should be subsidised, farming gets a alot of subsidy money and some thats wasted so why shouldnt some go to local processors..
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Perhaps, maybe , worth looking at .
I am sure glad of our local small slaughterhouse and think they do a great job, very good to deal with
All ours have gone i'm afraid.
transport especially for smaller lots is harder to organise amoungst other downsides
The 'food chain' needs looking at toot sweet , or else that will be one of the next disasters.
I dont see how food producers competing against each other is a good thing either.
I dont see how food producers competing against each other is a good thing either.
All these threads on TFF about writing to supermarkets, polish beef, prices, blah blah. It's just pointless navel gazing. No-one is listening. You have to find something that addresses the root causes and, most importantly, finds you allies in other sectors. The environmental movement, social and rural regeneration organisations, small business federations. Most pertinent right now, all those politicians and commentators talking about resilience, self sufficiency.
As I may have said earlier....
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