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Sunday 21 April 2013


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - Burying livestock laws relaxed

Laws preventing the burial of livestock on private land have been temporarily relaxed as farmers deal with thousands of casualties from the heavy snow.

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Friday 05 April 2013


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - A&J Quality Butchers

A&J Quality Butchers reports significant increase in trade

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Wednesday 05 September 2012


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - MANX meat should soon be on the shelves again in Tesco

MANX meat should soon be on the shelves again in Tesco Tesco agrees to take Manx meat again ‘in principle’

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Sunday 27 May 2012


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - Tesco gives island's abattoir the flick

THE island’s Meat Plant has failed an inspection by Tesco for a second time.

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Friday 25 November 2011


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - New meat board members appointed

Isle of Man Meats has appointed a new board of directors from the Manx farming industry, who admit they're faced with an "impossible task".

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Saturday 12 November 2011


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - The Island's Abattoir could be closed

THE new Minister for Agriculture has signalled a possible u-turn over plans to safeguard the future of the island’s meat plant.

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Friday 21 October 2011


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - Abattoir problems

RADICAL plans have been unveiled by the government to save the island’s meat plant from closure.

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Saturday 15 October 2011


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - The future of Manx meat industry

A move to radically restructure the Island's meat plant is being proposed to secure the future of the Island's meat industry.

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Tuesday 02 August 2011


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - New abattoir will create competition

PLANS have been submitted for a new meat plant.

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Friday 03 June 2011


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - Farming and Meat

THE Isle of Man's farming industry is capable of withstanding the numerous new challenges it faces by working in co-operation and building a new future together, according to DEFA Minister John Shimmin.

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Friday 01 April 2011


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - When farmers price lamb out of the market

Quantities of New Zealand lamb have arrived on the shelves of Tesco.

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Saturday 14 August 2010


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - Meat and farm exports

DEFA Minister John Shimmin has called for all sectors involved in the production and retailing of the Isle of Man’s food to “pull together like never before” to battle against the global financial crisis. In a statement to local farmers, producers and retailers, he said the volatility of the farming industry in recent years means that further difficulties cannot be ruled out.

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Wednesday 09 December 2009


Isle of Man

Isle of Man - Xmas fatstock show

THE 'Inter County Sheep Judging Competition' was held at The Royal Manx Agricultural Show, in the Isle of Man on Saturday 8th August 2009. This year the two members that represented Ulster were both from Coleraine Club, Kathryn Taylor and John Cochrane. These two members

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