Russia will extend its ban on wheat exports to at least next year’s harvest possibly having a knock-on effect for global feed and meat prices.

Judging is now well under way for Butcher's Shop of the Year 2010, and MTJ can now reveal some of the shortlisted finalists.

KFC chicken salads are near the top of the list of the most salty offerings on the high street, according to a study by Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH).

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed news that Moy Park is to have its first meeting with O’Kane Poultry growers, following the acquisition of the company.

McDonald’s UK has appointed its first female CEO in Jill McDonald, replacing Steve Easterbrook who has become the company’s executive vice-president and global chief brand officer.

Meat processor Dunbia has criticised union Unite for making “inaccurate” allegations over the company’s toilet break policy at its plant in Sawley, Lancashire.

An advisor to the president of the United Arab Emirates will be visiting Birmingham tomorrow (Friday) to discuss halal meat export opportunities.

Pork bosses are hoping celebrity pork fan Christine Hamilton will prove a winner when it comes to converting the nation to pig meat consumption.

Pig farming leaders have expressed concern over the decision by two abattoirs to close down washing facilities for delivery lorries visiting the sites.

Campaigning celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall will be handing out the Organic Food Awards at the annual Soil Association Organic Food Festival in Bristol, on Saturday 11 September.

A UN climate change body, which has made calls for a world reduction in meat consumption, has been told by scientists to “fundamentally reform”.

Quality Meat Scotland’s spring lamb campaign will be returning next year, despite a fall in the organisation’s coffers.

Somerset firm The Original Ham Company is set to hold an online auction of its machinery following the closure of its Wincanton operation.

Scotch lamb bosses are hoping to boost sales with the launch of a £250,000 campaign. Quality Meat Scotland will be recruiting “Scotch Lamb Champions” to bang the drum.

Pie producer Holland’s Pies is hoping to cash in on the popularity of top soap Coronation Street with the launch of a new limited edition range.

Scientists have sequenced the wheat genome in a move that could be the answer to global food shortages.

The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) has accused the the Food Standards Agency (FSA) of heavy-handed behaviour in its reliance on the use of criminal law to deal with issues which were, at worst, civil law matters.

Meat from the offspring of two cloned bulls on a Scots farm can be legally sold into the UK food chain according to the European Commission.

Anthony Demetre, Francesco Mazzei and Cyrus Todiwala are among the chefs cooking dishes to promote Welsh Lamb at The Butcher in Leadenhall Market.

Tonight's Coast programme on BBC TV will explore, among other themes, Britain's longstanding pork and bacon trade with Denmark.

Scotland is to host its first venison festival this October as part of a tourism drive in Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms.

The number of export markets available to beef producers has more than doubled in the last week, Eblex has claimed, thanks to a dedicated push on export certificates.

European competition chiefs have signed off on a deal that will see meat giant Vion expand its operations on the European continent.

Poultry producer Gressingham Foods is set to appear for the first time at this year’s Intermeat exhibition in Düsseldorf.

Food Standards Agency responses to the change in invoice collecting have been branded deliberately misleading by the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers.

Low prices are threatening the long term survival of UK beef production, farmers have warned. Farming union bosses from across the UK are now calling for an urgent upswing in the beef price.

People in Leicester consumed more pies per head of population than anywhere else in Britain in the past year, according to Tesco.

TV presenter and author Tristram Stuart has been confirmed as one of the speakers at the Eblex, Bpex and FABRA Fifth Quarter conference next month.

Northern Irish beef farmer Oisin Murnion has become the new board chairman for the National Beef Association, replacing Christopher Thomas-Everard.

Meat 'grown in vats' could be the future for answering an increase in demand worldwide, according to a leading researcher in livestock technology.

The meat industry is calling for clarity on cloning, with some expressing concern over the Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) handling of the recent debate.