The Farmers Mart Apr/May 2016 - Issue 45 | Page 58

Anna’s Happy Trotters are stocked at 100 pigs per acre and are housed in pig arcs and tents. The pigs are Landrace X Duroc X Pietrain. We’ve been using the Pietrain boar for about 10 years as it keeps the backfat down and produces a very meaty pig. PIC have proved extremely helpful in maintaining the quality of pig we produce. The sow line we use has the intra muscular fat that gives our pigs the taste,” she added. Anna’s on-farm butchery, employs four butchers who also make the deliveries, process an average of 220 pigs a week with 150 going out as full carcase and the other 70 processed into bacon, sausages and various cuts. Her customers stretch as far as Newcastle upon Tyne and as far south as London. “Pigs are all about getting the carcase balance right, getting the best out of every cut,” she said. “We have a massive bacon trade and it can fly out all day long, but with so much cheap imported meat about we all need to increase the value and awareness of cuts like shoulder pork. Pig prices are Telephone: [phone] Bandsaws Mincers Table Top For Special Offers Why not visit Our website... Blocks and Tables Burger Machines Mincers Floor Stand Mixer Grinders Chop Cutters Convection Ovens Cookers Prep Units Boxer 42 Vacuum Packer Thompson 900 Mixer/Grinder Sausage Mixers Sausage Fillers Dip Tanks Frozen Block Flaker Ham Cookers Industrial Ice Flaker Refrigeration Unique 350G Slicer Ian Jones Contact Details Mandy Williams Contact Details 58 Apr/May 2016 www.farmers-mart.co.uk - Quality Butcher’s Equipment Professional Service Mobile: [phone] Mobile: [phone] Slicers Tray Sealers ABM F2000 Burger Machine - Vaccum Packers [email protected] [email protected]