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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: deepinthewoods on July 30, 2011, 09:08:50 pm

Title: rose veal, an opportunity??
Post by: deepinthewoods on July 30, 2011, 09:08:50 pm
there seems to be a more positive future for this side of the meat production industry now the 'veal crate' scandal has settled, could this be a profitable string to a smallholders bow? maybe buying in young calves and raising them to standard.
i have no vested interest here, just raised this as a point of debate.
any thoughts?
Title: Re: rose veal, an opportunity??
Post by: Fowgill Farm on July 31, 2011, 09:44:10 am
Janet Street Porter was at Nidderdale Show last year promoting rose veal, her and Gordon Ramsay are big supporters of it and it did seeem to be going down well with the punters. It all down to educating the public same as an product eg getting them to buy well hung meat, free range eggs & chicken, free range high welfare pork etc. I think there is a niche market out there if somebody wanted to tap into it. It would certainly save a lot of bull calves who would otherwise be disposed of.
Mandy  :pig:
Title: Re: rose veal, an opportunity??
Post by: Rosemary on July 31, 2011, 12:42:47 pm
Have a look at www.sunnysidefarm.biz (http://www.sunnysidefarm.biz) They do rose veal from Ayrshire calves.
Title: Re: rose veal, an opportunity??
Post by: shearling on July 31, 2011, 02:33:46 pm
Quote from: Rosemary on July 31, 2011, 12:42:47 pm
Have a look at www.sunnysidefarm.biz (http://www.sunnysidefarm.biz) They do rose veal from Ayrshire calves.
Not much information on it. I would be interseted but have never kept calves
Title: Re: rose veal, an opportunity??
Post by: Rosemary on July 31, 2011, 03:42:11 pm
Quote from: shearling on July 31, 2011, 02:33:46 pm
Not much information on it. I would be interseted but have never kept calves

I know but I knew they did rose veal - had it at the Highland Show a few years ago.
Title: Re: rose veal, an opportunity??
Post by: deepinthewoods on July 31, 2011, 05:06:41 pm
my local butcher stocks it now, and it is lovely. its a bit wierd how its not more popular really.
i wonder how many people here, would or have eaten it?
Title: Re: rose veal, an opportunity??
Post by: princesspiggy on July 31, 2011, 06:01:29 pm
i thought about it but was told the price of feed and milk would make it hard to make a profit.
now rosemary, did u know shetlands can suckle 4 calves at a time? .....
Title: Re: rose veal, an opportunity??
Post by: Rosemary on July 31, 2011, 08:44:28 pm
Quote from: princesspiggy on July 31, 2011, 06:01:29 pm
i thought about it but was told the price of feed and milk would make it hard to make a profit.
now rosemary, did u know shetlands can suckle 4 calves at a time? .....

Hmm. Hadn't thought of that- wouldn't leave much for us though  ;D