Two new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been reported in France as part of the monitoring process which runs alongside the country’s restocking…
Month: July 2016
UK turkey producer, Paul Kelly, is targeting a Thanksgiving sales growth in the US, based on his KellyBronze turkey brand which was the focus of a…
Rodenticide users are in the “last chance saloon” in relation to the introduction of the UK’s new stewardship regime which controls the purchase of pest control…
The genes of some chickens makes them almost resistant to bird flu according to new research results published by The Pirbright Institute in Surrey. “Until now,…
The UK’s International Disease Monitoring team (IDM) has warned poultry producers that while the risk to High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) entering the UK is currently…
Tesco’s decision to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025 will come as a major blow to egg producers says the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU).…
Europe’s animal feed manufacturers have described 2015/16 as an “extraordinarily challenging year” for farmers, with the add-on message that the European Commission (EC) continues to fail…
A new farm support package worth €500 million (£416m) has been “outlined” today by the European Commission (EC), doubling the amount of “new money” advanced to…
Proper management of hatching eggs on the breeder farm, the need to achieve a 12% moisture loss from setting until transfer and getting a 66-68 chick…
The use of “fake” farm branding by retailers on some food products is now the subject of a formal complaint, lodged with National Trading Standards by the…