A report on current welfare measures in Welsh abattoirs, commissioned by the Welsh Government, has concluded that there is “simply not sufficient basis” on which to…
Month: December 2016
Poultry producers in Scotland have been urged to review their contingency plans concerning Avian Influenza (AI), following the confirmation of the AI outbreak in Lincolnshire. “The…
Quality Meat Scotland Chief Executive, Uel Morton, and Scotland Food & Drink (SF&D) Chief Executive, James Withers, joined more than 300 Scottish industry leaders, sports people…
The confirmation, late on Friday, of H5N8 in a commercial flock of turkeys near Louth, in Lincolnshire, while obviously significant for businesses within the newly established…
Avian influenza of the H5N8 strain has been confirmed in turkeys at a farm near Louth in Lincolnshire. Most birds at the premises have died and…
An expectation of “strong headwinds in 2017” has been highlighted today by the CEO of the 2 Sisters Food Group, Ranjit Singh, commenting alongside the publication…
US poultry leaders have criticised the Obama administration for “strangling” poultry and livestock producers with new and controversial regulations. The criticism follows a US Department of…
The new poultry sector chair of the Red Tractor Assurance scheme is Andrew Lewins, former managing director of Grampian Foods and co-founder of Cranberry Foods. Having…
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has called for Ireland’s post-Brexit access to the UK to remain “as free as possible” with the minimisation of any barriers…
New survey evidence that a full English breakfast is the fastest acting hangover cure has been used by the British Egg Information Service to highlight the…