The South African government has laid out plans to aid the poultry industry, which its department of trade and industry described as being in crisis. “A…
Month: January 2017
Faccenda Foods, one of the UK’s leading food companies, has filed annual results for the 2016 financial year that reflect a continuation of the previous year’s…
The boards of Tesco, the UK’s leading food retailer, and Booker, the UK’s leading food wholesaler, have announced plans to merge. The two firms said they…
Defra has confirmed a case of AI H5N8 in a Bernard Matthews commercial turkey rearing unit in Frithville, Boston, Lincolnshire. This is the sixth case in commercial…
Two new videos aimed at farm managers, farm workers and production managers have been launched by Aviagen. The Managing Flock Uniformity and Biosecurity for Broiler Breeders…
Defra has this yesterday confirmed a new case of AI on a commercial turkey farm near Boston, Lincolnshire. The Chief Veterinary Officer, Nigel Gibbons has confirmed that…
Cobb-Vantress is seeking growth in the Asia-Pacific region, its general manager Pelayo Casanovas said, at the biennial gathering of team members at the Plantation Bay resort of Cebu in…
The Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) held its second agricultural conference at the Glenavon Hotel in Cookstown last weekend. Entitled ‘Inspire’, the conference was host…
A commons debate about farm animal welfare post-Brexit has included claims that leaving the EU offers an opportunity to improve welfare standards in areas such as…
Cobb Europe has announced two new appointments, Russell Jones as commercial manager and Nigel Strain as broiler specialist for the region. Russell Jones, who has 25…