The United States has reached an agreement that is expected to open the door for its first-ever exports of shell eggs to South Korea, which is…
Month: January 2017
A £40 million scheme will be available to farmers to help them reduce their carbon emissions and to improve their resilience and competitiveness, including through diversification,…
Future UK farm policies need a complete overhaul if the industry is to justify receiving taxpayer money, according to journalist and environmental campaigner George Monbiot. Speaking…
The UK’s thriving foodservice sector provides countless opportunities for farmers who are prepared to engage with consumers and react to market trends, according to a leading…
A training and education programme aimed at developing the skills of young people in poultry farming sectors, has been praised by industry leaders. The NFU Poultry…
UK livestock vaccine firm Ridgeway Biologicals is to be integrated with IDT Biologika. The deal was confirmed on 5 January. IDT Biologika has a strategy of…
About 22,000 turkeys are to be culled after suspect cases of bird flu were found on two more German farms in the major German poultry production…
Several fast food chains in the US have announced plans to only buy chicken raised without antibiotics. Burger King and Tim Hortons announced this week they will…
Poultry keepers will be required to keep their birds indoors until spring, after the chief veterinary officer decided to extend the avian influenza zone that has…
Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom said she will scrap red tape to help farmers once Britain leaves the EU. Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference to leaders…