Producers of free range eggs will be allowed to continue to market their products as such even if their hens have restricted access to open-air runs…
Month: November 2017
The food and farming industry has given a muted response to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s budget today, with concerns raised about the lack of clarity for British…
Poultry keepers are being urged to review biosecurity after the Animal and Plant Health Agency identified an increased risk of avian influenza from migratory wild birds.…
Former UK permanent representative to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, contributed his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities for the British farming sector post-Brexit at the…
Assured Food Standards (AFS), the company which owns and operates Red Tractor Assurance, has appointed Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe as its new chairman. Baroness Neville-Rolfe grew up…
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by Cargill and Faccenda. The joint venture will combine Cargill’s…
Ministers from the Welsh Assembly and the Mayor of Wrexham will visit a state of the art poultry processing plant in Wrexham next week as it…
Tesco will this weekend release the second of five Christmas television adverts, highlighting how the retailer and its customers give people in need a little extra…
MPs have voted to reject the inclusion of a clause that would transfer the recognition of animal sentience into UK law post Brexit in an eight-hour…
The NFU is urging local authorities to take measures to prevent livestock worrying, with dog attacks becoming a growing concern for farmers. A report released yesterday…