The British poultry industry has today launched a new apprenticeship standard for poultry workers, creating a pipeline to bring skilled workers into the sector and developing…
Month: May 2018
By Shraddha Kaul, public affairs and public relations manager, British Poultry Council With the economic and social pressures being created by Brexit, access to food will…
Red Tractor has urged the Government to ensure that food production is at the forefront of future agricultural policy. “It is the demand for food, both in the UK…
This Easter marked the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement, a painstakingly negotiated peace and power sharing agreement that ended decades of violence on the…
By Michael Barker As changing diets and consumer trends bring an influx of new restaurants and menu options into the market, chicken has the opportunity to…
The UK Farming Roundtable has agreed a list of principles that it believes should guide policy development and implementation once the UK leaves the EU. The…
In many ways, Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe’s appointment as the new chair of Red Tractor is one of the most low key roles of her career. She…
By Dan Roberts The devastating effects of the 2015 avian influenza outbreak in the United States, resulting in a loss of over 50 million poultry birds,…
The NFU is calling for prompt, effective action to deal with the serious issue of rural crime, as new figures from the Home Office show that…
The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) has called on government to target research, pilot schemes and grant funding towards improved hen welfare in its…