By Gary Ford, chief poultry advisor, National Farmers’ Union As I drive around the country and visit our poultry members, there is always one topic of…
Month: June 2019
Avara Foods’ Brackley team in Northamptonshire supported local charity Katharine House Hospice with a week of fundraising activities on site. These activities ran both day and…
Three new general licences for the killing or taking of wild birds in England were issued on Friday 14 June. The recent call for evidence demonstrated…
By Charles Bourns, poultry farmer and chair of Copa Cogeca working group on poultry and eggs Last month I finished by saying I was trying some green…
The control of coccidiosis in broilers is becoming ever more difficult and in some situations is the main challenge on farm. Vet Richard Turner of St…
25% of all ammonia emissions come from livestock manures spread on land. In its Clean Air Strategy published in January, the government said farmers would be…
The NFU is urging all Conservative Party leadership candidates to commit to delivering a positive future for British food production and to work with farmers to…
By Mark Williams, chief executive of the British Egg Industry Council Businesses and industry enjoy certainty. It allows us to make informed decisions on investments, manage…
By Matt Donald, pig & poultry farmer, north Yorkshire Although I’m involved in the poultry side of our business, we also run a farrow to finish…
Demand for British Lion egg products rose in 2018, driven by ongoing issues with the safety of non-UK eggs and egg products, Brexit planning and consumer…