For the first time in a major supermarket, the British Game Alliance Kitemark can now be found on game meat products sold in Sainsbury’s supermarkets across…
Month: October 2020
Devenish has unveiled the results of an innovative trial into assessing the gut health of chickens. Recently published in the Poultry Science Journal, the 2017 trial,…
The government has expanded the financial support available for businesses hit by regional COVID-19 restrictions, in a move particularly welcomed by hospitality businesses. Open businesses which…
Two cases of H5N8 avian influenza have been confirmed in wild swans in the Netherlands. Dutch authorities said the cases were discovered in Utrecht, and the…
The British Poultry Council is seeking an urgent exemption for non-UK seasonal poultry workers from quarantine restrictions to ensure Christmas supply does not collapse. The proposed…
ForFarmers has agreed a deal to acquire a Dutch poultry feed company, De Hoop Mengvoeders. In 2019 De Hoop sold 322,000 tonnes of poultry feed, primarily…
Agricultural charity RABI has launched an online wellbeing community and counselling service for farming people across England and Wales on 19 October. Against a backdrop of…
The Food Standards Agency and Public Health England are reminding people to take care when handling and cooking frozen raw breaded chicken products at home, such…
Avara Foods is spending record sums at its processing site at Brackley, Northamptonshire. A total of over £11m is being invested in state-of-the-art technology and equipment,…
The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust (NFST) has announced the appointment of 2021 Nuffield Farming Scholars, one of whom comes from the poultry sector: Adrian Marshall is from…