Bird keepers in Scotland have been reminded to maximise biosecurity and keep their flocks housed after avian influenza (H5N1) was confirmed in a flock of approximately…
Month: February 2021
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has criticised the plan by the Northern Ireland Executive to close the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and said it will put…
Cranswick has confirmed it will increase capacity at its Suffolk poultry processing plant from 1.1m to 1.4m birds per week during the final quarter of the…
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Gordon Lyons has announced a financial support package worth up to £2m for poultry farmers producing hatching eggs who were impacted last…
By Aimee Mahony, NFU chief poultry advisor We all face challenges throughout our lifetime, some more turbulent than others but one thing I personally try and…
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The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has asked for political intervention to resolve the problems facing British animal feed sector businesses who export feed materials and finished…
By Mark Williams, chief executive, British Egg Industry Council The New Year’s hopes of COVID-19 relenting, or the restrictions easing, have been dashed with a third…
By Charles Bourns, broiler grower, Gloucestershire Can I ask a question? Why are we as farmers deemed to be inherently dishonest, uncaring and in need of…
By Mark Gorton, managing director, Traditional Norfolk Poultry Christmas is the busiest time of the year for Traditional Norfolk Poultry, and through December we process hundreds…