A project assessing the best cultivation methods for growing seaweed to feed to egg laying hens is among several new innovative projects being supported by CIEL…
Month: January 2023
By Charles Bourns, broiler grower, Gloucestershire What a year 2022 has been! It is difficult to think back to a time pre–avian influenza. At this point…
Avian influenza is spiralling out of control. Is vaccination the only hope? At the EPIC conference last November, Professor Ian Brown, head of virology at the…
By Matt Donald, pig & poultry producer, north Yorkshire I hope you have all managed to relax to some extent over the festive period and find…
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has rejected proposed remedies by two feed companies that want to enter into a joint venture. ForFarmers and 2Agriculture, a…
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The British egg industry had a torrid 2022, but as the new year begins there are signs that things are improving. By Michael Barker As 2023…
By Aimee Mahony, chief poultry advisor, NFU May I start by wishing you all a happy new year. Whilst the industry continues to face numerous challenges,…
Free-range egg producers are being reminded to keep up worming regimes during the housing order. Jeremy Marsh, layer business manager at Elanco, said housed birds will…
Following consultation with the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland, the major trade associations representing the UK feed industry (AIC, BAFSAM, BETA, PFMA) have agreed…