Defra’s Chief Veterinary Officer has declared a Prevention Zone to help protect poultry from the spreading of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N8) in Europe The move…
Month: December 2016
UK farmers need to focus on factors within their control during the Brexit process with the current weakness of sterling offering many farm businesses an opportunity…
Farmers are being urged by the NFU to make sure they respond promptly to the contents of the new draft corporate strategy, issued last week by…
The new wave of avian influenza (AI) outbreaks is challenging the outlook for the global poultry industry in 2017 says Rabobank in its latest quarterly report…
Egg Farmers of Canada (EFC) is joining an egg-themed “twitter party” on Wednesday this week to highlight the fact that the industry’s grade A eggs are…
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking a new chief executive, with interviews planned for early in the New Year. The move follows the decision by…
Fresh initiatives have been taken by the US-based National Chicken Council (NCC) to help improve consumer understanding of broiler chicken welfare issues. Working through its Chicken…
The international poultry industry has been warned not to be complacent over dealing with changes which are occurring in relation to salmonella organisms. An alert, issued…
EU member states have been congratulated for their response to the current spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) with all the affected countries seen as…
Poultry and pig industry leaders have joined forces to issue a Brexit labour warning to the Government, highlighting the “huge potential impact” on both sectors of restricting…