The culling of 23,000 chickens at a farm in Suffolk is underway, after avian influenza was confirmed by Defra earlier this week. Banham Poultry, which is…
Month: February 2017
The British Free Range Egg Producers Association is calling for DEFRA to allow all free range hens in England to be allowed outside at the end…
Alvaro Burin, who has 25 years’ experience in the poultry industry, has been appointed production director for Cobb-Vantress in Brazil. He will be responsible for coordinating…
Renewable energy uptake on farms shows no sign of slowing down as farmers continue to support clean energy production. Opening the Energy Now Expo, NFU President…
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has hit back at attempts by the media to link progressive, well known farmers and the Union to the RHI scandal. The…
Avian influenza has been found on a premises in Suffolk for the first time. The UK’s deputy chief vet said lab tests have identified the presence of H5N8…
A significant number of free-range poultry producers face serious threats to their businesses following the announcement by Defra it plans to introduce ‘Higher Risk Areas’ after…
Camplylobacter infections among consumers have fallen dramatically, latest figures from Public Health England (PHE) show. The number of people getting sick in 2015 after eating poultry…
The great British countryside is being blighted by a fly-tipping epidemic and more needs to be done to prevent rubbish from ruining our iconic landscape, the…
The threat to up to 155 jobs at Norfolk turkey producers Bernard Matthews was described as ‘deeply disappointing’ by Unite, the country’s largest union. Last September,…