The Ulster Farmers’ Union is encouraging poultry farmers to remain vigilant in light of the detection of Avian Influenza (AI) in a wild bird found in…
Month: March 2018
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed a statement from the Welsh Government which hints at future legislation to introduce CCTV in Welsh slaughterhouses. In a…
Profits have fallen by nearly £10 million year on year at Boparan Holdings, the parent company of 2 Sisters Food Group, following the hygiene breaches last…
The parliamentary select committee charged with investigating standards in the poultry industry has published a letter from 2 Sisters Food Group chief executive Ranjit Boparan. The…
The UK’s largest egg firm has announced it will stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025, a move that puts it in line with the…
Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, has acknowledged that mobile coverage is particularly poor in rural areas. Its Connected Nations report sets out a number of ways in which…
A new chairman is being sought for the Red Tractor Assurance Poultry Sector, replacing Andy Lewins. Red Tractor Assurance is owned by Assured Food Standards (AFS), the independent organisation that manages and promotes the Red Tractor quality mark on food packs. The Red Tractor Farm Assurance Schemes cover six sectors: beef and lamb, dairy, pigs, poultry, crops and sugar beet and fresh produce. A key objective for the Red Tractor team is to develop Red Tractor Assurance into the ‘Flagship for British Food & Farming’, using the world class standards of British Agriculture, independent auditing and robust compliance at its core. A vacancy has arisen for a Chairman of the AFS Poultry Sector Board, the body that manages the Poultry farm assurance scheme standards. …
The NFU has given a cautious welcome to details of a 21-month transitional period as part of the agreement to the UK leaving the EU. Brexit…
Neil Parish is the MP charged with investigating 2 Sisters after the undercover filming episode last year. He is also the author of a new report…
By David Burrows The environment has shot up the political agenda in recent weeks with a flurry of legislative announcements on plastics and packaging both from…