The new prime minister has paid a visit to a Welsh egg producer in his first week in the job. Boris Johnson visited the farm of…
Month: July 2019
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has formed a new partnership with Women in Business (WIB). For generations, women have played a vital role in the agriculture sector…
Cobb Europe recently welcomed poultry professionals from 28 countries to the biennial Cobb Europe Technical Seminar held July 7-13 in Harderwijk, Netherlands. The event, held near…
Bedfordshire egg producer Bird Bros decided to go the extra mile by rearing its own pullets for its free-range egg business, and recently invested in a…
Behind the scenes at a state-of-the-art rearing farm for Aviagen Turkeys Last year Powell & Co was awarded a contract by Aviagen Turkeys to build six…
George Eustice has returned to Defra after quitting his ministerial role at the department earlier this year in protest at the government’s Brexit policy. Eustice replaced…
New Defra Secretary of State Theresa Villiers will come under pressure to ban the export of meat and produce from non-stun slaughter, and to continue cross-sector…
Avara Foods participated in this year’s Open Farm Sunday initiative, run by LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming). The poultry integrator supported three farms in opening their gates…
DAERA’s annual report on the size and performance of the Northern Ireland food and drinks processing sector has reinforced just how important the agri-food industry is…
Following a long and sustained campaign, BVA has today hailed the Home Office’s announcement accepting the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) recommendation for vets to be reinstated…