By Aimee Mahony, chief poultry advisor, NFU Recent years have been consumed with ongoing uncertainty, whether that has been over Brexit, future agricultural policy or more…
Month: January 2021
Poultry businesses have been encouraged to respond to a government consultation that could restrict journey times and movement of animals in cold and hot weather. The…
By Charles Bourns, broiler grower, Gloucestershire At home we had the chicken out on Christmas eve. The first Christmas we were empty for 20 years, so…
Broilers fed live fly larvae show more natural behaviour and develop healthier legs. Those were the findings of new research from Wageningen University & Research (WUR).…
RABI has launched the largest ever survey of its kind in England and Wales, with a target of achieving 26,000 responses from farming people. The Big…
Northern Ireland’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Robert Huey, has confirmed that notifiable Avian Influenza, subtype H5N8 has been found in a second poultry flock in Northern…
Applications for 2022 Nuffield Farming Scholarships will open on 13 January 2021 on the Trust’s website, www.NuffieldScholar.org, and remain open until the 31 July deadline. Applications are welcomed from…
By Mark Williams, chief executive, British Egg Industry Council 2020 was an eventful year, with plenty of challenges and changes that we have all had to…
The chicken processing plant in Coupar Angus that was forced to close last summer after staff were infected with COVID-19, has once again been hit by…
Britain has ended its long Brexit journey, and has fully left the EU, after the transition period ended on 31 December. On 24 December, the two…