The outlook for global poultry markets in 2024 remains moderately positive, with demand expected to gradually recover due to better affordability driven by lower costs, lower…
Month: March 2024
Lidl GB has announced it is reducing stocking density requirements for all its own label fresh chicken to 30kg per square metre, and will begin the…
Morrisons has had a range if its eggs certified as carbon neutral by scheme providers the British Standards Institute (BSI), the first retailer to do so.…
A new digital platform is aiming to help optimise performance in poultry production, by focussing on health and sustainability. The platform is a joint project by…
At the annual UK farming unions summit hosted by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at the Lough Erne Resort, Co. Fermanagh, UFU, NFU, NFU Scotland and…
Red Tractor has dropped its Greener Farms Commitment module (GFC), following months of criticism from farmers about the way it has been developed. The Assurance Scheme…
Compassion in World Farming has criticised the partial adoption of the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) by some firms, and urged poultry companies that are moving to…
Work is ongoing to evaluate soya alternatives for practical use in diets By Lottie Farrow, commercial nutritionist, Premier Nutrition Criticism of the use of soya bean…
Avara Foods has described as ‘opportunistic’ and ‘without merit’ the threat of a legal claim for compensation for those affected by pollution in the river Wye.…
New measures to better protect the poultry sector from future avian influenza outbreaks have been set out by the government. Under the changes announced there will…