As turkey steps into the limelight for the festive season, Michael Barker looks at how Christmas 2025 is shaping up and whether traditional meats are under…
Month: December 2025
Nestled in Lancashire, five meticulously managed poultry sheds house around 102,000 Ross 308 birds. Behind the operation is Allan Robinson, a poultry grower whose quiet dedication…
Several new cases of avian flu have been confirmed in the past few days, bringing the total number of outbreaks this season to 66. The most…
By Gary Ford, head of producer engagement, BFREPA As a key and growing sector of British agriculture we are proudly self-reliant – being able to rely…
From teenage entrant with no industry knowledge to award-winning young farmer in just seven years, Jack McAlister’s journey has been a combination of personal motivation and…
The December 2025 issue is now available online. Packed full of news, features and comments.
By Charles Bourns, broiler grower, chair of NFSCo, Gloucestershire It is easy to be relaxed about avian influenza when you live in an area that seems…
The free range egg sector is celebrating healthy returns, but the shadow of avian influenza looms large Barney Kay opened this year’s BFREPA Live, held at…
By Charlie Reeve EU egg prices have surged during the autumn and have now broken above the 290 eurocents a kg mark, after several months of…
By Charlie Reeve UK poultry meat production increased in October, lifting to 181,100 tonnes and surpassing both monthly and year earlier levels. The uplift was largely…