By Charles Bourns, broiler grower, Gloucestershire It has been an interesting month as I attended the City Food Lecture and the NFU AGM . The City…
Month: March 2026
By Aimee Mahony, NFU chief poultry advisor I’m writing this latest column following two informative and jampacked days at NFU conference in Birmingham. It’s always such…
Carter Farms has become a beacon of sustainable production thanks to a continuous process of evolution and imagination. Michael Barker reports With every business now putting…
The NFU has held a meeting with Defra secretary of state Emma Reynolds and farming minister Dame Angela Eagle to discuss the UK’s food resilience, in…
The March 2026 issue is now available online. Packed full of news, features and comments.
The 2026 Feed & Nutrition supplement issue is now available online. Packed full of news, features and comments.
UK pulses can play huge part in solving poultry’s emission issues Increasing the rate at which pulses are included in poultry rations can play a huge…
The British Lion mark has reinforced its position as the UK’s most recognised food assurance mark, with awareness of 80%, according to the latest tracking survey…
Campylobacter remains the leading cause of bacterial foodborne illness in the UK and worldwide and despite decades of research, the poultry sector is still grappling with…
Why pullet muscle and bone development matters Pullet growth and development within the first 22 weeks shapes lifetime productivity. Good conformation, maturity and flock uniformity during…