By Kerry Maxwell, communications manager, British Poultry Council This month we’re launching our 2025 Annual Report, and it lands at a moment when food production can’t be taken for granted anymore. Poultry is half of the meat the nation eats. Behind that are around 35,000 jobs, a GVA contribution of £8.5bn, and supply chains that get safe, affordable protein onto millions of plates every day. None of that happens by accident. It relies on operating conditions that seem to be understood less as time goes on. Food production isn’t background noise; it’s critical national infrastructure. Treat it as optional and…