Agri-Business
Lidl partners with new egg company to farm higher-welfare chickens
Lidl GB has partnered with egg company Kipster to produce eggs from chickens farmed “to the highest welfare standards”, it...
Pig/Poultry
N.Ireland
UFU highlights sustainability at Tyrone poultry conference
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown, addressed the 2023 Poultry Industry Education Trust annual conference in Co. Tyrone this...
N.Ireland
Conference: Ireland ideal to be poultry breeding centre of Europe
Ireland should become the poultry breeding centre of Europe, according to former Moy Park director, Eric Reid. He made these...
Pig/Poultry
Katie Jarvis starts in new role as NPA senior policy adviser
The new senior policy adviser of the National Pig Association (NPA), Katie Jarvis, has officially started in her new role...
Government
Defra launches egg supply chain review to end 'unfair practices'
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Tuesday, October 31) launched a review focused on ending...
Government
New market access deal secures UK exports of poultry products to Japan
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said a new market access deal has secured exports of...
Pig/Poultry
Standard pig price falls below 220p-mark for the first time since May
The EU-spec standard pig price was down by a further 0.48p last week to stand at 219.64p/kg, the first time...
N.Ireland
Poultry sector urged to prepare for threat of bird flu
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is urging the poultry sector to be prepared for the threat...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB to hold pig unit and dry sow house tour in Northampton
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is set to host a tour of a pig unit, including a new...
Pig/Poultry
UK pig price continues to fall, but at a slower pace than EU countries - NPA
The UK pig price is continuing to drop, according to the National Pig Association (NPA), but at a slower pace...
Agri-Business
UK dairy and pork exporters to join AHDB at Food and Hospitality China
Five dairy and five pork UK exporters are set to join the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) at the...
Agri-Business
Staffordshire Police appeals for info after 9 pigs stolen from farm
Staffordshire Police has appealed for information regarding the theft of nine pigs from a farm in Lichfield in two separate...
N.Ireland
Bird flu: Research shows ‘partial protection’ in gene-edited chickens
Chickens that had their genes edited to alter protein-producing DNA received partial protection from avian influenza (bird flu), new research...
Pig/Poultry
NPA calls for UK gov to prepare for outbreak of African swine fever
The National Pig Association (NPA) has today (Friday, October 13) called for the UK government to implement a number of...
Other
Food processing company fined £20k after worker's arm crushed in machine
A food processing company has been fined £20,000 after a worker’s arm was drawn into machinery and seriously injured. 58-year-old...
Pig/Poultry
Nominations open for election to NPA Pig Industry Group
Nominations to the National Pig Association’s (NPA) Pig Industry Group (PIG) are now open and chair of the association, Rob...
Agri-Business
Princess Royal opens new St. Ewe Free Range Eggs packing centre
Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, visited free range egg producer St. Ewe Free Range Eggs to open a new...
Government
'More important than ever' to be vigilant for bird flu - Welsh CVO
Wales’ chief veterinary officer (CVO), Dr Richard Irvine, has said it is “more important than ever” to maintain the very...
