Pig/Poultry
Appeal to rehome pot-bellied pig named Pigolas Cage
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has launched a special appeal to find a home...
Pig/Poultry
N.Ireland
£1.6m in supports announced for NI pig farmers
A support scheme worth up to £1.6 million for Northern Ireland pig farmers has been announced by the Department of...
Pig/Poultry
Jimmy’s Farm tests negative for bird flu after brief scare
Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park has said it is “delighted” to announce that it has tested negative for avian influenza...
Agri-Business
Bird flu suspected at Jimmy's Farm and Wildlife Park
Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park has come out to say that it has a suspected case of avian influenza (bird...
Pig/Poultry
NFU calls for Defra to investigate egg supply chain
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling for an urgent investigation by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB working to open Vietnamese market to UK pork
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is planning to visit Ho Chi Minh for the 2022 edition of Food...
Pig/Poultry
More cases of bird flu confirmed over the weekend
Three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) were confirmed yesterday (Sunday, November 21). And, according to the...
Pig/Poultry
CAFRE and UFU to hold poultry conference next month
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) will hold a poultry conference to...
Agri-Business
Moy Park to restart live processing line in Ballymena
Moy Park has confirmed it will restart its live processing line at its Ballymena factory in Co. Antrim, which will...
N.Ireland
More than 3,000 turkeys to be culled in Monaghan tomorrow
The culling of 3,800 turkeys at a poultry farm near Clones in Co. Monaghan will begin early tomorrow morning (Tuesday,...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Restriction zone introduced in Fermanagh
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has introduced disease control measures in Co. Fermanagh following confirmation of...
Pig/Poultry
UK faces egg shortage amid rising production costs - BFREPA
A survey by the British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) concluded that the UK’s egg supply and the “long-term...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: RSPCA highlights issues of poultry 'flockdown'
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has highlighted the impact the avian influenza (bird flu) mandatory...
Pig/Poultry
NFU Scotland call for bird flu housing measures immediately
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) of Scotland (poultry working group) has called for the Scottish government to introduce a housing...
Pig/Poultry
Christmas turkey shortage may be on the cards, warns BPC
The free range turkey sector has taken the ‘biggest hit’ from the avian influenza (bird flu) crisis, and this may...
N.Ireland
Bird flu: housing measures introduced as France moves to ‘high’ risk level
The French government announced today (Thursday, November 10) that the level of avian influenza (bird flu) risk in France has...
Pig/Poultry
NFU asks Welsh government to 'keep a close eye' on bird flu
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has urged the Welsh government to “keep a close eye” on the...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: How to house your birds safely
The mandatory housing measures for poultry, which came into force this week (Monday, November 7), mean that all bird keepers...
