Agri-Business
730 jobs to be lost due to 2 Sisters poultry plant closure
2 Sisters Food Group, a food manufacturing company, has said that it will close its Llangefni branch, which employs 730...
Poultry
Agri-Business
ForFarmers and Boparan partnership set for in-depth investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred the anticipated partnership between ForFarmers and Boparan for an in-depth investigation. The...
Agri-Business
Poultry feed costs could rise due to business partnership - CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that a partnership between ForFarmers and Boparan could lead to farmers paying...
Pig/Poultry
NFU seeks nominations for seasonal poultry group chair
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is now taking nominations for the position of seasonal poultry group chair for 2023. The...
Pig/Poultry
Turkey producer: 'Bird flu' will damage free-range production
An Essex-based, free-range turkey producer has said that the ongoing avian influenza or ‘bird-flu’ outbreaks could sound the death knell...
Pig/Poultry
6 new cases of bird flu found in southeast England
Six new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) have been confirmed in southeast England. According to the Department...
Pig/Poultry
Scottish scientists devlop ways to measure bone quality in poultry
Scientists at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh have developed a fast and safe method of analysing bone density in live...
Agri-Business
NFU encourages egg producers to share their story
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) poultry board is encouraging everyone to get involved and “showcase the best of British poultry...
Pig/Poultry
Three new bird flu outbreaks confirmed by Defra
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in poultry at three further premises across Suffolk and Norfolk. The...
Agri-Business
Poultry abattoir fined £300,000 for odour pollution of 'rotting flesh'
A poultry abattoir in Attleborough, Norfolk has been fined £300,000 for odour pollution after the Environment Agency received nearly 350...
Other
New case of bird flu in North Yorkshire
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in commercial poultry at premises near Selby in North Yorkshire. The...
N.Ireland
Australia introduces new animal welfare standards for poultry
The Independent Poultry Welfare Panel commissioned by all Australian agriculture ministers in 2019 has completed its work on developing new...
Beef
Survey shows declines in England's livestock populations
Livestock populations in England as of June 1, this year, have declined when compared to the same month last year,...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu may now be ‘endemic’ in Europe
Around 5,300 detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, also known as bird flu, were reported in poultry, captive...
N.Ireland
DAERA issues advice amid concern about potential bird flu
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland is encouraging the public not to pick up...
Agri-Business
Hendrix Genetics to explore sex sorting tech in egg laying industry
Hendrix Genetics is to partner with Australia’s national science agency to explore sex sorting technology at the point of lay...
N.Ireland
FAO: Wheat and poultry price indexes rose in May
The price of wheat and poultry rose in May this year (2022), despite a modest decline in world food commodity...
Agri-Business
Company fined £44,000 after poultry shed malfunction kills over 27,000 chickens
A company that manages poultry farms has been fined £44,000 after a computer malfunction in a broiler shed ventilation system...
