Agri Politics
Government to issue short-term visas for poultry workers for Christmas
Up to 5,000 temporary visas will be made available for poultry workers to travel and work in the UK just...
Poultry
Pig/Poultry
10 days for UK poultry keepers to prepare for new housing measures
New poultry housing rules will come into force throughout the UK on Monday, December 14, giving keepers 10 days to...
Agri-Business
Moy Park to partially close Antrim plant for 2019
Northern Ireland firm Moy Park is to cease processing live birds at its Co. Antrim plant due to “challenging market...
Pig/Poultry
Chicken enriched with Omega-3 'likely to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, dementia and depression'
The regular consumption of naturally enriched omega-3 chicken and eggs is likely to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, dementia...
Pig/Poultry
Turkey has a strong future within the Irish poultry meat sector
Turkey production will be a key growth area within the Irish poultry sector, according to Professor Geoff Simmons from Queen’s...
Pig/Poultry
The prospects for chicken remain very buoyant
The global chicken business continues to evolve and grow in all regions, according to Gary Millar – the business development...
Agri-Business
Profits drop at Skea Eggs despite increase in sales
Profits are down at Northern Ireland egg giant Skea Egg Farms despite an increase in sales, its latest accounts show....
N.Ireland
Avian influenza text service launched for Northern poultry farmers
A text service has been launched to keep poultry farmers and bird keepers updated with the latest avian influenza threats....
N.Ireland
Major poultry conference to take place in Co. Tyrone
A major poultry conference encouraging Northern farmers to keep ahead of the industry’s challenges is set to take place next...
N.Ireland
UK trade secretary slams ‘obsession’ with chlorinated chicken in post-Brexit deal
The UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, has blasted the media for its “obsession” with chlorinated chicken...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland a hotspot for poultry mega farms
Northern Ireland is one of the UK’s most prominent regions for the intensive farming of poultry, according to reports. There...
N.Ireland
NI farmers cleared of wrongdoing after RHI audit
Poultry and mushroom farmers have been cleared of suspected improper use of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in Northern Ireland....
Beef
Brazilian beef and poultry industry plunged into major scandal
Authorities in Brazil have suspended over 30 government officials in response to allegations that some of the country’s biggest meat...
Opinion
Free range egg producers have been treated despicably
It’s ridiculous that free range egg producers must re-label their cartons in the wake of the Avian Influenza outbreak. As...
N.Ireland
Poultry section of 2017 Balmoral Show cancelled due to bird flu
The poultry section of the 2017 Balmoral Show has been cancelled, Rhonda Geary, The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) Operations...
Pig/Poultry
Global poultry industry shaken by bird flu situation – Rabobank
The outlook for the global poultry industry in 2017 has been shaken by the bird flu situation, according to a...
Pig/Poultry
Video: 1,000 abandoned chicks 'put to sleep' in the UK due to bird flu risk
Some 1,000 chicks which were abandoned in the UK recently have been ‘put to sleep’ due to a case of...
Pig/Poultry
23,000 birds destroyed in the UK following suspected case of bird flu
A suspected case of bird flu in a poultry flock of approximately 23,000 birds has been announced near Redgrave, in...
