Poultry

The Animal and Plant Health Agency map showing Avian Influenza (AI) outbreaks in Scotland is beginning to fill up due to a number of outbreaks in the centre of the country.  

Calls for the Government to work more closely with the poultry sector are growing following further outbreaks of avian influenza across both England and Scotland.

The anticipated joint venture between ForFarmers and Boparan could lead to farmers paying higher prices to feed their poultry, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found.

Pig and poultry farmers faced steep challenges in 2022 while other sectors fared better. Cedric Porter takes a look back at the year for the livestock sector

Hope that a bird flu vaccine may be in the offing is all that is keeping some poultry producers going after a terrible year.

The UK throws away enough poultry to make 800 million Boxing Day curries, while the amount of potatoes that are binned could cook up Christmas Day roasties to satisfy for the nation for the next 48 years, according to new figures from non-governmental org

Meat chiefs have reacted with anger after the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) refused to investigate adulteration of poultry feed in Poland.

The NFU is backing a group of poultry farmers who are taking their fight for avian influenza (AI) compensation to court.

The UK egg sector is facing a situation as catastrophic as the 2001 foot-and-mouth crisis, a prominent producer has warned.

Government disregard for farmers and food production has led directly to the growing food crisis, NFU president Minette Batters has said.