Working conditions, working hours and a health and safety culture are the foundations to addressing the labour challenge across pig and poultry sectors
Feed contamination by mycotoxins is a growing and major challenge facing pig and poultry producers
The Food Standards Agency said the fine had reflected the serious nature of faking documents and jeopardising food safety
A new grant for hen housing with a budget of more than £20 million is expected to open up for initial applications at the end of June
Poultry farmers in England and Scotland will no longer have to change how their eggs are labelled during housing orders due to avian influenza, saving farmers from costly labelling requirements
This year’s Pig and Poultry Fair focuses on innovation, collaboration and sustainability, and hopes to share a positive outlook with producers on the year ahead
Keeping laying hens longer can help reduce the carbon footprint of egg production through increased lifetime performance.
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) is calling for targeted Government action to encourage more people to keep native pig and poultry breeds
The 'River Wye Action Plan' will offer £35m in grant support for on-farm poultry manure combustors in the Wye Special Area of Conservation catchment to facilitate the export of poultry manure to where it is needed
NFU Scotland said, proposals from Scottish Government of a ban on the use of enriched cages to house laying hens for egg production would lead to retailers importing eggs from elsewhere with ‘no better or potentially worse welfare standards'