Poultry top stories POULTRYThe poultry industry's response to total cage ban proposalsA strong industry response to a vocal home-grown animal welfare lobby has already propelled the UK to the forefront of the global move away from cage systems. Despite that, pressure… POULTRYEgg shortage warning as producers suffer continuing lossesA shortage of eggs in the shops is being predicted as higher retail prices are only partially passed back to farmers. Analysis by the British Free Range Egg Producers Association… POULTRY5 tips for farmers who want to market their own eggsThe public’s appetite for eggs remains strong, with consumers eating, on average, 202 eggs each a year – roughly 50 more than they were in 2004, according to British Lion… LAYERSHow a free-range egg producer expanded local direct salesDirect sales have been the business model at Ty Mawr Farm, Monmouthshire, since egg production was first established at the farm. Sixty years on, and the Country Fresh Eggs enterprise… POULTRYFW Awards 2022: Poultry Farmer of the Year finalistsStrong marketing, tight business control and high-quality production characterise all three finalists in this year’s poultry category, which covered both the egg laying and broiler growing sides of the industry.… POULTRYOn-farm poultry manure pelletisers: the options and costsWith rules on farm emissions getting tougher, poultry equipment companies have reported a surge in demand for systems that turn manure into a stable, sanitised, saleable fertiliser. Dorset Green Machines… HEALTH AND WELFAREScientists join forces to tackle avian influenza outbreaksGovernment agencies and departments have joined forces with the UK’s top scientific bodies in a major drive to tackle future avian flu outbreaks. The move has been made in the… Poultry news LIVESTOCKPrentis confirms Defra consultation to ban cages in farmingDefra has confirmed it will bring forward consultations on the use of cages for laying hens and farrowing crates for pigs, following a petition calling for the end to the… POULTRYPoultry sector welcomes 2,000 extra visas, but more neededThe poultry industry has welcomed a government pledge to make an additional 2,000 Seasonal Worker visas available for this year – but insisted more visas may be needed in the… POULTRYDisease concerns grow as avian flu hits Scotland’s wild birdsHighly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is causing concern in Scotland after reports that thousands of wild birds across the country have succumbed to the disease. The RSPB said Shetland appeared… POULTRYNew Tesco contracts for under-pressure British egg suppliersTesco has updated the feed tracker contracts to its five shell egg suppliers in a show of support to producers who are grappling with eye-watering inflation and soaring feed and…
