editor@poultry.network
Experienced poultry workers can now gain the City & Guilds Diploma in Work-Based Agriculture (Poultry Production) through a new assessment-only route, without attending additional training. British Poultry Training (BPT) has introduced the “Assessment First Route”...
Poultry producers have been urged to reinforce biosecurity as migrating waterbirds increase the risk of fresh bird-flu incursions into Great Britain. The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s assessment, dated 30 September, raises the risk of highly pathogenic avian...
Moy Park increased operating profit by more than a third in 2025 despite processing fewer birds, as customer contract wins and operational changes helped improve performance. The figures come from the consolidated accounts of Moy Park Limited, the UK-focused poultry...
BRAZIL has moved closer to regaining access to the EU poultry market after European Commission inspectors found its controls on antimicrobial use could meet the bloc’s import requirements. The EU suspended Brazilian poultry imports from 3 September after the country...
Waitrose has said all of its fresh Christmas turkeys will be British and free range this year, in what it describes as a first for a UK supermarket. The retailer said the move would apply across its fresh festive turkey range and builds on its supply relationship with...
POULTRY producers have been urged to strengthen biosecurity ahead of an expected autumn increase in avian influenza, despite a sharp fall in European outbreaks over the summer. Scientists expect the arrival of migratory birds, alongside young birds without previous...
Dominic Smith is to become Cobb-Vantress’s general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as part of a leadership transition ahead of Roy Mutimer’s retirement in 2027. Mr Mutimer, currently vice-president of EMEA and Asia-Pacific (APAC), will continue...
Boparan Private Office has reported a 61% rise in turnover following the expansion of its poultry operations in the UK and Europe. Group sales reached £2.86bn in 2025, compared with £1.78bn a year earlier. Accounts for the 52 weeks ended 28 December 2025 show pre-tax...
Avara is to invest more than £100m over the next three years in its UK poultry operations, including upgrades to processing facilities, automation and new cutting technology. More than £40m of investment is planned in the current financial year, with the programme...
PILGRIM's EUROPE has completed a £6 million-plus redevelopment of Potton Farm in Cambridgeshire, replacing the site’s existing timber-framed poultry sheds with five larger steel-framed buildings. The company said the investment has increased the farm’s capacity by...
Joice and Hill has appointed Simon Bowden as its new sales director, succeeding Peter Cumbers later this year. Mr Bowden is currently the company’s area technical sales manager for the Midlands, West and Wales. He joined Joice and Hill in 2022 from Potters Poultry,...
UK poultrymeat self-sufficiency fell from 96% in 2020 to 83% in 2024 despite rising output, with the NFU warning that planning barriers are preventing producers from meeting growing demand. The union’s report, Ready to Grow: Unlocking British Farming’s Economic...