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THE UK's best broiler farmers flocked to a prestigious new event celebrating excellence in broiler management in early March. The awards were hosted by breeding company Aviagen as part of its EPEF Club initiative in honour of producers who achieved an EPEF of at...
AVIAGEN has welcomed Harrison Davies as Broiler Technical Service Manager, supporting customers across the UK and Scandinavia alongside Sean Harrison. Harrison joined in mid-February, bringing a wealth of hands-on poultry experience to help producers achieve the...
AN early sign of a potential supply shortage developing in UK-raised fresh chicken has now appeared in one leading supermarket. Asda has become the first UK supermarket to break ranks on the long-standing commitment by the multiples to stock UK-sourced fresh chicken,...
The Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI) has added Selko® IntelliBond® Z, C and M to its database of branded feed ingredients, independently verifying that the total carbon values of these products meet all industry accepted sustainability standards. The Global Feed LCA...
TWO poultry processors have made significant investments in solar projects to power operations. East Yorkshire-based Soanes Poultry has commissioned a 1,648-panel array system, while Gressingham Foods is commencing construction on a 5,100-panel installation. See...
Leading Scottish egg company Glenrath Farms has reported a successful year in its latest annual financials. Glenrath declared an increase in post-tax profit from £6.90m to £16.03m, with turnover up by 17% to £90.97m in the year to May 2024. See also: Laying hen flock...
Discussing their mission to help transform agriculture through the discoveries and developments of science-led research, Dr Fiona Short and Paddy Tarbuck, Innovation Leads at UK Agri-Tech Centre, joined Tom Willings in the studio for another edition of the...
AVARA FOODS has posted a £55m pre-tax loss in its latest financial results, which cover the year to 31 May 2024. The poultry integrator, responsible for processing four million birds a week and employing 6,000 people, said it had restructured to create a more...
Noble Foodshas adopted bioacoustic technology for monitoring pollinators on its Purely Organic farms. This pilot project will deliver real-time insights into bee activity, enhancing farm biodiversity action plans and providing robust data to support the company’s...
BOPARAN'S proposed purchase of ForFarmers' Burston and Radstock feed mill sites has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority. The investigation has provisionally found that Boparan's purchase of ForFarmers' Burston feed mill site could reduce the...
Brakes, the foodservice wholesaler, has announced that it has become the first major wholesaler to lower stocking densities for its own brand fresh primary chicken range. The move, which was completed in January 2025, provides chicken with 20% more space to move...
ONE of the UK's leading independent egg producers has identified some key benefits contained in the government's 'new deal' for farmers, but maintains the plan is overshadowed by the new rules for inheritance tax(IHT). Despite the potential benefits from the...