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BERNARD MATTHEWS has warned that more UK farms and food manufacturing sites could close without government action to strengthen supply-chain resilience, after confirming the closure of its Derby processing facility. The Shaftesbury Street site will cease operations by...
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NOBLE FOODS has begun an on-farm trial using acoustic monitoring and artificial intelligence to gather continuous information about laying hen welfare. The Innovate UK-funded project is being delivered with agri-tech businesses AgriSound and Aviasenze. It is initially...
WYNNSTAY GROUP has opened a new Humphrey Pullets office in Twyford and expanded its pullet-rearing capacity as it steps up investment in its poultry division. The new office, at Northfields House, Northfields, Twyford, will serve as a dedicated hub for the group’s...
HARBRO has acquired Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health’s business in Dalton, North Yorkshire, including its feed manufacturing plant and associated operations. The feed compounder said the acquisition would extend its geographical reach, broaden its product range...
Bird Brothers has appointed Lizzie Musk as producer relations manager as the egg business plans to expand its flock by an additional 500,000 birds in the coming years. Musk joins with 10 years’ experience in poultry management and will be responsible for developing...
ABN has confirmed that it intends to exit the UK monogastric compound feed industry and will explore options, including divestment, for its remaining feed mills. The decision was communicated in a letter shared with customers and suppliers and has been confirmed to...
LIVETEC has made a new version of its electronic Biosecurity Assessment Tool, eBAS, freely available to poultry producers following the launch of Defra-funded poultry biosecurity reviews. The reviews form part of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway and are intended...
Joice and Hill has estimated the financial effect of a salmonella contamination at its hatchery at approximately £2.1m after the incident forced a temporary closure and the suspension of deliveries in spring 2026. The contamination occurred between 23 March and 10...
Operations have resumed at 2 Sisters Food Group’s Willand poultry processing plant following a two-day shutdown, but the company is putting emergency water arrangements in place amid continued uncertainty over local supplies. The Devon site was forced to cease...
UK cage-free commitments monitored by Compassion in World Farming’s EggTrack initiative have reached an average transition rate of 97% across 71 reporting commitments. However, the animal-welfare NGO said only 31 of the 49 UK companies included in its assessment had...
L.J. Fairburn and Son Limited has reported a dip in turnover and profit for the year ended 30 September 2025, after an avian flu outbreak at one free-range site and wider egg shortages caused a temporary fall in volumes. The Lincolnshire-based egg production, packing...