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AVIAGEN has launched a new flock management app for its Ross customers that brings together its information resources for both parent stock and broilers. It features reference, monitoring tools and helpful calculators for farmers. See also: Download the new app The...
GLENRATH FARMS has recorded a 20% dip in pre-tax profits in its latest financial results, covering the year to 31 May 2020. Sales were unchanged at £53m with chairman Sir John Campbell saying: “My long-predicted turndown for the industry is firmly with us, given the...
JBS, the world's largest meat supplier, has been hit by a cyber-attack that has disrupted processing operations in the US and Australia. The company said in a statement that on Sunday, 30 May, it had "determined it was the target of an organised attack affecting some...
AVIAGEN’S Anne-Marie Neeteson has been awarded the British Poultry Council’s special merit award for 2019 – postponed because of the covid-19 pandemic. Ms Neeteson is global vice president of welfare, sustainability and compliance at the genetics giant. See also:...
OPTIFARM has announced the appointment of Russ Jones to its team. Mr Jones joins the firm after 30 years in the pig and poultry sector that has spanned equipment, nutrition and animal health. See also: UK poultry agri-tech firms win funding for expansion He also...
MOY PARK is to offer employees the covid-19 vaccination at work, initially at its Craigavon site in Northern Ireland. The firm employs 6,000 people in Northern Ireland and said it was working with the Public Health Agency and local health service providers to deliver...
TWO agri-tech firms exposed to the poultry sector have won a share of UK-Canada government funding aimed at helping agriculture meet its net-zero targets. In partnership with Canadian firm TrustBIX Inc, the UK's Arden Biotech has been awarded £248,000 to embark on a...
GOOD MEAT, a start-up that is pioneering lab-grown chicken meat, has secured $170m in funding to grow in scale. The company said the investment represented the single largest announced fundraiser in the cultured meat sector to date. See also: World’s largest egg...
NOBLE FOODS is set to launch an insurance scheme that it says will protect producers in its supply chain from the risk of events like avian influenza or a salmonella outbreak. NFU Mutual will offer the new product, which will cover avian influenza, salmonella, and...
CRANSWICK has said its poultry division performed better than expected following the ‘successful’ commissioning of its new processing plant in Eye, Suffolk. Revenues from the poultry division now account for 16% of group sales and were up 38.5% last year. See also:...
NOBLE FOODS has agreed to sell its luxury dessert brand Gü to private equity firm Exponent for an undisclosed figure. The egg packer bought Gü in 2010 and has developed it into a category leader for premium desserts at retail, with sales up 25% to £69m last year. See...
COBB EUROPE is celebrating the career of John Vincent, who is stepping down as director of business development at the firm. Mr Vincent has worked for the genetics giant for 38 years, contributing to research and development, technical services, and quality assurance....