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Chicken and duck ban for South of England Show
Chicken and ducks are to be banned from next week's South of England Show due to a new outbreak of Avian Influenza. Following confirmation of a case…
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Deans rolls-out plastic trays (again)
Deans Foods is to push on with its planned introduction of plastic egg trays. The conversion to plastic originally commenced last year but was put on…
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Yorkshire farmers break from packer
A group of free range producers in Yorkshire are to launch a new egg marketing company to deal directly with retailers. Eggsell Producers Ltd, a…
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On-farm stamping back on the agenda
Less than four years after overturning an EU proposal that would have forced producers to stamp eggs on the farm, the UK egg sector is now…
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Prices up but organic gloom grows
Organic price rises have done nothing to lift the gloom that now hangs over the future of the sector. As reports grow of producers planning to…
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Feeding for Organic egg production
With feed constituting a major component of any animal production system and in the case of egg production, the major cost, it is vital that every…
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Coccidiosis – providing immunity in the laying flock
In this month’s Ranger article we are looking at the options available to provide the pullet with good immunity against coccidiosis on the laying…
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Stonegate must be sold, says CC
The Competition Commission has ruled that Noble Foods must sell off Stonegate in order to maintain competition in the UK shell egg market. Noble had…
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Organic price rise on its way
Hard-pressed organic producers who have had to absorb unprecedented hikes in feed costs are finally in line for an egg price increase. The…
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Zoonoses legislation… Use eggs for confirmation, says BEIC
With new salmonella regulations due to be introduced by the EU next year, the UK egg industry is fighting to ensure that producers are not unfairly…
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