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Hy-Line UK Managing Director honoured by colleagues
Andrew Hignett, managing director of Hy-Line UK, has been honoured at two celebratory dinners in the first month of 2007. The first, hosted by Aled…
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Kärcher to provide practical help and advice for the poultry industry to prevent the spread of Bird Flu
New helpline and website offer farmers practical advice on boosting biosecurity 16 February 2007 Kärcher has launched a user-friendly website and…
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Fresh Turkey Sales Drop 30%
Fresh Joints and Cuts Most Severely Affected Wednesday February 21th 2007 OXFORD: The first sales data available since the Avian Flu outbreak at the…
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Clock ticking on ‘indoor’ free range
Over 100,000 free range layers risk losing their free range status if Defra fails to stamp out the outbreak of bird flu in Suffolk. The order to…
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Minimum shade area to double
The area of shade required for birds on range is set to double. Freedom Food standards already include the new regulation—which comes into force on 1…
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Third of price increase vanishes
More than a third of the price increase paid to producers in the past four months has already been wiped out by increased costs. That is the picture…
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From welder to egg collector
James Maclean can't wait to swap the relative comfort his farm workshop offers during the winter months for a few hours of free range egg production…
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Organic feed hits £300 a ton
Organic feed costs have rocketed to a record high of £300 a ton leaving producers facing a major financial crisis. They are telling packers that they…
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Can new contracts deal save Noble?
A new approach to producer contracts has emerged as a possible way to save the future of the threatened egg packing giant Noble Foods. The…
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Avian Influenza reports published
In response to the outbreak of avian influenza in Suffolk two reports have been published today: * Defra's interim epidemiological report into the…
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