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Egg producers urge next government to ban low quality imports
Egg producers have called on the next government to introduce a ban on lower quality, lower standard egg imports. The British Egg Industry Council…
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Whole of the UK declares itself free from high path bird flu
The whole of the UK has self-declared freedom from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), Defra has confirmed. The UK-wide declaration has been…
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Defra releases details of new £22m hen housing grant
The government has released new details of its new £22 million grant for laying hens and pullet housing, with an overall aim to boost health and…
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New grant of up to £500,000 to help farmers improve hen housing
A new grant worth up to £500,000 for hen housing will be available to laying hen and pullet farmers in England with flocks of 1,000 birds or more…
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UK food security in spotlight at British Pig & Poultry Fair
Food security is critical to the UK’s national security, and the government and supply chain need to do more to create a resilient and profitable…
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Seasonal worker visa route extended to 2029 amid labour shortages
The seasonal worker visa route has been extended until 2029 to address critical labour shortages in the farming industry, the government has…
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Inventions provide solutions for poultry shed cleaners
A Yorkshire agri-tech firm has developed an impressive remote controlled robot that cleans under multi-tier free range systems, reducing manual…
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Co-op introduces white eggs as part of free range pledge
Retailer Co-op has introduced white eggs across all its stores in a move which it says will better support British free range producers. The…
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RSPCA Assured pauses new laying hen standards by nine months
RSPCA Assured has extended the pause to the roll out of its new welfare standards for laying hens for a further nine months due to the concerns…
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UK’s array of rare and native poultry 'under serious threat'
The UK’s array of rare and native poultry is under serious threat due to bird flu, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) has warned in its latest…
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