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BFREPA launch calendar photographic competition Then get snapping for the competition of the year? BFREPA have teamed up with Vencomatic to offer a whopping £500.00 first prize for the best free ... New Lion Code comes into force The new Lion code of practice has been completed and is scheduled to come into force this month. It was expected to be distributed to subscribers a... Sainsbury's to remove 'caged egg' ingredients Free range producers have welcome the announcement by Sainsbury’s that it is ending the sale of cage eggs a year ahead of schedule. The supe... Where now for small cage producers? Many smaller egg producers are likely to be lost to the industry when the EU’s ban on conventional cages comes into force in 2012, according to ... Conventional hen cages - Their days really are numbered Egg producers attending the Poultry Association of Northern Ireland (PANI) conference were told quite clearly that the chances of a derogation being o... Packing centre to close Noble Foods has announced that it will be closing its Holsworthy packing operation, which is based in north Devon, as the packer continues to improve ... Egg producers get increase as Nobles responds to feed prices Noble Foods has taken swift action to offset the impact of a sudden surge in feed prices and has increased its free range producer price by three penc... UK Introduces New Poultry Standards The contents of a new EU broiler welfare directive issued last week by DEFRA for consultation with the poultry sector prior to implementation in 2010,... Valentine’s Day might come late for goose this year An increasing number of goose eggs will go on sale this spring as producers seek to cater for growing interest from consumers, retailers and restauran... Good future for traditional Christmas turkey despite hard times Despite the recession farmgate sales to the local community remain a growth area, according to Paul Kelly, managing director of turkey poult suppli... How much range for free range layers? As we know, a new year is always a good time to take stock of what we are doing and why we are doing it. The latter part of last year saw discussio... The new zoonoses legislation in brief Since 1st February 2008 - National Control Programme for Laying Flocks Sampling and testing programme at: - day-old and 2 weeks before transfer ... Hot air balloons responsible for deaths The issue of low flying aircraft and the effect they can have on laying flocks has been making headlines again recently. Caplor Farm in Herefordshi... Packer price reductions leads to grader surge An increasing number of producers are looking into installing their own on-farm grading and packing facilities. A combination of tighter margins, r... Accurate records are the key to success for any free range egg producer It is essential that all free range egg producers, regardless of size, keep accurate records, for the following reasons: • To monitor flock perform... Organic egg production - For how much longer? During 2008, the financial problems that we are and will be facing have led to a reduction in the sales of organic eggs. Fortunately for the free ran... Organic holiday floated An idea to ease the pressure on struggling organic producers has been floated in a consultation document prepared by Organic Farmers and Growers, the ... Pig and Poultry LIVE 09 - Have YOUR say.... Producers and supply chain businesses looking to make a positive contribution to the industry are showing strong interest in Pig and Poultry LIVE 09, ... Sainsbury's make decision to sell only free range eggs from 5th February Sainsbury’s has announced that from 5th February it will no longer sell eggs from battery hens. Sainsbury’s is the first major retailer to... China alert over bird flu death China has issued an alert against bird flu following the death of a 19-year-old woman from the disease. The woman died after she came into contact... New managing director at Joice and Hill Nick Bailey has been appointed Managing Director of Joice and Hill Poultry Ltd taking over from Robert Haynes who becomes part-time Chairman. &rsqu... Poultry technical meetings in South East of England Free range egg producers in the South East of England are being offered the chance to attend a series of funded meetings in 2009, as part of an initia... Cooling reduces bird mortality in Shepton Mallet The Hydor evaporative cooling system has been installed in two sheds holding 54,000 broilers on Steanbow Farm in Shepton Mallet. Originally develo... Chinese mainland resumes live poultry shipments to HK After a 21-day suspension due to a bird flu case, live poultry shipments from the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong resumed on Monday, regulators said her... BAU embarks on poultry improvement project Rs 1.93 crore has been sanctioned to Birsa Agricultural University by Indian Council of Agricultural Research to develop poultry suitable for farming ... Korea beefs up its bird flu defenses The Korean government said yesterday that it has strengthened inspections at airports and harbors following several bird flu outbreaks in many mainlan... China cull amid bird flu outbreak More than 370,000 chickens have been culled in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu after an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, say officia... Fresh bird flu outbreak in India Authorities in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal say they have identified the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in thousands of dead chickens. ... Bird flu found in chickens in eastern China Authorities in eastern China have killed more than 300,000 fowl after bird flu was discovered in chickens, the Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday. V... Bird flu threatens poultry sales in Cambodia at New Year Cambodian poultry vendors feared the latest case of bird flu would once again hit demand for chickens and ducks, just weeks before the Chinese New Yea... West Bengal to cull poultry over bird flu Hundreds of veterinary workers in West Bengal will begin killing up to 15,000 chickens and ducks on Tuesday as authorities tried to contain the latest... New layers feed range - advanced nutrition from ABN A new commercial layers feed range has been launched by leading monogastric feed firm ABN, designed to maximise productivity from today’s breeds... Free range egg packer develops new computer system John Bowler Agriculture has spent the past two years developing its own touch-screen computer control system aimed at helping free-range egg producers... 250000 birds culled after bird flu outbreak in Assam India has culled at least 250,000 birds in Assam to contain an outbreak of bird flu among poultry, a government official said. At least 950 health ... Russia raises 2009 above quota Import Duties for poultry and pork The Russian government said Friday it had decided to raise as of Jan. 1, 2009 for one year the import duty for pork to 75% of the contract price. B... Livestock breeders fight against cheap imports Inundation of imported poultry products in the market has forced the livestock breeding sector to take stronger measures to help domestic breeders rai... Hong Kong awaits test results to find cause of avian flu outbreak A health official of Hong Kong said here Saturday laboratories in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland will study carefully test results for the samples... Fresh poultry deaths in Assam Fresh deaths of poultry were reported from across bird flu-hit Assam on Saturday even as the Centre asked the state government to complete culling ope... Salmonella – a look back over the past year and into the future As 2008 draws to a close we must now review what has happened with Salmonella monitoring and control on farm, how it has affected industry and what im... Quality speakers address conference NFU president Peter Kendall stepped into the debate over prices paid to farmers when he addressed members of the British Free Range Egg Producers Asso... Oh Dear, Winter Is Here Again! This is the time of year when some free range egg producers are able to thank their lucky stars that the hens are in warm and dry houses. Oh, are the... Salmonella insurance schemes welcomed by egg producers Two leading packing companies have prepared schemes to insure egg producers against the threat of salmonella. Noble chief executive Peter Thornton ... Indian state culls 300000 poultry in bird-flu outbreak Around 300,000 chickens and ducks have been slaughtered in the past two weeks in the northeast Indian state of Assam in the latest outbreak of bird fl... How will the new stocking limits affect you? Nitrate Vulnerable Zones by Jill Scrivener of Reading Agricultural Consultants The Legislation New legislation in relation to Nitrate Vulnerabl... Guangdong suspends live poultry shipments to HK on bird flu concerns A 21-day suspension of live poultry shipments from Guangdong Province to Hong Kong has been imposed for fear of deadly avian flu spreading, an officia... Plans call for countrys largest poultry market in capital city The capital city will soon have the country’s largest poultry market under plans for Ha Vi Wholesale Poultry Market in Thuong Tin District revea... Ban on poultry transportation in Assam as bird flu spreads With bird flu spreading to at least three districts since it was first detected in a village in Hajo block in Kamrup (Rural) district in November, aut... Emo chooks cry fowl Sensitive chickens are demanding the right to stay indoors following a stoush between consumer group Choice and the Australian Egg Corporation, which ... Bird flu detected in Assam, culling on Culling operations began on Friday after blood samples of poultry of Hajo revenue circle of Kamrup (Rural) district tested positive for bird flu for t... Help for IPPC producers The NFU is hosting a series of workshops at Stoneleigh, York, Taunton and Newmarket to help IPPC pig and poultry producers who, in the next year, have...