Andrew Large joins the British Poultry Council as chief executive

Poland ask for cage ban delay The Polish Government has asked the EU to delay the ban on the use of conventional cages for fives years. The ban is due to come into force on Janu... Cage ban under threat as Poland request extension of deadline Poland are applying to the EU for an extension of 5 years on the current deadline for the use of unenriched cages from the 1st January 2012 to the 1st... ‘Tremendous perceived value’ of farmgate turkeys Confidence in the long-term future of the traditional Christmas turkey market — with farmgate sales ’ticking all the right boxes for consumers&r... Government abandon beak trim ban The Government has announced that it plans to abandon the ban on beak trimming that was due to come into force at the start of 2011 – and the move has... Entries invited for new ABN Innovation Award ABN, partner of the Royal Agricultural Society of England’s British Pig & Poultry Fair, is offering £1000 in prize money to the winner of an exc... UK eggs amongst the safest in the World Figures released by Defra and the European Union show that the United Kingdom has done much better than other leading European egg producing countries... New EU salmonella report good news for British eggs The status of UK egg production as among the safest in the world has been reinforced by the results of the latest EU Salmonella report, with 99% of UK... Lion sponsors parliamentary pancake race British Lion Eggs and Egg Products have announced that they are to sponsor the Rehab Annual Parliamentary Pancake Race for the third consecutive year.... Norfolk turkey boss Bernard Matthews, 80, retires Norfolk turkey tycoon Bernard Matthews has retired as chairman of the company he founded 60 years ago. He stepped down from the main board of direc... Opinions divided in run-up to cage ban John Retson, the newly appointed chairman of the British Free Range Egg Producers Association, is not alone in his concern that the market could becom... Poultry farmers win mobile structure appeal Farmers are able to go ahead with using a mobile poultry structure having received a Certificate of Lawful Use at Appeal. The Planning Office had ... Mollie Kelly: co-founder of legendary turkey family Mollie Kelly, who with her husband Derek founded the country’s best known traditional Christmas turkey business, has died at home in Danbury, Es... Watercress Lane duck eggs scramble to meet demand Foodies will have noticed that towards the end of 2009 duck eggs reappeared on the menus of several top end restaurants and were featured by various c... Call to boost poultry industry skills A call was sent out this week to boost skills and training in the British poultry industry. Speaking at the British Poultry Council awards at the H... Extra security for Asda turkeys One supplier of Christmas turkeys to leading supermarket, Asda, has put the birds under 24-hour guard. Traditional Norfolk Poultry, the major suppl... Happy Eggs awarded 'Most successful grocery brand launched in 2009' The happy egg co., the free-range egg producer has been awarded ’most successful grocery brand launched in 2009’ by mySupermarket Insights... Egg yolks help reduce sight loss The Researchers from Massachusetts University in the US have proven that by eating egg yolks regularly, people over 60 may be able to reduce the risk ... Red Tractor–the gold standard for London 2012 games UK farmers and growers will play a major role at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games with news that the majority of food will be Red Tractor ... Europe will 'buckle' as member states fail to meet cage ban deadline Half of the hens currently in conventional cages in European Union states will fail to make the switch to enriched cages by the January 2012 deadline,... NFU lobbying maintains exemption for pig and poultry producers Lobbying by the NFU has seen the Government abandon plans to remove the existing waste exemption for the landspreading of poultry and pig carcass ash.... Lion roars for Noble Foods Noble Foods has announced that only Lion quality eggs will go into its egg processing facilities from next year. The announcement was made by the c... BEIC condemns government inaction British Egg Industry Council chairman Andrew Parker has blasted Government inaction after imported Spanish eggs were linked to two deaths and a spate ... New marketing appointment Kim French has been appointed marketing co-ordinator by G. E. Baker (UK) Ltd, where she will be responsible for a wide range of marketing functions. T... WHO warns of bird flu resurgence The World Health Organisation (WHO) have warned of a possible resurgence of bird flu amid new cases of the disease in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Tha... Anniversary cookbook with every turkey ordered Probably nobody has cooked turkey more often than Mollie Kelly — and now she’s passing on her lifetime’s experiences in a new cookbook rel... Government seeks protection for UK egg producers The Minister for Farming and Environment, Jim Fitzpatrick, has re-affirmed his determination to seek protection for UK egg producers from other EU sta... Pfizer Trainee Awards for pig and poultry industries Employees on pig and poultry farms in North Lincolnshire — Georgina Cherrill and Andrew Hall — are the 2009 winners of the Pfizer Trainee of the Year... On-farm stamping to be adopted into the Lion Code On-farm stamping is to be adopted as part of the Lion code from the end of this year. And the move has been welcomed by BFREPA chairman Tom Vesey. ... Sea Eagles threat moves counties Free range egg producers in Norfolk appear to have succeeded in their fight against plans for the introduction of sea eagles. But colleagues further s... Germany feels impact of cage ban British egg producers should take extra care to prepare themselves for the new legislation governing the use of cages in advance of an EU-wide ban in ... Spain and Italy will miss EU cage ban deadline Spain could be struggling to meet the EU’s 2012 deadline for a ban on the use of conventional cages. That was the message coming out of the Inte... EU should prepare for flood of sub-standard eggs expert warns Sub-standard eggs will flood into the EU as a result of the European Union’s ban on conventional cages. That is one of the conclusions of a new ... Chicken industry working with FSA to reduce campylobacter and salmonella By working closely with the Food Standards Agency the poultry industry has successfully reduced the risk to consumers from salmonella to low levels, n... Stocking density increase welcomed by the British Free Range Egg Producers Association The RSPCA has now agreed to an increase in the external stocking density on Freedom Food free range laying units. The Lion code was amended in Janu... RSPCA increase stocking density levels for free range producers The RSPCA has announced today that it will be increasing the maximum permitted outside range stocking density for free-range hens under the Freedom Fo... Largest Free Range Conference in UK promises to be an exciting day The British Free Range Egg Producers Association Conference 09 which takes place at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on 3rd December is expected to be ev... One producers battle with crop impaction Chickens do what chickens do and need close supervision in order to get the best performance possible. With this in mind there follows a report on ou... BFREPA chairman to speak at Severn Valley Poultry meeting The next meeting of the popular Severn Valley Poultry Discussion Group takes place in October – with BFREPA chairman Tom Vesey as guest speaker. The d... Growing appeal of Michaelmas goose The revival of the traditional celebration of Michaelmas by eating goose continues to grow as more families and restaurants see the appeal of seasonal... Help! My flock has skin problems This article was written specifically for the Ranger magazine by Crowshall Veterinary Services. The Ranger is the monthly magazine for free range egg ... Egg producers warned of 'Pullet Rush' The impending ban on conventional laying cages could well put extra pressure on pullet rearers and impact on the availability of pullets for free rang... Egg producer price reduced by two major packers Two of the major packers have cut payments to producers just two months after increasing their rates on the back of increased feed costs. But Stonegat... Poultry Passports benefit 2,000 individuals The Poultry Meat Training Initiative announced today that the scheme has successfully enrolled over 2,000 individuals from the poultry industry onto t... Hydor warms market with winterwarm announcement Agricultural ventilation experts Hydor Limited have extended their range of products for the poultry market with the announcement that the company is ... New poultry ventilation brochure from Hydor Salisbury based, agricultural ventilation experts, Hydor Limited, have produced a new A4, 40 page, full-colour brochure for the poultry market, demons... New evapoature cooling brochure from Hydor Agricultural ventilation expert, Hydor Limited, has produced a new publication on evaporative cooling. The sixteen page brochure, like all current Hyd... Ufac launches new website Specialist feed supplement manufacturer Ufac-UK has launched a new website, located at www.ufacuk.com The easy-to-navigate site provides informativ... Packers lower producer egg prices as feed falls Two of the major packers have cut payments to producers just two months after increasing their rates on the back of increased feed costs. But Stonegat... Palletline trusted with free range eggs - the ultimate fragile goods It looks like an insurmountable challenge – transporting fragile eggs through a pallet network whilst maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction... Supporting team chicken In previous Ranger articles we have likened the performance of the laying chicken to that of an Olympic athlete. In this article, we are looking at t...