18+ hour, 52+ min ago  (248+ words) Pig farmers in Scotland have welcomed a £2m emergency support package from the Holyrood Government, but say it's not enough to stop them losing money. An outbreak of African Swine Fever in Spain has... 13/07/26 Support for Scottish pig farmers, English farm…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (647+ words) Independent pig farmers in Scotland have welcomed a £2m emergency support package from the Scottish government but say it's not enough to stop them losing money. An outbreak of African Swine Fever in Spain has halted exports to countries like China…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (1070+ words) Chicken is big business with an estimated billion birds reared for food every year in the UK, six million of which are in Northern Ireland. Campaigners have for a long time voiced concern over the welfare and conditions these birds…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (765+ words) A family farm's plan to build chicken sheds to produce 1.36 million birds a year is being opposed by people living as far away as San Francisco in the US and Japan. E.F. Harrold Ltd has applied to create the facilities at…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (314+ words) Poultry have returned to the Royal Cornwall Show after years of absences caused by bird flu. Exhibitor Andrew Marment said the past five years had been tough, with Covid followed by repeated bird flu restrictions. He said fewer people were…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (876+ words) Pig farmers have warned that their industry is at "breaking point", as increasing numbers are choosing to sell their herds and leave the sector all together. An over-supply of pork in Europe, increased production costs and lower supermarket prices are…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (251+ words) The annual South Suffolk Show welcomed the return of poultry and falcons as about 12,500 people braved the grey skies for the event. The 137th incarnation of the show took place in Ampton near Bury St Edmunds on Sunday. It welcomed birds…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (461+ words) Two men who left behind corporate life to run a smallholding in Shropshire say they wish they had done it sooner. Jack Fleet and Tom Pearson met about 10 years ago - Fleet owned a care business and Pearson worked for a…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (575+ words) A mandatory housing order for poultry and captive birds across Northern Ireland will be lifted next week, however a ban on bird gatherings will remain in place. The housing order came into force on 6 November 2025 and will be lifted on…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (840+ words) The first volunteers in the UK have been immunised with a vaccine to protect against a potential bird flu pandemic. The vaccine targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide and has spread to some…...