13+ hour, 44+ min ago   (364+ words) Poultry producers are being urged to maintain strict biosecurity as hot, dry conditions contribute to an earlier-than-usual rise in salmonella cases. Cases have risen across breeder, broiler, and layer units, likely due to early harvest and extended warm weather, causing…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1822+ words) Unlike last year when all three finalists were egg producers, this year sees three poultrymeat producers vying for the coveted title. See also: FW Awards 2026: Meet the finalists Mark Gorton © Jason Bye Starting out with just 12 turkeys and an entrepreneurial…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1123+ words) Lower-than-average scanning and rearing percentages on a Denbighshire sheep farm persuaded a father and daughter team to seek help for a solution. As they discovered, it is rare to get a quick, one-fix solution for improving flock productivity and health....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (291+ words) Pilgrim’s Europe has completed a biodiversity monitoring trial across 40 livestock farms, using AI-powered birdsong technology to measure bird populations and wider ecosystem health. The project involved 10 broiler farms in Lincolnshire and 30 pig farms in Norfolk, where acoustic recording devices were…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (400+ words) May tends to be a quieter time on the farm here. With lambing out of the way and silaging normally starting at the end of the month, it gives us a few weeks to get to some of the other…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (408+ words) The UK poultry sector is likely to be come increasingly reliant on imports if tough UK planning restrictions continue to block grower base expansion, visitors to this week’s British Pig and Poultry Fair in Birmingham were warned. Major meat processor…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1105+ words) It was in 2006 when Great Britain last had an outbreak of Newcastle disease. With cases now confirmed in western Europe, it is possible that this highly contagious avian virus could return. The UK’s commercial laying and breeding flocks are routinely…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (443+ words) Defra has played down claims that its records of the UK poultry population are “misleading and inaccurate”, insisting its numbers are fit for purpose. See also: 8 ways to prepare for tighter rules on water quality According to the report, “at…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (495+ words) Pig and poultry organisations have hit back at attempts by green lobby groups to denigrate their sectors based on ammonia emissions, calling the latest efforts “another concocted outrage”. A campaign launched by welfare group Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) and…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (349+ words) A new research project investigating the threat of viruses in UK vining pea crops hopes to provide pea growers with clearer information on when and how to implement control measures. Shifting weather and drilling patterns means virus infection is becoming…...