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More than 2 million chickens to be raised at planned factory farm each year
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (403+ words) PLANS have been put forward for a factory farm in North Yorkshire which would house 360, 000 broiler chickens. Forest Poultry Ltd has submitted plans for the factory farm on land south of York Gate Farm, in Underlands Lane, Melmerby, near Ripon....
East Yorkshire poultry firm boosts safety skills across workforce
2+ week, 6+ day ago (155+ words) A commitment to workplace safety has led to new skills and confidence for an East Yorkshire business. Nine team members at Soanes Poultry in Middleton on the Wolds recently completed the IOSH Managing Safely course. The training covered key health…...
Island man's cracking hobby produces rare black chickens
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (419+ words) IT BEGAN with a simple idea and a few eggs ordered online " and has since grown into a hobby that now includes some of the rarest black chickens in the world. For Newport's Darren Cooley, what started as curiosity has…...
When three Herefordshire farmers had a beef with a minister
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (389+ words) THREE local farmers were so incensed with what they saw as injustice against the farming world and specifically the threat to British meat, they took to the road back in the 1990s. They put up a total of 12 signs on seven…...
Thousands oppose new chicken breeder farm plans
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (481+ words) Plans for a new chicken breeder farm have sparked outcry from thousands of animal rights supporters. A petition from campaign group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), signed by more than 13, 000 people, has urged West Oxfordshire District Council…...
East Yorkshire poultry company named a finalist in national awards
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (153+ words) A poultry business in East Yorkshire has been named a finalist in a national industry award. Soanes Poultry, based in'Middleton on the Wolds,'has reached the final for Poultry Business of the Year at the National Egg and Poultry Awards....
Bird flu vaccine trial begins to fight "real possibility" of virus threat for humans
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (550+ words) Yahoo News UK Experts warn that while the virus is "evolving and spreading" rapidly among animals, and does not yet easily transmit between people, the potential for human-to-human transmission must be treated "as a real possibility". This trial represents a…...
Poultry farm wants four broiler units for up to 200, 000 chickens
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (221+ words) A poultry farm looks set to apply for permission for four broiler units to accommodate up to 200, 000 chickens in total. RM & K Whittaker Poultry Ltd has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping report to Cheshire East Council in relation…...
Urgent call to rehome hundreds of hens in Bromley this weekend
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (244+ words) More than 385 ex'commercial hens are urgently in need of new homes in Bromley, with a rehoming day taking place this weekend. The hens are former commercial egg'laying birds, around 18 months old, and campaigners say many may have never experienced grass…...
Welfare, imports and planning to dominate debate at British Pig & Poultry Fair
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (566+ words) Farmers and producers are set to gather for the latest discussions shaping the future of UK food production. The British Pig & Poultry Fair, taking place in May at the NEC in Birmingham, will bring together voices from across the supply…...