poultry

Copying this DEFRA news item here as it will be seen more and has big implications, especially for those in the Wye catchment High court ruling on Farming Rules for Water Written by Defra Press Office Today...

438: British Pig & Poultry Fair round up Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board We bring you some of the highlights from the British Pig & Poultry Fair that took place at the NEC, where contingency planning for African Swine Fever (ASF) was among the topics of AHDB's theatre...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland A second human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (bird flu) was reported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday (Wednesday, May 22) in the state of Michigan, in the United States. The person infected is a worker on a dairy...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister, Andrew Muir visited the “first facility” in the world to operate using poultry litter as its “sole feedstock”. The Steam BioEnergy (SBE) plant near Ballymena, Co. Antrim...

Aye-up, hope nobody minds me posting this here, not much point in putting it in the classified section, being so specific. Hands up, I made a cock up and ordered a full tonne too much Heygates Duck and Goose pellets, in 20kg bags. We have half a tonne in the feed shop already and the tonne...

Bird flu detected at Victorian egg farm as authorities test for pathogenic H5N1 strain Written by Calla Wahlquist from the Guardian Authorities are yet to determine if the strain of avian influenza detected at the Meredith farm is the high pathogenicity subtype H5N1 Follow our Australia news...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Danske Bank’s head of agribusiness, Rodney Brown, has confirmed a ‘steady as she goes’ perspective for most farm sectors in Northern Ireland at the present time. He is also indicating that farmers must act to continually improve efficiency levels...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland AgriSearch is hosting a farm walk on red clover establishment as part of the ZeroNsile project in partnership with Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE). The farm walk is set to take...

The Smaller Abattoir Fund: increase in intervention rate and grant amount Written by Owen Marlow Credit: M. Shattock In December, we shared details of a new capital grant to support smaller abattoirs in England, offered through the Smaller Abattoir Fund. To recognise the cash flow...

Looking to up their funding by kicking farmers, not one mention of water companies or sewage!

Big changes are on their way at RT. We know this. I know that many would like to see the back of RT (and any similar assurance brand) completely. Personally I think it COULD work, provided it can bring value above cost to the producer. I guess the second, bigger review into RT will be kicking...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland With breaks of sunshine in between cloud, day one of Balmoral Show yesterday (Wednesday, May 16) brought thousands of visitors to the Eikon Exhibition Centre location in Lisburn. Among the guests of honour at the event organised by the Royal Ulster...

Introducing Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare grants Written by The Team Credit: Matt Cartney. Crown Copyright. Next month, a new grant for hen housing will be available to laying hen and pullet farmers in England with flocks of 1,000 birds or more. We've just published the guidance...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Scottish rural secretary Mairi Gougeon said problems with securing migrant labour in seasonal and seafood processing still “loom large” despite the extension to the Seasonal Workers Scheme. Gougeon said this is because the domestic market has...

Is the Livestock sector, especially sheep and beef at a significant crossroads? The present long overdue higher prices for sheep may not mean that there will be an increase in production. Statistically there will be a significantly lower lamb crop this year, so it is likely that prices will...

So, things have changed a little, organic is the old school, flat cap wearing, tweed kinda feel. Regenerative is the new kid on the block, rather edgy, slick style but promising a down to earth feel. So in the marketing eyes of the British Retail Consortium who are they going to run with? Who...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said the extension to the Seasonal Workers Scheme will be a “huge relief” for the horticulture and poultry sectors that “rely on seasonal workers”. In its response to John Shropshire’s Independent Review into...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The World Bank has today (Tuesday, May 7) launched ‘Recipe for a Livable Planet’ – the first comprehensive global strategic framework for mitigating agri-food system emissions. It shows how the system that produces the world’s food can cut greenhouse gas...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The owners of an upland farm in Co. Antrim have purchased additional land and invested significantly in diversification and automation to help secure the future of the family’s third generation of farmer. Timmy and Karen Rea, who farm 260ac of land...

I am currently with Pozitive energy for my import, which is now costing over £1400/ month, on an actual useage of £17.90 worth of electric. This month the Distribution fxed chargs has doubled from £12.52 per day to £25.28 per day this is for a 100kVa supply. I realise that I need to pay to...