Sales of Boneless Turkeys Soar
UK - It is one of the most enduring images of the traditional Christmas dinner.

CLA Opposes Big Brother Proposals on Poultry Register
UK - Proposals that could see information collected by DEFRA under the pretext of increasing protection against bird flu - released to a much wider audience, have been described as a breach of trust by the CLA, the rural economy experts.

John Lewis Signs up with Red Tractor
UK - Leading department store, John Lewis, has become the first retailer to promote Red Tractor food in its public restaurants.

Don’t think short term over feed costs, urges BPC
UK - Poultry farmers, processors and politicians gathered in the House of Commons in London this week to review the year and to recognise distinguished service to the poultry sector.

New Website for Golden Promise Turkeys
UK - The new website launched by the Traditional Farmfresh Turkey Association (TFTA) this Christmas will make it easier to access a Golden Promise turkey from one of more than 800 stockists across the UK.

Organisations Unite Against Cost Sharing
UK - A coalition of livestock farming organisations from across the UK is calling on the Government to think again on its plans to transfer millions of pounds of the cost of dealing with animal disease outbreaks to livestock farmers still reeling from...

Supermarkets Awarded for Animal Welfare
UK - Marks & Spencer was named Compassionate Supermarket 2007 last night (Saturday 1 December) at an award ceremony in London by leading farm animal welfare charity Compassion in World Farming.

Broiler Waste Causing Botulism in Cattle
UK - There has been an increase in the number of cases of botulism in cattle in Northern Ireland in recent years.

Suffolk Avian Flu Epidemiology Report Published
UK - Defra has today published the initial epidemiology report into the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in Suffolk.

Reliance On Meat Imports Grows
UK - Manufacturing industries in the UK have been in decline for many years, with the economy increasingly focused on the financial sector.

BEIC Welcome Decision To Move Free Range Indoors
UK - The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has welcomed Defra’s decision to order free range birds inside within a limited area on the Suffolk/Norfolk borders, as both appropriate and timely to protect flocks from the risk of bird flu.

The Economic Pressures Awaiting Producers
UK - The poultry producers of the near future will face great economic turmoil, not due to the recent drama of Avian Influenza, but the threat of rising feed cost. This is the concern of Ted Wright, Chairman of the British Poultry Council, expressed in...

Bird Ban Lifted
UK - The ban on bird gatherings, shows and pigeon racing has been lifted in some areas of the UK.

Defra Specialists to Vote on Action Over Poor Pay?
UK - Animal health specialists at the forefront of the UK's fight against foot and mouth and avian flu are to ballot on industrial action after rejecting a pay offer that would deny any increase to the most experienced staff.

UFU Respond to EU Health Check Proposals
UK - The Ulster Farmers’ Union says it will be encouraging the EU Commission to deliver stability and simplification for farmers, following today’s launch of the Commissions CAP Health Check Proposals.