Ryan Johnson

Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee have voted for a reduction in subsidies going to intensive farming under the common agricultural policy as of 2021.

GLOBAL - A probiotic aimed at eliminating a disease which costs the world poultry industry $6 billion a year is being developed by a Lincoln/China collaboration in the fight against a global antibiotic crisis

IPPE panel discussion focused on worker safety regulations, pathogen evaluations and solutions for wastewater

UK Government responds to the RSPCA and BVA's call for delayed slaughter figures to be released to the public

USA - The Poultry Site had boots on the ground at IPPE 2019 to bring you the latest insight from the biggest poultry event of the year

According to reporting by Thomson Reuters, farmers in 45 countries still use antibiotics to boost animal growth

Consumer demands will have a huge impact on feed production and animal protein

As the political appetite for improvements to live animal transport increases, the BVA urges the government to put welfare at the centre of any decision-making with regards to moving livestock inside and out of the UK

Quickly identifying the source is key to stopping outbreaks of foodborne illness

The British Egg Industry Council calls for stronger deterrents for food fraud after news of an egg trader in the Netherlands was convicted of fraudulently selling contaminated eggs as fit for human consumption.

USA - A breakthrough dual action product, designed to accelerate the development of a fibre-degrading microbiome, has been launched by AB Vista at the IPPE Expo in Atlanta, USA.

Griffiths Family Farms are investing in new laying and rearing facilities in anticipation of major UK retailers and food services removing colony eggs by 2025

All of the major UK food and drink trade industry bodies have written to Defra, asking for non-Brexit consultations on hold.

New research using viruses that infect salmonella bacteria could halve the time it takes to detect the foodborne pathogen

Birds and poultry from KUWAIT are prohibited from entering the UAE

New virtual reality system allows consumers to obtain information on how turkeys are raised in the US

Wayne Farms LLC, one of the top-six poultry producers in the United States, has chosen SmartPro™ NF incubators from NatureForm and Pas Reform for its hatchery upgrade project in Decatur, Alabama.

UAE - The import of live birds and poultry products from Kuwait has been banned in the UAE following the outbreak of a bird flu strain.

UK - Vencomatic Poultry UK Ltd has announced a partnership with market leader Noble Foods, to offer a high-welfare barn production system as part of their cage-free 2025 commitment.

UK - On Wednesday 6 February the House of Lords passed a Statutory Instrument (or SI) to allow the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) to continue to register veterinary surgeons from the European Economic Area (…