Flock management

As part of Britain's agricultural transition, the government has launched the Farming Innovation Program to support agri-tech innovation.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), a human resources trade body, says that the UK should temporarily allow more young people from the EU to participate in its labor markets to fix staffing shortages.…

Feed additive company NUQO has partnered with the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria to research the potential of metabolites from plants and seaweeds for the animal health and feed industry.

Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco’s animal nutrition division, is continuing its global webinar series with a focus on pullet rearing strategies to support producers’ investments in laying hens.

The OIE has been notified about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a poultry farm in Israel.

The bright and prosperous future of farmers and regional Australians depends on the Government getting its climate change commitments right, says Australia's National Farmers Federation (NFF).

A qualitative assessment carried out by Wageningen University Research (WUR) has found that the European Green Deal and Farm-to-Fork strategies have diverse and uncertain impacts on farm income.

US prices for organic soybeans used to feed swine and poultry have surged to record highs as imports decline, triggering price increases for food.

New policy analysis from AHDB looks at how the CAP is changing and how it compares with the UK's agriculture strategy.

Anpario has launched Optomega Algae, a sustainable feed supplement that provides a rich source of Omega-3 fatty acids for egg layers.

New reporting shows that the dearth of overseas workers has left UK poultry businesses without permanent staff and few workable solutions.

Australia's National Farmers Federation (NFF) has welcomed the government's new Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) method priorities, saying that they allow farmers to adopt a "whole of farm approach" when addressing agricultural emissions. …

This week's round-up of news from the global poultry industry includes USDA efforts to control salmonella outbreaks and an overview of China's livestock feed sector.

McDonald’s Corp set a new target to cut global greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, from the beef in its burgers to the light bulbs in its restaurants.

Australia's National Farmers Federation is celebrating the Governor General signing legislation that creates a dedicated agriculture visa.

The European Union and United States have joined the Global Methane Pledge, an initiative to reduce global methane emissions that will be launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in November.

The USDA has announced a $3 billion investment in agriculture, animal health and human nutrition as part of a new climate partnership initiative that will tackle the urgent challenges the face US farming.

China's huge livestock sector is facing a hike in feed costs as the country's worst power outages in years forces soybean crushing plants to close, diving down supplies and sending prices higher, analysts and industry participants said.…

Some direct-fed microbial additives with live cultures have been found to impact the efficacy of modified-live vaccines. Sanderson Farms’ Phil Stayer, DVM, said the firm made the findings relatively recently as part of w…

USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation are now accepting research pre-proposals on improved eggshell quality in cage-free layer flocks through 1 November.