Expanding the UK's free range egg industry carries risks, says BFREPA 6 Oct 2020 UK free range egg producers warn that the sector's rapid expansion risks oversupplying the market, driving down profits and reducing producer income.
2020 the 2nd Quality and Welfare Egg China Summit 15-16 October 29 Sep 2020 Sponsored Date: 15-16,October 2020
RSPCA urges UK residents to write to MPs ahead of Agriculture Bill vote 28 Sep 2020 The RSPCA is urging residents of Bradford, Yorkshire to write to their MP this week before a critical vote on the UK’s Agriculture Bill on 1 October.
Egg price comparison tool set for launch to free range producers 22 Sep 2020 The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) to launch Costings Portal that allows farmers to price compare eggs with other farmers.
Veterinarian: Rethink layer health programs with move to cage-free 7 Sep 2020 The poultry industry’s gradual switch to cage-free egg production has underscored the need to rethink disease-control programs and address health and welfare challenges unique to layers in these production systems, accor…
Special Report: Managing the health challenges of moving to free-range egg production 5 Sep 2020 More than 200 US retailers have agreed to switch to free-range egg production by 2025.
Training and management critical for cage-free egg production 4 Sep 2020 Training chicks and pullets so they are prepared for life in cage-free egg systems is critical to ensuring they meet their full productive potential, according to a leading veterinarian.
Thailand's CP foods embraces new cage-free farming initiative 27 Aug 2020 Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) voices its support for Thailand's Department of Livestock Development’s planned new standard on cage-free farming practices.
Thailand launches new standards for cage-free eggs 24 Aug 2020 Thailand’s Department of Livestock Development (DLD) is working on a new standard for cage-free farming practices to ensure humane husbandry for laying hens.
Time to 'give a duck': The Philippines duck industry 19 Aug 2020 “My only son was able to study because of these duck eggs,” shares Balut peddler Ronald Isidro, opening a sky-blue styropor box to reveal a steaming cluster of eggs.
Right skills critical to managing increases in Salmonella, coccidiosis associated with cage-free egg production 13 Aug 2020 Producers making the switch to cage-free egg production need to ensure they and their staff are properly prepared for managing potential increases in Salmonella and other health challenges associated with those systems.
Welfare groups highlight downsides of battery cages in Kenya’s poultry industry 6 Aug 2020 Though battery cages are becoming more popular among Kenya’s poultry producers, animal welfare groups caution that cages are harmful to birds.
India’s poultry farmers seek $2.7 billion of relief after COVID-19 panic 5 Aug 2020 India’s poultry industry needs a bailout after prices plummeted earlier this year due to incorrect social media speculation that chickens could spread the coronavirus.
How to stay sustainable while growing your poultry business 4 Aug 2020 Sustainable poultry operations that have made a name for themselves for high welfare standards and environmental stewardship may sometimes find it difficult to maintain the very ideals that made them successful.
Plan now for higher risk of bird flu in winter 3 Aug 2020 According to a new research study, the risk of the introduction of bird flu virus on poultry farms is four times higher in the months of November to February than in the summer months. Now is the time to start planning i…
Home detention sentence in New Zealand free-range egg fraud case 22 Jul 2020 An Auckland mad has been sentenced to 12 months of home detention for selling eggs labelled as free range even though they came from caged hens.
Sticking together: how Irish free-range egg farmers are navigating the bird flu outbreak 15 Jul 2020 Free-range egg farmers in Ireland have created their own group to address the ongoing challenges of the country’s avian influenza outbreak and navigate official supports.
GFP and VIV Qingdao team up to bring cage-free eggs to China 14 Jul 2020 Global Food Partners and VIV Qingdao launch a partnership to support China's egg industry transition towards cage-free egg production.
Colorado passes cage-free egg law after NGO lobbying 10 Jul 2020 New law stipulates that all Colorado eggs must be cage-free by 2025 as legislators move to head off more sweeping ballot measures.
Global Food Partners teams up with Impact Alliance to accelerate cage-free egg production in Asia 9 Jul 2020 The partnership will enhance animal welfare and sustainability commitments and help implement cage-free egg production in Asian markets.
