A call for more research on air quality in cage-free housing 2 Jul 2019 Egg Industry Center at Iowa State University launched a challenge grant encouraging research on cage-free housing air quality.
Enriched cages do not provide a “life worth living” for laying hens 26 Jun 2019 It’s often said that UK farming has the highest animal welfare standards in the world, and yet animal welfare is the top concern amongst many UK shoppers. If British legislation on farm animal welfare is considered world…
2019 Cage Free Egg China Summit held in Shanghai 25 Jun 2019 There is a wholesale shift toward cage-free production underway worldwide, said IQC China in a recent report. A major driver of the transition is global food brands' “2025 cage free” commitments. Successful transition re…
European initiative offers training for cage-free production 13 Jun 2019 Ten North American farmers and poultry experts were offered the opportunity to participate in a pilot programme designed to prepare them for the transition to cage-free egg production.
Five steps to going cage-free in China 12 Jun 2019 Sponsored The organisers of the 2019 China Cage Free Egg Summit offer their top tips for going cage-free successfully.
Arable farmers turning to free range chickens to help secure future after Brexit 11 Jun 2019 The idea of free range chickens as a profitable diversification is appealing to an increasing number of arable farmers.
Why cage-free? And why now? 11 Jun 2019 Sponsored Ahead of the 2019 Cage Free Egg China Summit in Shanghai, we investigate China’s transition to cage-free egg production.
How solar lightens the load for free-range egg farming 28 May 2019 For free-range farmers, solar energy and ground-source heating could prove a powerful combination.
Find out how cage-free egg production will come to China 24 May 2019 Sponsored An event preview of the 2019 Cage Free Egg China Summit
Union joins Glenrath and Tesco to discuss converting to barn eggs 22 May 2019 NFU Scotland met with representatives from the Campbell family of Glenrath Farms and Tesco to discuss their conversion to a barn system.
Poultry waste-to-energy power plant to open in Singapore 22 May 2019 Acromec, a specialist engingeering service provider has signed an agreement with a local poultry farm to convert poultry waste into energy.
Nominate your heroes from the free range egg sector 21 May 2019 The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) is calling for nominations for Britain’s most cracking companies and individuals in the free range egg sector.
We all need to work together to make cage-free a commercial success 17 May 2019 The British egg industry is on the brink of major re-investment into cage-free systems.
Laying the groundwork for positive change 15 May 2019 Sponsored Annie Rayner, programme manager and Øistein Thorsen, commercial director, FAI Farms discuss FAI's role in the Chinese egg market.
On challenging caged-egg production 15 May 2019 Sponsored The Poultry Site interviews Katherine Ma who works with Lever Foods to advocate for better animal welfare and sustainability in China's food industry.
Turkish egg production sees gains, but broiler production in a slight decline 14 May 2019 Hen egg production was 1.7 billion units Hen egg production increased by 5.2 percent in March compared with the previous month, and increased by 2.6 percent compared with the same month of the previous year. 100 millio…
Shedding light on the transition to cage-free eggs in China 10 May 2019 Dr Chuanwu Xiong, CEO of Integrated Quality Consulting, speaks with The Poultry Site on what to expect in the Chinese egg industry in the next 5-10 years.
Eggs, chickens and the end of malnutrition 3 May 2019 With chickens being the most farmed land animal on the planet, the world is waking up to their potential to address global food poverty.
Ancestral wisdom: flock management 1 May 2019 Relating your birds’ daily habits and practices to their evolutionary past can reveal their natural patterns of behaviour – and provide important lessons for keeping them healthy and happy.
Sainsbury’s barn egg decision: BFREPA responds 30 Apr 2019 According to several media reports, Sainsbury’s has decided it will no longer sell barn eggs from 2020.