Poultry

Despite growing up with beef and sheep on a hill farm in Mid-Wales, a young Welsh farmer has chosen a career in poultry and is expanding his business at a fast pace

Poultry and other captive birds will be allowed to be kept outside from May 15

UFU says the decision reflects the hard and work and commitment of birdkeepers

British Poultry Council urges Government to double down in UK-US trade talks

Avian influenza remains a hot topic within the poultry sector, as cases continue to emerge in commercial poultry, captive birds and wild bird populations

Assurance body issues 'compromise' extending terms of requirements

A new digital platform has been launched to help poultry producers with biosecurity management and response to disease threats

From midnight on April 7, keepers in Cumbria, County Durham, Northumberland and Tyneside must house their birds. This extension is in addition to those housing measures already in place

Currently, after 12 weeks, free-range poultry has to be labelled as indoor reared when mandatory housing measures are introduced in response to bird flu