Poultry

As the UK prepares to sign trade deals with several countries, including the USA, concerns have grown that the food service sector may move to take advantage of low standard imports in future. Abi Kay reports.  

Industry leaders have reacted angrily to comments from the new Trade and Agriculture Commission chairman, who called for an end to the ‘alarmism’ around chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef on his first day in post.

British farmers must not bear the brunt of food price cuts as supermarkets look to win the custom of cash-strapped shoppers feeling the effects of the coronavirus crisis, the NFU has warned.

The poorest households in the UK are the least likely to want low standard food to be available as a result of new trade deals, research by Which? has found.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) ‘stands ready’ to assess the safety risk of chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef, its chief executive Emily Miles has said.

An environmental charity has come under fire from farmers, after it ‘recklessly’ claimed poultry farms in Wales were polluting rivers in the region.

Strong export sales helped pig and poultry processor Cranswick increase sales by 16 per cent to 1.66 billion and profits by 14 per cent to 105 million in the year to the end of March.

Tim May has made some big changes to the Kingsclere estate over the past decade, shifting from entirely arable to incorporate grassland and three livestock enterprises. Clemmie Gleeson finds out more.

Farming in his own right is a life-long dream of Fraser Murray’s, so when he got the opportunity to take on some land of his own, he decided to think outside the box to get the wheels in motion. Hannah Park finds out more.

The US’s largest beef processors have been ordered to provide information in relation to anti-competitive practices during the pandemic.