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She said: “The Dekalb White birds, hatched by Joice and Hill, are remarkably robust and have presented noticeably fewer challenges. Photo: Supplied
12-08-2025 | News

Joice and Hill Dekalb 500 White Egg club continues to grow

Over the last few weeks, highly pathogenic avian influenza has been reported in several locations across the UK. Photo: Canva
11-08-2025 | News

Summer surge in avian influenza cases worries UK poultry farmers

The UK and India have signed a Fair-Trade Agreement to reduce trade barriers and boost economic growth. Photo: Canva
08-08-2025 | News

UK-India trade deal retains tariffs on poultry and eggs

Iceland supermarket – the fourth largest retailer of caged eggs in the UK – has confirmed a new timetable to go completely cage-free across it egg supply by June 2027. Photo: Canva
29-07-2025 | News

UK’s Iceland supermarket reverses cage-free egg stance

The research follows a UK government consultation earlier this year on proposed changes to permitted methods. Photo: Mark Pasveer
23-07-2025 | News

Study launched to improve welfare in handling of poultry in Britain

Updated standards come into force toward the end of September and include a housing confinement contingency plan, responsible antibiotic usage, and AI and CCTV upgrades in abattoirs. Photo: Canva
17-07-2025 | News

RSPCA Assured: Tougher welfare standards coming

A recent petition signed by 50,000 UK consumers showed that British consumers wanted eggs sold to them to be British. Photo: Canva
22-05-2025 | News

Manifesto demands backing of British eggs

Following a meeting of European leaders – the first summit between the EU and the UK since Brexit in 2020 – it was agreed that the mutual export of agrifood products between the EU and the UK must occur again without certification, border controls or other red tape. Photo: Peter Roek
21-05-2025 | News

EU-UK trade agreement: What it means for agricultural products

Gary Ford from the British Free Range Egg Producers Association: “We welcome the fact that nearly 18 months after the RSPCA amended laying hen welfare standards were announced that the new standards have been finalised.” Photo: Henk Riswick
24-04-2025 | News

Changes to RSPCA’s Laying Hen Standards confirmed

Poultry tech, proteins, food security, health and in-ovo sexing in the spotlight
02-04-2025 | News

Poultry tech, proteins, food security, health and in-ovo sexing in the spotlight