January 10, 2008
‘Act now on threat to farms’
JANUARY 2008: The rising cost of animal feed due to poor global harvests and growingcompetition from bio-fuels means that many farmers are being forced tosell their livestock at a loss, it is claimed.
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January 10, 2008
Sheep farmers ‘miss transport rules deadline’
January 10, 2008: The National Sheep Association is concerned that many sheep farmers who have endured a horrible autumn and winter dealing with the disease and cost issues facing them, will not have fully grasped…
January 10, 2008
Chicken Run – NFU and Poultry Council hit back
JANUARY 10, 2008: Chickens reared for meat are not ‘battery’ farmed and poultry producers in the UK are fed up of hearing the claim repeated – that was the message from the British Poultry Council…
January 10, 2008
Supermarket hits back in poultry furore
JANUARY, 10 2008: Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has hit back at criticisms that the poultry meat and eggs on sale in its stores are derived from systems which involve animal suffering.
January 10, 2008
Sheep tagging rules clarified
JANUARY 10, 2008: An expert from tag specialists, Ritchey has announced that Defra has issued further clarification relating to the new rules on sheep double-tagging, due to come into force on January 11.
January 10, 2008
BHS condemns horse horror
JANUARY 2008: The British Horse Society (BHS) has condemned a Buckinghamshire horse establishment where more than 30 horses have been found dead.
January 10, 2008
Soil Association organic chickens truly range free
January 10: The Soil Association has applauded the campaigning efforts of celebrity chefs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Jamie Oliver to improve the welfare standards of chicken production.
January 9, 2008
Mixed reactions to ‘Chicken Run’
January 2008: There are mixed reactions among farmers to Hugh's Chicken Run, the programme being screened nightly on Channel 4, about chicken production systems.
January 9, 2008
Call for ‘cool farming’
JANUARY 2008: Agriculture is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions and urgent changes need to be made if it is to be changed from a key contributor to climate change to a…
January 8, 2008
More stores only stock free range eggs
JANUARY 2008: Major stores have started clearing their shelves of eggs from caged birds four years before the introduction of a new EU law to stop birds being kept in tiny cages.
January 7, 2008
27% rise in farm bankruptcies
The number of farms and farm-related businesses to go bust last year rose by 27% from 2006, and recorded a higher failure rate than any other industry, according to analysts Experian.
