Essex turkey producer Paul Kelly is inviting people in the sector to join the Worshipful Company of Poulters – and support its charitable work. Daring back to 1368, the poulters livery company was founded to regulate London’s poultry, swans, pigeons, rabbits and small game. Today, it operates as a... Read more

Good biosecurity is top of agenda A Staffordshire poultry producer has ramped up biosecurity in a bid to keep his business safe from bird flu. Mark Holt houses 40,000 turkeys in four state-of-the-art sheds at Toft Farm Growers, near Stafford. Formerly a dairy farming business, the Holt family diversified... Read more

• Improvements in pig productivity • Focus on consumer and welfare • Food service sector opportunities UK pork production is expected to remain steady in 2025, suggests the latest forecast from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. Limited growth in breeding herd numbers and continued pressure on export markets... Read more

• Cost-benefit vaccine calculator • Helps to properly assess risks • Already being used in the field A new weapon is helping vets and farmers decide whether it is worthwhile vaccinating livestock against bluetongue. The Battle Bluetongue tool is a vaccination finance calculator to help beef and sheep producers... Read more

Bale grazing suckler beef cattle in winter can produce a financial benefit of £1.58 per head per day – and generate other benefits too, says a report. The Economics of Bale Grazing study is part of a wider Pasture for Life and Innovative Farmers project, to quantify the impacts... Read more

A mobile elevator which opens up different discharge options for slurry will be on display at LAMMA. Developed by Bauer, the Plug & Play Elevator can lift a slurry separator 4.3m into the air. The new device will be exhibited for the first time at the NEC Birmingham on... Read more

Timely applications and lower soil compaction will be a key focus for manure spreading specialist Bunning at this month’s LAMMA event. The company will be displaying its Lowlander 175 HD HBD spreader – fitted with wider BKT 710/70 R42 VF tyres featuring a high 193D load carrying rating which... Read more

Slurry spreading specialist Samson has introduced two new disc incorporators to get the best from organic fertilisers. The CDf and CDx incorporators are designed to be used on different soil types – including light sand and heavy clay, or indeed stubble. Both ensure nutrients are placed where they are... Read more

• Rules for water under scrutiny • Manure ‘mustn’t be excessive’ • Deadline for government reply Autumn manure spreading could be under threat following an investigation into pollution guidance by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP). The government’s Farming Rules for Water (FRfW) aim to reduce and prevent water... Read more