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Since returning home from university, third generation farmer Sian Eleri Davies has helped to drive the home farm forward. Ellie Layton finds out more.

Foreign pork products from systems using farrowing crates would not be allowed to be imported if the UK Government chose to ban them here, Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has said.

Turkey farmers struggling with bird flu outbreaks are being left thousands of pounds out of pocket because of the length of time it is taking to cull birds after disease notification.

A fresh bird flu outbreak on the Shetland Isles has put poultry exports from the UK at risk.

Beak trimming is currently necessary for hens in all systems of production to avoid injurious feather-pecking and occasional cannibalism, British Egg Industry Council chief executive Mark Williams has said.

Poultry classes at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show (GYS) have been cancelled due to the continued threat of Avian Influenza (AI).

Tesco has reaffirmed its support for UK egg farmers through five new five-year contracts for its shell egg suppliers.

Cardboard cut outs of the major retailers were brought out at the Pig and Poultry Fair in place of the major retailers who failed to show up

The NFU poultry team is embarking on a 130-mile egg and spoon relay in memory of former board member and Poultry Industry Programme (PIP) chair Patrick Joice.

Emily Hughes is proof that having no agricultural background or farming experience is not a barrier to a career in the poultry industry. Katie Fallon reports.