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A new source of food grade carbon dioxide (CO2) is due to come on stream as soon as this weekend, thanks to the initiative shown by brothers Richard and Ed Nimmons.

Ongoing vigilance has been urged after the UK was declared officially free of bird flu.

The Soil Association has called for a 50 per cent reduction in poultry consumption and a 30 per cent cut in production to enable the Government to reach its environmental goals.

Yew Tree Farm, the last farm within Bristol’s city boundaries, is under threat from housing developmentsÌý

Yew Tree Farm, the last farm within Bristols city boundaries, is under threat from housing developments

Farmers have reacted angrily to a threat from Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths to ‘close’ chicken sheds in order to tackle water pollution.

Ranjit Singh Boparan has warned supply of chicken and turkey was under threat

Farms are being urged not to overlook the effect of rising temperatures on livestock and to take precautionary measures against heat stress after the Met Office issued its first ever extreme heat warning.

The fire was believed to have be started by an ’accidental ignition’

With the industry spotlight firmly on net zero aspirations, conversation in the final session of this year’s online pig and poultry forums turned to the poultry sectors’ greatest contributor to emissions - feed.