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A new grant for hen housing with a budget of more than £20 million is expected to open up for initial applications at the end of June

Poultry farmers in England and Scotland will no longer have to change how their eggs are labelled during housing orders due to avian influenza, saving farmers from costly labelling requirements

NFU Scotland said, proposals from Scottish Government of a ban on the use of enriched cages to house laying hens for egg production would lead to retailers importing eggs from elsewhere with ‘no better or potentially worse welfare standards'

Poultry farmers and industry experts attended this years NFU poultry research seminar to discuss the latest news in the poultry industry. Ellie Layton reports.

The retailer said the move would promote higher animal welfare standards for its chicken

The risk levels are still considered to be too high for gatherings of ducks, geese and swans, which will remain prohibited

APHA confirmed a 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone had been declared around the affected farm

Egg and chicken meat producers were either 'unlikely or unsure' if they would still be producing poultry beyond November 2025

The retailer said by November 2024, all of its own-brand fresh chicken will be grown with over 20 per cent more space than the industry standard of 38kg/m2

It was argued APHA had wrongly interpreted the law underpinning its compensation scheme and failed to properly compensate affected farmers for birds, which were healthy at the point at which it decided they should be culled