The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) confirmed June 19 that a second wild greylag goose, found in Lurgan Park, County Armagh, has tested positive for H5N6 Avian Influenza.

Hubbard is delighted to announce that the ‘Hubbard JA257’, a new Hubbard Premium breed made up of the recently introduced Hubbard M22 male mated with the well-known Hubbard JA57 female, has been accredited by the Dutch Animal Welfare Association (‘Dierenbescherming’) for use in their Better Life (‘Beter Leven’) certification scheme.

Leading UK poultry producer PD Hook recently earned two Cobb Champion Awards — the first time in Cobb-Vantress history the same company has gained two awards in one year.

Moy Park has announced an investment of over £18 million across a number of its sites in Lincolnshire. The investments form part of the company's ongoing strategic investment program which is focused on enhancing operations across its agriculture and processing facilities, boosting production to a record 6 million birds per week in response to growing customer demand.

The grain quality sorting company BoMill AB grows its distributor network by signing an agreement with McArthur Agriculture Ltd. with operations in the Great Britain and Ireland.

ForFarmers is paying circa 7 times Voeders Algoet's EBITDA. Closing of the transaction is expected to take place in the second half year of 2018, pending, among others, approval from the Belgian competition authorities.