Livestock
Red Tractor consults on future assurance standards
Assured Food Standards has launched a consultation over the future shape of its Red Tractor farm assurance standards across the scheme’s six sectors - beef and lamb; combinable crops and sugar beet; dairy; fresh produce; pigs; and poultry. The proposed changes have...
New dairy minerals range from Zinpro
Zinpro Corporation has launched a new range of dairy minerals - Availa Dairy - that is designed to make milk production more sustainable by allowing high genetic merit cows to produce to their potential and optimise herd efficiency. Graham Webster, Zinpro’s regional...
Defra launches post-EU consultation on gene-editing
Defra minister George Eustice used his virtual Oxford Farming Conference slot this week to launch a consultation into gene editing technologies for livestock and crop species in England, a move welcomed by industry bodies. But it was clear from the conference platform...
EU recognition for UK organic sector
The EU is to recognise all six of the UK’s organic control bodies for 12 months following the end of the EU Exit transition period. This will allow organic produce from the UK to continue to be traded across European markets next year. These markets would otherwise...
Global feed sector manual revised and updated
At their recent joint annual meeting, the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) launched the new Manual of Good Practices for the Feed Sector: Implementing the Codex Alimentarius Code of...
The SFT Poultry Virtual and Live Q&A Conference
The annual Society of Feed Technologists’ Poultry conference next month will be a virtual one, with a live Q&A session to be chaired by Anpario technical director Dr Wendy Wakeman. Speakers will address the key feed issues affecting the poultry industry in 2021. They...