http://www.theranger.co.uk www.theranger.co.uk RSS news stories en-gb 10/03/2010 09:15:15 60 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21419 The Polish Government has asked the EU to delay the ban on the use of conventional cages for fives y... 15/02/2010 10:48:52 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21418 Figures released by Defra and the European Union show that the United Kingdom has done much better t... 01/02/2010 12:45:19 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21417 The status of UK egg production as among the safest in the world has been reinforced by the results ... 29/01/2010 06:10:24 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21416 John Retson is not alone in his concern that the market could become oversupplied with free range eg... 22/01/2010 08:43:48 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21415 The happy egg co., the free-range egg producer has been awarded 'most successful grocery brand l... 10/12/2009 17:11:42 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21414 Half of the hens currently in conventional cages in European Union states will fail to make the swit... 10/12/2009 16:36:15 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21413 Wheat is in plentiful supply and yet prices continue to follow Chicago and currency; we fail to see ... 10/12/2009 12:21:18 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21412 This will be my last comment. As you know I am now no longer Chairman having handed over to John Ret... 10/12/2009 12:16:46 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21411 Some time ago we asked people to nominate for this year's BFREPA awards. We are still evaluating... 10/12/2009 12:16:14 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21410 Free range egg producers could do better. That was the view put forward by Steve Pritchard of Premie... 10/12/2009 11:35:37 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21409 Noble Foods has announced that only Lion quality eggs will go into its egg processing facilities fro... 10/12/2009 11:27:26 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21408 British Egg Industry Council chairman Andrew Parker has blasted Government inaction after imported S... 10/12/2009 11:25:24 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21407 The Minister for Farming and Environment, Jim Fitzpatrick, has re-affirmed his determination to seek... 10/11/2009 15:44:57 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21406 Sub-standard eggs will flood into the EU as a result of the European Union's ban on conventional... 29/10/2009 10:26:03 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21405 On-farm stamping is to be adopted as part of the Lion code from the end of this year. And the move h... 29/10/2009 10:19:21 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21404 Free range egg producers in Norfolk appear to have succeeded in their fight against plans for the in... 29/10/2009 09:43:10 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21403 A new marketing campaign is to be launched to promote organic, following further evidence that eggs ... 29/10/2009 09:27:27 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21402 In the harvest years 2008 and 2009, the world has enjoyed two really good wheat harvests, about 680 ... 29/10/2009 06:24:51 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21401 As all of you know by now RSPCA/Freedom Food have agreed to increase the external stocking density f... 29/10/2009 06:20:05 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21400 The RSPCA has now agreed to an increase in the external stocking density on Freedom Food free range ... 30/09/2009 14:45:54 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21399 The RSPCA has announced today that it will be increasing the maximum permitted outside range stockin... 30/09/2009 13:07:00 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21398 During the early days of the credit crunch, November wheat futures fell from £156 on the 26th June 2... 19/09/2009 16:13:08 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21397 The other day I was thinking how much the free range sector has changed since I started in 1994. My ... 19/09/2009 16:11:18 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21396 Skin problems are generally uncommon in commercial free range flocks but can occur and this month&#3... 16/09/2009 15:07:32 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21395 Scottish egg producer John Campbell says on-farm egg stamping is an unnecessary cost for free range ... 16/09/2009 10:07:53 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21394 The UK Government is pressing the EU to address the issue of GM crops to avert feed costs spiralling... 16/09/2009 09:40:52 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21393 The impending ban on conventional laying cages could well put extra pressure on pullet rearers and i... 16/09/2009 09:31:52 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21392 Two of the major packers have cut payments to producers just two months after increasing their rates... 16/09/2009 09:29:45 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21391 Two of the major packers have cut payments to producers just two months after increasing their rates... 08/09/2009 21:45:15 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21388 In the post-credit crunch world, it is virtually impossible to predict price movement in commodities... 25/08/2009 22:17:29 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21387 In previous Ranger articles we have likened the performance of the laying chicken to that of an Olym... 25/08/2009 22:01:49 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21386 Very occasionally a feed mill may make a mistake. This is not knock the mill time, because it is im... 25/08/2009 21:54:50 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21384 The organic sector should seek to reverse a decision permitting the use of fishmeal in organic pig a... 25/08/2009 21:33:57 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21383 Producers of Lion egg products have highlighted the success of their current marketing campaign, wit... 25/08/2009 21:27:18 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21382 Worldwide representatives of the egg industry will get together in Canada next month for a four-day ... 25/08/2009 21:25:12 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21381 One study that has already won funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Counc... 25/08/2009 21:20:43 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21380 The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) has agreed to partly fund proposed researc... 25/08/2009 21:15:35 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21379 The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has welcomed a Government decisio... 25/08/2009 21:14:07 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21378 A student has won national recognition for her work in helping new producers into the free range egg... 25/08/2009 21:05:48 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21377 An Irish businessman has agreed to be extradited to the UK over his alleged involvement in egg fraud... 25/08/2009 21:05:07 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21376 I am pleased to be able to report that, at last, there is some movement over the external stocking d... 25/08/2009 20:15:25 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21375 The UK Government has now indicated how it intends to introduce the EU ban on conventional cages – a... 05/08/2009 15:50:21 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21389 Last month our best guess was that soya at $12/bushel had yet to hit its peak and wheat looked overd... 25/07/2009 22:17:48 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21374 More than 80 per cent of BFREPA members who took part in a survey on the impact of increased externa... 17/07/2009 16:23:20 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21373 We now have the result of the external stocking density survey. We had 66 responses with a total inc... 17/07/2009 09:50:45 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21372 A scientist in New Zealand has developed a test that could help to prevent cage eggs being fraudulen... 16/07/2009 13:54:24 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21370 A couple of months ago, we were worried about both soya and wheat. Last month we said soya was looki... 22/06/2009 10:55:44 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21367 I have just finished cleaning out my 16000 bird shed following depletion of the flock. As always, it... 22/06/2009 10:26:46 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21366 The number of positive salmonella tests in laying flocks is expected to be low when the first Nation... 18/06/2009 09:07:50 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21365 Scottish egg producer John Campbell has launched an attack on Noble Foods for heavily discounting it... 18/06/2009 09:02:19 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21364 British authorities have applied for the extradition of an Irish businessman for his alleged involve... 17/06/2009 14:32:32 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21363 The number of egg marketing inspectors in England and Wales has been reduced in a Government shake-u... 12/06/2009 08:58:57 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21362 BFREPA is to help fund trials on free range farms to persuade the RSPCA to support Lion's decisi... 08/06/2009 19:39:55 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21390 Last month we reported that raw material markets felt strange - this month we feel that raw material... 25/05/2009 22:22:08 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21371 Last month we reported that raw material markets felt strange - this month we feel that raw material... 22/05/2009 10:58:48 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21368 I have to report that there is still no positive news from RSPCA about the proposed external stockin... 22/05/2009 10:30:29 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21361 BFREPA (British Free Range Egg Producers Association) chairman Tom Vesey says the RSPCA is dragging ... 13/05/2009 13:59:54 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21360 The European Union has denied claims by Compassion in World Farming that it could be about to scrap ... 11/05/2009 12:12:11 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21359 Both BFREPA and the NFU have called for Defra to put its own house in order before seeking to impose... 06/05/2009 22:09:15 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21346 There is an increasing likelihood that there will be a national shortage of eggs by 1st January 2012... 24/04/2009 20:29:11 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21357 Vaccination plays an essential role in protecting the health of laying flocks in the UK. Pullets ... 16/04/2009 14:37:51 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21354 The Ranger magazine provides a whole host of husbandry and veterinary information to free range egg ... 16/04/2009 13:31:32 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21353 A recent study into the threat of avian influenza to egg farms found that a significant number of un... 16/04/2009 12:13:26 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21352 That's the message from consumers in the current recession, according to Richard Lewis of CIES, ... 16/04/2009 12:12:58 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21351 An economic analyst has warned that egg producers could face huge increases in the cost of feed unle... 16/04/2009 12:07:18 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21349 The fast food giant McDonald's will remain committed to free range eggs despite the pressures of... 16/04/2009 09:57:02 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21348 The ban on conventional cages will lead to a shortage of eggs in Europe. That is the view of Prof H... 16/04/2009 09:55:43 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21358 This Easter saw the biggest weekend in egg sales for more than 20 years. Sales of the traditional e... 15/04/2009 14:56:00 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21356 The Ranger magazine provides a whole host of husbandry and veterinary information to free range egg ... 15/04/2009 14:51:50 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21355 A Dutch food company is working on an egg-based product that it claims could help children perform b... 15/04/2009 14:47:15 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21350 At the Spring Meeting of the British Veterinary Poultry Association in Harrogate, Claire Knott was e... 15/04/2009 14:36:23 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21347 The raw material markets feel strange at the moment. Some of the financial gurus have made statement... 15/04/2009 14:32:00 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21345 Noble Foods made a loss during the year in which it was formed through the merger of Deans Food Gro... 15/04/2009 14:29:37 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21332 For many free range egg producers there is now absolutely no incentive to produce Very Large eggs. ... 19/03/2009 08:47:20 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21340 Blackacre Farm Eggs in Templecombe, Somerset is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Started by husban... 18/03/2009 21:32:10 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21341 Following the success of conferences in the snow in 2007 and 2008, 24 poultry producers and lecturer... 18/03/2009 21:31:35 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21343 It is a simple philosophy when it comes to successful management of free range layer flocks at Peter... 18/03/2009 21:28:59 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21344 Oh for the old days, when the price of wheat rose steadily by £1 a month until harvest, when it fell... 18/03/2009 20:16:48 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21342 Bowden & Knights Livestock Services Ltd has moved to new purpose built premises at Shadwell, Thetfor... 18/03/2009 20:15:54 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21339 X Factor favourites Same Difference have joined the British Lion eggs campaign aimed at getting kids... 18/03/2009 20:13:16 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21338 Bacterial infections can cause major economic and welfare issues in farmed animals and are often con... 18/03/2009 20:12:40 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21334 There was a mood of optimism at an organic conference in Scotland this month despite recent statisti... 18/03/2009 20:12:21 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21337 Contrary to what one might think from reading some of the veterinary articles in The Ranger, free ra... 18/03/2009 20:11:49 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21336 Stonegate has followed in the footsteps of Noble Foods and Fridays and increased its free range prod... 18/03/2009 20:11:17 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21335 The egg industry is now targeting GPs after the latest scientific research finally convinced the Bri... 18/03/2009 20:10:46 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21333 BFREPA have recently welcomed Sir Richard Sutton's Settled Estates into membership. The new org... 18/03/2009 20:09:32 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21331 A poultry service contractor has been fined for using nicotine to control red mites. According to Wo... 18/03/2009 20:02:28 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21330 Lion's decision to increase external stocking densities could lead to a significant expansion of... 18/03/2009 20:01:52 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21329 Members who have raised concerns about liquid egg and other egg products now have the support of a l... 18/03/2009 20:01:15 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21328 The current recession is unlikely to stop the growth in sales of free range eggs, according to a m... 18/03/2009 20:00:19 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21327 Stonegate has told the Ranger that there should be no reduction in prices paid to producers as a res... 18/03/2009 19:59:41 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21326 The egg market is very tight at present. This is unusual at this time of year and there seem to be s... 18/03/2009 19:58:18 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21324 Strangely Sterling vs Euro is in the same position (£1= €1.11), despite having been 5% lower at one ... 18/02/2009 15:21:49 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21325 I was very pleased to have news of the recent producer price rise from Noble Foods. I hope that all ... 18/02/2009 15:21:37 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21323 We make no apologies for raising the topic of worms again in this month's article. In the pas... 17/02/2009 21:34:23 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21320 Not long ago, many arable farmers regarded poultry manure as something that would be worth using so ... 17/02/2009 21:34:11 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21318 Free range producers have welcome the announcement by Sainsbury's that it is ending the sale of ... 17/02/2009 11:50:33 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21322 More details have now been disclosed about Noble's new national free range egg brand, including ... 17/02/2009 11:26:04 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21321 Then get snapping for the competition of the year? BFREPA have teamed up with Vencomatic to offer... 17/02/2009 10:56:26 http://www.theranger.co.uk?show=newsArticle&id=21319 The new Lion code of practice has been completed and is scheduled to come into force this month. ... 17/02/2009 10:11:34