http://www.theranger.co.uk www.farminguk.com RSS news stories en-gb 05/02/2012 19:13:25 60 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/RSPCA-celebrates-non-cage-eggs-over-50-per-cent-for-first-time_21708.html The RSPCA is celebrating news that more than half the eggs produced in the UK are from non-caged hen... 02/02/2012 18:58:14 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Poultry-environmental-impact-study-notches-up-another-gear_21707.html The environmental impact of different broiler and egg production systems is set to come under the sp... 02/02/2012 18:57:57 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Producers-to-discuss-concerns-at-free-range-meetings_21706.html Following on from last years’ BFREPA meetings. Robert Gooch, BFREPA’s new Director of Po... 27/01/2012 09:34:51 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Director-of-Policy-report-24th-January-2012_21705.html Farming Minister Jim Paice announced in Brussels on 10 January that 32 caged production sites in the... 25/01/2012 15:01:30 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-commodity-report-25th-January-2012_21704.html Just before Christmas, May futures were about £147; before New Year were £154 and on the first worki... 25/01/2012 14:16:49 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/January-12-Chairmans-report_21703.html The agenda for the council meeting on the 24st January 2012 had no less than 17 headings long all wi... 25/01/2012 13:56:04 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Bill-Broody-January-12_21702.html At last the long anticipated and much discussed welfare of laying hens directive has come into being... 25/01/2012 13:49:17 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/December-11-Chairmans-report_21701.html The 2011 AGM was better attended than normal with 150 members sitting in for the formal proceedings.... 20/12/2011 11:59:20 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/November-11-Chairmans-report_21700.html BEIC subscriptions were to be re-addressed, as I reported in my chairman’s comments August Ran... 20/12/2011 11:57:31 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Egg-ban-rage_21699.html Leaders of the United Kingdom egg industry reacted with dismay and anger after the Government announ... 20/12/2011 10:20:50 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Director-of-Policy-report-20th-December-2011_21698.html Defra has now announced its policy for dealing with illegally produced eggs from European Union afte... 20/12/2011 10:09:54 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Retail-growth-of-free-range-eggs-stalls_21697.html The retail growth of free range eggs has stalled, according to figures produced at the Egg and Poult... 20/12/2011 08:03:44 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-commodity-report-12th-December-2011_21696.html For the last two weeks, May futures wheat has traded at £145.50 plus or minus £1.00. Similarly maize... 15/12/2011 11:37:11 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Director-of-Policy-Report-12th-December-2011_21695.html What an amazing first month! Our Chairman has tasked me to get out and about and learn about the ind... 15/12/2011 10:58:36 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Potential-crisis-for-organic-poultry-sector-to-be-averted_21694.html Organic poultry farmers are being urged to carry on as normal after the European Commission announce... 30/11/2011 18:47:47 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Free-range-producers-reminded-of-impending-stocking-density-changes_21693.html The British Free Range Egg Producers Association Council is reminding longstanding producers of the ... 28/11/2011 14:32:30 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-Commodity-Report-281111_21692.html On Monday (21/11/2011) maize was testing $6.00/b then broke through to $5.85 by Friday; similarly UK... 28/11/2011 10:13:53 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Spent-hen-warning_21691.html Egg producers looking to deplete their flocks in December or January are being advised to book early... 10/11/2011 09:17:21 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/20-years-of-British-Free-Range_21690.html The British Free Range Egg Producers Association will mark the 20th anniversary of its formation thi... 04/11/2011 09:47:54 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-24th-October-2011_21689.html UK November wheat futures have remained flat all week hovering around £147 until Friday, when `somet... 24/10/2011 10:52:12 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Consortium-seeks-non-converted-caged-egg-production-sites_21688.html Acquisitive business consortium seeking ’non converted’ caged egg production sites / pac... 17/10/2011 21:31:11 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Freedom-Food-launches-Hettie-the-Hen-animation_21687.html A sixty second cartoon, set in a fictional supermarket and starring Hettie the Hen was launched rece... 17/10/2011 16:31:34 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-9th-October-2011_21686.html The Friday closes for November wheat futures for the past 5 weeks have been £173.05, £168.50, £161.7... 09/10/2011 09:45:25 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/EU-softens-illegal-cage-egg-ban-for-processing_21685.html A European commissioner has openly conceded that cage eggs will continue to be produced in some Euro... 07/10/2011 17:08:27 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-2nd-October-2011_21684.html Trying to make sense of the markets during the current financial crisis, is next to impossible. The ... 02/10/2011 21:02:32 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Bowler-producers-boost-BFREPA-numbers_21680.html The Bowler Group is to join the British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA), swelling the ... 01/10/2011 18:03:57 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Feed-Mill-October-11_21679.html One of the regular challenges of living in the real world is being able to determine the difference ... 29/09/2011 22:21:21 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/October-11-Chairmans-Comment_21678.html My comments for the Ranger this month coincides with three parts of breaking news. The first is t... 29/09/2011 22:19:28 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Bill-Broody-October-11_21677.html Postman Pat was thirty this last week, which I guess means that Jess the cat is thirty too, that&rsq... 29/09/2011 22:17:06 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Noble-compensate-early-depletion-producers_21676.html Noble Foods is to pay compensation to egg producers who depleted flocks early to help ease the overs... 28/09/2011 12:42:41 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/New-threat-from-avian-influenza_21675.html The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned of a potential new threat from... 27/09/2011 14:48:33 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Sleepwalk-to-disaster_21674.html BFREPA chairman John Retson has called for early action to protect the United Kingdom egg industry a... 27/09/2011 13:58:12 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Belgium-Government-give-egg-producers-more-time_21668.html The Belgian government has said that its egg producers will be given more time to comply with the Eu... 19/09/2011 18:31:31 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-19th-September_21667.html November wheat futures declined over the week from last Fridays close of £168.50; with closing value... 19/09/2011 08:16:52 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/September-11-Chairmans-Comment_21666.html I attended a NEMAL meeting last Thursday 1.9.11 along with support from fellow councillors and was g... 13/09/2011 11:32:31 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Bill-Broody-September-11_21665.html Let’s talk about crazy. What seems crazy, irrespective of what the packers and supermarkets... 13/09/2011 11:29:13 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Solar-farms-Are-we-being-offered-a-good-deal_21664.html I am sure that many of our members have been approached with regard to installing solar panels on yo... 13/09/2011 11:05:42 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Sainsbury-reinforces-commitment-to-British-cage-fr_21663.html The supermarket Sainsbury’s has declared its commitment to British cage free eggs in a message... 13/09/2011 11:04:42 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Eggs-stolen-in-raid-on-production-plant_21662.html A reported 12,000 eggs were stolen or destroyed in a raid on an egg production unit in Surrey. Po... 13/09/2011 11:04:20 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Egg-labelling-confusion-with-Dutch-barn-eggs_21661.html Egg industry leaders in the United Kingdom are concerned that confusion over Dutch egg labelling cou... 13/09/2011 11:02:01 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Surge-in-backyard-poultry-numbers_21660.html The difficult financial climate seems to have helped create a surge in the number of people keeping ... 13/09/2011 10:58:45 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Mixed-messages-from-chick-placings_21659.html Chick placing figures have fallen back again, according to the most up-to-date statistics released b... 13/09/2011 10:50:00 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feed-weekly-feed-report-13th-September_21658.html The currency graph tells an interesting story, of £ losing against $, but gaining against € - strang... 13/09/2011 10:26:22 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Huge-losses-drive-free-range-producers-out_21657.html The United Kingdom could lose a large amount of its free range egg production unless market conditio... 13/09/2011 10:15:33 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/BFREPA-meeting-prompts-membership-survey_21656.html The meeting at Wetherby was one of a series of producer meetings held by BFREPA throughout the Unite... 03/09/2011 19:10:18 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Mr-Kipling-bakes-the-free-range-way_21655.html We all know that Mr Kipling makes exceedingly good cakes. Well now he makes them exclusively with fr... 03/09/2011 19:05:59 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Training-course-helps-producers-increase-production_21654.html A training programme to help commercial egg producers increase their production and profitability is... 03/09/2011 18:07:59 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Fridays-join-Lion-products_21653.html Fridays, one of the leading egg packing and egg product companies in the United Kingdom, has joined ... 03/09/2011 18:06:29 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Heinz-makes-switch-to-free-range_21652.html The huge food manufacturer Heinz has announced a switch to using free range eggs in all retail and c... 03/09/2011 18:03:46 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Dire-egg-market-accelerates-sale-of-unit_21651.html The Kingfisher Farms egg business, which supplies free range eggs directly to restaurants, pubs and ... 03/09/2011 17:56:49 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Beak-Trimming-Action-Group-looks-to-new-date_21650.html Members of the Beak Trimming Action Group (BTAG) have resumed their work following the Government&rs... 03/09/2011 17:55:42 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Egg-salmonella-investigation-continues_21649.html A multi-agency investigation is continuing after a link has been established between a batch of im... 03/09/2011 17:53:41 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/GM-feed-import-relaxed_21648.html A new regulation designed to prevent further damaging disruption of feed imports has now been adopte... 03/09/2011 17:51:46 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Illegal-cages-bound-for-Poland_21647.html A British MEP has publicly voiced his concern that conventional laying cages due to be outlawed in t... 03/09/2011 17:48:30 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-3rd-September_21646.html Economic news dominated the end of the week; whilst there were fears for the release of the latest U... 03/09/2011 17:34:16 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Packers-look-to-future-shortages_21645.html Noble Foods has started to recruit new production again in anticipation of the egg market returning ... 03/09/2011 16:53:52 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Bill-Broody-August-11_21644.html It has been a terribly hard year for all egg producers in this country. Feed costs have escalated o... 03/09/2011 16:37:39 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/August-11-Chairmans-Comment_21643.html The Chairman’s comments for the August edition of the Ranger are upon me. Hard to believe the... 03/09/2011 16:20:48 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-27th-August_21642.html UK November futures closed at £163.55 last Friday, which was followed by two up days £2.45 and £3.00... 03/09/2011 15:42:57 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-22nd-August_21641.html In terms of the weakest link, Black Sea wheat prices are the lowest in the world at $30/t less than ... 22/08/2011 06:40:21 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-15th-August_21640.html The turmoil of stock exchanges dominated everything this week, with ugly rumours about France and it... 15/08/2011 07:59:35 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-feeds-weekly-feed-report-6th-August_21639.html The UK wheat harvest has already started for the early birds – thanks to a sunny weekend. Spot wheat... 08/08/2011 07:41:22 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-30th-July_21638.html A nail-biting week. The UK wheat harvest has already started in some areas of the country, to the gr... 30/07/2011 09:16:33 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Canadian-study-into-beak-trimming_21637.html A study by researchers at a Canadian university has concluded that beak trimming is beneficial to th... 29/07/2011 08:50:07 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Think-again-Lion!_21636.html Lion has been asked to think again about planned changes to its subscription charges. The controv... 29/07/2011 08:49:48 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Good-Egg-Award-for-happy-egg_21635.html The happy egg co. have received leading industry accolade ’The Good Egg Award’ from Comp... 29/07/2011 08:26:38 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Open-days-promote-advantages-of-renewable-energy_21634.html Investing in renewable energy could provide hard-pressed egg producers with an opportunity to ease t... 28/07/2011 15:41:37 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/July-11-Chairmans-Comment_21633.html As I stated in my last comments, BEIC subscriptions were well discussed at the BEIC Council on 8th J... 28/07/2011 09:18:45 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Feed-Mill-July-11_21632.html Wheat prices have fallen significantly since the April high of £222 and spot price (4th Jul) is abou... 28/07/2011 09:16:18 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Bill-Broody-July-11_21631.html The egg industry is a classic lesson in commercial economics, there is nothing complicated about it ... 28/07/2011 09:14:21 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Stonegate-organic-cuts_21630.html Stonegate is taking steps to cut the number of organic birds on its books because of continuing diff... 28/07/2011 09:06:10 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/On-farm-stamping-comes-into-effect_21629.html New rules insisting on the use of on-farm stamping for free range egg producers operating under the ... 28/07/2011 08:59:36 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Laid-in-Taiwan_21628.html British egg producers are not the only ones suffering from the effects of an imbalance in the egg ma... 28/07/2011 08:54:17 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Imported-Spanish-eggs-salmonella-warning_21627.html Imported Spanish eggs have again been linked to an outbreak of salmonella in the United Kingdom. ... 23/07/2011 15:09:56 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Noble-Foods-profits-increase_21626.html Pre-tax profits at Noble Foods Limited increased by nearly £1.4 million in the last financial year, ... 23/07/2011 14:49:32 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-23rd-July_21625.html US maize (December futures) increased in price from a low of $5.81/b on 1st July by 20% to $7.00/b t... 23/07/2011 14:07:47 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/BFREPA-producer-meetings-scheduled-for-July-and-August_21620.html BFREPA have organised a series of producer meetings around the UK during July. The meetings, which a... 18/07/2011 06:24:28 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-16th-July_21623.html Just as the Kansas wheat harvest nears completion, the USDA confused the market. The previous USDA ... 16/07/2011 21:35:32 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Text-messages-from-BFREPA_21624.html If you want to be kept up-to-date with notices of meeting and other important news by text please ma... 13/07/2011 21:41:38 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-9th-July_21622.html After last week’s large moves, volatility this week was more subdued with Monday-Fridday Novem... 09/07/2011 06:27:16 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/BFREPA-press-for-GM-approval_21619.html The British Free Range Egg Producers Association is hoping to start negotiations with supermarkets o... 07/07/2011 06:11:16 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-3rd-July_21618.html Last weeks’ slide in wheat prices left November wheat futures at £163.50 on Fridays close. Mon... 03/07/2011 06:14:55 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-feed-report-24th-June_21615.html Similar to newspaper stories, commodity news tends to be negative; particularly when supply and dema... 24/06/2011 21:53:44 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Consumers-pay-more-whilst-producers-get-less_21614.html Whilst consumers are facing bulging food bills, Britain’s free range egg farmers are facing ec... 21/06/2011 06:37:47 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-market-report-18th-June_21613.html This was a very strange trading week, when everything went into reverse. After last weeks’ USD... 18/06/2011 12:30:29 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/BFREPA-Conference-2011-Tickets_21612.html Tickets for the BFREPA Conference held at Stoneleigh on the 17th November are now on sale. The co... 17/06/2011 20:53:20 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Nominations-for-free-range-awards-invited_21611.html We would like to invite your nominations for the Free Range Awards which will be presented at the BF... 17/06/2011 18:29:40 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Humphrey-Feeds-weekly-market-report-13th-June_21609.html US maize has been in an upwards trend since 12th May ($6.60/b), as old crop supplies dwindles to a 1... 13/06/2011 12:28:32 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Feed-Mill-June-11_21608.html Wheat prices have been weakening since the end of April (a high of £222) and spot prices (3rd June) ... 13/06/2011 12:09:09 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Bill-Broody-June-11_21607.html Most packers are recruiting again. Some are discreet and some are blatant. But recruiting they are. ... 13/06/2011 12:08:33 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/I-made-a-mistake!_21606.html Let’s be honest! We all make mistakes – even free range egg producers do! Some mistakes are a... 13/06/2011 12:07:52 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/‘Part-organic’-pullet-standard-to-be-extended_21605.html Organic egg producers are to be allowed to continue sourcing "part-organic" pullets into 2012 follow... 13/06/2011 12:06:35 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Feed-additive-reduces-consumption_21604.html Broadhey Egg were given the green light this month to increase the size of its existing free range ... 13/06/2011 12:06:10 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Delegates-come-to-defence-of-Red-Tractor_21603.html A consultant in consumer behaviour had industry representatives leaping to the defence of the Red Tr... 13/06/2011 12:03:47 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Delegates-back-use-of-GM-technology_21602.html Delegates at Pig and Poultry Live voiced their support for GM during the event’s headline deba... 13/06/2011 12:01:11 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Current-plight-of-egg-producers-desperate_21601.html Desperate is how British Egg Industry Council chief executive Mark Williams described the current pl... 13/06/2011 11:59:26 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Delegates-warned-of-further-feed-increases_21600.html Egg producers worried about the price of feed have been warned that there could be further increases... 13/06/2011 11:57:09 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/NFU-warn-on-input-costs_21599.html Latest figures released by Defra show that farming contributed more than £7 billion to the United Ki... 13/06/2011 11:50:58 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Noble-reduce-organic-numbers_21598.html Noble is asking more organic egg producers to switch to free range because of the continued decline ... 13/06/2011 11:48:25 http://www.theranger.co.uk/news/Fly-control-is-critical_21597.html The fly season is rapidly approaching and free range poultry farmers need to ready themselves. P... 13/06/2011 11:43:45