Opinions
1000 days of Brexit: no food security without accountability
When did it become too much to ask of your own Government to prioritise national food security by...
Pile it high, sell it for a price that gives a fair return for the producer
Cost of production is soaring and not being recovered in the marketplace, thereby jeopardising...
Investing in resilience means making investments resilient
For a prosperous environment, everyone must be somewhat prosperous too If environmental...
Public Procurement is a win-win
I get that public procurement of food is complex area that is often bureaucratically fragmented,...
Food Security begins at home: balancing self-sufficiency and trade in a time of crisis
With the price of poultry feed rising by the week, British food production must show leadership to...
Carbon Dioxide shortage threatens food security
Carbon dioxide should be near the top of the Government’s agenda today. It is one of those...
157 Days Until Christmas
British turkey rules the roost at Christmas, with close to nine million gracing the dinner tables...
This is Brexit: Labour
In a previous post I outlined the minimum actions we need from Government in order to give us a...
Covid-19: Where the poultry industry stands on testing and vaccination
As the Covid-19 vaccination programme rolls out across the country it is worth reflecting on the...
The Wrong Colour Stamp is the Tip of the Iceberg
The British poultry meat sector, like many others, has been dealing with the problems thrown up by...
Public Procurement: An Opportunity for Food Dignity
This Government has to back up with action its warm words on protecting our food standards, and...
Should essential British businesses be penalised for doing the right thing?
This column was first published in the October edition of Meat Management Magazine Food businesses...
A force for good: Britain’s Food Heroes
Right now, it is what would normally be considered ‘Graduation Season.’ It is a time...
Can technology ease the labour shortage?
Every time I talk to poultry meat business leaders and ask what their biggest challenges are,...
First Impressions
On my very first day at the British Poultry Council, the first stat I had engrained into my brain...
Celebrating female role models in meat
This column was first published in Meat Management Magazine in December 2019. I’m often...
Food On Every Table Blog
We started #FoodOnEveryTable to raise awareness and bring people and organisations together to put...
Introducing #FoodOnEveryTable
Food on every table. Just saying it sounds basic, mundane, and something nobody could possibly...
Asda crowned Poultry Retailer of the Year 2019
For the third consecutive year Asda has won the coveted British Poultry Retailer of the Year.The...
Our new campaign #FoodOnEveryTable
With the first major review of the nation’s food system in 75 years now underway, the...
International Poultry Council – Secretary General vacancy
The International Poultry Council (IPC) is a unified voice promoting global food security in...
BPC’s response to BBC Countryfile’s coverage on the use of ionophores (antiparasitics)
Further to BBC Countryfile’s recent coverage on the use of antiparasitics called...
Everything you want to know about ionophore use
Nearly a billion birds are reared for food every year, providing half the meat that the country...
Chlorine-chicken diminishes our dignity
Over the last day a lot of talk has taken place about chlorine-chicken and its place in a proposed...
