Poultry Today

Join host Chloe Ryan as she chats with guest John Reed, Agricultural Director for Avara Foods Limited and previous chairman of the British Poultry Council.  John joins Chloe to talk about water quality, more specifically the impact of phosphates from poultry feed on water quality, and what Avara Foods are doing to tackle the issue.  Don't forget to like and subscribe to the podcast on your favourite streaming platform.

Join host Chloe Ryan as she chats with guests Robert Gooch, chief executive of the British Free Range Producers Association and Charles Bourns, a broiler producer from Gloucestershire about the devasting impacts of inflation on the British Poultry industry. Talking about how inflation is hitting every aspect of production, the impact this is having on profitability in both the egg and poultry meat sectors, how bad it’s likely to get, what other parts of the chain can do to help and more in this last episode. Don't forget to like and subscribe to the podcast on your favourite streaming platform. 

In the current climate of labour shortages, host Chloe Ryan is joined by guests Andrew Brodie, people director at Avara Foods, with 25 years experience, and graduate Jessica Hemus, to look at Avara's approach to bringing people into the business. Together with Chloe, guests Andrew and Jessica, discuss a multitude of important questions including the impact of salary, the impact of automation and how to encourage young people into the industry.  Don't forget to subscribe and review, and keep an eye out for our next episode in the new year!

In this months episode, host Chloe Ryan is joined by two poultry vets to discuss one of the most pressing seasonal issues: avian influenza (AI). Guests Richard Jackson, clinical director of St David’s Poultry Team and President of the British Veterinary Poultry Association, and Stephen Lister, who is very well known in the industry, currently President of the European College of Poultry Veterinary Science and is of course a poultry vet from Norfolk. The episode explores the current AI situation, and goes on to talk about the key steps producers need to take now to try and reduce the risk as far as possible.

In the first episode of Poultry Today, host Chloe Ryan speaks to turkey producers, Mark Gorton and Paul Kelly, about the impact of labour shortages on their businesses. In a frank discussion, hear our guests' thoughts on why Christmas could be cancelled, the frustrations of trying to fill vacancies and why they feel so let down by politicians. Keep an eye out for more monthly episodes of Poultry Today.