Applied Group

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  • This guy is seriously into factory-farming chickens in a Big Way.

Applied is an experienced specialist industrial and agricultural services company, offering a host of proven solutions for the success of your business.

Services Offered:

  • http://www.applied-group.co.uk/services
  • OPTIfarm,
  • Contract Farming
  • Farm management Consultancy
  • Farm Planning & Design
  • Project Management
  • Applied Handling
  • Agricultural HR Management & Consultancy Services

Articles

  • Oct.23.2014: Do people know where their chicken comes from? Campaigners say chicken meat needs better labelling. How much do people really know about the life of a chicken before it reaches their plate? Nearly all chicken meat eaten in the UK comes from a place like Lower Farm. "This intensive chicken farming goes on behind closed doors," says Dil Peeling, campaigns director at charity Compassion in World Farming (CWF) . "It's hidden from people. They still have this image of chickens scratching around in a farmyard." Some food commentators argue that consumers would not buy cheap chicken if they could see how it was produced. Much of the poultry industry is nervous about arranging visits to farm - few ever get to see inside chicken sheds. After prolonged dialogue with the British Poultry Council, a visit is finally arranged to Lower Farm. ... David Speller says it just isn't realistic to let animals loose like this if you want efficient production. As a farmer you have to know what they're eating and drinking, be monitoring their health, and protect them from bugs and bacteria outside. Consumers don't always practise what they preach, especially when presented with a £3 chicken. Deep down, most people prefer not to know. Food writer Joanna Blythman believes that most consumers wouldn't eat an intensively produced chicken if they saw how the bird was reared. Speller is one of the few intensive broiler farmers to welcome visits and is passionate about opening up chicken sheds to journalists and the public. "It's not something everyone sees. There should be more of it, there should be more school trips to farms. Let the consumer decide." Tom de Castella, BBC Magazine.