British Poultry Council

Not to be confused with British Egg Industry Council.

British Poultry Council
Abbreviation	BPC
Type	Trade association
Legal status	Non-profit
Purpose	Poultry meat in the UK
Location	5 - 11 Lavington Street, Southwark, London, SE1 0NZ
Membership	70 companies
Chief Executive	Andrew Large^[1]
Affiliations	Expand Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU countries (AVEC) European Live Poultry and Poultry Hatching Association (ELPHA)^[2] Assured Food Standards
Website	www.britishpoultry.org.uk

The British Poultry Council is the United Kingdom's national trade group for the poultry meat industry, representing them in public relations, policy making and standardisation.

Structure

It is situated just off Southwark Street (A3200) near the Blue Fin Building, and just south of the Tate Modern.

Members include Bernard Matthews and the Faccenda Group. The CEO has been Andrew Large since 2013, previously CEO of the Cleaning and Support Services Association.^[3]

Scholarships program

The Council offers 2 yearly 3,500 pound scholarships to Harper Adams University.^[4]

In March 2016 it was announced that the council would be put in charge of the code on chicken-farming from 27th April 2016. It has produced new non-statutory guidance on how to comply with the legislation. ^[5]

Agriculture in the United Kingdom

Companies

Conservation

Government
and regulation

History

Agricultural Revolution British timber trade Celtic field Common land Corn Laws Diggers Dutch barn Enclosure Haughley Experiment Highland Clearances Highland Potato Famine Lowland Clearances Napier Commission Rationing Run rig Rural Reconstruction Association Scottish Agricultural Revolution Swing Riots Victory garden Women's Land Army

Foot-and-mouth	1967 2001 2007

Nations and regions

England	Agriculture in London Cuisine Cornwall Devon Fishing

Scotland	Animal breeds Shetland Crofting Scottish Crofting Foundation Cuisine Factor Fishing Royal Highland Show

Wales	Cuisine Royal Welsh Show Tŷ unnos

Non-governmental
organisations

Unions	Farmers' Union of Wales National Farmers Union (England and Wales) National Farmers Union of Scotland Ulster Farmers' Union Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster

British Egg Industry Council British Poultry Council Country Land and Business Association Fresh Start Initiative Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences James Hutton Institute Museums Museum of English Rural Life National Museum of Rural Life National Non-Food Crops Centre Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre Rothamsted Research Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland Soil Association Tenant Farmers Association Universities and colleges CAFRE Royal Agricultural University Scotland's Rural College

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Category

References

↑ "Poultry council: Britain short on chick sexers". United Press International. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
↑ Gyton, G (27 March 2015). "Europe gains new poultry association". GlobalMeatNews.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
↑ "New chief executive for the British Poultry Council". Farmers Weekly. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
↑ "North Yorkshire students receive poultry industry scholarships". The Northern Echo. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
↑ "Animal welfare guidance to be scrapped by Conservative ministers". Independent. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

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