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Welcome to The Poultry Network Podcast, hosted by Tom Woolman and Tom Willings — your insider guide to the UK’s poultry meat and egg production sectors.
From farm to fork, we bring you expert insights, latest trends, and stories that shape the food on our plates.
Ep 18: "Robots, Red Tractor and River Wye: This Week in the UK Poultry Sector
The Poultry Network Podcast
19 minutes
3 weeks ago
Ep 18: "Robots, Red Tractor and River Wye: This Week in the UK Poultry Sector
The "Two Toms" – Tom Willings and Tom Woolman – return with a relaxed but purposeful take on what's moving the poultry sector.
After some road-warrior and makeshift-office banter, Tom W reports back from the Dutch Pork & Poultry Expo in 's-Hertogenbosch: a wave of robotics and AI, a colossal chicken/turkey harvester, and a spotlight on feed form innovation.
He flags AgriFirm's "Crunch" – a mash/crumb hybrid – to open a wider discussion on particle size, digestibility and early-life feed waste (including a mini-pellet revival).
The Toms then turn to unpacking live legal and standards stories: the River Wye civil action (Leigh Day, Avara and others) and potential ramifications across the value chain; the Red Tractor TV ad that was pulled and what "farming with care" does – and doesn't – claim; plus welfare campaigning from Compassion in World Farming.
They tie these threads into the Try Some Chicken initiative – balancing welfare, environment and cost – and probe the gap between what we say as citizens and what we buy as consumers.
A light sign-off rounds things out: weekend plans, and a nudge to catch the earlier episode and stay tuned for sector updates.
The Poultry Network Podcast
Welcome to The Poultry Network Podcast, hosted by Tom Woolman and Tom Willings — your insider guide to the UK’s poultry meat and egg production sectors.
From farm to fork, we bring you expert insights, latest trends, and stories that shape the food on our plates.