- A Herefordshire farm will demolish and rebuild eight broiler sheds on the same footprint, with no planned increase in bird numbers (site now running at about 192,000 birds).
- The operator is moving to higher-welfare stocking levels, giving chickens more space (switching from 38kg/m² to about 30kg/m²).
- Poultry manure will be removed from the Wye catchment under Avara’s protocol after pollution concerns; there’s an ongoing High Court claim against Avara, Freemans and Welsh Water.
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