Ranger Magazine

The Ranger magazine is the leading authority in free range production. Published monthly by the British Free Range Egg Producers Association it is available to members in printed format and digital download. To access back issues you have to be a member of the Association.

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July 2025

Addressing the recent revisions published by the RSPCA with minimal notice has proven to be a considerable challenge.

Discussions related to the RSPCA often evoke strong emotions, and BFREPA entered negotiations in good faith to mitigate the effects of the latest amendments. As a result, we successfully reduced the impact of specific changes regarding natural daylight, ensuring that as few members as possible were subjected to the associated costs. However, concerns regarding natural daylight were not the only significant issues raised by our members.

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June 2025

The introduction of new RSPCA standards has elicited considerable emotional responses within the industry.

Many recent entrants into the free range sector may feel overwhelmed by the ongoing discussions surrounding welfare issues, particularly as they have joined a sector that fundamentally prioritises animal welfare and has experienced significant growth due to consumer preferences that increasingly emphasise welfare considerations.

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May 2025

These past few weeks have been some of the most stressful since I became chairman.

The new RSPCA standards landed and we ended up behind the curve on interpreting and clarifying these complicated new standards for our members. We have been playing catchup and unfortunately a recent trend in chat rooms has led to a small group of producers and others firmly opposing compliance with the 2025 standard.

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