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Welcome to
The Game
Farmers'
Association

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The Game Farmers' Association (GFA) is a trade organisation dedicated to the production of quality gamebirds for the UK shooting industry.

Many shoots in Britain rely on hand-reared gamebirds, released into the countryside during the summer to supplement the wild stocks before the winter shooting season begins. Good game farming ensures that these birds, mostly pheasant and partridge, are strong, fit and ready for the natural environment in which they will live.

Most game farmers in Britain are members of the GFA and the Association represents their interests, as well as encouraging everyone who rears game to follow high standards.

Some of our most important work has been to secure near-identical yet practical Game Rearing Codes for England, Scotland and Wales. These ensure that game farming is officially recognised by Government and is always carried out to a high welfare standard, backed by the force of law.

Latest News & Information

Avian Influenza Found in Released Pheasants

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N5 has been found in pheasants in Worcestershire earlier this week. The birds were released in July and so have been classed as wild by APHA and will appear on thei ... read more

The Value of Shooting Report 2024

Rural organisations will today (4 June 2024) publish the latest ‘Value of Shooting’ report which will set out in detail the benefits the shooting sector brings to the UK economy and the co ... read more

Bird Flu Outbreak Over

On the 29th of March the UK Government submitted its declaration of country freedom from Avian Influenza (AI) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). Although it can take a few weeks for W ... read more