The Game Farmers' Association
....representing the UK's game farmers & promoting high standards
Welcome to The Game
Farmers'
Association
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
Leading organisations respond to Defra's new general licences
Read the latest press release below regarding the current situation on general licences. Genuine progress has been made and three new general licences released by Defra today (14 June 2 ... read more
Natural England forced into shooting licence u-turn after government reinstates original system
Defra has forced a shooting licence U-Turn after taking over from Natural England following a fiasco in which farmers were banned from protecting their land from pests. Read the article which ... read more
Anger as General Licences are Revoked Without Notice
The Game Farmers' Association is advising all members that Natural England (NE) is revoking the three main General Licences for the control throughout England of birds such as crows, magpies and woodp ... read more
BVPA working group recommendations for Mycoplasma management in gamebirds
The British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA) working group has now agreed its recommendations on Mycoplasma management in gamebirds – please click on the link below to read the recommendati ... read more
Gamebird Producers Slash Antibiotic Use
Figures released today (24 October 2018) show that in the two years since the gamebird sector rolled out its voluntary campaign to reduce antibiotics, overall use has fallen by 51%, with antibio ... read more