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
Letter from the Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales
The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales has written the following letter (in English and Welsh) to all keepers of gamebirds in Wales. Please click on the relevant link to read more … read more
Defra introduces new rules for game birds
On the 26 August, Defra issued an amended Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) with additional measures relating specifically to game birds. The new requirements, under Schedule 3, are … read more
APHA Game Bird Training and Awareness Day
Just because the hard work on our rearing fields is drawing to a close, doesn’t mean that the GFA has time to take a break. Yesterday, Chairman George Davis and PR and Political & PR … read more
Government Publishes Avian Influenza Vaccination Report
GFA launches 2025 Joint Communication
The GFA recently launched the 2025 version of its annual Joint Communication on antibiotics across the shooting and game rearing sector … read more