* NATURAL ALLY: More than 100,000 egg-laying hens are to benefit from a new natural ally. Producer has planted trees on 13 family-run farms. The trees provided by the Woodland Trust and covering a total of 15 hectares (37 acres) will provide the hens with shelter, shade and stimulating foraging environments. Pictured at one of the Dungannon farms are Gregor Fulton of the Woodland Trust, left, with Richard Cummings, farm liaison officer for Skea Eggs. The planting is carefully designed to suit each site, with those trees and shrubs planted closest to the hen-houses playing an important role in encouraging the birds outside
