Action Taken to Ramp Up Abattoir Inspections
NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA - Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson today announced that the NSW Government would immediately ramp up random inspections of domestic abattoirs in NSW following...

NSW Protection of the Environment Legislation
AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL) recently wrote a letter to the NSW Minister for the Environment Robyn Parker MP, the NSW Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson and the Chief Executive...

Pig Welfare Standards Now Compulsory in Victoria
AUSTRALIA - Pig welfare standards have been made compulsory in Victoria.

Less Red Tape To Aid Agricultural Exports
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Government is boosting regional economies through $30 million in support and a further A$30 million per annum in reduced red tape for agricultural export industries.

Pig Levy Increase Proposal Submitted to Govt
AUSTRALIA - Australian pork producers are one step closer in their quest to obtain an increase in the pig slaughter levy. Late last year pork producers voted to endorse the proposal to increase the pig...

2012 - Australian Year of the Farmer
AUSTRALIA - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, and Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Sid Sidebottom, have welcomed 2012 - the Australian...

Research Funds Boost Fight against Pest Animals
AUSTRALIA - The fight against invasive animals has received a boost with new funding for research projects announced Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig.

Reminder: Don't Feed Swill to Pigs
AUSTRALIA - As we enter the festive season with its focus on food and travel, pig owners are reminded that food scraps (also known as swill) must not be fed to pigs.

Senators Concerned over FMD Virus
AUSTRALIA - A Senate inquiry has voiced "serious concerns" about Australia's ability to respond quickly to an outbreak of the highly contagious livestock virus, foot-and-mouth disease.

Feral Pigs Killed in Queensland Aerial Cull
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - More than 200 feral pigs have been killed during an aerial cull on properties in the Rocky Dam Creek Catchment, near Sarina in north Queensland.

Carbon Initiative to Boost Pig Farmers’ Income
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Government today launched the first methodology to be approved under the Carbon Farming Initiative, which will provide pig farmers with the opportunity to earn carbon credits...

Orego-Stim Gains Organic Certification
AUSTRALIA - Orego-Stim, the natural feed additive from Meriden Animal Health, has been certified for use in organic systems in Australia by the Bio-Dynamic Research Institute.

DAFWA: Responsibility for Animal Welfare Legislation
AUSTRALIA - The Department of Agriculture and Food has today taken over administration of the State’s animal welfare legislation.

No Raw Meat to Enter Australia Without Quarantine
AUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry believes it's the real target of an international push to export raw pig meat to New Zealand.

Australia’s Senators Anxious about PRRS
AUSTRALIA - Coalition Senator Bill Heffernan, Independent Senator Nick Xenophon, Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne, and former pig farmer and Nationals Senator John Williams, have called for an...

More Pig Farmers Want RSPCA Seal of Approval
AUSTRALIA - The RSPCA in Australia is finding more and more pig producers are applying to be a part of its Approved Farming Scheme.

Calls for Pig Farmer to Stand Down Rejected
AUSTRALIA - The State Government has rejected suggestions a Gingin pig farmer facing animal cruelty charges should step down from his role with the Agricultural Produce Commission.

Greens Urge Reform of Hen and Pig Laws
AUSTRALIA - The ACT Greens want the territory to pursue national reform of battery hens and intensively farmed pigs, despite the ACT having no piggeries and just one chicken farm.

Govt Offers Assistance to Farmers in Floods
AUSTRALIA - The Australian government has issued a package of measures to assist farmers who have lost crops and stock during the recent floods.

A First for Australia's Pork Industry
AUSTRALIA - Pork producers from all over Australia took the opportunity to participate in a Town Hall Teleforum to discuss the industry’s use of gestation stalls as part of the Shaping our Future...

Farmers Say Coles Pork Ban a Raw Deal
AUSTRALIA - Pork producers from the Victorian Farmer’s Federation (VFF) angrily protested on Wednesday morning outside Coles in Prahran, Melbourne, against the double standard around the retailer’s...

Pork Producers Protest Against Coles Con
AUSTRALIA - Pork producers from the Victorian Farmer’s Federation (VFF), with support from Australian Pork Limited (APL), protested in Melbourne earlier today against the double standard around Coles’...

Coles Says SA Pig Farmers Back Welfare Change
AUSTRALIA - Retailer Coles has rejected a claim by South Australia's Agriculture Minister that it has coerced local pig farmers to stop using sow stalls.

Farmers Fear Possible Sow Stall Ban
AUSTRALIA - Pig farmers in the state of New South Wales are reported to be reluctant to end the use of stalls for sows.

Farmers' Views Sought on Sow Stalls
AUSTRALIA - Pig farmers are being asked for their views on sow stalls.

APL Kicks Off Membership Drive 2010
AUSTRALIA - In accordance with the Australian Pork Limited (APL) constitution, every three years members of APL are required to renew their membership. This membership drive also provides the opportunity...

Consultation on Alternative Farming Practices Begins
AUSTRALIA - Yesterday, Australia’s pork industry announced the start of a comprehensive consultation process with its members, around some tough issues facing the industry, such as imports, labelling,...

Pork Industry Examining Alternatives to Sow Stalls
AUSTRALIA - Public pressure has forced the pork industry to consider phasing out gestation stalls nationally.

Australia Puts Agriculture on 2010 Political Agenda
AUSTRALIA - Politics and policies that directly impact on Australia's farmers will be centre stage at the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF’s) 2010 National Congress in September in Melbourne as...

Tasmanian Govt Breaks Promise to Pig Farmers
TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry is appalled by the Tasmanian government’s decision to ban sow stalls by 2017 as announced by the Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries and Water...