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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Pork Producers Come to Terms with Welfare ChangesTASMANIA, AUSTRALIA - After five years of policy changes, Tasmanian pork producers say they now have the surety they need.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Australian Agriculture Shares A$70 Million in Research GrantsAUSTRALIA - Over 100 research and demonstration projects across the country will share in $72.5 million as part of the Gillard Government’s first round of Filling the Research Gap and Action on the Ground...
Mandatory Welfare Training for AbattoirsAUSTRALIA - The New South Wales Government has announced a tough new animal welfare package to lift animal welfare standards in all domestic abattoirs.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Australia Boosts Biosecurity MeasuresAUSTRALIA - A A$524.2 million investment in Australia’s biosecurity system included in yesterday’s Federal Budget will deliver a state-of-the-art quarantine facility and strengthen Australia’s defences...
Aussie Pork Industry Refutes Bacon Tax ClaimAUSTRALIA - The reported increase in the Australian Pig Slaughter Levy was misrepresented by media in last night’s Federal Budget announcement, with claims of a new ‘bacon tax’. The Australian pork...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Five Charged over Alleged Abuse of PigsAUSTRALIA - Five people have been charged following an investigation into allegations of animal abuse at a Victorian abattoir last November.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Helping Keep Track of Queensland's LivestockQUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - Biosecurity Queensland Industry Liaison Officer Fiona Thompson said property registration plays a crucial role in managing the risks of animal diseases.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Government Invests in Future of FarmingAUSTRALIA - The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s announcement of additional funding for the Blueprint for Australian Agriculture....
Monday, March 19, 2012
Coles Partners Pig Producers to Abolish Sow StallsAUSTRALIA - Coles supermarkets have moved to transform pork farming practices in South Australia to provide better conditions for pregnant sows.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Outshine the Swine Begins in NSWAUSTRALIA - Authorities and landholders in the highlands of south west New South Wales are stepping up efforts to reduce feral pig numbers.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Farmers Look to Embrace Clean Energy FutureAUSTRALIA - Australia's agriculture sector is embracing a clean energy future with more than 500 applications received from universities, land managers, industry and government agencies for Gillard Government...
Friday, February 10, 2012
Action Taken to Ramp Up Abattoir InspectionsNEW 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...
Thursday, February 09, 2012
NSW Protection of the Environment LegislationAUSTRALIA - 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...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Pig Welfare Standards Now Compulsory in VictoriaAUSTRALIA - Pig welfare standards have been made compulsory in Victoria.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Less Red Tape To Aid Agricultural ExportsAUSTRALIA - 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.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Pig Levy Increase Proposal Submitted to GovtAUSTRALIA - 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 FarmerAUSTRALIA - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, and Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Sid Sidebottom, have welcomed 2012 - the Australian...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Research Funds Boost Fight against Pest AnimalsAUSTRALIA - 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.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Reminder: Don't Feed Swill to PigsAUSTRALIA - 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 VirusAUSTRALIA - 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.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Feral Pigs Killed in Queensland Aerial CullQUEENSLAND, 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.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Carbon Initiative to Boost Pig Farmers’ IncomeAUSTRALIA - 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...
Thursday, August 04, 2011
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.
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
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.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
No Raw Meat to Enter Australia Without QuarantineAUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry believes it's the real target of an international push to export raw pig meat to New Zealand.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Australia’s Senators Anxious about PRRSAUSTRALIA - 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...
Friday, March 11, 2011
More Pig Farmers Want RSPCA Seal of ApprovalAUSTRALIA - The RSPCA in Australia is finding more and more pig producers are applying to be a part of its Approved Farming Scheme.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Calls for Pig Farmer to Stand Down RejectedAUSTRALIA - 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.
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Greens Urge Reform of Hen and Pig LawsAUSTRALIA - 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.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Govt Offers Assistance to Farmers in FloodsAUSTRALIA - The Australian government has issued a package of measures to assist farmers who have lost crops and stock during the recent floods.
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