New Grain Variety to Help Pigs Grow Faster
AUSTRALIA - Australian scientists have developed a new variety of grain which can help make pigs grow faster.

Aussie Pork Industry Aims to Be Carbon-Neutral
AUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry believes it can be carbon neutral within five years.

Ridley Poised to Make Acquisitions
AUSTRALIA - Feed company, Ridley Corporation, has posted a net loss of almost 40 million Australian dollars (AUD) but says it is on the look-out for further acquisitions.

Pork Producer Forum in Young
AUSTRALIA - The NSW Farmers’ Association Pork Committee is inviting all pork producers to attend a Producer Forum and Dinner in Young next week.

No End in Sight to High, Volatile Feed Grain Prices
AUSTRALIA - Prices of feed grains are expected to rise and become more volatile, according to a report by industry experts.

Register Now for Australia's Nutrition Conference
AUSTRALIA - Early bird registration for the conference, Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition - Australia, has been extended to 8 June.

Breakthrough Helps Aussie Pork Producers
AUSTRALIA - A major technological breakthrough will help pork producers use canola meal more efficiently and give them the potential to use more of it in pig feeding rations.

Oz Launches 'No Food Scraps to Pigs' Campaign
AUSTRALIA - A new campaign is underway to raise awareness of the risks of feeding food scraps that have had contact with any form of meat to pigs.

Ron Pollard Award for Student
AUSTRALIA - University of Adelaide student Emma Shattock has won the inaugural Ron Pollard Undergraduate Scholarship Award.

Oz Pork Producers Reminded of Swill Feeding Ban
AUSTRALIA - Pig producers have been reminded that swill feeding is banned in Australia.

Little Concern for GM Animal Farms in Australia
AUSTRALIA - The report, GM stockfeed in Australia: economic issues for producers and consumers, was released yesterday by Phillip Glyde, Executive Director, ABARE.

DDGS Granted First-ever Clearance in Australia
AUSTRALIA - Australia’s first imported sample of US distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a co-product of US ethanol production, successfully cleared inspections after arriving at the Port of...

NSW Government Alarms Aussie Pig Farmers
AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL), the national body representing Australian pig farmers, is extremely concerned by the NSW Government’s proposal to triple its ethanol fuel mandate for E10 petrol...

Pork CRC Helps Cut Costs and Push Production
AUSTRALIA - At a time of great challenge for the Australian pork industry, research by the Pork Cooperative Research Centre in the last year has reduced feed costs and improved herd production efficiency...