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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Warm, Dry South Expected for April, JuneAUSTRALIA - Most of southern Australia has a greater than 60 per cent chance of exceeding the median maximum temperature between April and June, while the already dry south-east South Australia and western...
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Pork CRC Presents APSA AwardsAUSTRALIA - University of Queensland post-graduate, Larissa Beale, has been awarded Pork CRC Best Presentation at the 2011 13th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA) Conference,...
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.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Positive Outlook for Aussie Grains IndustryAUSTRALIA - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, has welcomed the release of the Australian Grains 11.2: Grains outlook 2011–12 and industry productivity report, where...
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Call to Use Coconut-Based Baits for Feral PigsAUSTRALIA - Queensland researchers say coconuts should be used as baits to control feral pigs in the state's north.
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.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Farmers Condemn Attack on GM Research CropAUSTRALIA - New South Wales (NSW) Farmers’ has condemned the actions of Greenpeace protesters who scaled a fence and destroyed a crop of Genetically-Modified (GM) wheat at a CSIRO farm in Canberra.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
New Test to Improve Feed for Pig IndustryAUSTRALIA - Scientists at the Department of Agriculture and Food in Western Australia are close to developing a new rapid computerised screening tool for pork producers to measure protein quality in imported...
Friday, February 25, 2011
Nutrition Research to Pay Producer DividendsAUSTRALIA - Paying closer attention to nutrition in their pre- and post- weaning pigs promises to pay dividends for pork producers thanks to enhanced intestinal and immune development, survivability and...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Rain Hail or Shine Grains Gain with AusScanAUSTRALIA - With prolific weather damaged grain in eastern Australia, drought affected grain in WA and some light-weight barley in Queensland, livestock producers, particularly pig farmers, are turning...
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Pork CRC: Testing Time for StockfeedAUSTRALIA - Technology commercialised as AusScan by Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) is successfully using new Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR) tests to improve the transparency of...
Monday, November 01, 2010
Super Pea in the MakingAUSTRALIA - A new high yielding, disease resistant field pea released by Australia's Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for commercial sowing next year offers pork producers a reliable protein source....
Friday, July 30, 2010
Diabetic Test to Help Pork ProducersAUSTRALIA - A simple glucose meter, or glucometer, commonly used by diabetics to measure blood glucose levels, is set to help Australian pork producers more efficiently feed their pigs.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Pig Nutrition Under Specialist SpotlightAUSTRALIA - A radical new approach to feed formulation will be put to the Western Australian pig industry by a leading animal nutritionist from the United Kingdom.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Industry Pushes Benefits of Growing Pig Feed GrainAUSTRALIA - The Pork Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) is trying to get more farmers growing grains for pigs, rather than humans, to eat.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Berkshire a Triticale Treat for PigsAUSTRALIA - To encourage the 2010 growing of Berkshire, the new high yielding triticale, meetings of triticale growers, agronomists, pork producers and feed mills were recently hosted by Australia’s...
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Outlook '10: Promising Future for Aussie Pig MeatAUSTRALIA - Australian pig meat production will increase slightly over the next five years in response to better prices and more palatable feed grain costs.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Feed Grain Potential for Pigs ExploredAUSTRALIA - A unique grains harvest is underway to explore the potential of growing quality barley and wheat specifically for pig feed.
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Ractopamine Improves Growth and Leanness in MalesAUSTRALIA - Ractopamine improved growth performance in entire and immunocastrated male pigs without affecting meat quality, according to researchers based in Western Australia.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
New Grain Variety to Help Pigs Grow FasterAUSTRALIA - Australian scientists have developed a new variety of grain which can help make pigs grow faster.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Aussie Pork Industry Aims to Be Carbon-NeutralAUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry believes it can be carbon neutral within five years.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Ridley Poised to Make AcquisitionsAUSTRALIA - 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.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Pork Producer Forum in YoungAUSTRALIA - The NSW Farmers’ Association Pork Committee is inviting all pork producers to attend a Producer Forum and Dinner in Young next week.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
No End in Sight to High, Volatile Feed Grain PricesAUSTRALIA - Prices of feed grains are expected to rise and become more volatile, according to a report by industry experts.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Register Now for Australia's Nutrition ConferenceAUSTRALIA - Early bird registration for the conference, Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition - Australia, has been extended to 8 June.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Breakthrough Helps Aussie Pork ProducersAUSTRALIA - 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.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Oz Launches 'No Food Scraps to Pigs' CampaignAUSTRALIA - 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.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Ron Pollard Award for StudentAUSTRALIA - University of Adelaide student Emma Shattock has won the inaugural Ron Pollard Undergraduate Scholarship Award.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Oz Pork Producers Reminded of Swill Feeding BanAUSTRALIA - Pig producers have been reminded that swill feeding is banned in Australia.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Little Concern for GM Animal Farms in AustraliaAUSTRALIA - The report, GM stockfeed in Australia: economic issues for producers and consumers, was released yesterday by Phillip Glyde, Executive Director, ABARE.
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