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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...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Rosy Outlook for Pork ProducersAUSTRALIA - Australian pig meat production is on the rise, driven by strong local and international demand.
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...
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Bank Cuts Rates: Will Farmers See the Benefits?AUSTRALIA - The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to cut official interest rates by 50 basis points, and have called on financial lenders...
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....
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Australian Food Production IncreasingAUSTRALIA - The total value of Australian farm and fisheries food production increased by 17 per cent in 2010-11, a new government publication has revealed.
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...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Bacon Week Set to Sizzle Across AustraliaAUSTRALIA - Bacon is set to sizzle across Australia this week as the third annual Bacon Week gets underway.
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Biosecurity Underpins Export TradeAUSTRALIA - Delegates at Australia’s premier forecasting event will hear how Australia’s enviable biosecurity system is enabling access to new markets and increasing agricultural trade opportuniti...
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
2012 Prospects Look StrongAUSTRALIA - The National Farmers' Federation (NFF) has welcomed the release of the ABARES forecast for the country's agricultural commodities showing the agricultural sector will continue to grow over...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
ABARE Outlook: Strong Performance ForecastAUSTRALIA - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, today opened the nation’s premier agricultural event, Outlook 2012, forecasting a bright future for the sector.
Imports a Major Challenge for Local Pig ProducersAUSTRALIA - ABARES' forecast that imports of processed pig products have grown from 15 per cent to 48 per cent of the market share in the last decade - and it is a growth that is not slowing down.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Mapping Out a Food Secure FutureAUSTRALIA - Australia has a secure food supply and a highly competitive and diverse food industry but a new report has found there are still many opportunities for the sector to build on this success and...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Food Report Fails to Acknowledge Role of FarmersAUSTRALIA - A report into the future food needs of Australia has failed to acknowledge the ongoing work by Australia's farmers in ensuring an environmentally sustainable supply of fresh and nutritious...
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...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Farm Export Earnings Set to RiseAUSTRALIA - Australia’s agricultural export earnings are forecast to rise in 2011–12.
Friday, December 09, 2011
New Pork CRC Launched with High IntegrityAUSTRALIA - Officially launching the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork, Chairman of the CRC Committee, Neville Stevens, AO, said it had the potential to build quality jobs and products for Austra...
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Pig Farmers Endorse Increase in Slaughter LevyAUSTRALIA - Yesterday, at the industry Annual General Meeting in Canberra, Australian pig farmers endorsed the proposal to increase the pig slaughter levy by 90 cents.
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...
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, November 03, 2011
Pork CRC Delivers in a Competitive WorldAUSTRALIA - Delivering the 2010/2011 and final annual report of the CRC for an Internationally Competitive Pork Industry, Chairman, Dr John Keniry, said its three research programmes had delivered exceptional...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Pork Levy Increase Expected to Be ApprovedAUSTRALIA - The former president of Queensland Pork Producers says it's inevitable the levy will rise for that industry.
Monday, September 19, 2011
APL Roadshow Sells the Pork LevyAUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL) says it's done all it can to convince its producers a levy increase is in their best interests.
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Mixed Reaction to Higher Pig LevySOUTH AUSTRALIA - Mixed reactions are being received to the news of a proposed increase in pig levy.
Friday, August 05, 2011
APL Discusses Proposed Increase in Pork LevyAUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL) is holding producer meetings in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania to discuss the proposal for an increase to the Pig Industry Slaughter Levy.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Increase in Pork Levy Up for DiscussionAUSTRALIA - The peak industry body for Australia’s pork producers, Australian Pork Limited (APL), is embarking on a series of national producer meetings to discuss the proposal for an overall 90 cent...
Monday, July 04, 2011
No Growth Promoters in Aussie Pork, Says ColesAUSTRALIA - Coles supermarket has ordered its fresh pork suppliers to not use a chemical in pig feed called Paylean.
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