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ThePigSite Latest News
Monday, May 12, 2008
RSPCA Takes Pig Action into the Classroom AUSTRALIA - The RSPCA in Australia took its activism into primary school class rooms in Brisbane, where pupils played pigs to demonstrate what it was like for sows to be kept in stalls.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Ozzie Opinions Urged on Transport Welfare AUSTRALIA - The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) is urging North Queenslanders to have their say on proposed Australian Standards and Guidelines for the Welfare of Animals for the Land Transport of Livestock.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Burke’s Silence Will Kill off Pig Industry AUSTRALIA - Opposition agricultural spokesman Nigel Scullion says that productivity commission's report on the inquiry into safeguards into the import of pig meat has left Australian pork producers in a precarious position.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Final PC Inquiry Hammers Australia's Pig Farmers AUSTRALIA - Australia's pig farmers claim their hope of import Safeguards and extra support for the industry's dire situation have been ignored by the final report to the Federal Government from the Productivity Commission (PC).
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
NSW Pork Industry Will Die, says Farmers AUSTRALIA - The NSW Farmers Association has endorsed claims made earlier this week that the Federal Government must act now to save the local pork industry.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Drought Figures: Oz Farmers Hot Under the Collar AUSTRALIA - According to recent figures, several areas in Australia are already slipping back into draught. The news will draw massive concern amongst farmers who suffered a disastrous set back in production after last years draught.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Grain Prices Are to Blame, Not Imports AUSTRALIA - Higher grain prices are behind financial pressure faced by pig farmers, a Productivity Commission report has found.
Friday, April 04, 2008
No Assistance for Aussie Producers AUSTRALIA - Hopes that the pig industry would get extra Government support and some protection from imports have been dashed. A report to the Federal Government from the Productivity Commission says the problems are being faced aby the whole livestock...
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Pork Production - Growth Industry in Morocco AUSTRALIA - Although pork consumption is a religious taboo in Morocco, pig farming is booming in the Muslim country as a result of its booming tourism trade.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Gas and Dust Prove Dangerous Relations AUSTRALIA - New research has reinforced the danger of dust and gas emissions in livestock buildings. Apart from the noxious smell, particles smaller than 2.5 micro metres can penetrate the deepest areas of the lungs and cause respiratory disease.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Stirling Products Signs Licensing Rights For Omega-3 Meat Enhancement Technology PERTH - Stirling Products North America Inc and PEI Pork Plus Inc have signed an Memorandum of Understanding which provides Stirling with the opportunity to become the exclusive sales and distribution partner for PEI Pork’s Omega-3 Meat Enhancement Technology...
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Price Relief Forecast for Pork Producers AUSTRALIA - Pork producers will get some welcome relief from low returns and competition from imports in 2008-09 with prices tipped to rise by 7 per cent, the ABARE Outlook '08 conference in Canberra has heard today.
Environment and Livestock Find a Single Voice AUSTRALIA - With climate change and greenhouse gas emissions two of the biggest issues facing agriculture Meat & Livestock Australia has bolstered its ‘green’ credentials by employing one of Australia’s leading experts in the field.
Animals and the Next Great Social Justice Movement AUSTRALIA - Increasing concern for animal welfare and consumer demand for organic and free range products— backed up with stricter food labelling requirements—is, according to this story, likely to trigger the next great social justice movement in Australia,...
Monday, February 25, 2008
Reducing Feed Wastage AUSTRALIA - Estimates have shown that 10 per cent of feed delivered to the farm is wasted leading to large losses at a time when feed prices are rising.








