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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.
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 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.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Pork Certification: Taking out the GuessworkAUSTRALIA - Consumers can at last be confident that the pork they are buying is truly free range following the release of the Australian Pork Industry Quality Assurance (APIQ√) program Free Range...
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.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
CRC Sees Healthy Role for Australian PorkAUSTRALIA - Pork’s role in a balanced diet and lifestyle and how it might assist weight management and address critical health issues such as Type 2 diabetes, is the focus of the CRC For High Integrity...
Pork Industry Ahead on Stall Free MoveAUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry’s voluntary move away from the use of sow stalls by 2017, is making substantial progress, with around one in three sows now spending their pregnant lives sow...
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.
Get Some Real 'Pork on Your Fork!'AUSTRALIA - Fed up with all the federal and state political pork barrelling and porkies? The people of Australia can now be rewarded with Australian PorkFest – Get some real "Pork on Your Fork!"
Thursday, March 29, 2012
APL Congratulates Award Winning Young ScientistAUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL) would like to congratulate Dr Sasha Jenkins, for her Australian pork industry award, as part of the 2012 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture,...
Monday, March 26, 2012
New Director for CRC for High–Integrity Aussie PorkAUSTRALIA - New Zealand pork producer, Chris Trengrove, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork, replacing Sam McIvor as the Board representative of Essential...
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.
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.
Piggery Nutrient Management Plan Case StudiesAUSTRALIA - A series of case studies on the development and implementation of Nutrient Management Plans for ten Australian piggeries has been released by Australian Pork Limited (APL).
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Abattoir Owner Defends Pig Slaughter MethodAUSTRALIA - The owners of a Victorian abattoir that closed after allegations of animal abuse last November insist they were killing pigs humanely and legally.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Register Today to Help with Pig SurvivalAUSTRALIA - Pig survivability was recently identified as the number one profit-driver for producers, and the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) will host two seminars later this month focusing on maximising...
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...
Pork Projects with a DifferenceAUSTRALIA - Research projects demonstrating quality, system changing science that could successfully be adopted by Australia’s pork industry will be considered for funding by the CRC for High Integrity...
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.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Doug Ross Overseas Travel and Study AwardAUSTRALIA - Applications are now open for the Doug Ross Overseas Travel and Study Award. The award gives young veterinarians the chance to improve skills, build contacts, pursue a career in the pig industry,...
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...
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