RSPCA Urges Ministers to Reject Continued Use of Sow Stalls
AUSTRALIA - The RSPCA is today urging state and territory agriculture ministers to reject a proposal in the draft Model Code of Practice governing the welfare of pigs that supports the continued use of sow stalls.

US feedlot consultant predicts meat price increase
AUSTRALIA - An American feedlot consultant says Australian shoppers will have to learn to pay more for meat because of rising grain prices.

Piggeries struggle with feed costs, labour shortage
AUSTRALIA - The operator of Australia's biggest piggery believes more players will be forced out of the industry because of rising costs.

Aust farmers to benefit from Chinese urbanisation
AUSTRALIA - New research shows shrinking land availability and a changing diet in China are opening up big opportunities for Australian farmers.

APL Appoints new Research Manager
AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited, the pork industry’s national representative body, has appointed Dr. Geoffrey Annison to the position of General Manager - Research and Innovation.

Australia okays British pork imports
AUSTRALIA - Australia has confirmed it has agreed to accept imports of pork from Great Britain.

Oz Opens Doors To British Pork
UK - The doors to a new big market have been open to British pig producers with approval to export to Australia.

Queensland pig prices on 20-year high
QUEENSLAND - Queensland pig producers are experiencing their best prices in more than 20 years.

Fish food the key to lower fat in pork and poultry
AUSTRALIA - Scientists have found a way to reduce the amount of fat - which can lead to heart disease - by feeding fish meal to pigs in order to produce pork rich in omega-3.

Australians will reject cloned meat, anti-GM group says
AUSTRALIA - A lobby group opposed to the genetic modification of animals says the Australian public will reject meat from cloned animals, even though the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled it is safe.

GE crops will harm Australia warns US expert
AUSTRALIA faces economic and environmental losses if it follows the United States and grows commercial genetically engineered (GE) crops, a leading expert in agricultural technology has warned.

Pork prices climb this Christmas In Australia
AUSTRALIA - Demand for pork products has improved this Christmas, with prices lifting at retail level.

APL proposes changes to pig slaughter levy
AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited’s 2006 Annual General Meeting, 22 November, 2006 in Melbourne resulted in some exciting outcomes which will assist APL and the Australian pig industry prepare for future challenges.

Pig tracing may go high-tech
AUSTRALIA - The pig industry is considering launching an electronic system to trace animals.

Supply shortages felt in pig meat industry
AUSTRALIA - Competition between pig meat processors is heating up in the lead up to Christmas because of supply shortages.

Deadline closes in for PigPass
AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Spencer, said from 1 January 2007 pigs consigned to export abattoirs need to be accompanied by a National Vendor Declaration (PigPass) which is backed up by either an appropriate on-farm...

New bio-agent for parasite control
AUSTRALIA - A new environmentally-friendly treatment to control the tiny parasitic worms which plague the livestock sector is set to become a commercial reality.

Imported feed grain expected to ease shortages
AUSTRALIA - The Federal Government expects the first imports of feed grain for livestock to arrive in Australia in January to ease looming shortages.

Pig ad campaign misleading, say pork producers group
AUSTRALIA - Animal rights activists have launched a new advertising campaign against pig farming.

NSW Minister warns drought will drive up food prices
AUSTRALIA - New South Wales Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald says the price of basic food is set to rise as farmers struggle to cope with drought.