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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...
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Sydney Show Suggests Pig Industry is RebuildingAUSTRALIA - Pig numbers at the Sydney Royal Easter Show have increased this year, suggesting the worst is over for pig producers. Up to 50 per cent of producers left the industry because of the introduction...
Monday, April 11, 2011
PorkFest in Full SwingAUSTRALIA - Some of the country's best chefs together with major grocery retailers and more than 1200 butchers across the country have launched April’s International PorkFest to a hungry audience.
Friday, April 01, 2011
Pork CRC Scientists Consulted by Pig VetsAUSTRALIA - Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) today announced it would be a major sponsor of the 2011 Australian Pig Vets' meeting in Melbourne in July.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Meriden Opens Subsidiary in AustraliaAUSTRALIA - Meriden Animal Health Limited has recently opened a new office in Australia, further consolidating its sales network in South-East Asia and Australasia.
Conference on Genomics & Future Food ProductionAUSTRALIA - An international conference looking at the major impacts of genomics for livestock industries will be held in Melbourne on 2 to 5 May 2011.
Friday, March 11, 2011
More Pig Farmers Want RSPCA Seal of ApprovalAUSTRALIA - The RSPCA in Australia is finding more and more pig producers are applying to be a part of its Approved Farming Scheme.
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Pork CRC Appoints New Business and Finance AUSTRALIA - Geoff Crook has been appointed Business and Finance Manager with Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), based at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy Campus.
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Pig Day Out Attracts Speakers from Far and WideAUSTRALIA - The annual Pig Day Out next month has attracted speakers from as far away as New Zealand to update pig producers on the latest research and developments in the industry.
Monday, March 07, 2011
Wake Up and Smell the Bacon!AUSTRALIA - While Australian Bacon Week is an annual celebration of everyone’s favorite breakfast food, it is more importantly a show of support for the local pork farmers as well as bacon, ham and smallgoods...
Thursday, March 03, 2011
ABARE Outlook: Higher Pig Meat Imports, Exports AUSTRALIA - According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), in it's Australian Commodities report for the first quarter of 2011, pig meat imports...
ABARE Outlook: Ag Exports to RiseAUSTRALIA - The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released its latest commodity forecasts, which predict commodity exports to exceed $250 billion in 20...
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...
Thursday, February 17, 2011
CSIRO Joins Global Fight Against Pandemic ThreatsAUSTRALIA - Australian scientists are part of an international consortium creating 'battle maps' that visualise how bird flu and other viruses constantly mutate to camouflage their antigens, or 'invading...
Thursday, February 10, 2011
World Experts to Tackle Infectious Disease ThreatsAUSTRALIA - More than 600 of the world’s leading experts in human, animal and environmental health will discuss ways to tackle the increasing threat of new infectious disease outbreaks in Melbourne next...
Calls for Pig Farmer to Stand Down RejectedAUSTRALIA - The State Government has rejected suggestions a Gingin pig farmer facing animal cruelty charges should step down from his role with the Agricultural Produce Commission.
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Greens Urge Reform of Hen and Pig LawsAUSTRALIA - The ACT Greens want the territory to pursue national reform of battery hens and intensively farmed pigs, despite the ACT having no piggeries and just one chicken farm.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Hot News on Seasonal Infertility in PigsAUSTRALIA - Although eliminating the costly problem of seasonal infertility in pigs is probably beyond us, considerable research, supported by Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), has...
Danish Bacon Imports Overwhelm Local Pig FarmersAUSTRALIA - The high Australian dollar has helped boost bacon imports from the European Union.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Govt Offers Assistance to Farmers in FloodsAUSTRALIA - The Australian government has issued a package of measures to assist farmers who have lost crops and stock during the recent floods.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Floods or No Floods, Stork Still DeliveringQUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - Recent floods in Queensland have caused, and are still causing, extreme destruction and damage, the cost of which is yet to be fully calculated.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Robot Makes the Cut at Linley ValleyAUSTRALIA - Australia's first laser guided pork cutting robot has been installed, at a cost of $700,000, at Craig Mostyn Group's Linley Valley Fresh pork processing works at Wooroloo, Western Australi...
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...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Aussie Pork Puts the Crackle into ChristmasAUSTRALIA - While Europe is facing a white Christmas, Australian pork farmers are urging Australians to enjoy a pink one. They are saying consumers should look for the hot pink Australian PorkMark label...
Monday, December 20, 2010
NSW Pork Producers Give Generously to the SalvosAUSTRALIA - The NSW Farmers’ Association Pork Committee in conjunction with the peak industry pork producer body Australian Pork Limited (APL), as well as Foodbank Australia, meat wholesaler B.E Campbell...
Friday, December 10, 2010
Senator Carr Drives Pork CRC into the FutureAUSTRALIA - Australia's pork industry, which has an annual farm-gate value of A$1 billion, contributes $3 billion annually to the national economy and generates 8,000 jobs, has welcomed the announcement...
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
CSIRO Investigates How Farm Animals 'Feel'AUSTRALIA - CSIRO is researching ways to improve the welfare of livestock by developing scientific methods for assessing how animals 'feel' in response to common management practices.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Aussie Consumers Choose to Purchase PorkMarkAUSTRALIA - In the latest round of consumer research conducted in October this year, Australian Pork Limited (APL) found one in four Australian’s have purchased Australian pork sporting the hot pink...
Friday, November 19, 2010
Pork CRC Pin-Up GirlsAUSTRALIA - While pinning up posters may seem mundane, in the scientific and academic community, it is really all about publishing papers and pinning up posters, says the Pork CRC.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
RSPCA Welcomes Pledge to Scrap Sow StallsAUSTRALIA - The RSPCA has described the pork industry's vote to phase out sow stalls as a momentous day for pigs in Australia.
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