THE Australian Government is working to ensure our farming future by investing $5 million to bring kids and farms closer together. Minister for Agriculture Bridget McKenzie said kids were increasingly removed from directly experiencing life on the land, which was a barrier to choosing agriculture as a career and allowed myths to perpetuate. “Australian agriculture…
AS a Young Industry Delegate, you will be able to immerse yourself in all that PIX has to offer. The program includes all conference and workshop registrations, travel, accommodation and social function expenses, as well as co-ordinated networking opportunities and introduction to the PIX Committee. If you would like to be a PIX Young Industry…
February 2020 poultry industry headlines: Lessons learnt and taught at IPPE Everyone must be biosecurity aware Gary Sansom Scholarship applications open Gloves off in cage fighting Poultry Hub Australia is excited to announce the PIX Young Industry Delegates Program Poultry Hub Australia travel grants on offer Local producers can now apply for innovation grants Chinese poultry…
January 2020 poultry industry headlines: Cracking start to the year for the poultry industry! AgriFutures Australia seeks RD&E proposals Questioning the ethics of freshly ‘freed’ hens Edible insects – you must be ‘yolking’ QUEP elects new director Effluent transfer made easy Are you attending the Australian Poultry Science Symposium in February? $4m grant round opens…
Queensland United Egg Producers Pty Ltd held its annual general meeting in late November 2019 and I am pleased to announce Ms Roxanne Manhire was elected as a director of QUEP. Roxanne is one of five siblings of industry-leading egg farmers Roy and the late Ivy Inwood and returned to the family business after 20…
AS it should be, the majority of our time is focused on progressing the needs of industry, but what of those who are not thinking about the industry as a whole and are actually undermining the protocols so many farmers adhere to? I am referring to organisations that state they undertake hen rescue. The first…
THE Australian Poultry Science Symposium is the premier avian science conference in Australia and attracts delegates from all over Australia and around the world. The February 16-19, 2020 event will be the 31st edition of the symposium and will again be hosted at Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park. The move away from the University of…
WITH outbreaks of disease comes the need to find the source, hence, traceability. A number of producers have spoken with me about traceability requirements and also the systems they have put in place to ensure business integrity and accountability of product. The ‘Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 4.2.5 – Primary Production and…
NEW data from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO reveals the level of acceptance and trust in the egg industry by the Australian public has increased since 2018. The CSIRO research is based on a representative sample of over 5630 Australians and is part of the second annual cycle of community engagement to inform the Australian…
December 2019 poultry industry headlines: CSIRO report shows increased community trust in the egg industry EFG Broiler Model Workshop Traceability in the egg industry WA egg producers scrambling to survive Australian Poultry Science Symposium 2020 on track to deliver leading science Support for farm co-operatives QFF appoints new CEO and president EW Group acquires controlling…