Food for thought: teaching our farmers of tomorrow

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…

February 2020

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

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 new director

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…

Australian Poultry Science Symposium 2020 on track

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…

Traceability in the egg industry

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…