November 2023 poultry industry headlines: New insect industry plans 2023 Ideas Exchange conference Baiada Poultry cracks on to automation Gene editing may correct bird flu Ipswich’s Sunny Queen releases its first sustainability plan How to celebrate Ag Day Australia Challenges coming for poultry industry Why maintaining biosecurity measures on egg production farms is so…
There is renewed interest in utilising food waste as animal feed due to its potential benefits in reducing feed cost and environmental impact while improving global food security. The study ‘Feeding recycled food waste improved feed efficiency in laying hens from 24 to 43 weeks of age’ was conducted by researchers from the University of…
The poultry industry is the number one supplier of quality animal protein sources for human consumption. It does not matter whether you focus on the ethics of food production or the essence of food production, from a global food security and sustainability point of view, it is essential have a prosperous and advanced poultry industry.…
To meet the needs of a growing population of chicken meat lovers, with the average Australian now consuming 1kg of chicken a week, the new AgriFutures Cultivate Program aims to build the poultry workforce one student at a time. AgriFutures has partnered with the chicken meat industry to launch the traineeship, which provides an unparalleled…
Australians are urged to get cracking and boil-up a googy to mark World Egg Day. Egg Farmers of Australia chief executive officer Melinda Hashimoto said the term ‘googy-egg’ was strange and uniquely Aussie. “The English and Scottish have a similar word – ‘goggie’ – as a child’s term for egg,” Ms Hashimoto said. “But Aussie…
October 2023 poultry industry headlines: PCPP’s 2023 Poultry School Cultivating the future chicken meat industry workforce QUEP CEO John Coward resigns Shelling out for smoked eggs Making food security an Australian priority Online registration portal open for APSS 2024 Challenges for Australia’s poultry industry coming Inaugural Chicken Meat Consortium New look website for Australian…
ABOVE: An Australian free range egg farm. Some diseases lead to the destruction of entire flocks and can spread to neighbouring properties. During the first half of this year, we saw outbreaks of various diseases in laying flocks in some parts of Australia that had unwanted consequences for egg producers. Quite a few diseases lead…
September 2023 poultry industry headlines: UNE’s Farming Futures Expo 2023 Chicken welfare top of pecking order at research awards Useful disease information Priceless poultry saves in every way Help shape application of biosec protection levy Australian farm debt skyrockets Local producers excited as micro abattoir draws closer Environmental footprint research into farmed chicken and…
August 2023 poultry industry headlines: Cheap egg source in limbo Bridging knowledge and application gap Phase out lacking NFF responds to ag meeting PHA Industry Research Funding 2023 call for applications Resisting for resistance’s sake Sustainability indicator comparisons Australian Poultry Science Symposium 2024 Egg carton provider celebrates 30 year anniversary Ingham’s gets purchase go-ahead…
ABOVE: Traceability is mission-critical for the egg industry. A project designed to further the adoption of traceability in the Australian egg industry has concluded, providing Australian egg farmers with a raft of new tools to trace the path of eggs across their farms. Traceability improves food safety outcomes, enabling farmers to quickly identify the sources…