agrifood

Collaborative Australian agrifood tech

ABOVE: Tenacious Ventures co-founder and managing partner and speaker at EvokeAg 2024 Sarah Nolet. For the start-up world, 2023 was a very challenging year. Across the board, the number of deals, speed of investment, valuations and totals invested all saw a downturn. Uncertainty ran high. Conservatism pervaded. It was tough for investors and start-ups alike.…

rodent

Rodent control on poultry farms

ABOVE: Rodent control on poultry farms is a priority as they are vectors of diseases, however it is a challenge in this industry because of the provision of abundant food and nesting sites. Photo: Chris F In order for control of rodent populations on poultry farms, baits must be constantly monitored and the facilities must…

poultry

Poultry to remain winning protein, despite challenges

ABOVE: The 2024 outlook for the global poultry market is moderately positive, with a forecast of 1.5-2 percent growth. Photo: JK Sloan With declines expected in pork and beef markets, poultry is expected to be the fastest growing protein in a global animal protein market forecast to grow only 0.4 percent year-on-year, according to a recent…

APSS

All set for APSS 2024

The Poultry Research Foundation of the University of Sydney has always valued its interaction with the poultry industry since its inception in 1958. APSS It held workshops, seminars and an annual symposium aiming to update the industry on the happenings around the world in poultry science as well as the foundation’s own research outcomes. In…

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Future poultry industry professionals

ABOVE: High school students participated in the recent Poultry Hub Australia Ag Day event, held in collaboration with UNE. National Ag Day in Australia is a momentous occasion dedicated to honouring and celebrating the invaluable contributions of the agricultural sector to the nation’s robust economy and vibrant culture. This annual event serves as a platform…

farmers

Future egg consumption forecast to increase

ABOVE: Egg Farmers of Australia Board and team members in Sydney – outgoing Queensland interim director Greg Quinn, new Queensland director Andy Crocker, chair Bede Burke, organisation coordinator Kylie Jackson, Western Australia director Ian Wilson, Victoria director Meg Parkinson, NSW Farmers egg president Brett Langfield, the author, media and corporate communications adviser Christopher Lawson and…

Nexdoc

Egg exporters can transition to Nexdoc

As part of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s focus on modernising its export services, Australian exporters of egg products will be able use Nexdoc – the new web-based export document management system – to generate export certification from December 2023. Agriculture Trade Group acting deputy secretary Nicola Hinder said the Nexdoc system offered…

APSS

APSS 2024 is fast approaching

The Australian Poultry Science Symposium is the premier avian science conference in Australia and attracts delegates from across Australia and the world. APSS 2024 will be the thirty-fifth edition of the symposium, which will again be held at the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park. APSS 2024’s over-arching theme will be ‘Frontier Science – Integrating Nutrition,…

Australian

Australian Winter Crop Forecast by Rabobank

After three consecutive strong harvests, Australian grain and oilseed production is set to return to more modest totals for the current season as drier growing conditions ‘hit home’, Rabobank said in its recently released 2023-24 Australian Winter Crop Forecast. The bank said Australia was on track to harvest a total winter crop of 48.72 million…