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Poultry Industry Calendar of Events
2020
APR 8-9 – National Poultry Show, London, Canada www. westernfairdistrict.com/national- poultry-show
MAY 17-19 – PIX/AMC, Gold Coast www.pixamc.com.au
MAY 26-28 – Meat, Fish, Seafood & Poultry Summit, Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center, Moskovskaya, Russia www.10times. com/meat-fish-seafood-poultry-summit
JUN 5-9 – National Poultry Show, Sydney, NSW www.rasnsw.com.au
JUL 7 – Annual Poultry Club Show Ipswich Showgrounds, Ipswich, QLD
AUG 16-20 – World Poultry Congress, Paris, France www.wpcparis2020.com
NOV 4-5 – Poultry Xpo, Stratford, Canada www.poultryxpo.ca
2021
JUN 21-23 – European Symposium on the Quality of Poultry Meat and XIX European Symposium on the Quality of Eggs and Egg Products, Krakow, Poland www.eggmeat2021.com
SEP 20-23 – European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition, Rimini Italy www. espn2021.eu
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Australian Eggs managing director Rowan McMonnies
Egg farmers call for community
input into CSIRO research program
AUSTRALIANS are be- eat a huge number of eggs, can lower its environ- a major priority for the Mr McMonnies said.
ing invited to take part in an extensive nation- wide research program developed to better un- derstand public attitudes towards the egg industry.
and we also know the way those eggs are produced is an issue people care deeply about.
mental footprint,” Mr McMonnies said.
community and the egg industry responded by ramping up biosecurity efforts.
The research is the third annual cycle of commu- nity engagement to inform the Australian Egg Indus- try Sustainability Frame- work.
The research is being conducted by social scien- tists at Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, to provide egg farmers with a deeper understanding of community sentiment and measure the impact of in- dustry responsiveness on key sustainability issues such as food security, ani- mal welfare and environ- mental impacts.
“We’re offering all Aus- tralians the opportunity to have their say through an open survey, and the data we collect will be ana- lysed and reported back to Australian Eggs as the public view.
“This included feed ef- ficiency improvements, new waste management technologies and online tools to help egg produc- ers assess the viability of solar on their farm.
“The benefits of that can be seen now as the strict biosecurity measures put in place have helped pro- tect farm workers from COVID-19 and ensure continuity of egg supply.”
To participate in the research, go to research. csiro.au/eggs
“Previous research re- vealed food security is
The survey closes Fri- day, June 5, 2020.
CSIRO senior research scientist Dr Kieren Mof- fat said this year’s work will build on the 2018 and 2019 findings to allow year-on-year comparisons and provide insight into shifts in community at- titudes and priorities over that time.
“In particular, this year, we will be looking to track the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on public views around food supply systems, food se- curity and food access.” Australian Eggs manag- ing director Rowan Mc- Monnies said previous insights from CSIRO have formed the basis for some crucial changes across the egg industry.
“Relationships between industries and community are complex and take time to change and build,” Dr Moffat said.
“Last year we learnt en- vironmental impact has emerged as a stronger and growing area of in- terest for Australians, and as a result we funded a suite of new research projects to identify how and where the industry
“We know Australians
Changing times but continued support
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the poultry industry and choose to stay on for a long career in our ever- growing workforce.
Training initiative contin- ues to have an impact in the New England region of NSW and this month we explored the employ- ment story of Courtney who is now happily em- ployed on an egg farm in the region (see story Page 1).
Lastly, we have exciting news about our training courses.
She attended the four- day poultry training where she gained valuable knowledge of the poultry industry, hands on skills, as well as confidence from the inclusive and welcoming environment.
In these strange times of social distancing, Poultry Hub Australia has adapted quickly and is in the final stages of preparing to take the Job Ready training on- line.
Through partnerships with other community or- ganisations, Poultry Hub Australia has been able to provide support to all the participants, ensuring young people can con- tinue to be employed in
We look forward to opening this new online opportunity soon.
We are going online.
This means that it can be accessed by anyone in Australia.
If you would like to be updated directly or have any related questions, please contact us at poul tryhub@une.edu.au
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