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The Commercial Egg Producers Association of Farewell to CEPA executive officer Rachel Wilson, pictured with Bernard Egan who Western Australia Sundowner event held recently. will take her place.
CEPA Sundowner Event highlights
Guest speakers at the event included CEPA president and EFA Board director for Western Aus- tralia Ian Wilson, Rowan McMonnies of Australian Eggs, and I represented Egg Farmers of Australia.
EGG Farmers of Aus- tralia’s Board and staff members were thrilled to attend the Commercial Egg Producers Associa- tion of Western Australia Sundowner event held recently.
years and worked at Fre- mantle Egg Company for eight years.
In the role as EO, Rachel has worked with farmers in the egg industry and sector groups for many years.
While in Western Aus- tralia, EFA representa- tives had the opportunity to also visit Forrestdale Farm Fresh Eggs owner Joe Sacca.
Working with her par- ents, uncles and cousins, Rachel felt encouraged by family members to strive to look at new perspec- tives and investigate new innovations for their free range farm.
And the commitment you have shown to the CEPA monthly meetings is commendable.
Rachel may seem qui- et, but she is an absolute powerhouse in the work she undertakes on the farm.
Rachel, the experiences from the work you have undertaken in the egg in- dustry will be valuable.
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The CEPA Sundowner event is the highlight on the calendar for many Western Australian egg farmers and egg industry stakeholders, who come to show their support for the egg industry.
about the work programs of our organisations was crucial.
She applied her skills in areas that included farm manager, book work and new ways to market their unique eggs, and Rachel has special interests in flock welfare and advo- cacy.
Egg Farmers of Aus- tralia thank you for your support, teamwork and friendship.
by MELINDA HASHIMOTO CEO
Poultry Industry Calendar of Events
2022
OCT 19 – Poultry Industry Golf Day, Sydney, Australia, info@ew-nutrition. com
OCT 30- NOV 1 – Poultry Tech Summit, Altanta, US, www.wpsa.com
NOV 6-10 – SIMA Paris, France, en.simaonline.com
NOV 8-10 – European Symposium on Poultry Genetics, Hannover Germany, www.espg2022.org
2023
Jun 21-24 – European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition, Rimini Italy, www.wpsa.com
SEP 4-8 – Congress of the World Veterinary Poultry Association, Verona Italy, www.wvpac2021.com
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The event was attended by upwards of 40 people.
The opportunity to talk
Rachel was the EO at CEPA for five and a half
EFA also welcomes Ber- nard Egan who will be replacing Rachel in the executive officer role.
The event was also a farewell to CEPA execu- tive officer Rachel Wil- son.
We wish you all the very best for your adventures ahead.
Educating through on-farm transparency
Consumers have been invited on a journey with broiler producers from Struer in western Jutland, who have partnered with the Danish Agriculture and Food Council (Land- brug og Fødevarer) – the
CONSUMER education is frequently the goal for Danish farmers.
latter having created the platform for the lives- treaming.
food in a 29.4C shed. The shed will continue to be livestreamed un- til the final chicken is loaded out of the barn for processing at 35 days
Nordic
News
by ASHLEY NORVAL
In a new venture of pro- viding on-farm transpar- ency to the public, a con- ventional Danish broiler farm has a livestream camera in one of their sheds.
The broiler producers are profiled with video introductions of them- selves and their facilities, in addition to facts about the Danish broiler indus- try and explanations of husbandry processes.
old.
During this period, the
From the livestreaming page, the shed design is explained and there are two cameras that switch between each other regu- larly to show all areas of the shed interior.
tion.
It is a first for Den-
The journey began with the delivery of 32,000- day old chicks from a Danish hatchery on Feb- ruary 8.
Danish Agriculture and Food Council hope to dispel some of the myths around broiler chicken production in Denmark and provide Danish con- sumers with an opportu- nity to follow the journey of the chicken’s lifecycle.
Interestingly, there is a ‘live’ count of the number of chickens present and some statistics on their feed and water consump-
mark – to be livestream- ing from a farm – and you have to admire the com- mitment of the Danish broiler industry to true transparency.
At the time of writ- ing, the remaining 31,709 chickens were 13 days old and drinking an av- erage of 64ml of water per day and eating 32g of
Schools are also en- couraged to follow along, providing an easy option for teachers and students to check-in daily.
Two cameras switch to regularly show all areas of the shed interior.
A close up of the ground from one of the two alternating cameras in the shed.
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