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Poultry Industry Calendar of Events
2019
OCT 23-25 – European Symposium on Poultry Genetics, Prague, Czech Republic www.espg2019.org
NOV 3-4 – Egg and Poultry Industry Conference, Celtic Manor, Usk, Wales www.epiconference.co.uk
NOV 5-7 – Poultry Tech Summit, Atlanta, US www.wattglobalmedia. com/poultrytechsummit
2020
FEB 16-19 – Australian Poultry Science Symposium (APSS), Sydney NSW www.apss2020.com.au
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
MAY 26-28 – World Poultry Congress, Paris, France www.wpcparis2020. com
NOV 4-5 – Poultry Xpo, Stratford, Canada www.poultryxpo.ca
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Bipartisanship sought on animal activists
THIS past month has the potential to be a turning point in realis- ing greater legal protec- tions for farmers against the disruptive and ex- treme actions we have seen from animal activ- ists over the past couple of years, and legislating more appropriate pun- ishments for the actions of a minority element of the community.
During September in Queensland, the State De- velopment, Natural Re- sources and Agricultural Industry Development Committee held hear- ings for the State Gov- ernment’s Agriculture and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, which includes amendments to three Acts to enhance the potential to prosecute persons who trespass or inappropriately protest.
The Legal Affairs and Community Safety Com- mittee also held hearings for the LNP’s Criminal Code (Trespass Offences) Amendment Bill, which proposes three new tres- pass offences.
Committee reports are due on October 8 and November 1, respectively.
While in Canberra, the Government passed the Criminal Code Amend- ment (Agricultural Pro- tection) Bill, which intro- duces two new offences relating to the incitement of trespass or property offenses on agricultural land.
Queensland Farmers’ Federation recognises and respects the right of individuals and groups to meet and engage in peaceful protest to pursue common goals.
Animal welfare and lib- eration movements have
been around in Australia for a long time, however, in recent times there has been a disturbing change
in the behaviour of ani- mal rights groups in pur- suing their cause.
Peaceful protesting and
marches on public prop- erty have been replaced with highly organised and threatening invasions of livestock farms and processing facilities.
The distress these ac- tions have caused to law- abiding farmers and the risks to biosecurity, food safety, animal welfare, workplace health and safety and business dis- ruption are completely unacceptable.
Encouragingly, it ap- pears the major political parties at state and feder-
al levels have recognised this change and the cur- rent laws to address this behaviour are no longer fit-for-purpose.
It is now incumbent on the Parliaments to deliver the right laws for today in the interests of realising a properly functioning society.
A bipartisan approach to getting the right bal- ance of ideas would also realise the greatest ac- ceptance from the com- munity for legislative changes made.
by TRAVIS TOBIN CEO
Excellent Ideas Exchange 2019
☛ from P1
The research snap-
shots session highlight- ed the diverse range of research projects we invest in.
With a new format, researchers were asked to focus on the impact their project will have in industry and to high- light key take-home messages in less than seven minutes.
The new format was well received and trig- gered a plethora of dis-
cussions over morning tea.
The conference con- cluded with a Brains Trust session that ena- bled the audience to ask questions and get live anonymous answers/ feedback from everyone in the room.
This session was run last year and provided an opportunity to re- peat some of the ques- tions asked last year to see if perceptions had changed.
One of these questions
was: “In one word, de- scribe the biggest prob- lem the Australian poul- try industry currently faces.”
Last year’s highest response was “percep- tion” and this year’s was “feed”, highlight- ing the challenges many of us face with drought and feed avail- ability.
Poultry Hub Australia would like to thank all who were involved in making the 2019 con- ference a success.
We look forward to next year’s conference to be held in Melbourne.
Details to be an- nounced early in 2020.
We have noted the feedback received and are hoping to engage more farmers and focus on key production issues facing the industry.
If you have any ques- tions about our confer- ence, how to join PHA or interesting topics to cover, contact us at poultryhub@une.edu. au
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