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Poultry Industry Calendar of Events
2020
JAN 28-30 – International Production & Processing Expo, Atlanta, US www. ippexpo.org
FEB 16-19 – Australian Poultry Science Symposium (APSS), Sydney NSW www.apss2020.com.au
MAR 25-26 – APF Poultry Nutrition Symposium, Bangkok, Thailand E: nmukhtar@uaar.edu.pk
MAR 25-27 – Mediterranean Poultry Summit, Cordoba, Spain www.mpn- wpsa.org/spain2020
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
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
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Keeping calm with support from EFA
THE expression ‘run around like a headless chook’, meaning to be very busy doing a lot of things but not effec- tively, is one saying that even the most organised person can relate to at one time or another.
Producers, even those with staff, are faced with a constant pressure to meet the requirements of the day and the ‘extras’ that have to be done at some stage to keep the business running.
At times we feel we are like the first part of the Little Red Hen’s story where the producer is do- ing the heavy lifting of raising day-old chicks, providing eggs and hav- ing planned the next flock coming with no help, only to have outside players (retailers and gov- ernment) acting like the Little Red Hen’s friends, not willing to help.
Producers can either be in a state such as Chicken Little running around like the sky is falling, or, through support of Egg Farmers of Australia, as- sist in building relation- ships, working with one another at an industry body level to provide in- formation from producer level through to EFA for better industry outcomes.
The importance of membership and partici- pation cannot be under- stated.
Just like Chicken Lit- tle, even if we get knock backs we need to con- tinue to put information forwards so more people understand egg produc- tion.
Every person we speak to, either individually or as an industry body, will have a better understanding of
the challenges industry faces, and more impor- tantly, what we are doing about these challenges.
We are faced with an ever-increasing risk of disease.
In the biosecurity space, we need to plan for the future.
Egg Farmers of Aus- tralia has been involved in meeting agencies who
manage outbreaks so in- dustry has a voice.
We continue to engage on the Standards and Guidelines process.
A meeting was chaired by the Federal Agricul- ture Minister and at- tended by Agricultural Ministers on October 25 to consider moving the process forward.
Egg Farmers of Aus-
tralia’s annual general meeting is coming up in November and I encour- age members who are in a position to attend to see how you can get involved.
I thank those who have paid membership and levies to ensure our or- ganisation can have the opportunity to put indus- try’s case forward on a range of issues.
In any group there are a range of personalities and each of us has strength.
We can contribute through our strengths and as a group each person can contribute their ex- pertise and experience to provide a viewpoint or insightful information.
We can all contribute in some way.
If you were a chicken in the pecking order, what
would you be?
Are you a leader; have
excellent attention to detail; a veteran of the industry with historical knowledge; new kid on the block learning from others; are able to bring people together; or stand strong to ensure the gains of the industry over many years are not eroded.
Please consider how you can be more involved by supporting your state director and how they can support you.
Thank you to those who have taken the time to speak with me about your business and challenges.
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