It was great to finally feel a type of normalcy with the first education activity for the year. We were able to take part in the National Youth Science Forum, where we enabled current Year 12 students to ‘test drive’ our virtual chicken experience. It was a wonderful opportunity to chat about chickens with a…
DetailsAs the festive season draws closer, Australia’s supply of popular Christmas foods is plentiful, even with disruptions to the food sector due to the pandemic. Predictions are for record demand this Christmas as international travel restrictions keep Australians at home. Taking off following the bushfires and continuing during the pandemic, producers hope the buy-local trend…
DetailsAustralian Eggs is on a mission to continue to drive farmers towards carbon neutrality by delivering research and tools that will enable farmers to take more steps towards a sustainable future for Australian agriculture. Off the back of this, Australian Eggs has recently developed a solar calculator tool to show the economic and sustainable benefits…
DetailsNew insights from a study of the 2016/17 bird flu outbreak show how highly pathogenic bird flu viruses – which are likely to cause deadly disease in chickens – can be transmitted from wild migrating bird populations to domestic flocks and back again. Scientists have found these viruses can readily exchange genetic material with other…
DetailsHOME schooling and delivering stimulating and practical lessons for students in the classroom has been made easier, with the Australian Eggs ‘All About Eggs’ education program launching a brand-new virtual hatchery experience. Thanks to the power of technology, the virtual hatchery gives students the opportunity to enjoy a real farm experience without actually being there.…
DetailsAUSTRALIA is on track for a major recovery in grain production, with the winter harvest set to come in at above-average levels, according to recently released forecasts by agribusiness specialist Rabobank. In its Australian Winter Crop Production Outlook 2020/2021, the agribusiness bank said that after three successive years of below-average production due to drought in…
DetailsRECENTLY my hometown of Rockhampton played host to Federal Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, the Honourable David Littleproud MP. The Minister was in town to talk about the hot topic of the Federal Budget. It was great to be able to attend a roundtable with other industry representative groups and stakeholders in the…
DetailsANPARIO plc is a world-leader in producing specialist feed technologies, which are both innovative and tailored to meet the ever-increasing population requirements for healthy food. Anpario’s technologies are sold in over 80 countries through established sales and distribution networks, which includes a number of wholly owned subsidiaries in key markets around the world. Anpario plc’s…
DetailsPOULTRY processor Ingham’s says it does not expect the temporary closure of its Melbourne processing plant due to a coronavirus outbreak among staff will hurt company profits or supplies to customers. Managing director Jim Leighton said Ingham’s had contingency plans in place for its 11 meat plants around Australia for several months in case they…
DetailsEXPECTED to be around for another year before eradication, a chicken virus in New Zealand is the cause of blocked exports to Australia until 2021. Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Type One was detected on two Otago egg farms belonging to the same company in August last year. While not posing any risk to human health,…
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