As 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…
Australian 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…
New 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…
December 2020 poultry industry headlines: Support Australian producers when planning Christmas lunch Goodbye 2020 and hello to a free Australian feed ingredient database EFA work program and accomplishments Precision nutrition research kicks off at new poultry facility Celebration time for chickens despite table time Solar calculator to help Australian farmers understand the benefits in lowering…
HOME 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.…
AUSTRALIA 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…
RECENTLY 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…
November 2020 poultry industry headlines: From media masterclasses to non-invasive biomarkers The nation’s eggs are complying with biosecurity and provenance rules Socially speaking groups deliver Aussie egg farmers not chicken when it comes to COVID challenge Clean labelling interactive online workshop Housing order in restricted area ends in the Golden Plains Shire Billions of reasons…
October 2020 poultry industry headlines: Celebrate World Egg Day Ideas Exchange a cracking event What’s on the horizon for Egg Farmers of Australia Little to be liked about this chicken Update on avian influenza in Victoria Poultry opportunities in China Trespassing punishment must fit the crime Egg industry continues to build trust Value Add Investment…
September 2020 poultry industry headlines: ACCC Inquiry into farmer treatment New precision poultry facility and Poultry Hub programs Disease – a disorder of structure or function? Nominations open for Australian Biosecurity Awards Traceable and accountable federal funds shelled out Egg Farmers of Australia welcome ACCC Inquiry National Farmers’ Federation calls for net carbon zero by…