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…
ANPARIO 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…
POULTRY 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…
EXPECTED 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,…
ON July 17, Australia’s favourite free range chicken producer Lilydale launched a national integrated marketing campaign to complement a new logo, packaging and premium range products. The campaign theme, Dedication You Can Taste, is underpinned by the brand’s promise, which gives consumers confidence that its free range chickens are raised with care on Lilydale farms…
August 2020 poultry industry headlines: Lilydale celebrates farmers’ dedication Priority poultry projects receive funding Australian avian influenza update Australian Rural Leadership Program applications Chicken and the egg Standards and guidelines update New Zealand chicken virus blocking exports to Australia Quarantine advice when introducing new birds KFC plans to print edible chicken nuggets in lab COVID-19…
A GREAT new piece of technology has been developed at the University of New England that Poultry Hub Australia Director Tamsyn Crowley would like to share. Assoc Prof Wu and his team have developed a fast and accurate sexing method to sex chickens using feather crude DNA. In recent years, researchers have found it difficult…