January 2020 poultry industry headlines: Cracking start to the year for the poultry industry! AgriFutures Australia seeks RD&E proposals Questioning the ethics of freshly ‘freed’ hens Edible insects – you must be ‘yolking’ QUEP elects new director Effluent transfer made easy Are you attending the Australian Poultry Science Symposium in February? $4m grant round opens…
Queensland United Egg Producers Pty Ltd held its annual general meeting in late November 2019 and I am pleased to announce Ms Roxanne Manhire was elected as a director of QUEP. Roxanne is one of five siblings of industry-leading egg farmers Roy and the late Ivy Inwood and returned to the family business after 20…
AS it should be, the majority of our time is focused on progressing the needs of industry, but what of those who are not thinking about the industry as a whole and are actually undermining the protocols so many farmers adhere to? I am referring to organisations that state they undertake hen rescue. The first…
THE Australian Poultry Science Symposium is the premier avian science conference in Australia and attracts delegates from all over Australia and around the world. The February 16-19, 2020 event will be the 31st edition of the symposium and will again be hosted at Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park. The move away from the University of…
WITH outbreaks of disease comes the need to find the source, hence, traceability. A number of producers have spoken with me about traceability requirements and also the systems they have put in place to ensure business integrity and accountability of product. The ‘Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 4.2.5 – Primary Production and…
NEW data from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO reveals the level of acceptance and trust in the egg industry by the Australian public has increased since 2018. The CSIRO research is based on a representative sample of over 5630 Australians and is part of the second annual cycle of community engagement to inform the Australian…
December 2019 poultry industry headlines: CSIRO report shows increased community trust in the egg industry EFG Broiler Model Workshop Traceability in the egg industry WA egg producers scrambling to survive Australian Poultry Science Symposium 2020 on track to deliver leading science Support for farm co-operatives QFF appoints new CEO and president EW Group acquires controlling…
RURAL Funds Management Limited, as responsible entity for Rural Funds Group (ASX:RFF) has entered into agreements for the sale of RFF’s poultry assets to ProTen Investment Management Pty Ltd as trustee for ProTen Investment Trust for $72 million, subject to certain conditions. RFF owns 17 broiler chicken farms, 11 of which have an average age…
ON World Egg Day (October 11), Yum Yum Bakery in Guildford, NSW took out the title of having Australia’s Best Egg Dish in the 2019 Eggsellence Awards. Following a nationwide hunt to uncover the most delicious and diverse egg dishes in Australia, Australian Eggs hosted a ‘d-egg-ustation’ pop-up on the eve of World Egg Day…
THE expression ‘run around like a headless chook’, meaning to be very busy doing a lot of things but not effectively, 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…