Australia’s 3G networks are closing down
ABOVE: Check with your service provider to confirm if you will be impacted before the 3G network closures. Photo: Hassan Ouajbir Act now, don’t delay – here’s what you need…
Vic pig welfare consistent with standards elsewhere
ABOVE: Very substantial welfare practices go on behind the scenes, it’s not a façade. Photo: Lauren McConachie According to Agriculture Victoria, the state’s pig welfare standards are “broadly consistent” with…
May 2024
May edition headlines Vic pig welfare consistent with standards elsewhere Food with Purpose 2024 Ag ministers commit to National Statement on Animal Welfare Abattoir admits responsibility for animal welfare breaches…
Alltech supports mentoring women in food and agriculture
ABOVE: WFA global chair Elisabeth Mork-Eidem expressed her enthusiasm for the program’s continued success. Alltech is proud to continue to partner with the Women in Food & Agriculture mentorship program.…
Safety is paramount in Australian agriculture
ABOVE: Work still to be done to protect those working in Australian agriculture, with quadbikes and tractors the leading causes of farm-related deaths in Australia. As part of the University…
ALMTech research opens way for new pork carcass measurements
ABOVE: Calculating carcass value solely using P2 fat measurements poorly reflects lean meat yield in the fore, belly and hind sections of the carcass and fails to quantify the full…
Why humans kill animals – Part 3
ABOVE: The rufous hare-wallaby was pushed to the brink of extinction. Photo: Australian Wildlife Conservancy. Delving into and discussing the final five reasons Killing animals has been a ubiquitous human behaviour…
April 2024
April edition headlines ALMTech research opens way for new pork carcass measurements Standing firm against radical activism and upholding welfare standards in pork industry EvokeAg 2024 showcases agricultural opportunities Rebound…
Why humans kill animals – Part 2
ABOVE: Indirect killing occurs when non-target animals die from accidental poisoning associated with use of the drugs, pesticides and herbicides used to protect animals and plants or as bycatch in…
Student ghosted following pork detection
ABOVE: Ghost detected more than 2kg of cooked meat, eggs and frangipani flowers that an international student had attempted to bring into Australia. An international student’s visa has been cancelled…
Spotlight on food price rises
ABOVE: The gap keeps widening between what farmers get paid and the price their produce ends up on supermarket shelves for. As people dig further into their pockets at the…
Implementing Australia’s national biosecurity strategy
ABOVE: DAFF first assistant secretary for biosecurity strategy and reform Bronwen Jaggers, with retired department secretary Andrew Metcalfe. The implementation plan to assist in delivery of Australia’s first National Biosecurity…