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Exceptional pork producer highlighted at NAB Agribusiness Calendar launch
INNOVATIVE pork producer SunPork was highlighted at the 2019 NAB Agribusiness Cal- endar launch in Toowoo- mba recently, for having achieved extraordinary growth and results in agribusinesses.
SunPork sees a great future in integrated pork production and is invest- ing to support that belief.
Having grown from humble origins as three independent Australian family pork farms owned by the Cameron, Hall and
McLean families, the business now manages a value chain that extends from genetics through to retail brands.
The SunPork Group produces 900,000 pigs per year or 18 percent of Australia’s pork.
Today the business is investing $60 million in a major redevelopment of a world-class abattoir at Swickers Kingaroy Ba- con Factory located in Queensland’s South Bur- nett.
This development will
be operational in May 2019 and, as Queens- land’s only export-ac- credited abattoir, ad- vances at Swickers will continue to support more than 700 jobs and set new standards.
Beyond the new pro- cessing floor, SunPork is finalising plans for a new,
high-health-status genet- ic nucleus herd in NSW.
The business also prides itself on innovations in- cluding its Autism and Agriculture program, a world-first initiative to employ autistic adults in animal care roles.
www.sunporkfresh foods.com.au
Cameron Fuller, NAB Customer Executive Growth Sectors, Mark Welsh, Cameron Pastoral Co and Kipling Zuberick, GM Business Marketing NAB.
SunPork Group CEO and managing director Dr Robert van Barneveld.
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Cameron Fuller and Armenio Bento, founder, Game Farm.
Daniel Jalalaty, Game Farm, Julie Rynksi, Customer Executive Regional & Agribusiness, NAB and Armenio Bento.
PigPass NVD review
PEOPLE who use, or would appreciate con-
have previously used, the PigPass National Vendor Declaration form are being asked how Australian Pork Limited can improve the form, as the biennial review is under way.
APL reviews the Pig- Pass NVD form every two years to make sure it continues to fulfil its purpose – to ensure traceability of pork in the event of a disease or food safety incident and iden- tify risks throughout the pork supply chain.
The success of PigPass relies on regular reviews and updates based on feedback from PigPass users including produc- ers, livestock agents, ab- attoirs, processors and regulators.
To help with this, APL
structive feedback on your experiences using the current PigPass (ver- sion 8) form, including the explanatory notes and the attachments, by Mon- day, December 17, 2018.
For example:
• Is there anything in the PigPass form that you find unclear, unnecessary or out of date?
• Is there anything new you would like to see included in the PigPass form and why?
APL administers Pig- Pass on behalf of the Australian pork industry.
PigPass mandatory re- porting is being progres- sively introduced by all states and territories and has been the cornerstone of the National Livestock Identification System for pigs for over 10 years.
Please email your com- ments to A PL’s Policy Research Officer Mi- chelle Randall at mi chelle.randall@australi anpork.com.au or contact Michelle on 0436 629 234 during business hours.
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