Officials from China’s agriculture ministry have reported that China’s use of wheat in pig feed is expected to remain high and that the country has had 11 African swine fever outbreaks this year. China’s use of wheat in feed is expected to stay high as the grain retains a price advantage over corn. Wheat prices…
Animal movement vehicles and visitors to farms are two key biosecurity risks, according to an audit of data from the pig industry, supply chain partners, government and publicly available information. The discovery was made as part of Australian Pork Limited’s collaboration with technology company ExoFlare to build a disease risk module for African swine fever…
The Australian Government’s $66.6 million African swine fever response package has strengthened Australia’s biosecurity measures and ensured our system remains a world-class defence. Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud said the 2019 package put more biosecurity officers and detector dogs on the ground and enhanced measures in the battle to keep ASF out…
August 2021 edition headlines Cybercriminals targeting Australian agriculture APL’s digital transformation Advance notice of Australian Pork Limited AGM BE Campbell bid for Rivalea knocked down but not out Mummified pig foetus mailed into Australia Reducing energy costs by managing inputs and outputs ASF response a biosecurity shield Biosecurity preparedness ramps up on farm African swine…