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. Applications are open for new mentors of any gender and for female mentees from across the global food and agriculture sector. Now in its fourth…
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 of Sydney’s School of Rural Health, AgHealth Australia farm safety research manager Kerri-Lynn Peachey is happy to see the number of on-farm deaths trending in…
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 variation in carcass value in pork. Photo: DAFWA New sensor technology is now at hand for pork processors to accurately predict lean meat yield, potentially…
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 throughout history, yet it is becoming increasingly controversial and criticised in some parts of contemporary human society. Over a three-part series, researchers from around the…