Invaluable discussions at delegates forum
AFTER a two-and-a-half-year hiatus from face-to-face meetings due to COVID 19, the Australian Pork Limited team were finally able to meet with the board, delegates and state pork groups on…
Superbug zoonotic transmission possible from pigs to humans
A STUDY investigating samples of the superbug clostridioides difficile across 14 pig farms in Denmark finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and human patients, providing evidence that…
Coles and Aussie farmers unite to fight MND
ORDER of Australia recipient, FightMND patron and co-founder Neale Daniher is calling on people in every corner of Australia to ‘beanie on, play on’ as part of the launch of…
June 2022
June 2022 edition headlines Coles and Aussie farmers unite to fight MND Invaluable discussions at delegates forum Overseas events push grain prices Testing times for Australia’s pork production practices Making…
Pulled pork sliders a winning dinner
THE ‘Get some pork on your fork’ campaign is continuing its focus on communicating easy mid-week dinner winners to our target audience of time-poor families with children, and the new…
Five freedoms domain of healthy debate
AFTER digesting a delectable animal welfare piece in an April edition of Pig Progress by Monique Pairis-Garcia, veterinarian and associate professor at North Carolina State University in the US, I…
Cost of feral pigs to producers
Feral pigs cause significant economic losses to agricultural production and, while there are many anecdotal reports of individual impacts to farmers, regional-scale costs have not been well documented. In many…
May 2022
May 2022 edition headlines Cost of feral pigs to producers Committed to ensuring high animal welfare standards Pork Industry Calendar of Events Turning waste into drinking water Five freedoms domain…
PorkStar returns
Porkstar, the chef-influencer marketing program at Australian Pork Limited, returns to in-person events and activations this month after a hiatus due to COVID-19 lockdowns and pandemic restrictions on hospitality and…
Big year in foodservice
Despite another turbulent year from a foodservice perspective at Australian Pork Limited, the overall eat-out rate – the proportion of the population eating out for lunch or dinner on any…
Celebrating women in pork
Last year, Australian Pork Limited made a commitment to address the gender inequality that exists within the global meat sector and closer to home, in Australia. With March 8 marking…
April 2022
April 2022 edition headlines JEV and feral pigs Resolve and resilience tested War – the ultimate farming challenge Commercialisation project application call Sometimes size matters too much Celebrating women in…