Strategic intent and impactful outcomes
AS the year draws to a close, the winds of change seem to be in the air. Hopefully we’ll be able to take our masks off to breath it all…
Dec 2020
December 2020 edition headlines Hamming it up for Christmas Strategic plan to support industry priorities and vision Strategic intent and impactful outcomes Strategic plan to support industry priorities and vision…
Have your say on a new animal welfare act
VICTORIANS have the chance to help improve animal welfare in the state by shaping new legislation, with a Directions Paper setting out key proposals and options for a new Animal…
New directors take the reins at GRDC
MINISTER for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud has appointed the next Grains Research Development Corporation non-executive directors for a three-year term, which commenced on October 1, 2020. Minister…
Nov 2020
November 2020 edition headlines New directors to take the grains of the GRDC Virtual meetings to build framework of strategic plan Sustainable protein supplier opportunity Foodbank serving up Aussie pork…
Oct 2020
October 2020 edition headlines Futurist challenges pork producers to be disruption-ready in new podcast Weathering the COVID storm and strengthening our position An exciting and challenging new start Healthy Herd…
Sep 2020
September 2020 edition headlines Protecting Australian producers from ASF The best of the pork industry Changing for the better in Research & Innovation Pork glorious pork Antimicrobial resistance: many asking…
Anti-viral properties of formic acid
AFRICAN swine fever is an important economic disease and in most countries, infections are notifiable by law to relevant authorities. First discovered in Africa in the early 1900s, ASF infects…
Pumping iron leads to heavier weights
WITH porker and baconer prices on the rise, all producers are primed on how to produce not only more pigs, but heavier kilo pigs at wean. It goes unsaid that…
Feral pig estimated annual $100m damage bill
A REPORT published this week by Australian Pork Limited has confirmed that feral pigs are second only to rabbits in terms of their economic impact as an invasive species in…
Aug 2020
August 2020 edition headlines Second round of Women in Hospitality Mentor Program One year on: ASF, a global pandemic and an ambitious new plan African swine fever still front-of-mind APRIL…
Apiam embraces new era of remote consultancy
THE COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the way we work and communicate. Remote connectivity platforms have become an essential part of maintaining business as usual and it is likely these…