Australia’s best bacon announced
IN what could be deemed Australia’s tastiest competition, Princi Smallgoods in Perth have been named as producing the best bacon in the nation, just in time for International Bacon Day…
August 2019
August 2019 edition headlines Calling for nominations for the 2019 Batterham Memorial Award Adapting to new challenges Emerging applications of digital technology Pork roast was Brad Thomason’s crowning glory Represent…
African swine fever workshop prepares Queensland producers
BIOSECURITY Queensland recently hosted a workshop focused on African swine fever preparedness to ensure Queensland is well equipped to respond in the event of ASF reaching our shores. Australia is…
Calling for nominations for the 2019 Batterham Memorial Award
THE Batterham Memorial Award is a prestigious award conferred and supported by the Australasian Pig Science Association in memory of the late Dr Ted Batterham, an internationally respected researcher who…
From chaos to control: 2005 to 2019
AS you will be aware, Andrew Spencer is going to leave us as CEO in early August. I’m sure Andrew has covered that, but I thought I’d get my piece…
Renewable gas – a potential future addition to farm micro power grids
ENERGY Networks Australia and Bioenergy Australia recently hosted a Renewable Gas Symposium in Sydney. This symposium explored emerging innovations and research in hydrogen and biogas.The drivers pushing businesses to consider…
July 2019
July 2019 edition headlines Bacon lovers take note: the search is on for Australia’s top rasher New boss hogs in Canberra Renewable gas – a potential future addition to farm…
June 2019
June 2019 edition headlines Nothing standard at The Standard Big biosecurity business at the Forum Keeping out African swine fever together African swine fever ‘light bulb’ moments Online saleyard not…
James Cook University students get up close with pigs on farms
FINAL-year vet students recently received global pig health training from Dr John Carr at James Cook University. Their final-year introduction to population medicine particularly includes training in foreign disease awareness,…
Feeding strawberries to pigs
DAVID Dodwell recently wrote poignantly in the South China Morning Post about the far-reaching impact of African swine fever. Given his masthead, he focused on China, but also on its…
May 2019
May 2019 edition headlines James Cook University students get up close with pigs on farm Aussie Farms bus backfiring Full steam ahead for Australian Pork Industry Leadership Program Feeding strawberries…
SunPork shines on autistic employees
WHEN I announced a world-first initiative by Autism CRC and SunPork Farms to employ autistic adults in animal care positions in Australia’s pork industry in 2016, it felt good. My…