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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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APRIL Industry Placement Program starts at Rivalea and SunPork
AUSTRALASIAN Pork Research Institute Limited has announced Jess Craig, Rivalea, NSW and Sofie Pridgeon, Wasleys Piggery, SunPork Farms, South Australia, as the first recipients under its Industry Placement Program. APRIL’s…
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Roseworthy pig production course serves up a taste of science
‘PIG Production – Science into Practice’, an annual course designed to raise understanding of pig production, from conception through to processing and the management required in between, was held at…
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Commercialised Pork CRC research delivered
ADDRESSING the 2019 ‘Pig Production – Science into Practice’ course at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus, Pork CRC Commercialisation and Research Impact manager Charles Rikard-Bell explained how early Pork…
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Jefo to invest $30 million in a new production plant
JEFO, a global leader in high-performance nonmedicated nutritional solutions for animals, officially announced its plan to build a new 200,000sq ft production plant in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada. This new building will…
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Aussie farmers fight back in face of radical anti-farm group intimidation
AUSTRALIAN farming families are under siege from a malicious social media campaign run by an extreme anti-farm group. According to its website, Aussie Farms’ ‘core value’ is a belief that…
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Boehringer Ingelheim hosts Swine Academy
BOEHRINGER Ingelheim Animal Health Australia was fortunate to hold the first-ever Australian Boehringer Ingelheim Swine Academy program in Brisbane from November 27-30, 2018, with 16 producers, four veterinarians, and from…
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Positive Pork CRC outcomes outlined
ROGER Campbell, in his final annual report as Pork CRC CEO, highlighted positive R&D outcomes, including measuring and enhancing contentment of sows housed in conventional farrowing systems, global interest in…
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