Taking the Bull by the Horns: Agriculture Finally Faces Up to WH&S Obligations
Image: Working in agriculture poses the highest risk factor for Australian workers. Image: Rustic Farm by Marvin10 from pixabay, available through a CC0 license. A new focus on safety and risk by agricultural companies signals a change in attitude towards workplace health and safety. Australian agriculture has one of the worst safety records with a 2016 report […]
2017 Harvest a Mixed Bag for Australian Grain Growers
Image from MaxPixel under a CCO creative commons license. Poor early season conditions, unseasonably high temperatures and a lack of rain have led to a concerning season to growers in many grain regions around Australia. In September this year, the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Sciences announced that this year’s harvest would […]
Abattoir in Hot Water over Animal Welfare
Image: Animal welfare activists captured the footage at the Star Poultry Supply abattoir in Melbourne. Photo by Skeeze from Pixabay, under a Creative Commons 2.0 License. The poultry industry is the latest to be accused of serious breaches in animal welfare standards after video footage emerged of live chickens being submerged in boiling water. The […]
First National Ag Day Not Without Controversy
Image: Australia’s first national Agriculture Day celebrated the contribution of the industry. Photo Farmers’ Market from Wikimedia, under a Creative Commons 2.0 License. Australia’s inaugural National Agriculture Day was hosted on Thursday 21st November, organised to highlight the significance the industry plays in the lives of all Australians. The #AgDay celebration was originally the idea […]
Almonds in One Basket: Griffith Grower Consolidates Crops
Image: Almond trees in blossom. Photo from pixabay under a CCO Creative Commons license. Griffith growers the Dinicolas family have recently converted their mixed farming business to focus purely on almonds, without any regrets. Originally following in his father’s footsteps, second-generation farmer Denis Dinicolas started his farming career by growing rice, vegetables, grain crops and sheep, […]
Breaking: Chinese ban on Aussie beef lifted
Image: The export of beef products to China will soon resume after a three-month ban was lifted. Photo by Pete Johnson from Pexels, licensed under a CCO agreement. The Chinese Government has ended a three-month ban on the import of Australian beef products, following negotiations led by Trade Minister Steven Ciobo. In July this year, the […]
Meat and Three Veg: Fresh produce industry needs to get with the program to retain profitability
Image: Lettuce Feed You – Horticulture enterprises need to innovate in order to stay ahead of the curve. Photo by Michael, available at Pexel by a CCO agreement. Australian vegetable growers need to up their game in order to remain profitable and competitive, according to a report recently released by Hort Innovation. The Vegetable Strategic […]