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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Opal Australian Paper gets federal grant for indoor barramundi farm in Victoria, Australia
Opal Australian Paper and its project partner, Mainstream Aquaculture, have received a $30 million federal grant from the Australian government to progress plans for a $125 million indoor barramundi farm in Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Austral ...
Monday, February 14, 2022
Egg shortage in Western Australia results in high demand for backyard farmers
Backyard chickens are in high demand in Western Australia (WA) because of an egg shortage in the region, which has left supermarket shelves empty, and sales restrictions imposed, Perth Now reported.
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Tasmania, Australia salmon industry in alliance to counter anti-fish farming campaigns
In its first unified move to counter anti-fish farm campaigns, business leaders connected to the Tasmanian, Australia salmon industry have formed an alliance to highlight its importance as an employer and a contributor to the state's econom ...
Monday, November 29, 2021
Dairy farmers in Australia find relief in good weather
After several challenging years, Australian dairy farmers finally had a year of favourable weather, which made for positive operating conditions on the farm.
Monday, September 6, 2021
Restrictions on Melbourne, Australia meat plants could affect farmers, meat access, according to meat council
The Premier of Victoria, Australia, Daniel Andrews, has announced recently that meat processing facilities in metropolitan Melbourne will be subject to workforce capacity restrictions - a move that would hurt farmers and restrict access to ...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Australia's ACCC urges dairy farmers to be aware of rights under dairy code compliance
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has urged dairy farmers and processors to be aware of their rights and obligations under the Dairy Code of Conduct ahead of the 1 June deadline for publishing next financial year's m ...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Australian swine farmers called to increase to biosecurity measures
The Australian pork industry has called on swine owners to increase biosecurity measures at farms after African swine fever (ASF) and foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus fragments were detected at Australia's international mail centres among ...
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Australia rolls out blockchain and traceability framework for Australian dairy farmers
David Littleproud, Australia's Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management announced the first stage of a blockchain and traceability framework project for Australian dairy farmers.
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
How Australian dairy farms maintain good fertility is focus of new video series
Dairy Australia has released a new video series of on-farm case studies, which focuses on the practices of seven New South Wales and Victoria farmers with medium to large herd sizes with varied calving patterns, Dairy News Australia reports ...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Second egg farm near Melbourne, Australia, hit by bird flu outbreak
A second egg farm near Melbourne, Australia, has tested positive for avian influenza -- also known as bird flu -- ABC News reported last week.
Monday, August 10, 2020
More Australian pork producers looking to on-farm processing, says producer
Extraordinary Pork, a pork producer in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, has seen more enquiries about on-farm processing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its owner, Michael Hicks.
Monday, July 13, 2020
Major Australian poultry farm installs largest Tesla battery
South Australia'sRiverlands Free Range (RFR) poultry complex has switched on a Tesla lithium-ion battery system, thereby cutting greenhouse gas emissions and electricity demand,FarmOnline reported.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Australian farmers report positive results from salmon aquaculture waste fertiliser trial
Five farms in Tasmania, Australia are part of a trial to convert waste from local salmon aquaculture farms to fertiliser, with promising results, reported ABC Australia.
Monday, June 8, 2020
Australia's Queensland dairy farms drop below 300
As COVID-19 affected the world and almost all economies and different industries, the number of dairy farms left in Australia's Queensland quietly slid below 300 farms, The North Queensland Register reported.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Australia reports lower greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 from declines in the farm sector
Australian government data showed greenhouse gas emissions in Australia dropped 0.9% in 2019 due to big declines in the farm industry from a prolonged drought depleting cattle and sheep herds, Reuters reported.

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