Rural

SARDI research Phil Glatz is recognised for his work improving poultry husbandry in Australia and overseas.

How are primary producers battling the heat and what will it mean for consumers and their wallets?

The RSPCA threatens to walk out of developing new poultry standards unless the phasing out of caged eggs is considered.

A fine mist and a breeze acts like a Coolgardie Safe, keeping the chooks from baking in the heat.

A long-running legal battle between a poultry developer and residents living near Castlemaine is over, after the Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the farm plans.

A Victorian farmer is the latest to invest in solar power for a financially sustainable future for his family.

Capital raising success has French company Ynsect well placed to succeed in replacing fish, poultry and pig feed with insect meal.

A farmer in the south-west says government policies designed for large-scale factory egg farms do not have any flexibility when it comes to small, sustainable egg farms.

A major outbreak of Avian influenza in South Korea delivers a major hit to its egg supply.

Scientists say salmonella outbreaks on free range egg farms can no longer be blamed on hot weather.

The proportion of caged egg sales in Australia is falling, a trend pushed by the popularity of free-range eggs.

Find out what produce is in good supply and what could be hard to get as you plan your Christmas dinner this year.

A poultry farmer estimates 75 per cent of turkeys grown in Australia are sold into the Christmas market.

Egg farmers across the production spectrum are readying themselves for new welfare laws that will govern their industry.

There's been a change of leadership at Australia's egg research and marketing body, as a new lobby group vows to represent egg farmers.

Turkeys beware — the carving sets are coming out earlier this year as more Australians celebrate Thanksgiving.

The South Australian government shells out $400,000 to support egg production in the state.

How fresh do your eggs need to be to poach them? And eggs-actly how long can you keep them before throwing them out?

Sydney specialist butcher Grant Hilliard says good quality, ethically-raised meats should not be beyond the scope of the average family budget, but that consumers need to pay the real price of foods.

Ingham's CEO talks up chicken meat expansion plans in South Australia and Queensland, while denying cutting farmer contracts in Victoria.

There will be pain and gain for poultry farmers who supply Ingham's, as they are pressured to help the company cut $200 million in costs over five years.

A flamboyant peacock named Percival is helping a Queensland chicken farmer protect his hens from preying animals.

South-east Queensland chicken farmers hit back at residents crying foul over noise, dust and odour from large poultry sheds in the Scenic Rim, as the State Government promises to review odour modelling criteria.

A prospectus has valued chicken company Inghams between $1.3 to $1.5 billion ahead of its listing on the stock market next month.

The Queensland Premier and one of Queensland's largest hospitality groups say primary producers need to start work now if they want to supply the multi-billion dollar Queens Wharf project in Brisbane with their produce.