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Dr Wilson talking about innovation in food packaging
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Fletcher's International Exports general manager Greg Cross says foreign investment is the answer to stop falling numbers in Australia's livestock industry.
Topics: sheep-production, beef-cattle, food-processing, narrikup-6326, wa
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| UpdatedMeat processors say the rollout of new objective carcase measurement technology needs to stop until the commercial benefits to industry are clear, and a feasibility study is complete.
Topics: beef-cattle, food-processing, sydney-2000, longford-7301, bordertown-5268, rockhampton-4700, brisbane-4000, tamworth-2340
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Topics: food-processing, food-and-beverage, grain, mostly-vegetarian, agricultural-marketing, healthy-recipes, diet-and-nutrition
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Big River Pork is set to become one of the largest pork processors in the country following a $14 million expansion at its plant in Murray Bridge, South Australia.
Topics: pig-production, food-processing, murray-bridge-5253
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Big River Pork Chairman Geoff Hampel says the $14 million expansion will enable the company to increase its production as consumer demand for pork continued to grow.
Topics: food-processing, pig-production, murray-bridge-5253
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| UpdatedIt is the end of an era for Australia's oldest dairy processor Warrnambool Cheese and Butter as Canadian family Saputo takes a 100 per cent stake.
Topics: agricultural-prices, food-and-beverage, food-processing, dairy-production, melbourne-3000, warrnambool-3280
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Livestock agent fined and animals put down after being transported with illness and injury in north west Victoria.
Topics: livestock-welfare, livestock, animal-welfare, food-processing, laws, beef-cattle, mildura-3500, echuca-3564
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Overeating is having a bigger impact than simply affecting waistlines — the world's population is consuming around 10 per cent more food than it needs, while almost 9 per cent is thrown away or left to spoil, a new study finds.
Topics: environment, food-processing, science-and-technology, research, scotland
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| UpdatedOnline sales of branded beef could be improved in Australia with better marketing and value adding less popular cuts according to a Queensland producer.
Topics: rural, industry, food-processing, food-and-cooking, beef-cattle, mackay-4740
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Both countries will collaborate on a new commercial dairy farm in Wagga Wagga, to showcase the latest technology.
Topics: agribusiness, dairy-production, food-processing, research, food-and-beverage, wagga-wagga-2650, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedDespite droughts, floods, deregulation and a global financial crisis in recent memory, the dairy industry has never had it as tough as this financial year.
Topics: dairy-production, livestock, food-processing, shepparton-3630, melbourne-3000
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A Victorian beef farmer, processor and retailer says investing in carcase grading benefits the entire red meat supply chain.
Topics: beef-cattle, food-processing, research, lindenow-3865
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| UpdatedThere are fears the price of prawns is about to go "through the roof" following a decision by the Federal Government to recall all imported raw prawns.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, rural, food-processing, pest-management, food-and-cooking, pests, environment, federal-government, brisbane-4000, canberra-2600, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedQueensland's land-clearing laws are preventing producers from setting up what could be a billion-dollar Manuka honey industry which would operate with minimal impact on the environment, beekeepers say.
Topics: agribusiness, food-and-beverage, food-processing, agricultural-crops, national-parks, environmental-impact, environmental-management, entomology, bundaberg-4670, maroochydore-4558, rainbow-beach-4581
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| UpdatedFarmers and processors are close to sealing a deal for a code of conduct on milk price contracts, with all but fresh milk giant Lion having indicated they are prepared to sign.
Topics: dairy-production, agricultural-policy, agricultural-subsidies, agribusiness, food-processing, shepparton-3630, canberra-2600, melbourne-3000
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Farmers are out of pocket by tens of thousands of dollars as Chinese-owned abattoir Tabro Meats continues to delay payments.
Topics: food-processing, beef-cattle, dairy-production, wonthaggi-3995
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Topics: rural, food-processing, livestock, beef-cattle, agribusiness, mackay-4740
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| UpdatedA new family-owned meatworks catering for specialist beef products is proposed for Central Queensland.
Topics: rural, food-processing, business-economics-and-finance, agribusiness, livestock, beef-cattle, mackay-4740
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The Australian Agricultural Company temporarily shuts down its abattoir at Livingstone due to a lack of cattle, leaving hundreds of workers without a pay cheque.
Topics: rural, beef-cattle, food-processing, darwin-0800
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Topics: food-processing, food-and-beverage, beef-cattle, livestock, swan-hill-3585
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A Victorian abattoir upgrades its facility despite a drop in livestock to process, making the most of overseas markets.
Topics: food-processing, livestock, beef-cattle, sheep-production, agricultural-prices, work, swan-hill-3585
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Topics: food-processing, food-and-beverage, beef-cattle, livestock, swan-hill-3585
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Topics: food-processing, food-and-beverage, beef-cattle, livestock, swan-hill-3585