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.
While the backpacker tax fiasco has dominated headlines this year, there is another group of working holiday makers who say they have been forgotten — the WWOOFers.
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.
Honour is on the chopping block as Australia's national butchery team, the Steelers, pushes to reclaim the world championship from arch rivals, the New Zealand Sharp Blacks.
New York craft butcher Joshua Applestone says 24 hour meat kiosks, with coin-operated dispensers, will keep down the cost of his premium quality meat cuts.
Farmers in Australia's intensive livestock industries see manure as a source of income and pork producers are lading the way, converting poo into profit.
There is a call for planning laws to be overhauled to give New South Wales councils more power to consider animal welfare in development applications for intensive farming.