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PORK Queensland Inc will hold its an- nual general meeting in November, where mem- bers will hear industry updates from both Aus- tralian Pork Limited and Sara Willis from the Department of Ag- riculture and Fisheries Queensland.
revised set of protocols that could apply should a positive case arise in the workforce.
be involved in the state and national ASF work- shops aimed at being better prepared for man- aging the disease should it get into Australia and affect our feral and do- mestic herds.
The president will also outline the vision for greater representation and support for mem- bers.
erate across the variety of intensive animal in- dustries under the QFF, with the direction of du- ties and focus coming from industry council members and the chief executive officer of the QFF
Federal government has extended funding for a further three years for states to build strategies being developed by in- dustry and regulators.
PQI will look to pro- viding greater represen- tation and value to mem- bers as risks around is- sues such as COVID-19 and African swine fever continue to be major threats.
The position, based in Brisbane, will aid the interactions between government and industry bodies such as PQI.
Current issues
New policy officer
PQI has been heavily involved with the in- tensive animal industry and processor group, en- gaging with Safe Food Queensland and Queens- land Health to develop a
The Queensland Farmers’ Federation have appointed a new in- tensive animal industry policy officer.
African swine fever workshops
Pork Queensland Inc - President
PQI congratulate and welcome Dr Laurie Dowling who has re- cently been engaged to provide support to the intensive industries members under the QFF banner.
nary Association.
Dr Dowling will op-
Failing this position, is a variety of protocols being developed around the definition of ‘close contacts’ should a posi- tive case arise, plus the return to work proto- cols across both vacci- nated and unvaccinated workers once the imme- diate close contacts have been quarantined and a deep clean of the prem- ises has been effected.
Dr Dowling is a vet- erinarian with extensive experience in the inten- sive animal industries, as well as holding an executive position in the Queensland division of the Australian Veteri-
COVID-19 response protocols
Members looking for more detail on this topic can contact John Coward on the details below.
For further informa- tion, contact PQI presi- dent John Coward on 0407 622 166 or john. coward1@gmail.com John Coward
Our preferred position is to have government mandate vaccinations in the essential food in- dustry sector.
On-farm and state bi- osecurity enhancements are critical to limiting the possibilities, plus having an effective and rapid response to contain and manage any incur- sion.
PQI has continued to
New emissions reduction method priorities
THE National Farmers’ Federation has wel- comed the announce- ment of new emissions reduction fund method priorities for 2022.
barrier to entry for many farmers, especially smaller landholders.
livestock feed technolo- gies and the use of ag- ricultural waste as feed- stocks.”
NFF chief executive of- ficer Tony Mahar said the new priorities were strongly aligned with the NFF’s submission on the process.
land-based activities to be combined or stacked,” Mr Mahar said.
the ERF.”
Currently, a single
“The NFF has long called for greater efforts to reduce the burden of participating in the ERF, especially the ad- ministrative burden and the significant costs involved in those,” Mr Mahar said.
“Reducing methane emissions through live- stock feed technolo- gies is a promising area of research that aligns with the red meat sec- tor’s carbon neutral 2030 aspirations and govern- ment must have a hand in supporting the uptake of best available tech- nology to efficiency re- duce emissions.”
“In particular, the NFF supports the develop- ment of an ‘integrated farm method’ that would allow separate ERF
“This method will take a whole of farm approach that recognises the dy- namic nature of a farm business and will go a long way to incentivising farmers to participate in
property could undertake activities that cut across several ERF methodolo- gies and would have to meet auditing require- ments for each method in order to participate, creating a significant
“The NFF also strongly supports further invest- ment in research and development into future ERF methods, including
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