Login | Sign Up

Feed Industry News — Oceania

Latest news from the global feed milling industry

All Regions
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
World
Uncategorised
High feed price expected to cause cattle drop

High feed price expected to cause cattle drop

Oceania 07 Sep 2007

ABC 07/09/2007 The feedlot industry is tipping a 25 per cent fall in the number of cattle on feed by Christmas because of high grain prices. While attention has been on the global grain markets, domestic feed grain prices are also at record…
Feed prices worry Qld pork producers

Feed prices worry Qld pork producers

Oceania 07 Sep 2007

ABC 07/09/2007 Those soaring feed prices are forcing Queensland pork producers to consider their options. The summer crop outlook in parts of the state has improved due to recent rain, but pork producers say they are battling the rising cos…
Australia: Cattle On Feed Slip From Recent Trends

Australia: Cattle On Feed Slip From Recent Trends

Oceania 13 Aug 2007

ALFA 13/08/2007 The number of cattle on feed nationally has fallen by 70,072 or 7.5% year on year to 870,025 head for the June 2007 quarter, compared with 940,097 12 months ago. Compared with the prior quarter, the total number of cattle on…
Rain helps ease stock feed demand

Rain helps ease stock feed demand

Oceania 04 Jul 2007

ABC 04/07/2007 The Grain Pool says recent rain and the purchase of some feed lupins have eased Western Australia's stock feed shortage. A fortnight ago the pool estimated it had only two weeks' supply left, the lowest since it began. Howeve…
SA barley company signs billion dollar contract

SA barley company signs billion dollar contract

Oceania 29 Jun 2007

abc 29/06/2007 A major South Australian barley company has signed a five-year billion dollar deal to supply one of the world's largest food companies. ABB Grain Limited will ship around two million tonnes of feed barley each year to the Uni…
Livestock feed fibre shortage

Livestock feed fibre shortage

Oceania 26 Jun 2007

NORTH QUEENSLAND REGISTER 26/06/2007 Despite rain in some areas, many Australian dairy and beef producers face a forage shortage over the winter months, with fibre sources being the most challenging to provide. “We’ve never face…
Farmers furious at feed price

Farmers furious at feed price

Oceania 22 Jun 2007

By REBECCA HARPER TODAY 22/06/2007 Hawke's Bay farmers say retailers are "making hay" at their expense by charging high prices for stock feed desperately needed this winter. Semi-retired Pakipaki farmer John Duncan believes retail giants Fa…
Desperate farmers start culling livestock as feed stores dry up

Desperate farmers start culling livestock as feed stores dry up

Oceania 21 Jun 2007

By SUELLEN JERRARD THE WEST 21/06/2007 Drought-stricken WA farmers have started culling livestock for the second consecutive year as feed supplies disappear and desperate pleas for agistment cannot be met. Industry leaders admit the plight …
Huge cattle fair reflects feed shortage

Huge cattle fair reflects feed shortage

Oceania 14 Jun 2007

GISBORNE HERALD 14/06/2007 The reality of the East Coast drought continued to be felt on Tuesday when a huge yarding of cattle went under the hammer at Matawhero Saleyards. Farmers are still unloading stock and 3500 animals in good conditio…
Workshops to help farmers manage with less feed for livestock welcomed by the VFF

Workshops to help farmers manage with less feed for livestock welcomed by the VFF

Oceania 16 May 2007

16/05/2007 The Federal Government’s announcement today of $400,000 funding for nutrition workshops to help dairy and livestock producers manage with less roughage for feeding livestock will go a long way to help beef and dairy farmers…
Australia seeks NZ stock feed

Australia seeks NZ stock feed

Oceania 05 May 2007

THE TIMARU HERALD04/05/2007 Australia's agriculture ministry has asked whether New Zealand could supply livestock feed for its drought stricken farms. If the inquiry comes to fruition it could see grain products shipped across the Tasma…
Cobden feed mill bid

Cobden feed mill bid

Oceania 27 Apr 2007

By Michael Healey WARRNAMBOOL STANDARD 27/04/2007 A $6 MILLION stockfeed mill is being planned for Cobden but if it is approved existing mills in Lismore and Cororooke will be downgraded. The Corangamite Shire Council has received a plannin…
Cattle feed in crisis in Australia

Cattle feed in crisis in Australia

Oceania 26 Apr 2007

By Allison Rehn THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 26/04/2007 AUSTRALIA could be importing food for cattle within weeks, as the crisis in the country's rural sector worsens, breaking more and more farmers' hearts. Agriculture Minister Peter McGaur…
Cancer risk ban on stock feed

Cancer risk ban on stock feed

Oceania 14 Apr 2007

By Terry Tacon TARANAKI 14/04/2007 Farmers have been advised to stop using a popular stock food because of the risk it may contain cancer-causing contaminants. Fonterra this week ordered dairy farmers throughout the country to stop feeding …
Demand for wine by-product as stockfeed on the rise

Demand for wine by-product as stockfeed on the rise

Oceania 10 Apr 2007

ABC NEWS 10/04/2007 As the drought continues, the demand for alternative livestock feed is also on the rise. And as the nation's vintage wraps up, many producers have sourced stockfeed from wineries in the form of grape marc, a by-produ…
New feed mill to quadruple production

New feed mill to quadruple production

Oceania 09 Apr 2007

WAIKATO TIMES 13/03/2007 Construction of a $3 million feed mill is under way at Morrinsville feed firm Seales Ltd. When it opens in July, the mill is expected to nearly quadruple the firm's output from almost 16,000 tonnes of feed a yea…
Cargill, corn growers battle over unfulfilled contracts

Cargill, corn growers battle over unfulfilled contracts

Oceania 16 Mar 2007

ABC RURAL 16/03/2007 A group of corn growers in southern New South Wales are locked in a battle with multi-national grain company Cargill over unfulfilled contracts. The growers signed agreements in July to supply gritting corn to make corn…
Anger at poultry feed price rise

Anger at poultry feed price rise

Oceania 01 Feb 2007

THE FIJI TIMES 01/02/2007 Poultry farmers in Naitasiri have labelled a recent increase in chicken feed price as unwarranted and unfair. They have asked the Interim Government to look into the matter urgently. Farmers said they would have to…
Australia’s pig industry reviews PigPass

Australia’s pig industry reviews PigPass

Oceania 17 Jan 2007

AUSTRALIAN PORK LIMITED 17/01/2007 Australia's pig industry will be reviewing the PigPass National Vendor Declaration (NVD) scheme. PigPass was implemented in July 2006 as part of a pig traceability system designed to meet the national …
'Desperate' farmers feed cattle wine industry leftovers

'Desperate' farmers feed cattle wine industry leftovers

Oceania 07 Jan 2007

ABC News 07/01/2007 A growing number of South Australian cattle farmers are using the wine industry's leftovers to feed stock, because of a shortage of more traditional types of food. Farmers are feeding animals grape marc, which is the…

Popular

Categories

Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania World Uncategorised