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August 2019 Insights

Published 1 Aug 2019

Australia is great at animal agriculture. Between our past history of ‘riding on the sheep’s back’ and being amongst the greatest beef exporters in the world, we know how to do it well. Professor Sergio Garcia (Yani) and Katherine Teh give their views on future challenges for animal agriculture. Discussing…

US bans on illegal immigrant workers may benefit Australian farmers

Published 20 Feb 2017

A key policy promise of US President Donald Trump during the recent US election campaign was to round up illegal workers and deport them, because these workers are ‘taking the jobs of US citizens’. If enacted, this policy would have a very large adverse impact on US farming and the…

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Drumsticks replacing chops but Australians still love their meat.

Published 21 Jan 2016

All the controversy over the Australia day advertisement promoting lamb has highlighted the reported increase of vegetarianism in Australia, which has been strongly promoted by animal welfare groups and others as a more ethical and healthy diet. Irrespective of the health and animal welfare merits of different diets, available statistics…

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Is a meat-free diet morally superior?

Published 20 Oct 2015

There is an evangelical fervour starting to emerge in debates about farm animal welfare and meat-free diets. The argument that a diet that is free of meat is somehow morally superior is frequently used by opponents of livestock farming, but exactly why this would be the case is not supported…

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Free range definition sets a dangerous precedent for agriculture

Published 8 Oct 2015

The move by the Australian Government Treasury and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to define what constitutes ‘free-range’ egg production sets a dangerous precedent for Australian agriculture, but also provides the sector with a wake-up call in relation to the need for industry leadership and unity. The Treasury has…

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Meat-free advocates preaching a misleading message

Published 18 Mar 2014

Apparently, next week has been declared meat-free week, and all Australians are invited to participate. Exactly why is not clear, because all the claimed benefits of going meat free for a week are not based on science or logic, and the main motivation seems to be a thinly disguised campaign…

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Out & about

The Institute’s ‘Farming in a Risky Climate’ conference featured in a range of media, including Gabrielle Chan’s article in The Guardian – ‘Action now’: the farmers standing up against ‘wilful ignorance’ on climate; articles in Queensland Country Life, The Weekly Times, and Western Magazine; a radio interview with Alex James…

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Clearing the air on agriculture’s climate response

The Australian agriculture sector is delivering more action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions than every other sector of the economy apart from waste. You could be forgiven for being surprised by this fact given the focus on agriculture as one of the main contributors to climate change and the characterisation…

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AFI Research Fellows – A new model for research collaboration

The AFI is excited to announce that it is adding significant capacity to our small but dedicated team of researchers. Nine new Research Fellows will bring a diverse range of farm business and agricultural policy skills, knowledge and experience to the Institute: Claire Booth, Matt Cawood, Fiona Dempster, Thom Goodwin,…

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Farming in a risky climate

“People ask if I believe in climate change – no, I say, I’m an Anglican.” Lucinda Corrigan’s quip at the AFI’s recent mid-year conference on ‘Farming in a risky climate’ not only elicited a laugh from delegates but also resonated on social media. The point Lucinda made about scientific evidence…

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Unscrambling digital agriculture

Agriculture has entered the fourth wave of innovation, the digital wave. While some farming businesses are becoming digitally competent, surfing this wave, falling off and paddling out for another ride, many are still standing on the beach trying to understand the appeal or lack the skills to ‘go catch a…

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Future challenges for animal agriculture

Professor Sergio Garcia (Yani) and Katherine Teh give their views on future challenges for animal agriculture. Discussing issues of community trust; engaging with consumers about livestock’s role in climate change; and the role for intensive animal agriculture systems in modern food production.

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August 2019 Insights

US bans on illegal immigrant workers may benefit Australian farmers

Drumsticks replacing chops but Australians still love their meat.

Is a meat-free diet morally superior?

Free range definition sets a dangerous precedent for agriculture

Meat-free advocates preaching a misleading message

Out & about

Clearing the air on agriculture’s climate response

AFI Research Fellows – A new model for research collaboration

Farming in a risky climate

Unscrambling digital agriculture

Future challenges for animal agriculture

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