A STAGGERING number of sheep, up to 1.4 million in the past two years, have been “exported” live across Bass Strait from Tasmania to Victoria for slaughter and processing to mainland dinner plates,...

IN the name of science, and a longer shelf life, a group of brave volunteers is contributing to a research project by smelling sheep meat past its use-by date. Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)...

Jan Davis is a guest contributor to Australian Food News and writes another of her regular articles here. Did you know sheep could be offended by rude words? NSW farmer Ken Turner didn’t. Did you know...

Red meat prices already on the rise as farmers restock and Japanese agreement comes in The Australian red meat industry has seen cattle and sheep prices soar, as it welcomes the news that the Japan-Australia...

Australian lamb is in high demand in India, according to Austrade Sheep and lamb products are increasingly in demand across India, according to the Australian Government body Austrade. In an Australian...

A  NSW mid-North Coast abattoir has been added to the Food Authority’s ‘Name and Shame’ register following a lengthy hearing over “mutton dressed as lamb.” Tolsat Pty Ltd was convicted and fined...

The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and the Australian High Commission in Pakistan continue to be actively involved in assisting to resolve issues related to the large...

Government officials, livestock leaders, scientists and peak industry stakeholders met in Sydney this week to review Australia’s preparedness and response capacity for any foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Participants...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved a proposal to extend country of origin labelling to unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat. The Australian Government had asked FSANZ to address...

Representatives from all sectors of Australia’s cattle and sheep industries are meeting in Sydney this week to set the strategy and budget allocations for Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) global...