The Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) is the national, independent voice for the Australian fodder industry. We connect the entire supply chain – from seed to feed.
The Australian fodder industry underpins many Australian agriculture sectors – dairy, livestock, horticulture and intensives industries – in addition to having a strong focus on a growing export market.
AFIA provides direct access to fodder producers, supply chain participants, end-users, and industry and government decision makers.
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📸📱One week to go!
Do you have a stash of animal, family, innovation and adaptation images filling up your phone or drone? Send them into AFIA's photo competition and win a great prize! This cracker from Charlie Thurgate in Canowindra, NSW.
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Do you have a stash of animal, family, innovation and adaptation images filling up your phone or drone? Send them into AFIA's photo competition and win a great prize! This cracker from Charlie Thurgate in Canowindra, NSW.
Proudly sponsored by Agri Novatex, the competition details are available here: #photo-competition" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://afia.org.au/events/#photo-competition
The National Fire Ant Eradication Program has a new website - a one-stop shop for fire ant info 0 https://www.fireants.org.au/
They also recently met with hay growers and stockfeed dealers in Haigslea. Key discussion points were:
- Production, storage and movement requirements for baled materials are based on fire ant behaviour, so improving farmers’ and dealers’ knowledge of fire ant biology and behaviour helps them understand the justification for the regulations.
- Hay stored on pallets is not considered ‘off-ground’. Therefore, anyone storing hay on pallets must follow the requirements for on-ground storage.
- Chlorpyrifos is no longer a recommended chemical product to manage fire ants.
Attendee feedback
- Provide better information about strategies to avoid cattle feeding on chemically treated areas around the shed, especially when fencing is too expensive, eg herbicides to suppress vegetation in those areas.
- Farmers showed concern about fire ant compliance significantly increasing the cost of storing baled materials, due to the cost of chemical perimeter treatments.
They also recently met with hay growers and stockfeed dealers in Haigslea. Key discussion points were:
- Production, storage and movement requirements for baled materials are based on fire ant behaviour, so improving farmers’ and dealers’ knowledge of fire ant biology and behaviour helps them understand the justification for the regulations.
- Hay stored on pallets is not considered ‘off-ground’. Therefore, anyone storing hay on pallets must follow the requirements for on-ground storage.
- Chlorpyrifos is no longer a recommended chemical product to manage fire ants.
Attendee feedback
- Provide better information about strategies to avoid cattle feeding on chemically treated areas around the shed, especially when fencing is too expensive, eg herbicides to suppress vegetation in those areas.
- Farmers showed concern about fire ant compliance significantly increasing the cost of storing baled materials, due to the cost of chemical perimeter treatments.
Fire ants could devastate our environment, economy and outdoor way of life we know and love. Together we can eradicate them and protect our Australian lifestyle.
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📷One week to go! Do you have a stash of animal, family, innovation and adaptation images filling up your phone or drone? Send them into AFIA's photo competition and win a great prize! This cracker from Charlie Thurgate in Canowindra, NSW. Details here: https://t.co/ZDt2zjnHFx https://t.co/Ba1TKX3VvB
📷One week to go! Do you have a stash of animal, family, innovation and adaptation images filling up your phone or drone? Send them into AFIA's photo competition and win a great prize! This cracker from Charlie Thurgate in Canowindra, NSW. Details here: https://t.co/ZDt2zjnHFx https://t.co/Ba1TKX3VvB
1 day ago
Happy International Day of Rural Women! Thank you to #RuralWomen around the world for all that they do - the unsung heroes of resilient communities, families and food production. https://t.co/Hm7PM4CyB2
Happy International Day of Rural Women! Thank you to #RuralWomen around the world for all that they do - the unsung heroes of resilient communities, families and food production. https://t.co/Hm7PM4CyB2
1 day ago
VIC COVID Update - For all the latest vaccine requirements for workers see: https://t.co/c1F5spoxUo
VIC COVID Update - For all the latest vaccine requirements for workers see: https://t.co/c1F5spoxUo
2 days ago
How is your season going? 📸📱Send us your pics and enter AFIA's annual photo comp. This image from Geoff Wing in Tasmania captures a long productive day rolling out the big bales. Proudly sponsored by Agri Novatex, for all the comp details see: https://t.co/ZDt2zjnHFx https://t.co/KgS7xwUvZZ
How is your season going? 📸📱Send us your pics and enter AFIA's annual photo comp. This image from Geoff Wing in Tasmania captures a long productive day rolling out the big bales. Proudly sponsored by Agri Novatex, for all the comp details see: https://t.co/ZDt2zjnHFx https://t.co/KgS7xwUvZZ
5 days ago
Check out this fantastic image from Hayley Wolski, submitted to the AFIA 2020 photo comp! 📷🤳Check your phone images and submit your entry for this year - proudly sponsored by AgriNovatex. All the details are here - https://t.co/ZDt2zjnHFx https://t.co/xs0T5IhuAi
Check out this fantastic image from Hayley Wolski, submitted to the AFIA 2020 photo comp! 📷🤳Check your phone images and submit your entry for this year - proudly sponsored by AgriNovatex. All the details are here - https://t.co/ZDt2zjnHFx https://t.co/xs0T5IhuAi
1 week ago
AFIA's Gold Sponsor @KUHN_AUS is expanding with new dealer locations in Beaudesert, Caboolture, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Loganholme in QLD and Inverell, Lismore, Moree, Rutherford, and Taree in NSW. Go in and have a look at their latest baler - https://t.co/MKfwin8BxQ
AFIA's Gold Sponsor @KUHN_AUS is expanding with new dealer locations in Beaudesert, Caboolture, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Loganholme in QLD and Inverell, Lismore, Moree, Rutherford, and Taree in NSW. Go in and have a look at their latest baler - https://t.co/MKfwin8BxQ