AFIA’s monthly newsletter and media releases provide updates on key AFIA and fodder industry policies and issues. The Industry Updates features fodder and agriculture news from external sources.
AFIA Media Releases
Plan to be safe this National Hay Safe Day on 25 October
Plan to be safe this National Hay Safe Day on 25 October This season as fodder is being loaded, transported, unloaded, and stacked in sheds and on farms across the country, for the 15thyear, we mark National Hay Safe Day, a time to reflect on safe practices when...
Celebrating an Industry as Resilient as its Product
The Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) will convene for its milestone 25th National Fodder Conference in Coffs Harbour tomorrow with a strong focus on the enormous untapped potential of the fodder industry to deliver as a national resilience tool and vital...
AFIA launches hay supply listing – and calls for recognition of fodder as a national resilience tool
The Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) has today launched a webpage listing available sources of fodder,in response to enquiries from those experiencing dry conditions. “We have today launched a webpage listing AFIA members with available fodder,...
Fodder R,D&E Stocktake Highlights Missed Opportunities
Fodder R,D&E Stocktake Highlights Missed Opportunities: Make Hay While The Sun Shines! Media Release - 09 April 2024 The Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) has today released a “Fodder Research, Development and Extension Stocktake” report highlighting...
Hey, it’s National Hay Safe Day on 25 October!
Hey, it’s National Hay Safe Day on 25 October! As we prepare for a long, dry summer, hay is in hot demand, being loaded, carted, unloaded and stacked in sheds and paddocks across the country. It is timely to recognise this year’s National Hay Safe Day and reflect on...
Fodder – The long-lost cousin? The Future-Proofing Challenge
Media Release - 17 August 2023 The Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) has today launched a fodder research, development and extension stocktake at the National Fodder Conference in Bendigo. “AFIA believes that the stocktake, leading to the development of a...
Industry Updates
New Legislation Commencement Dates for Levies and Charges
A new agricultural levies legislative framework commenced on 1 January 2025. The full list of industries and commencement dates for their levies and charges is available here. The new framework is...
National Hay Safe Day
Monday 25th October 2021 National Hay Safe Day! Big, round, square or small, ALWAYS PLAY IT SAFE around hay. National Hay Safe Day is an annual event focusing on safety in the fodder industry and it...
Hay disease remains a risk for Victorian growers
Media Release Monday, 26 July 2021 | Media contact: Tess Vallance 0437 223 276 Hay disease remains a risk for Victorian growers Oaten hay growers are being warned to keep an eye out for red leather...
Implementation of our Khapra Beetle urgent actions
To support the implementation of our khapra beetle urgent actions, the Department of Agriculture, Water the Environment has developed two short videos to communicate: the risks khapra beetle poses...
Capping nitrogen for export hay quality
More nitrogen isn’t always better – especially in a drier year – when producing quality hay is the key to farm returns. That’s according to research funded by AgriFutures Export Fodder Program as...
Record mouse activity in Mouse Alert
MouseAlert is a free resource that grain producers and farmers can use to record and report the prevalence of mice before they become a major issue. Source: Mouse Alert - Date: June 2021 READ THE...