Tag: Coronavirus

RURAL employers may be able to refuse to employ or engage anyone who has not had been vaccinated for coronavirus, according to the updated National Farmers Federation’s COVID-19 Workplace Guide released this week. Source: Sheep Central NFF guide outlines key COVID-19 vaccination advice

A “handful” of people have caused concern at a Northern Territory health clinic after asking about an unproven treatment normally used to treat parasites in animals and humans, instead of vaccines, to treat COVID-19. Source: ABC Livestock Top End clinics warn against ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment

Queensland’s freight and agriculture industries are pushing for faster tests in a bid to cut out costly delays on the border. Source: ABC Grain Farmers, truckies call for rapid antigen tests to fix NSW border bottleneck

Australia’s meat industry wants better access to onsite COVID-19 vaccinations and Pfizer vaccine as it battles low uptake among workers. Source: Sheep Central COVID-19 vaccine availability is meat sector concern

Heavy compliance burdens on farm consultants, contractors and transport operators are in place within NSW following the state’s lockdown which came into effect on Saturday. Businesses in border towns are feeling the pressure. Source: Beef Central Border farmers, ag businesses back under pressure from NSW lockdown

Heavy compliance burdens on farm consultants, contractors and transport operators are in place within NSW following the state’s lockdown which came into effect on Saturday. Businesses in border towns are feeling the pressure. Source: Grain Central NSW lockdown hits Qld businesses with admin overload

The popular Byron, Bangalow, and Mullumbimby farmers’ markets in the Byron Shire and two others in neighbouring LGAs, plus the region’s largest cattle selling complex, close due to the 7-day lockdown. Source: ABC Livestock Farmers hit by lockdown with cancellation of five Northern Rivers produce, livestock markets

Organisers of Queensland’s largest agricultural show are scrambling to keep events and sales alive after the Ekka was cancelled just days before it was due to open. Source: ABC Livestock Ekka contingency plans made after COVID-19 shuts down show

Due to the extension of the current South East Queensland lockdown and worsening local COVID- 19 outbreak, the 2021 Royal Queensland Show has been cancelled in the best interests of public health. It is the second year in a row that the Ekka has been cancelled due to the worldwide COVID pandemic. Source: Beef… Read more »

The Nestlé Purina pet food plant at Blayney opened again on Friday, five days after locking down when an employee contracted COVID-19 through a site visitor. Source: Beef Central UPDATED: Blayney plant reopens after COVID closure

Australia’s agricultural industry has been largely unscathed by the pandemic, but as Victoria sees out another lockdown and NSW faces indefinite restrictions, small-scale border farmers are uncertain about their future. Source: ABC Livestock Despite Victorian lockdown ending, border farmers concerned as produce goes to waste

Just a tenth of The Casino Food Co-op’s meat processing workforce has been vaccinated since March, now the company is investigating an on-site vaccine hub.  Source: ABC Livestock Meat processor asks to deliver vaccines on site as frustration with delays grows

A staff member is in isolation and dozens of patients and other staff are being required to get COVID tests following a breach of protocol at Geraldton Hospital where an infected crew member from a bulk carrier was being treated. Source: ABC Grain Dozens forced to get tested after COVID breach at Geraldton hospital… Read more »

COVID is again exerting influence over the domestic red meat market, following lockdowns in major capital cities like Brisbane and Sydney, and interstate movement restrictions in other states. As of yesterday, there are about 12 million Australians across four states and territories in lockdown, including parts of WA and the NT as well as NSW… Read more »

Australia’s agricultural sector has been a shining light of solid performance throughout the Covid pandemic, setting records for production and exports and helping underpin the nation’s economic recovery. Source: Grain Central Ag sector underpins Australia’s economic recovery from Covid

Red meat has a key role to play in a healthy, balanced diet – and if anything, that view has become even more entrenched during the COVID-19 era. That’s one of the key messages to emerge from an important annual consumer report released last week. Source: Beef Central Consumers stay rusted-on to red meat… Read more »

AUSTRALIA’S closed borders and restrictions on overseas workers, tourist and student visitors will mean its COVID-19 vaccine roll-out alone won’t be enough to return the nation to pre-COVID economic activity levels, the ABARES Outlook 2021 conference was told yesterday. Source: Sheep Central Vaccine roll-out not enough as COVID-19 keeps borders closed

Australia’s closed borders and restrictions on overseas worker, tourist and student visitors will mean its COVID-19 vaccine roll-out alone won’t be enough to return the nation to pre-COVID economic activity levels, the ABARES conference was told yesterday. Source: Beef Central COVID impacts will continue even after vaccination, ABARES conference told

Australia’s closed borders and restrictions on overseas worker, tourist and student visitors will mean its COVID-19 vaccine roll-out alone won’t be enough to return the nation to pre-COVID economic activity levels. Source: Grain Central Vaccine roll-out brings new hope, but pandemic impact far from over

The Australian Meat Industry Council says all abattoir workers need to be vaccinated against the virus for it to be effective. Source: ABC Livestock Abattoir workers prioritised for COVID-19 vaccine

Beijing has linked several local COVID-19 infections to frozen food packaging, but the WHO says there’s no evidence of the virus spreading this way. How valid are China’s concerns, and what is the risk of “object-to-human” transmission? Source: ABC Livestock Can you really catch coronavirus from frozen food?

November likely marks 12 months of life with the pandemic but the most fundamental questions remain unanswered: Where did it come from? Who was its first victim?, writes Catherine Taylor. Source: ABC Livestock Inside the hunt for ‘Patient Zero’: A year on, what do we know about how coronavirus started?

Australian agribusiness Elders has this morning announced a statutory profit after tax of $122.9 million and a fully franked final dividend of 13 cents per share in its full year results for the 12 months to September 2020. Source: Beef Central ‘No material business impact from COVID-19’: Elders announces 3m net profit