EXPORT FODDER 
54 pages
Published: 1 Aug 2000
Author(s): Flinn, PC, PG Heazlewood Agriculture Victoria
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Fodder is defined as the wide range of crop and pasture species grown that are harvested and lightly processed to facilitate both on-farm use and domestic and export trade.
The fodder industry is worth approximately $700 million per annum to the Australian economy, and of the 7 million tonnes of fodder produced annually, some 1.5.million tonnes are traded on the domestic market. In 1996/77, various types of hay, chaff and pellets worth $57 million were exported to Japan alone.
The AgriFutures Export Fodder Program invests in research, development and extension (RD&E) that improves the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the Australian Export Fodder industry....
Global exporters are likely to face growing pressure in coming years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across their supply chains, and producers of fodder products...
The Australian fodder industry makes a fundamental contribution to the Australian economy, with an estimated value of $1.75 billion at farm gate. Wheat and barley...
Maintaining market access is paramount to the Australian export fodder industry. The industry, pivotal to the agricultural sector, faces stringent regulatory requirements across global markets...
In oaten hay breeding and agronomy research, there are limitations for assessing biomass and quality traits. The process is labour intensive and time consuming, manual...
The Australian export fodder industry is well established, having supplied fodder to countries across the world for some 30 years. About 38,000 properties are involved...
A survey of producers, exporters and advisers within the South Australian and Victorian export oaten hay industry was conducted to benchmark current agronomic practices and...
Red leather leaf (RLL), caused by the fungus Neospermospora avenae, is the most common and severe foliar disease of oats in south-eastern Australia, and is...
