Community Trust in Rural Industries: Year 5 National Survey 2024
The Community Trust in Rural Industries (CTRI) program has reached its fifth year, continuing its mission to provide valuable insights into the relationship between Australia’s...
146 pages
Published: 1 Jan 2005
Author(s): Glatz, Phil, Ru, Yingjun
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In Australia, climatic extremes and environmental pollution concerns have limited the use of pigs and poultry in free-range systems. Nevertheless there is a growing consumer demand for greener and chemical free pork and free-range eggs. This report examines pigs and poultry which were housed in eco shelters and integrated into a pasture crop rotation system to establish if free-range pig and poultry operations associated with organic grain production could be used on a niche scale in the wheat belt of Australia. 2004, 170pp, Pub. No. 04/058, $21