A few months ago I visited Great Giant Livestock (GGL) which fattens, breeds and milks in the order of 20,000 cattle (mostly Australian) within the pineapple plantation where it utilizes much of the waste of the manufacturing processes at the same time as generating highly valued fertilizer to recycle back to the plantation. GGL is…
Banyak pekerjaan saya di Asia dilakukan dengan para peternak kecil yang menerima sapi bibit Brahman cross impor Australia. Fokus utama saya dengan para peternak ini adalah membantu mereka memahami perbedaan khusus antara sapi bibit Australia dengan sapi lokal mereka. Sapi lokal asli mereka adalah Bos indicus tipe Nelore yang berukuran lebih kecil daripada sapi Australia…
As see first on Central Station A lot of my work in Asia is with small farmers who receive imported Australian Brahman cross breeders. My main focus with these farmers is helping them to understand the special differences between Australian breeders and their local cattle. The indigenous cows are a Nelore type Bos indicus that…
I have been a major fan of Australian meat pies since I was a small boy. From school lunches, to party pies at social functions, to a half-time treat at the football, a pie with tomato sauce is one of my most favourite foods. I have probably been eating pies at an average of about…
Question. Why have Indonesian government policies been so unsuccessful at influencing their national beef industry? Answer. Because it is not really a beef industry. The Indonesian government is concerned about food security just like every other government around the world. High levels of beef and live cattle imports building up to huge volumes in 2009/2010…
Tanya. Mengapa kebijakan-kebijakan pemerintah Indonesia belum berhasil memengaruhi industri daging sapi nasional? Jawab. Sebab yang ada sekarang bukanlah industri daging sapi yang sesungguhnya. Seperti halnya pemerintah negara lain di dunia, Pemerintah Indonesia memiliki keprihatinan dalam persoalan ketahanan pangan. Tingkat impor daging sapi dan sapi hidup terus meningkat dan menjadi sangat tinggi pada tahun 2009/2010 yang…
A major travel blog recently crowned Bali as the world’s number one beach resort, and Indonesia (a proxy for Bali) remains among the most popular overseas travel destinations for Australians. Having lived in Bali now for about 10 months I disagree with the view that Bali is simply a “beach resort”. In my view, Bali…
