SA Pig Industry Day
Pork SA will hold its Annual Pig Industry Day on Friday 22nd August 2025 - Barossa Park, Lyndoch.
The Industry Day is supported by the SA Pig Industry Fund, Industry Partners and APL and will be a collaborative effort. The event will follow the same format as the successful 2024 event.
The day will commence at noon with lunch available in the trade display area. The seminar program will run from 1pm – 4pm, with a half hour tea break with industry partners. The Pork SA AGM will be held from 4pm. There will be a further opportunity to network with industry partners until 6pm with drinks and finger food available.
The full 2025 seminar and program is available below. Registration is via this link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/pork-sa-industry-day-tickets-1409748538829?aff=oddtdtcreator
| 10.30am - noon | Workshop: Environmental Management Plan - Using NEGIP to begin or update your EMP (Maximum 15 pax – Producers Only – Registration link will be sent separately) |
Robyn Tucker
Leap Consulting |
| 12-1pm | Lunch | Trade Display |
| 1pm | Welcome | Greg Davis Chair Pork SA |
| 1.05- 1.40 | 1%ers | Roger Campbell |
| 1.40 – 2.00 | Analysing costs and returns of pork production | Sara Willis Qld DPI |
| 2.00 – 2.30 | APL and APRIL research outcomes to accelerate productivity | Beck Morrison APL |
| 2.30 – 3pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 3.00 – 3.10 | Trespass Toolkit | Tanya Pittard Greg Davis |
| 3.10 – 3.25 | APIQ – results of Major review
Extension plans |
Tanya Pittard APL
Mandy Bowling APL |
| 3.25 – 3.55 | VEBS Facilitator Project update
Panel discussion |
Andy Pointon
Facilitator and Participant Panel |
| 3.55 – 4.00 | Close | Greg Davis
Chair Pork SA |
| 4pm | AGM or Industry networking | |
Workshop: Environmental Management Plan - Using NEGIP to begin or update your EMP
A workshop for producers only. Please register via this link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/workshop-environmental-management-plan-tickets-1409753934969?aff=oddtdtcreator
Limited to 15 places. First in best dressed.
APL Pork and Talk Forum
Friday March 28, 2025 at Rydges Pit Lane, The Bend, Tailem Bend
10:00am – 5:00pm (catering included)
REGISTRATION OPEN NOW. Click here to register.
APL in partnership with State Pork Organisations are coming out in early 2025 to listen to producers and industry members on pork and pork production.
The forums will include the below topics for discussion:
- Strategic Plan 2025-2030 – An opportunity to prioritise how your levies are spent,
- APIQ Major Review standards changes – A critical opportunity to ensure APIQ continues to meet your needs
- APL and APRIL Research updates – An opportunity to get up to date on key pork research projects
- Small group producer workshops – Environmental management and employment/workforce challenges
| Draft SA Schedule – 1 Day Program Friday March 28 South Australia | ||
| 10am | Registration | Alyshia and Gabs |
| 10.15am | Welcome and Open | |
| 10.30am – 12.15pm | APIQ Major Review Workshop
Short presentation on launch of VEBS Facilitator Project |
APIQ Management and Consultant |
| 12.15pm – 1.00pm | Production Efficiencies (getting the 1%’s right)
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Dr Roger Campbell |
| 1.00pm -1.30pm | Lunch | |
| 1.30pm – 3:00pm | Strategic Plan Session | Andrew Baxter |
| 3.00pm – 3.15pm | Afternoon Tea | |
| 3.15pm – 4.15pm | Animal Welfare Update
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Dr Beck Morrison |
| 4.15pm – 4.30pm | Tails Project
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Dr Charles Rickard-Bell |
| 4.30pm - 5.00pm | Research Round Up
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| 5.00pm | Closing remarks | |
| Close | ||