#dairyfarming — Public Fediverse posts

How does H5N1 bird flu spread to humans and what are the health risks?
By Peter de Kruijff and Stephanie Dalzell

Can people get the bird flu from eggs and milk? Can you die if you become infected? Will this be the next pandemic? Here's what we know about bird flu in humans.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-08-25/what-does-bird-flu-do-to-humans-pandemic-potential/106837278

#AvianInfluenza #ScienceandTechnology #Health #Environment #PoultryFarming #Birds #Science #DairyFarming #PeterdeKruijff #StephanieDalzell

They put food on our tables, but 9 out of 10 farmers feel undervalued
By Lauren Bohane and Emily Middleton

A national survey finds many farmers are considering leaving the industry, while one in three feel their mental health has deteriorated over the last year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-08-20/national-farmer-wellbeing-report-worsening-mental-health/107048936

#MentalHealth #Farmers #Agriculture #LivestockFarming #DairyFarming #MentalWellbeing #LaurenBohane #EmilyMiddleton

Wellbeing report finds nine out of 10 farmers feel undervalued
By Lauren Bohane and Emily Middleton

A national survey finds many farmers are considering leaving the industry, while one on three felt their mental health had deteriorated over the last year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/national-farmer-wellbeing-report-worsening-mental-health/107048936

#MentalHealth #Farmers #Agriculture #LivestockFarming #DairyFarming #MentalWellbeing #LaurenBohane #EmilyMiddleton

"In 2024, Fonterra reported that emissions from its New Zealand dairy farms were 20 percent higher per kilo of milk than their Australian counterparts. This challenges the common refrain that New Zealand produces the world’s lowest carbon dairy."

https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/is-new-zealand-dairy-farming-the-most-efficient-in-the-world/

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#DairyFarming #Fonterra #CarbonEmissions

Prime Victorian dairy farming land is being bought for tree plantations aimed at producing pulp and earning carbon credits. Buyers include a German company and #GinaRinehart. Concerned locals are calling for a moratorium on tree planting and changes to land use rules to protect food-producing land from disappearing.

#landuse #dairyfarming #treeplantations #carboncredits #victoria #farmlandprotection #foodsecurity #sustainableagriculture #landpolicy #plantationforestry #ForeignInvestment #aus4sale #ForeignOwned #auspol #woodchips #carboncredits

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