PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 20 September

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The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is reviewing the relationship between growers and producers in the chicken meat supply chain, aiming to assess whether there is evidence of market failure within the industry and potential actions that could be introduced.

Since 2012, over a third of Australia’s 6200 dairy farmers have left the industry. Clive Phillips from Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute led a research project speaking to more than 140 dairy farmers, which raises hard questions for the dairy industry and its future in Australia.

The country and world’s best winners have been announced for the 2025 World Whiskies and Icons of Whisky Awards, at the Whisky Magazine Awards Gala Dinner in London on 26 March. From big name distillers to smaller, independent producers, the competition aims to spotlight the prestige and diversity of the global whisky market.