Year 9 HASS – Food production beef – YourLibrary@MLC

Year 9 HASS
Beef

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This page has been created to support Year 9 HASS students with their task on Food Production in Australia.

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General Information

Meat and livestock Australia. (2018). Fast facts: Australia’s beef industry. https://www.mla.com.au/globalassets/mla-corporate/prices–markets/documents/trends–analysis/fast-facts–maps/mla_beef-fast-facts-2018.pdf

Major problems facing food production

Bell, A., Charmley, E., Hunter, R.A., & Archer, J.A. (2011). The Australasian beef industries—Challenges and opportunities in the 21st century. Animal Frontiers, 1(2), 10–19. https://doi.org/10.2527/af.2011-0015

Sustainability Steering Group. (n.d.). 2019 Australian beef sustainability annual report. AccessIt database.

Vergunst, F., & Savulescu, J. (2017, April 26). Five ways the meat on your plate is killing the planet. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/five-ways-the-meat-on-your-plate-is-killing-the-planet-76128

BUSHFIRES

Bell, S.J. (2020, January 7). Farmers impacted by bushfires count ‘heartbreaking’ cost as livestock losses climb. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-07/farmers-recount-heartbreaking-toll-of-bushfire-livestock-losses/11844696

McDonald, T. (2020, January 14). Australia fires: the farmers burying their own cattle. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51087273

Siddeek, A. (2020, January 17). Australia’s bushfires could affect cost and availability of fresh produce. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/17/australias-bushfires-could-affect-cost-and-availability-of-fresh-local-produce

DEMAND

McCosker, A. (2018, May 8). Beef Australia 2018: what lies ahead for the industry as ‘locavores’ and digital disruption loom closer. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-05-08/beef-australia-2018-what-the-future-of-beef-industry-looks-like/9715216

Sustainable Table. (2017). Meat the issues. https://sustainabletable.org.au/all-things-ethical-eating/meat-the-issues/

This is an example of a persuasive article showing the change in demand for meat products.

DROUGHT

Bernasconi, A. (2019, October 31). Breeding cows sent to slaughter as drought forces cattle properties to run dry. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-31/breeding-cows-go-to-slaughter-as-drought-sees-properties-run-dry/11655094

LAND DEGRADATION

Cox, L. (2019, August 8). Beef industry linked to 94% of land clearing in Great Barrier Reef. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/aug/08/beef-industry-linked-to-94-of-land-clearing-in-great-barrier-reef-catchments

TECHNOLOGY

McCosker, A. (2018, May 8). Beef Australia 2018: what lies ahead for the industry as ‘locavores’ and digital disruption loom closer. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-05-08/beef-australia-2018-what-the-future-of-beef-industry-looks-like/9715216

Sustainable solutions

NSW Department of primary Industries. (n.d.). Responsible, sustainable beef production. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/beef-cattle/husbandry/general-management/production

World Wildlife Fund. (2018). Beef. Retrieved from https://www.wwf.org.au/what-we-do/food/beef#gs.z1m19x

This page provides some great information about the projects this organisation is intiating to address issues with the production of beef in Australia.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Sustainability Steering Group. (n.d.). Australian supplier sets the carbon standard. https://www.sustainableaustralianbeef.com.au/case-studies-library/news_feed/australian-supplier-sets-the-carbon-standard

Sustainability Steering Group. (n.d.). Victorian farm catches carbon. https://www.sustainableaustralianbeef.com.au/resources/case-studies/victorian-farm-catches-carbon/

SEDIMENT RUN-OFF

Sustainability Steering Group. (n.d.). Project targets sediment run-off. https://www.sustainableaustralianbeef.com.au/resources/case-studies/project-targets-sediment-run-off/

References

Hinze, K. (n.d.). Beef industry [Image]. Retrieved from https://www.beefcentral.com/news/cattle-leaders-move-to-avert-biosecurity-funding-crisis/

Last updated 11 March 2020