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Hey Melbourne! What do you think of farm animal welfare?
Rearchers from the Food Values Research Group are heading to Melbourne next week to conduct interviews and focus groups for the Australian Research Council Linkage Project "Getting to the Meat of the Matter: Social and Economic Issues in Animal Welfare in Australia's Livestock Industry".
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Dr Heather Bray talks about public understanding of science with Victoria Country Hour
Today I spoke with Warwick Long from ABC Rural's Victoria Country Hour about why people seem to pick and choose different aspects of science to accept or reject.
New study: How happy are Aussies to eat insects?
Researchers from the Food Values Research Group are part of a research team led by Associate Professor Kerry Wilkinson, from the University’s School of Agriculture, Food and Wine investigating consumer perceptions and attitudes to eating insects.
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Need 'social' in the Food Science and Research Priority
Recently Prof Rachel Ankeny contributed to a commentary on the Science and Research Priorities announced by the Federal Government.
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Talking with the dairy and grains industries
Dr Heather Bray from the Food Values Research Group recently presented at two industry forums: the Dairy Research Foundation Symposium at the University of Sydney’s Camden Campus, and the Future Farming Forum organised by the Australian Biotechnology Council of Australia at the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus.
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Sharing the Table: A Workshop Exploring Agriculture’s Social Licence to Operate
Agriculture’s ‘social licence to operate’ is based on the idea that farmers can run their businesses in a fairly free manner without extensive regulation or government controls, because their operations are based on values shared with the broader public.
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