2025 EFA INDUSTRY AWARDS

2025 Egg Farmers of Australia Industry Recognition Awards – Nominations are OPEN!
Nominations are now OPEN! Finalists will be announced mid September with the award winners being announced at our annual general meeting in Fremantle in November.
There are two categories for nominations:
- Egg Farmers of Australia Young Egg Industry Achiever of the Year (40 years & under)
- Egg Farmers of Australia Industry Leader Excellence Award
The only pre-requisite to nominate someone, is that you and the person being nominated are financial members of Egg Farmers of Australia.
Voluntary Levy Payer members are able to also nominate egg farm staff as part of the organisation’s membership.
The awards are generously sponsored by Specialised Breeders Australia (SBA).
The 2025 judging panel is Johann Strauss, Peter Bedwell, Peter Bell and Chris Verran.

GEN EGG MEMBERS BOOKLET
YEILRG commenced with the first meeting held on Tuesday 26 April 2022 following the inaugural Egg Farmers of Australia Awards in 2021.
The aim of the group was to meet regularly for casual conversation and to discuss various egg industry topics of interest.
The idea of a virtual forum with egg industry supporters and egg farming youth from other countries was born with the first held on 1 September 2022.
In September 2022, the group changed it’s name to GEN EGG. You can view the 2024 Members in the Booklet.
Industry Articles
Dr Rod Jenner - How Intestinal Worms impact Free Range Farms
Free range egg production has many positive benefits – unfortunately exposure to internal parasites is not one of them. Poultry vet Dr Rod Jenner writes for Egg Farmers of Australia on the challenges of intestinal worms on egg farms.
Alison Leary (Lallemand) - The impact of positive microbes in your hen house
Most of us might think microbes are nasty bugs. But have you heard of
positive 'biofilms'? Alison Leary from Lallemand Animal Nutrition looks at how some biofilms can have a positive impact in poultry housing.
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FEED STANDARD FOR FOOD ANIMALS? AND HOW DOES IT APPLY TO EGG FARMING?
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FEED STANDARD FOR FOOD ANIMALS? AND HOW DOES IT APPLY TO EGG FARMING?
Egg farmers have been keeping up to date with the latest progress on
the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry.
FEDERAL MINISTER MAKES STATEMENT ABOUT EGG INDUSTRY
FEDERAL AG MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGES WORK IN EGG SECTOR
``Our egg industry is an incredibly valuable contributor both to our economy and local communities around the country. Each day our farmers produce 16.9 million eggs to help feed the nation, providing a vital source of protein to families across Australia.``
6 TOP NUTRITION TIPS FOR FREE RANGE EGG POULTRY
When formulating feed for free range flocks it’s vital to apply nutritional strategies to support the hen to avoid costly production ‘crashes’ and mortality, says Poultry Nutritionist Judy O’Keefe. Judy (from Sure-Feed Poultry Nutrition writes for Egg Farmers of Australia.
Dr Peter Scott - What is Erysipelas and are my hens at risk?
Could you spot Erysipelas on your egg farm?
Poultry expert, Dr Peter Scott, says some free range and barn systems in Australia have had Erysipelas. The most notable signs are depressed birds and an increase in mortality.
Melinda Hashimoto & Peta Taylor - What else goes on behind the scenes of our Egg Supply Chain
The EFA’s CEO Melinda Hashimoto and University of New England poultry researcher Dr Peta Taylor, reflect on what it takes behind the scenes to keep Australia's egg farming sector going.
EGG FARMERS WELCOME FOOD REVIEW AND SEEK EGG STAMPING UNITY
Aussie egg farmers have welcomed a food safety review into their industry and say they hope it will fast-track uniform ‘egg stamping’ laws across the nation.
GEN EGG PROFILE: MEET KATIE MASON
Kate Mason was a 19-year-old student when she bought 150 chickens to run a side business on her husband's family farm in 2005. Fast forward 18 years and something that was originally intended to keep Kate busy on the farm and earn some pocket money has become a genuine passion.