ABARES conference highlights opportunities and challenges in Australian agriculture Economy & Industry The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences’ stats-a-thon outlined the SWOTS of Australian agriculture.
DAFF ‘fell short of required standards’, says Fennessy March 12, 2024 By Dan Holmes Economy & Industry The DAFF secretary shows his knowledge of the APSC reform agenda, and has some advice on reform for other secretaries.
Victorian government calls for submissions to food security inquiry January 30, 2024 By Dan Holmes Economy & Industry The inquiry is focussed on the peri-urban food system, which encompasses the production of food on the urban fringe.
Premium Insights and analysis Mandarin calls on Australia to flex science muscle for soft power and regional prosperity August 16, 2023 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Professor Andrew Campbell says make the most of Australia’s deep scientific expertise to help the IndoPacific region meet modern challenges.
Melbourne hosts first World Halal Business Conference outside Malaysia September 8, 2022 By Dan Holmes Community & Social The 14th World Halal Business Conference gathered industry leaders to discuss topics such as food security, safety and sustainability and the halal ingredients ecosystem.
Queensland to boost foot and mouth disease readiness August 9, 2022 By Dan Holmes News Queensland has announced $20 million in new biosecurity measures to tackle the spread of foot and mouth disease.
Agriculture 4.0 is helping farmers do more with less June 29, 2022 By Rabiya Abbasi Economy & Industry Emergent, game-changing technologies are driving economic, environmental, and social change in the global food system.
Federal plan to make agricultural innovation ‘modern’ October 12, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social David Littleproud says the modernisation plan complements the $147 million in government funding designed to bolster agricultural innovation since last July.
Union to take on fruit pickers’ minimum wage case July 12, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The Australian Workers’ Union is seeking a guaranteed minimum wage for fruit pickers before the Fair Work Commission this week.
NSW government throws mice-plagued farmers a lifeline June 13, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Rebates for farmers to purchase zinc phosphide are available, and a scheme to assist primary producers in the mouse plague has been extended.
New programs to help farmers and communities build drought resilience May 24, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Both initiatives are under the federal government’s $5 billion Future Drought Fund, and will be rolled out across the country from 2021 until June 2022.
Premium Insights and analysis Generating jobs and natural capital in regional Australia. Budgeting in the public interest post-COVID, part III April 8, 2021 By Geoff Edwards Economy & Industry Geoff Edwards outlines a few programs to generate employment in rural/regional Australia while restoring natural capital, in part III of ‘Budgeting in the public interest post-COVID’.
Why Indian farmers are so angry about the Modi government’s agricultural reforms February 3, 2021 By Bhavani Shankar Editors' Picks The protests were spurred by the passing of a set of agricultural reform bills in parliament in September 2020 that aimed to fundamentally transform the way in which farm produce is marketed in the country.
Here’s how a smart field-to-fork network could revolutionise our food system November 19, 2020 By Lindsay Suddon Economy & Industry Data needs to move up and down the supply chain; the requirements of those downstream need to be met with geo-specific compliance advice from chemicals manufacturers, from product distributors and from agronomic advisors to farmers.
NSW on the hunt for cow cop December 20, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Careers The NSW government is accepting applications for its first state agriculture commissioner. The commissioner will be tasked with overseeing the development and implementation of the state government’s ‘right to farm’ strategy.