Increase in demand and consumption of livestock-based products and seafood, the rise in consumer awareness about food safety, and demand for agricultural production due to the increasing population are
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Strengthening agricultural innovation
The Coalition Government has begun work to implement the Ernst & Young (EY) report and help agriculture become a $100 billion sector by 2030.
Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud said a roundtable
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Agribusiness precinct seen as a game changer
RDA Sydney has welcomed the release of the NSW Government’s Western Sydney Airport Agribusiness Precinct Feasibility Study as a potential game changer for farming in the region.
RDA Chair Dr Rob Lang
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Research partnership established for WA grains industry
Western Australia’s grains industry is set to benefit from a $48 million scientific research partnership between the Western Australian government and the Grains Research and Development Corporation.
A
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Innovative ideas to boost regional economies recognised
Three Victorian finalists have been announced for the 2019 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award, which is to be announced in March in recognition of ideas to support Australia’s rural and regional communities.
The
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Australian walnuts to be sold into India
Australian walnut farmers will now be able to sell into the Indian market following the signing of a market access agreement between the two countries.
Federal agriculture minister David Littleproud
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Study establishes new method of developing disease-resistance in crops
Researchers have pioneered a new method to rapidly recruit disease-resistance genes from wild plants for transfer into domestic crops, a technique which could revolutionise the development of disease-resistant
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Support workshops to help with flash flood recovery for Victorian farms
A series of Agriculture Victoria workshops will be held in March, targeted at supporting producers recovering from the December flash flooding and ongoing dry conditions.
Two workshops will be held in
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ANU research uses satellite data to predict drought
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have used new space technology to predict droughts and increased bushfire risk up to five months in advance.
The ANU researchers used data from
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Planning starts for global agricultural science hub in Sydney
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and the University of Sydney are building a new alliance to create a global hub for veterinary science, agriculture and soil research, agribusiness and training
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Drone pilots trained for agricultural productivity
Eight pilots have successfully passed their drone flight training in Tunisia following a two-week intensive training period organised by the Ministry of Agriculture of Tunisia, the African Development
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Bumper harvest for rural jobs as agriculture sector ploughs ahead
Queensland’s agriculture sector is growing jobs as well as sugar cane, chickpeas and avocados.
Despite the drought affecting large parts of the state, there’s been a rich harvest of new employment
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Workshops across Australia aim to help growers with pest and disease management
A series of free workshops to be held across Australia in August and September will give growers help with pest and disease management.
They will have the opportunity to hear from leading entomologists
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Global search underway for Internet of Things trials in Victoria
The Victorian government has begun a global search to find cutting-edge AgTech to support its on-farm Internet of Things (IoT) trial.
The search began on the 3rd of August, as part of
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Western Australian government pours money into dairy industry
The government of Western Australia is backing the dairy industry by providing $200,000 to help strengthen and grow WA.
It is hoped funding will attract co-investment in dairy research and development
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Rabobank appoints new group executive with extensive knowledge of food and agribusiness sector
Rabobank Australia and New Zealand has appointed Karin van Selm as group executive for wholesale banking.
In her current role, as the bank’s general manager of corporate banking, van Selm provides for
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NSW government offers more funding for drought-stricken farmers
The NSW government has released a $500 million emergency drought relief package as 99 per cent of NSW is in drought.
This takes the total support to more than $1 billion, as farmers struggle with the
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Corangamite Shire’s agribusiness sector gets funding boost from government
Corangamite Shire’s agribusiness sector is getting a funding boost from the Victorian state government.
On Wednesday, Minister for agriculture, Jaala Pulford, announced a $260,000 investment from the
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Island Road funding to boost Koo Wee Rup’s agribusiness
Cardinia Shire’s agriculture sector will soon be transporting better quality produce to market, more efficiently with support from the Victorian state government.
Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford
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Funding boost for sustainable agriculture research
The National Landcare Program aims to reinvigorate the agricultural sector as well as look at sustainability in managing one of Australia’s key resources – its land. The total funding package announced
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