Farming's Future

Why we should adopt biotechnology for food security

April 21, 2021

Researchers from The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture are concerned that the worldwide adoption of biotechnology to improve crop production has stalled. (more…)

Global demand for wheat drives Australian innovation

April 21, 2021

With world consumption of wheat forecast to rise to a record high in 2021-2020, Aussie farmers are looking for reliable wheat varieties to grow in increasingly harsh environments. (more…)

Environment, agriculture and NRM groups unite in national feral fight

April 21, 2021

Uniting for a vision of a feral free future, NRM Regions Australia, Invasive Species Council, WoolProducers Australia, and Rabbit Free Australia join the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS), as our inaugural Associate Members. (more…)

Three day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4 2021

April 16, 2021

The ongoing battle against fruit fly, which continues to threaten over half of Australia’s $13 billion horticulture sector and the 60,000 people it employs, is to be discussed at a national three day forum from 4-6 May 2021. (more…)

Syngenta Australia partners with Landcare Australia to help improve on-farm biodiversity

April 16, 2021

Syngenta Australia and Landcare Australia have announced their partnership to enhance biodiversity on a selected agricultural site in Australia. The Syngenta Enhancing Biodiversity Project, managed by Landcare Australia, aligns with Syngenta’s 2020-2025 Good Growth Plan, which aims to support farmers to combat the impacts of climate change and enhance biodiversity for a more productive agricultural…

UWA researchers discover the cause of devastating crop disease

April 15, 2021

Researchers at The University of Western Australia have identified the cause of the devastating faba bean gall disease for the first time, a disease that causes significant destruction of bean crops in Ethiopia and China. (more…)

Why we should adopt biotechnology for food security

Syngenta Australia partners with Landcare Australia to help improve…

Aussie growers urged to plant swiftly and strategically as…

Global demand for wheat drives Australian innovation

Three day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4 2021

$8 million to be poured into drought resilience in agriculture

A genetic solution to ensure sorghum stands firm

Mungbeans move to end point royalty system

Why we should adopt biotechnology for food security

Global demand for wheat drives Australian innovation

Environment, agriculture and NRM groups unite in national feral fight

Three day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4 2021

Syngenta Australia partners with Landcare Australia to help improve on-farm biodiversity

UWA researchers discover the cause of devastating crop disease