Farming's Future

Revamped fisheries harvest strategy policy

November 21, 2018

The harvest strategy policy underpinning Australian fisheries has been updated, in a move which reflects advances in international best practice, further supports trust in our world-class fisheries management systems and provides certainty for commercial fishers and the environment. (more…)

Genome mapping for trees critical to Australian horticulture

November 21, 2018

A new $13.3 million joint research project will look at tree genetics to better understand how genes control traits that are valuable to Australian horticultural growers. (more…)

Reducing bycatch in Commonwealth fisheries

November 21, 2018

Australia continues to improve its fisheries management systems with the release of a new Commonwealth policy for avoiding and minimising bycatch—species caught but not targeted by commercial fishers. (more…)

Update to deliver insight into CQ sorghum potential

November 20, 2018

Central Queensland grain growers will be given a tantalising insight into `what’s possible’ on the sorghum yield frontier at December 2018’s Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Grains Research Updates in Emerald and Biloela. (more…)

Conditions remain favourable for Australia’s forestry sector

November 20, 2018

A report released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) highlighted continued growth in Australia’s forestry sector thanks to favourable conditions in key markets, particularly housing and international trade. (more…)

Forest industry grows for fourth year running

November 20, 2018

Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Richard Colbeck, welcomed the continued growth in the forestry sector as outlined in the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) report. (more…)

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Agtech the answer to future grain sorghum development

Vets welcome biosecurity boost

Genome mapping for trees critical to Australian horticulture

Update to deliver insight into CQ sorghum potential

Forest industry grows for fourth year running

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Revamped fisheries harvest strategy policy

Genome mapping for trees critical to Australian horticulture

Reducing bycatch in Commonwealth fisheries

Update to deliver insight into CQ sorghum potential

Conditions remain favourable for Australia’s forestry sector

Forest industry grows for fourth year running