South Australian vegetable grower and industry leader Scott Samwell has received the prestigious Grower of the Year Award, proudly sponsored by Syngenta, at the Hort Connections 2018 National Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner held at the Brisbane Convention Centre on Wednesday 20 June 2018. (more…)
Author: Farming's Future
Improving drought support for Australian farmers
The Government will extend the Farm Household Allowance (FHA) from three to four years to help the nation’s farmers with a more effective drought support. (more…)
Don’t bring back more than memories
Farmers, researchers, agronomists, government agency staff, scholarship recipients and tourists from rural areas need to be hyper vigilant with their hygiene practices when returning from overseas trips. (more…)
New biosecurity manual for potato growers
The Potato Growers’ Biosecurity Manual is a guide to farm biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of weeds, pests, and diseases impacting production. It was developed by Plant Health Australia in consultation with AUSVEG and potato growers across NSW, Victoria and South Australia. (more…)
Women in Horticulture set to GO PINK to raise funds for breast cancer research
The leading ladies of Australia’s horticulture industry will paint the town pink at the Hort Connections 2018 conference in Brisbane – and it’s all in the name of a good cause. (more…)
‘Amongst the Herd’ exhibition opens at The Corner Store Gallery, Orange
Best known for her lifelike portraits of cows, artist Megan Payne has rounded up a dozen of her original paintings and drawings, along with a selection of prints, for an exhibition at The Corner Store Gallery in Orange, New South Wales. (more…)