The Australian Government is creating a business environment that supports farm businesses to thrive. This was the main message from Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, Luke Hartsuyker’s keynote address at Abares Regional Outlook conference in Griffith, NSW. (more…)
Category: The Talk
NT’s agricultural innovators represented at national summit
Agriculture experts from the Territory recently attended GrowAg, a national summit that brought together 100 of Australian agriculture’s young innovators and leaders. (more…)
Plant the seed of increased veg consumption
Ausveg, Australia’s leading industry body representing Australian vegetable and potato growers, is joining calls for Australians to eat more vegetables during Nutrition Australia’s National Nutrition Week, which runs from 16 to 22 October 2016. (more…)
Foodies back bone health
Healthy Bones Action Week might be behind us for another year, but this is no time to forget about our bones. According to Jean Hailes for Women’s Health endocrinologist Dr Sonia Davison, the agenda of bone health is urgent, especially as Australia’s population ages. With osteoporosis affecting 2 in 3 Australians over 50, making small…
Blistering pace set by Pork CRC CEO
By Pork CRC CEO, Dr Roger Campbell I spent most of August on the road and in the air. And I flew to Canada August 28 2016 to September 3 2016, hence thought I’d give you a travelogue and what’s occurred along the way. I spent time in WA at the WA Pork Producers’ Association…
Setting a world record pace - Richard Norton MLA
The Australian red meat industry is positioning itself as a world leader in the use of objective measurement technologies, Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) Managing Director Richard Norton said recently. (more…)