Australian farmers are a step closer to growing perennial wheat to produce dual purpose grazing and grain crops as a direct result of collaboration between NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and United States researchers. NSW DPI researcher, Matthew Newell, has returned from The Land Institute (TLI), a non-profit research organisation in Kansas, with 18…
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Catching potato pests on the hop on Kangaroo Island
Seed potato growers on Kangaroo Island are adopting a new strategy to manage the aphids and thrips pestering their crops, taking on expert advice from agronomists and entomologists to adopt integrated pest management for these insect pests. (more…)
Collaboration sought to ignite red meat productivity boom
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has sought formal agreement from the Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) to jointly fund an accelerated rollout of DEXA objective measurement technology across Australia’s red meat processing industry. (more…)
Future leader - Emma Ayliffe
Few people have a job role created specifically for them, but for 25-year-old Emma Ayliffe it is a step on what is becoming a fast path to agricultural leadership. (more…)
2017 Horizon Scholarship recipients revealed
Fifteen university students have been awarded the annual 2017 Horizon Scholarship, an initiative of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) in partnership with industry sponsors, which recognises leadership and commitment to the future of Australian agriculture. (more…)
Hopping to it on trade negotiations with Peru
The Federal Government launched negotiations to open new markets to Australian farmers through a free trade agreement with Peru. (more…)