Queensland’s sugarcane industry is celebrating the first 500 cane farming businesses accredited in the industry voluntary best management practice program Smartcane BMP. (more…)
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‘If it’s Aussie, it’s good’: Australia’s seafood industry welcomes Sustainable Seafood Week
“Want sustainable seafood? Ask for Aussie seafood”, these are the words of Seafood Industry Australia CEO Jane Lovell as she welcomes the Australian Sustainable Seafood week which runs from March 9-15 2020. (more…)
Reap what you sow – Seed provides critical ingredient for Australian dairy
Agricultural leader Pacific Seeds has revealed that while Australia owes its milk and dairy products to the cows that produce them, it is how these cows are fed that can drastically affect what ends up in supermarkets. (more…)
Pigeonpea needs integrated weed management
Pigeonpea might not be well known in Australia, but there are more than a billion people in Asia and Africa who eat this dried grain legume in a variety of dishes, and global demand is high. (more…)
International Year of Plant Health in 2020
Australia will be making the most of the first International Year of Plant Health in 2020 by promoting how much Australians value plants, and how we can best protect them. (more…)
We’re on the lookout for the 2020 Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year
Do you know an Australian biosecurity champion? If someone you know goes the extra mile to protect their property from diseases, pests and weeds, nominate them before Friday 6 December 2019 for the 2020 Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year Award. (more…)