The gross value of Australian farm production is forecast to dip by 4.6 per cent to $59.9 billion in 2017–18, following 2016’s record-breaking returns, according to the Agricultural Commodities, June quarter 2017 issue. Released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), the report finds the gross value of farm production…
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10 year agricultural sciences plan brings innovation to the farm gate
Farmers, regional communities and Australian consumers will all benefit from an Australian Academy of Science plan for research and development across the agriculture sector over the coming decade. Launching the Decadal Plan for Australian Agricultural Sciences 2017–26 at Parliament House, Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, Luke Hartsuyker, said the plan provided an analysis…
Biosecurity continues to strengthen under new legislation
Since the most comprehensive overhaul of national biosecurity in more than a century came into force, the health of Australian farms, families, flora and fauna is being protected through stronger and more effective legislation than ever before. (more…)
Applications open for leader of Armidale Centre of Excellence
Applications are now open for a new leader to modernise the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) and build an effective and efficient regulator, as part of a Centre of Agricultural Excellence in Armidale. (more…)
Investigating processor financing consultation for fast-tracked DEXA
The Sheepmeat Council of Australia (SCA) has asked Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) to investigate using lamb and sheep meat producer levy funds to guarantee DEXA technology is available to all lamb and sheep AUSMEAT processing facilities who want to adopt it. (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…)