The National Landcare Program’s new Smart Farming Partnerships is offering multi-year grants of between $250,000 and $4 million to put in place new and innovative sustainable land management practices, which protect and improve the condition of soils, vegetation and biodiversity. (more…)
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$18 million to boost Australian grain productivity
The Australian agricultural sector has never had a more important role to play in national and global food security with world food demand set to rise by 75 per cent by 2050 from 2007 levels. (more…)
Australia and Indonesia conduct trilateral maritime patrol
Australia’s cooperation with Indonesia on maritime security has been further strengthened through a trilateral maritime security patrol in the Timor Sea north-west of Darwin, targeting illegal exploitation of natural resources. (more…)
'Try for 5’ serves of veg a day
Horticultural body AUSVEG is calling on the Australian vegetable industry and consumers to ‘Try for 5’ serves of vegetables each day and share their stories ahead of National Nutrition Week, which runs from 15-21 October 2017. (more…)
Agriculture still the most dangerous workplace in Australia
Forty-four workers from the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector died on the job in 2016, according to new statistics from Safe Work Australia , maintaining the agriculture sector’s dubious title of being the nation’s most dangerous workplace. (more…)
Smart Farms funding a smart move
The new $134 million Smart Farms program – announced by Deputy Prime Minister Joyce and Assistant Minister Hartsuyker – will be welcome news to farmers, according to the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF). (more…)