The second round of the Government’s Smart Farming Partnerships is now open. (more…)
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Another busy year for Australian biosecurity
Australian biosecurity officers intercepted more than 350,000 items of biosecurity concern across the country in 2018, with approximately 60,000 items sniffed out by biosecurity detector dogs. (more…)
New community deer monitoring tool launched
FeralScan has more than 15,000 registered users across the country who use the free resource to monitor and evaluate their management programs. It currently hosts more than 100,000 records. (more…)
Australia’s seafood industry welcomes Sustainable Seafood Week
“Want sustainable seafood? Ask for Aussie seafood”, these are the words of Seafood Industry Australia, the national peak-body representing the industry, CEO Jane Lovell as she welcomes the Australian Sustainable Seafood week which runs from March 11-17 2019. (more…)
Grains leading ladies sought to shape agriculture’s future
Women in the grains industry with an ambition to shape the future of Australia’s food and fibre sector are encouraged to apply for the National Farmers’ Federation’s 2019 Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. (more…)
Winning the battle against pest pea weevil
A return to pea production is finally on the horizon for Wairarapa growers, with confirmation no weevils were detected from the 25 trap crops planted in the 2018/19 season. (more…)