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…)
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Littleproud delivers better balanced boards
Female representation on agriculture boards has improved 10 per cent in the ten months David Littleproud has been Minister for Agriculture. (more…)
Rachel Mackenzie - top woman in horticulture
Rachel Mackenzie, the Chief Advocate for Queensland horticulture’s industry body Growcom, has received the Women in Horticulture Award at the Hort Connections 2018 National Awards for Excellence. (more…)
University's new agribusiness professor welcomes cotton conference to the Gold Coast
Cotton farmers will share their experiences of life on the land in an industry Q&A with Professor Robin Stonecash, Head of Southern Cross University Gold Coast campus and School of Business and Tourism, at the 2018 Australian Cotton Conference on the Gold Coast. (more…)
NAB donates $100,000 to Country Women’s Associations’ drought relief funds
National Australia Bank (NAB) announced it would donate $50,000 to both the Country Women’s Association of NSW and the Queensland Country Women’s Association, contributing to their drought relief funds to support farming families. (more…)
WA grains scholarship recipient takes on canola yield losses
A Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Grains Research Scholarship has been awarded to The University of Western Australia’s (UWA) Soodeh Tirnaz, for her work in the area of protecting canola yields from blackleg disease. (more…)