All posts tagged "agriculture"

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  Whos Who

  Jaqueline Batley awarded Nancy Millis Medal

  Professor Jaqueline Batley from the School of Biological Sciences researches crop genetics to enable breeders to produce better crops with resistance to...

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  Must See

  B is for brain food that = A+

  It’s back to school time and with kids eating around one-third of their daily food intake at school, Hort Innovation is encouraging...

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  Uncategorized

  Tech in Ag: Are we ready?

  Adoption of emerging technologies in Australian agriculture is expanding at a rate faster than the consumer’s capacity to understand the opportunities –...

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  News and Views

  Protecting Australian farmers’ privacy

  The Australian Government will bring the Aussie Farms website under the Privacy Act, exposing it to potential penalties of more than $400,000...

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  News and Views

  Connecting country and city through local food

  Connecting consumers and farmers to strengthen the ‘buy local, eat local’ message is helping to drive the growth and diversity in Western...

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  News and Views

  Investing in our farmers and agriculture sector

  The Australian Government continues to support farmers facing hardship as drought and flood hit farmers in various parts of our nation, whilst...

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  News and Views

  Continuing to offer support during dry times

  Western Local Land Services is continuing to offer support to landholders and community members in drought affected areas, taking the opportunity to...

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  Farm Management

  Workshops improve snail management knowledge

  Effective snail management requires careful monitoring of snail activity, weather conditions and soil moisture, together with the use of multiple control options.

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  News and Views

  Bolstering biosecurity against BMSB

  The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) has joined QLD Agriculture Minister Mark Furner in calling on the federal government and other states to...

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  News and Views

  Grants to support sustainable agriculture open

  The second round of the Government’s Smart Farming Partnerships is now open.