All posts tagged "agriculture"

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  News and Views

  Farmers call for feral pig cull

  The National Farmers’ Federation has called on governments to act immediately to control Australia’s 24 million-strong feral pig population.

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  Farm Management

  Industry action – on the ground biosecurity specialists

  Some of Australia’s larger plant industries have partnered with Plant Health Australia (PHA) and appointed biosecurity specialists as a way of providing...

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  News and Views

  More than $100 million in flood assistance delivered to Northern Queensland

  More than $100 million in assistance has been paid to flood-affected farmers, small businesses and non-profit organisations in Northern Queensland after the...

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  News and Views

  More farmers to get a hand with drought

  Horticultural farmers with permanent plantings can now access the On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate in four states and the ACT.

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  News and Views

  Supporting our drought-affected farmers

  Farmers facing drought and dry conditions will get the extra support they need, with the Victorian Government announcing new dedicated funding to...

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  News and Views

  CISS takes on exciting new role in the Environment and Community Biosecurity space

  The National Biosecurity Committee through the Environment and Invasives Committee (the NBCs sectoral committee responsible for environmental biosecurity oversight) has recently appointed...

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  News and Views

  One month to go! Grant applications closing for innovative agricultural projects

  With individual grants of up to $22,000 on offer, Australia’s young agricultural innovators, scientists, researchers and others active in the sector are...

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  Must See

  Finding the ‘needle in a haystack’ with new portable DNA device

  A new smart-phone sized technology to quickly sequence DNA is being tested by University of Canberra researchers, through the Centre for Invasive...

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  Must See

  Advancing the position of farmers

  A new Nuffield research report has put the spotlight on how different agricultural groups from around the world are structured and represented...

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  News and Views

  Six hospital visits a day from quad bike accidents

  The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is imploring farmers to use extreme care when using quad bikes, install an operator protection device (OPD)...