Agriculture coverage
Biosecurity
NSW Farmers is urging parents and carers who’ve purchased imported nappies – including Little One’s Nappy Pants – to check for khapra beetles after the federal government confirmed the beetle larvae was found in nappies sold at Woolworths in New South Wales this month. NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin said the incident had come as [...]
Agriculture
A new online tool that will save farmers thousands of dollars and months of work as they negotiate often complex planning laws when applying for development approvals to build key on-farm infrastructure has been launched by the state government. The platform – myFarmPlanner – aims to strengthen the state’s $20 billion agriculture sector and to [...]
Agriculture
CROPLIFE Australia, the national peak industry organisation for the plant science sector, is warning continued delays in assessment times at the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority may cause a long-term productivity drought for the nation’s farming sector. The APVMA has offices in Armidale and Canberra. Delayed access to new agricultural innovation and technologies for [...]
Agriculture
GWYDIR Cotton Growers’ Association held its annual charity awards dinner – an evening of recognition, celebration, and community spirit – at Moree Town and Country Club on Thursday night. The night of connection, good food and well-deserved acknowledgements, shone a light on local contributions across the north-west while raising funds for the Gwydir CGA medical [...]
Rural Crime
RESIDENTS and members of farming communities from across the New England and north-west are invited to a special event in Tamworth focused on rural crime in the district. University of New England will this week bring together three of Australia’s leading rural criminology experts to examine this often-overlooked issue. The free event, on Thursday, September [...]
Agriculture
THE National Farmers’ Federation has announced a refreshed approach to this year’s National Agriculture Day celebrations – and this Friday the public can find out how they can get behind it. NFF President David Jochinke said this year’s theme, Stand with the Land, honours the sector’s trials and tribulations. “We’ve given Ag Day this theme [...]
Agriculture
THE National Farmers’ Federation and Woolworths have congratulated the inaugural recipients of the AgriEmpower Scholarship, including Andrew Powne, a farm manager from Queensland’s Goondiwindi region. The transformative scholarship, made possible through collaboration with Woolworths, provides $20,000 to seven ambitious young Australians to help further their efforts of achieving their agricultural ambitions. Andrew Powne, a farm [...]
Agriculture
TWO of Australia’s peak organisations representing farmers have welcomed reports the Federal Government has hit pause and is considering changes on its proposed superannuation tax. The National Farmers’ Federation and GrainGrowers said the move reflected growing recognition of the harm the proposal would cause to farmers and small business owners. NFF President David Jochinke said [...]
Agriculture
NSW Farmers’ is calling for urgent protections for farmers who host renewables after the former Energy Infrastructure Commissioner warned farmers could be on the hook for millions in the future. In an interview published Wednesday, former Energy Infrastructure Commissioner Andrew Dyer warned farmers could be left “on the hook” for the costs of decommissioning old [...]
Agriculture
THE NSW Government is inviting water-users, industry bodies and communities to have their say on proposed changes to water access rules in four lapsed inland unregulated water sharing plans, including the Gwydir and Namoi areas. The proposed changes apply to specific water sources and management zones in the unregulated Gwydir, Namoi, Lachlan, Peel, and Macquarie [...]
