Agriculture coverage
Agriculture
NSW Farmers encourages young people to upskill in agriculture as the state government announces a new 5-million-dollar boost to the AgSkilled program. On Thursday, the State Government announced it will extend its AgSkilled initiative for a further twelve months, with the new program funding to allow hundreds of short courses in agricultural skills to continue. [...]
Agriculture
AUSTRALIA’s red meat industry exported record volumes of beef and mutton in the 2024-2025 financial year. According to Meat & Livestock Australia, total beef and veal exports for the financial year reached 1.4 million tonnes, the highest annual volume ever. Mutton exports also hit a new record at 256,104 tonnes. Lamb exports totalled 363,109 tonnes, [...]
Water Conservation
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has announced another $4 million has been committed to a significant water program in the Northern Tablelands electorate. The Reconnecting Watercourse Country program is aimed at increasing the effectiveness of environmental water flows in the Gwydir catchment. The program seeks to increase environmental water release efficiency, enable farming and [...]
Agriculture
FERAL animals, regional airlines, farm data and artificial intelligence are just some of the topics up for debate as NSW Farmers gears up for its annual conference this month. More than 250 farmers are set to descend on Sydney’s Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on July 22–23 to decide what policy positions the state’s peak farm body [...]
Connectivity Help
THE Regional Tech Hub has announced a new grants program, offering up to $3000 to community groups across rural, regional and remote Australia. The Connect Grants are open to grassroots projects that help people navigate the complex world of phone and internet connectivity. Regional Tech Hub general manager, Jennifer Medway, said the program is about [...]
Agriculture
NSW landholders are being asked to report their livestock numbers and land use information as part of Local Land Services’ annual farm census. The Annual Land and Stock Return collects important information that helps shape the delivery of essential animal health and biosecurity services and prepare for emergencies such as bushfires and biosecurity outbreaks. Landholders [...]
Agriculture
TWELVE women have travelled from across Australia to attend a leadership retreat in Canberra, as part of the Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program, including Narrabri clinical psychologist, Malinda Guest. Ms Guest, a director of Boundless Psychology in Narrabri, is passionate about rural mental health, communication, and relationships. She wears many hats, including university lecturer, psychology [...]
Agriculture
SOLAR farm biodiversity expert Dr Josh Ennen from the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute in the United States will be in New England this month as part of a visiting fellowship co-ordinated by University of New England. The visit supports collaborative research between the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute and UNE’s Renewable Energy Hub, who are investigating [...]
Agriculture
TICKETS for the cotton industry’s biggest event this year, the 2025 Cotton Collective in Toowoomba, are now available. The Trade Show at Cotton Collective will be staged in the Toowoomba Showgrounds pavilion and just as it was in 2023, Cotton Australia’s Michael Murray is still wondering how they are going to fit everyone in. “It’s [...]
Agriculture
WITH the release of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report 2023, the Australian Government has revised the feedlot industry’s contribution to emissions. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has adopted a new Australian-specific equation to calculate enteric methane emissions from grain-fed cattle following research conducted by University of New England. This [...]
