Agriculture coverage
Agriculture
THE AgCAREERSTART team is calling on farmers to sign-up to its popular gap-year program. The program connects young people interested in an agricultural ‘gap-year’ with farmers who are looking to hire workers. National Farmers’ Federation president Hamish McIntyre urged producers to take advantage of the opportunity. “If you know a farmer who needs a junior [...]
Rabbit Plague
NSW Shadow Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan says the Easter Bunny might get a warm welcome at the weekend. However, he says, farmers and regional communities across the state aren’t so lucky, thanks to a State Government that appears to have taken an extended Easter break. New reports confirm what farmers already know – rabbit [...]
Fuel Crisis
THE National Farmers’ Federation says National Cabinet’s agreement to a National Fuel Security Plan is a first step in co-ordinating the response to ongoing fuel pressures, but significantly more action is required to shore up fuel supplies for food production. NFF president Hamish McIntyre said national co-ordination is critical. “We welcome efforts to bring governments [...]
Agriculture
AUSTRALIA’S sheep industry is entering a lower supply phase in 2026, with Meat & Livestock Australia’s latest Australian Sheep Industry Projections forecasting a further decline in flock numbers after several years of elevated turn-off and challenging seasonal conditions. The national sheep flock is estimated to fall 2.7 per cent to 67.1 million head by June [...]
Environment
THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority is urging everyone across the Basin to speak up as public consultation for the Basin Plan Review reaches its halfway mark. Hundreds of conversations have already taken place in towns and communities across the Basin, and councils, community groups and industry bodies are well underway with their submissions. MDBA chief executive [...]
Parkes Electorate
There is one thing everyone is talking about, not only in Broken Hill, Lightning Ridge, Narrabri and Forbes, not only across the electorate of Parkes, but across all of Australia, and that is the access and cost of fuel. Regional Australia is hurting over the rapid and massive hike in fuel prices and matters are [...]
Agriculture
THE Young Farmers Business Program will officially kick off at the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Thursday, April 2, helping NSW farmers set up for the opportunities and challenges ahead in the State’s agricultural industry. The programs starts with the Young Farmer Exchange, a free three-hour event hosted by NSW Farmers Young Farmers Committee, in [...]
Agriculture
MORE than 200 of New South Wales’ future agriculture leaders on Friday graduated from Tocal College in the Hunter region, destined for careers spanning livestock production, cropping, farm management, equine studies and agtech in the State’s $25 billion agriculture sector. Tocal College is the State’s leading agriculture education institute with 2400 students enrolled in courses [...]
Drought
DATA from the NSW Government’s Combined Drought Indicator shows worsening seasonal conditions across New South Wales, including the Northern Tablelands, with many local farmers already feeling the pressure. Member for Northern Tablelands and Shadow Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan said primary producers, small businesses and families are now under mounting financial stress. “Places like Ashford [...]
Agriculture
MLA-backed project supports low-cost satellite connectivity for whole of herd monitoring MEAT & Livestock Australia announced the successful completion of an MLA Donor Company AgTech project that has demonstrated reliable and affordable two-way satellite connectivity for livestock and on-farm Internet of Things sensors across Australia. The project was led by eSAT Global, with Smart Paddock [...]
