All posts tagged "agriculture"

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  News and Views

  TIA program preparing next generation of ag professionals

  A partnership program for the development of early-career agricultural extension professionals has left its participants not only better prepared to work within...

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  News and Views

  Irrigation tool helps farmers get more crop for their drop

  Three upcoming Irrigation Field Days will give Tasmanian farmers the opportunity to test out a new irrigation tool that uses local weather...

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  News and Views

  The future is bright for Australian oats

  Health concerns and heightened consumer interest in the benefits of natural and whole grain foods will help underpin future demand for Australian...

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  Farm Management

  Growing more food with a reduced carbon footprint

  The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to identify how smallholder farms can grow more food...

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  Broadacre

  Rice on the boil in southern NSW

  With the rice season set for a superlative start following impressive rains, researchers predict growers will, for the first time this season,...

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  Farm Management

  PHA launches free plant biosecurity surveillance training

  Plant Health Australia (PHA) has launched an online plant biosecurity surveillance course aimed at strengthening industry and government’s plant biosecurity response readiness...

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  Farm Management

  Farm biosecurity improves the management of soil-borne diseases

  Disease causing organisms found in the soil can be very difficult and expensive to control or eradicate. For many, once they are...

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  Farm Management

  What happens when an exotic pest arrives in Australia?

  An important part of Australia’s biosecurity system is to prepare for the arrival of exotic pests. Preparations are based on an understanding...

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  Broadacre

  End of a five-star career that strengthened Australia’s grains and pulse industry

  Internationally renowned NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Senior Plant Pathologist, Dr. Kevin Moore, is calling it a day on his stellar...

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  Record canola spurs another wonder winter crop

  Australian winter crops are set for another bumper year with favourable conditions and a record amount of land sown to winter crops.