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$111.9 million to boost Northern Australia businesses

September 15, 2021

The Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, David Littleproud has announced that the first round of a dedicated Northern Australia business development grants program will open to a strategic corridor across the north in early November 2021. (more…)

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Support for Queensland to manage navua sedge and feral pigs

September 9, 2021

The Australian Government is providing $998,000 to Queensland for two projects to improve the landscape scale management of navua sedge and feral pigs, through a Federation Funding Agreement with states and territories as part of the $30.3 million Established Pest Animals and Weeds Management Pipeline Program. (more…)

PHA launches free plant biosecurity surveillance training

September 8, 2021

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

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Farmers sought for electricity tariff talks

September 6, 2021

Expressions of interest are being sought from Queensland and New South Wales farmers to participate in a research study aiming to better understand how they consider and choose electricity tariffs for their agricultural operations. (more…)

The status of plant biosecurity in Australia

August 27, 2021

The National Plant Biosecurity Status Report (NPBSR) is the latest comprehensive plant biosecurity resource detailing Australia’s plant biosecurity system and the pre-border, border and post-border activities undertaken in the last year. (more…)

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“Once more unto the breach” for Aussie veterans mobilised through Operation Grain Harvest Assist

August 26, 2021

Former Australian servicemen and women have swapped tanks for tractors – in a bid to relieve pressure on Queensland farmers crippled by COVID-19 workforce shortages. (more…)