Federal Government announces AUD$1.1 billion Innovation Statement
The Federal Government under the leadership of Malcolm Turnbull today released an AUD$1.1 billion to be allocated towards innovation-based research and development over the next four years
View ArticleOpportunity for Australian food innovators to meet investors in New York!
Applications are now open for the first 2016 FoodBytes! Summit to be held in Brooklyn New York on 3 March 2016.
View ArticleACCC appoints new commissioner for agribusiness sector focus
The Australian Competition Consumer Commission (ACCC) has today appointed Mick Keogh as the first ACCC agriculture commissioner to be involved in a new strategic involvement by the ACCC in the...
View ArticleACCC launches market study into cattle and beef industry
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will be commencing a market study into the Australian cattle and beef industry.
View ArticleQuinoa crops continue to take off in Australia
Quinoa crops continues to take off in Australia with a record number of farmers growing the crop as part of Western Australia’s Ord Irrigation Scheme in 2016.
View ArticleMonsanto rejects Bayer $62 billion acquisition bid
Agricultural giant Monsanto has rejected US $62 billion acquisition bid from pharmaceutical and chemical company Bayer AG.
View ArticleAustralian beef prices to remain strong, Rabobank
Australian beef prices are expected to continue remaining strong says a new Robobank report.
View ArticleBackpacker tax resolved
After a delay of 16 months, the Federal Government has resolved the political issue of the Backpacker Tax.
View ArticleAustralia’s “South Asian groceries” do badly on contamination, SBS report
Prompted by listener concerns, SBS Radio’s Punjabi program commissioned laboratory testing of those imported foods being sold predominantly by South Asian grocers in Australia.
View ArticleAustralia suspends import of raw prawns
Australia has suspended the import of raw green prawns from White Spot disease affected countries.
View ArticleBig funding opportunity for Australian agri-tech start-ups
Australian agriculture entrepreneurs are being offered the opportunity each to receive $40, 000 in start-up capital to help launch a new business idea.
View ArticleThe state of Australian farming today – ABS releases new snapshot on...
Australian farmers are growing more fruit and nuts tells the latest data released from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
View ArticleACCC warning: comply with Horticulture Code or face penalties
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has put Australian produce growers and sellers on notice, warning they need to be ready to comply with changes to the mandatory Horticulture...
View ArticleOnline tool launched to help farmers start co-operatives
A new online tool has launched to help guide Australian farmers on how to start a co-operative.
View ArticleBad weather takes toll on Australian macadamias
Serve weather has taken its toll on Australia’s 2017 macadamia crop.
View ArticleRegional Australian farmers venture into teff
Two Australian farmers have ventured into growing the native Ethiopian grain, teff, in an attempt to diversify their crops and establish an innovative revenue stream.
View ArticleSugar down, but will 2018 be the year dairy farmers bounce back?
The dairy cattle farming industry should bounce back tin 2018 says market research firm IBISWorld.
View ArticleColes says no to packaged bananas
Coles will remove plastic wrapping from its bananas and other fresh produce as part of a wide-ranging series of commitments to reduce food waste, landfill and plastic packaging over the next four years.
View ArticleResearch into supply chain damage to bananas
Indika Fernando is assessing thousands of bananas as part of his PhD research into avoiding damage to the fruit on its supply chain journey.
View ArticleFeeding cities in the 21st century: why urban-fringe farming is vital for...
WHEN you pick up supplies at your local supermarket for tonight’s dinner, the produce will likely have come from many parts of Australia and from distant parts of the world. But some of the fresh...
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