Backing the next generation of smart farmers
Farmers are being given a helping hand to adopt the next generation of sustainable farming practices in the latest round of the Australian Government’s Smart Farms Small Grants.
Funding ensures CEBRA stays at Melbourne University
Farmers will continue to benefit from world-class biosecurity research following confirmation the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA) will remain at the University of Melbourne.
Four regions to play a role in developing Drought Resilience programs
Four pilot locations have been selected to support the development of the Drought Resilience Self-Assessment Tool and Climate Services for Agriculture programs.
Farm businesswomen facing financial insecurity get support
On International Women’s Day, the Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) identified financial insecurity as a significant issue for farm businesswomen.
Renewable energy capacity and carbon credits break records in 2020
There was 7 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable energy capacity delivered across Australia and 16 million Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) issued in 2020.