The Australian Koala Foundation launches social media campaign for Save the Koala Month
September marks the beginning of the annual fundraising and awareness campaign Save the Koala Month (STKM) from the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF). Each September the AKF invites the public to join them to celebrate and help save the Koala through month-long festivities. The AKF has created the ‘30 Days, 30 Ways to Save the Koala’ […]
CropScanAg becomes new trading name for Next Instruments Pty Ltd
Look for the CropscanAg name when searching for a quality grain analyser as it’s the new name for marketing the CropScan suite of products Next Instruments Pty Ltd manufacturers a range analysers and instruments for the agriculture and food industries and over the past five years, the company has grown significantly through the sales and […]
Lemken expands the Azurit planter to cover specialist crops
The Azurit 10 planter from Lemken is capable of drilling soybeans and sunflower seeds and applying microgranules Lemken has made some smart improvements to its Azurit 10 specialist precision seed drill by adding more rows for larger scale operations. This latest model initiative, the Azurit 10 will be available to order from September 2021 and […]
Investing in our people for Top End biosecurity includes $1.2 million grant
The next round of the Indigenous Biosecurity Traineeship begins today, building biosecurity capacity for North Queensland, Cape York and the Torres Strait and offering opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be employed in biosecurity related roles. Up to 5 trainees demonstrated the skills and personal commitment to protect our biosecurity, have now […]
Partnering a big win for plant biosecurity system with $1 million annual tip in
The Australian Government is committing $1 million annually through a national partnership agreement to significantly improve Australia’s national plant health surveillance system. This is expected to prove to be a big win for our plant biosecurity system, which protects our economy and environment. This commitment will enhance the national plant health surveillance program which provides […]
EIMA 2021 moves boldly forward with an October opening
Innovation through technology will be the theme at EIMA 2021 when the international exhibition of agricultural machinery gets underway at Bologna Italy from 19 to 23 October After the long pause due to the COVID-19 health emergency, during which time most major events dedicated to agricultural machinery were suspended, the Bologna exhibition will be the […]
Pet ant trade has been exposed as a dangerous and costly hazard
An investigation into the online sale of ants has revealed a disturbing global trade that offers up some of the world’s most terrifying and dangerous ants as pets, including red imported fire ants, yellow crazy ants and Australia’s own bull ants and jack jumpers.“Countries across the world, including Australia, are spending tens of millions of dollars […]