Farmgate production predictions hold strong despite the dry spell
Unless average rainfall comes soon it will be an uneven result for farmers in the 2025-26 season with a grim outlook for the marginals The breathtaking run to plant down one of the biggest crop on record to achieve a record harvest now rests on a knife-edge. Growers coming off the second biggest winter harvest […]
CSIRO national stocktake of our food system reveals $800 billions of value
Local farmers produce enough food to feed around 100 million people and identifying hidden costs could extend that coverage CSIRO has completed the first-ever national stocktake of our $800 billion food system, currently produced by 100,000 farmers, that feeds around 100 million people, including 27 million Australians. Released today as part of the Food System Horizons initiative, […]
CSIRO push for more sustainable food system welcomed by Conservation group
The Australian Conservation Foundation says CSIRO’s report Towards a state of the food system report for Australia, released today, should inform a new approach to how we manage the food system in Australia, which is costing as much as $274 billion in negative environmental and health outcomes. The report calls for regulatory reform and a rethink on how […]
Farmland value that reached record levels is now more subdued
The value of farmland recorded an 11th year of unbroken growth with the national median price rising to a record level in 2024 While farmland remains a desirable asset, the pace of growth has become more constrained since the previous survey in 2023 by the team at Bendigo Bank. From the latest figures for sales […]