Farming & Food

Darling Downs cotton farmers win the inaugural Brian Hearn Shield water award

Queensland Country Life, Other, 18/12/2020, James McManagan Cotton Seed Distributors has announced the winner of the inaugural Brian Hearn Shield […]

Predicting river levels used to be guesswork, but a new tool now gives seven-day forecasts

ABC Online, Other, 19/12/2020, Lexy Hamilton-Smith For members of the Whitehorse Canoe Club in Victoria, river levels are essential information. […]

CSIRO awarded $1 million Food Planet Prize for FutureFeed

Augusta Margaret River Mail, Other, 20/12/2020, Alex Crowe A seaweed feed for cows being trialled by Fonterra has received a […]

Moroccan fly could help keep pest pointed snails under control

ABC Online, Other, 10/12/2020, Lucas Forbes Scientists have imported a Moroccan fly to Australia to test if it can be […]

CSIRO releases updated farming app to assess carbon market options

graincentral.com, Other, 11/12/2020 Farmers can now better understand the potential opportunities from carbon-reducing activities using a farming tool developed by […]

Kidman recognised with two 2020 wine accolades

Stock Journal Australia, Other, 11/12/2020, Catherine Miller Coonawarra viticulturist Catherine Kidman often likens her role to that of a conductor […]

High-tech fixes for the food system could have unintended consequences

brightsurf.com, Other, 12/12/2020 Protein derived from organic waste to feed livestock could decrease demand for soybean meal. The study was […]

Intensive testing key to fertiliser profitability

groundcover.grdc.com.au, Other, 05/12/2020 By taking soil tests from each production zone, growers can better identify areas where variable rates of […]

$9.5 million to improve livestock biosecurity in Victoria

riverineherald.com.au, Other, 06/12/2020, Country News Victoria's livestock industries will be supported with grants from the Andrews Government to further strengthen […]