The Queensland Farmers’ Federation has concluded a tour of Queensland’s irrigation areas and found that farmers are overwhelming opposed to the State Government’s proposal to increase...

Bruno Le Maire, the French Minister for Agriculture has pledged a spend of EUR6m (US$8.3m) for the country’s organic sector.Attending a Grand Council Orientation Agency meeting on Wednesday (28 September),...

The concept of “green cities” is usually associated with urban planning in the more developed world. But it has a special application, and significantly different social and economic dimensions,...

AgriFood Skills Australia believes its innovative regional pilot programs offer a model for the 55 new Regional Development Australia committees announced yesterday by the Federal Government. The regions...

“Food production must be paramount in any bid to sustainably manage water in the Murray-Darling Basin,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared today –...

The EU’s plans to allow member states to decide on whether they should allow or ban GM crops on a national basis have suffered a setback after a meeting of the bloc’s agriculture ministers...

Despite a new Productivity Commission (PC) report backing the strengths of Australia’s Rural Research and Development Corporation (RDC) system, new Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig will need to head...

AgriFood Skills Australia – the key body on skills training and workforce development issues in the agrifood industry and regional Australia – has awarded three International Fellowships as...

The Victorian Government is calling on the community to nominate people who are role models in their community in preparing for the spring locust plague.Visiting the first regional Incident Control Centre...

The national debate on the economic and environmental importance of regional Australia will be at the forefront as AgriFood Skills Australia puts skills, workforce and productivity challenges under focus...