Incident control centres staffed by a rolling strikeforce of up to 400 specially trained staff will be established across Victoria under a $43.5 million Victorian Government strategy to tackle what experts...

Farmers in the Ord region are preparing to harvest Western Australia’s first commercial rice crop in more than 27 years.The Ord River irrigation area rice crops in the East Kimberley were planted...

The Gillard government today announced an election commitment of a further $33,000 to Standards Australia for the ongoing maintenance of the Australian standard for organic and biodynamic products. The...

Geographical indications – food products which are ‘trademarked’ only if they come from a particular production region – are an effective tool for countries to compete in a global...

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke today announced a $790,000 supply chain assistance payment for horticulture exporters. The money will cover 40% of the fees paid by exporters...

Advances in high-yield agriculture may not only have helped to feed the planet, but may also have helped to slow global warming by processing over half a trillion tons of carbon dioxide, say researchers...

A team of researchers from Deakin and Melbourne universities have found that children involved in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program show clear changes in attitude, knowledge, skills and confidence...

The Grains Research and Development Corporation is funding two new workshops, for agronomists and farm advisers to better understand and communicate to growers the importance of grain quality from the...

Four Queensland farmers have been invited to showcase their successful environmental conservation projects as part of a Reef Rescue event in Cairns this week. The tour was designed to allow interested...

A device designed to stop the growth of weeds by destroying their seeds before planting will be trialled this harvest by the University of Western Australia. The device, the ‘Harrington Seed Destructor’,...