Territorians should not be fooled into believing the NT Government’s proposed Cash for Containers legislation is a ‘magic pudding’ for Christmas that won’t cost consumers or government...

The US House of Representatives has folded the Food Safety Modernisation Bill into a spending bill to fund the US government. The House passed the spending bill by a 212-206 margin on Wednesday (8 December)...

The US senate has passed a food safety bill yesterday (30 November) that will give the government new powers to increase inspections of food processing facilities and force companies to recall tainted...

The Northern Territory Government’s proposed container deposit legislation (CDL) will have a significant cost for consumers, according the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC). AFGC Chief...

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 Deputy Director of the National Institute for Rural and Regional Australia (NIRRA) has welcomed the package for rural and regional Australia announced by the government, but says more needs to be done...

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the release this week of a policy framework from the Queensland State Government, which aims to protect farm land from permanent damage that could...

“Today’s announcement by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott of an extra $300 million for on-farm works is a positive new investment in water-saving infrastructure in the Murray-Darling Basin,”...

A $40 million Victorian Government investment has the potential to deliver a $320 million benefit to Victoria’s dairy industry, Agriculture Minister Joe Helper said today. Launching the Dairy Futures...