Agriculture

Australian agriculture looking to profitable year ahead – industry outlook. Australia’s agricultural sector is set to enjoy an overall profitable year ahead – underpinned by high commodity prices, positive seasonal conditions and low interest rates, and despite expected continuing trade

Global fertiliser price outlook positive news for Australian growers. Affordable fertiliser prices helped support Australian agricultural producers’ profits through the 2020/21 winter cropping season. And a plentiful global fertiliser supply – along with stable currency outlook – spells further good

Australian farmers, and the communities where they live, face negative environmental, economic and social consequences if the Federal Government’s plans for a ‘gas-led recovery’ go ahead, new analysis commissioned by Farmers for Climate Action has found. The briefing paper, written

Farmers say the state government’s Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap will create a more resilient, productive, and prosperous agriculture sector.   NSW Energy Minister Matt Kean announced a clean energy transition roadmap that aims to create an estimated 6300 construction jobs with

We’re back! Australia on track for above-average winter crop. Australia is on track for a major recovery in grain production, with the winter harvest set to come in at above-average levels. In its Australian Winter Crop Production Outlook 2020/2021, agribusiness

A symbol of the show spirit on display throughout October. 2020 has seen the cancellation of many of NSW’s 192 agricultural shows, but the President of the Agricultural Societies Council of New South Wales says the show spirit is still

Partnership strengthens between the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) and farmers across NSW. The fire season is expected to see an increased threat from grass fires due to wetter and warmer than average conditions. The NSW RFS and NSW Farmers

Better understanding of climate risk could save farmers on interest. Monash Business School researchers found US-based food industry borrowers in high drought-prone areas incurred higher interest rates compared to those in low drought-prone areas. Banks with better understanding of drought

National farmer confidence declines as COVID and international market concerns grow. Good winter rainfall across much of the country – signalling a turnaround from drought for many regions – hasn’t been enough to arrest a slide in Australian rural confidence

Seasonal turnaround sustains NSW farmer confidence amid COVID-19 uncertainty. Exceptional seasonal conditions throughout New South Wales continue to underpin solid business confidence among the state’s farmers. This is despite increased concern about the impact of COVID-19 on trade and commodity

Farmers are concerned by large price drops in the sheepmeat and goat industries. Critical Victorian processing plants have been forced to close or operate below capacity amid Covid-19 restrictions, contributing to softening returns for farmers. NSW Farmers President James Jackson

Alex Mitchell has been appointed to the position of General Manager, NASAA Organic, by the Board of the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia (NASAA). NASAA Chair, Glenn Schaube, said the Board welcomed Alex to the NASAA Organic Team. Alex

Recent strengthening in China’s economy should be good news for Australian dairy exporters ~ China-based dairy sector expert. In his recent assessment which looked at the critical role China’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will have on Australian dairy

NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has released the Grapevine Management Guide for 2020-2021. DPI Development Officer Viticulture, Darren Fahey said the guide provides articles on grapevine diseases, vine nutrition, vineyard management and wine research. Growers are also informed on

Global grains markets look to Australia to fill impending European export shortfall. Global grains markets look to Australia to offset a poor European harvest hit by drought, an international grains strategist has told local growers. Rabobank London-based global grains and

NSW Farmers Association will oppose a bill to ban mulesing and government-mandated pain relief, introduced by the Animal Justice Party to State Parliament last year.  NSW Farmers’ President, James Jackson, said the push to ban mulesing is counter to achieving