A new French serradella cultivar released today will create a more reliable pasture option for growers, particularly those in low rainfall areas.   Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said the new variety, called Eliza, was early maturing, providing farmers with a robust alternative... more

A new practical management guide to help grain growers capture market opportunities for oats was launched today at the Newdegate Machinery Field Days by Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman.   Mr Redman said oats had made a resurgence in Western Australia in recent years, with the in... more

A soil survey to be released by Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman in Kununurra this evening has identified more than 50,000ha of land in the East Kimberley that could be suitable for agricultural production.   The survey was commissioned by the Department of Agriculture and Food ... more

Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said the State’s grain growers would reap the benefits of a new partnership between Western Australian-based cereal breeding company InterGrain Pty Ltd and global bioscience technology company Monsanto Co.   Mr Redman said the international ... more

To mark Weedbuster Week from 6 to 12 September, Townsville’s own top guns of Siam weed control are calling on residents to follow their example to stop weed seed spread across the district Biosecurity Queensland officer Roger Winton said there were simple ways the community could help stop... more

Women with ideas, enthusiasm and commitment have the chance to be recognised for their contribution to Queensland’s primary industries sector. Applications for the annual Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation’s (RIRDC) Rural Women’s Award are now open. Departme... more

South East Queensland residents are urged to don their gardening gloves and get weedbusting during national Weedbuster Week from 6 to 12 September. Biosecurity Queensland biosecurity officer Clyde McGaw said locals were asked to come together to either register an event or participate in a regis... more

For the first time in 130 years, the only known areas of Badhara bush infestations in Central Queensland are free of mature flowering plants. This declaration comes just as communities across Queensland gear up for this year’s Weedbuster Week event (6-12 September). Badhara bush is a Clas... more

  In the lead up to Weedbuster Week (6-12 September), Biosecurity Queensland is asking Darling Downs residents to be on the lookout for Chilean needle grass. Chilean needle grass (Nasella neesiana) is a declared Class 1 pest under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2... more

Central Queensland grain growers who attend Grains BMP (Best Management Practice) workshops are eligible to access approved funding grants to support on-farm practices that can reduce nutrient, pesticide and sediment losses. Thanks to the collaborative agreement between Fitzroy Basin Association... more

THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) regrets to advise that Federal Water Minister Penny Wong and her shadow, Senator Barnaby Joyce, have elected to withdraw from a major debate on water policy at the NFF’s 2010 National Congress in Melbourne next Tuesday. “Both politicians h... more

WITH three regional Independent MPs thrust into the role of deciding the next federal government, agricultural policies will be forefront in the minds of all political parties. Whichever way the cards fall over the days and weeks ahead, farming issues and policies will be under intense scrutiny. ... more

Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said the State Government was committed to ensuring farmers had access to the most up-to-date and relevant information to assist in making decisions relating to the dry season.   Speaking today at the Dowerin Field Days, Mr Redman said farmers wou... more

Young people are being encouraged to ‘open their minds’ to a career in agriculture, with the launch of a new information brochure by Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman at the Dowerin Field Days.   Mr Redman said the ‘Open your mind: careers in agriculture’ o... more

20 Aug 2010 There is an existing coal exploration licence held by Anglo Coal at Sutton Forest. The licence was first granted for the area in 1984. The NSW Government has not received any application to develop a mine at Sutton Forest. An exploration licence does not confer or imply that the G... more

Two Industry & Investment NSW staff members based in Tamworth have been awarded AgQuip’s Brownhill Cup for their contribution into the research and development of the chickpea industry, Minister for Primary Industries, Steve Whan, announced today. Minister Whan congratulated senior res... more

The EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation will launch a new field site at Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 8 September to showcase cutting edge research, Minister for Primary Industries Steve Whan said today. “In a dynamic changing environment, the field site will demonstrate research that ... more

Minister for Primary Industries, Steve Whan, today congratulated Industry & Investment NSW (I&I NSW) for its role in the Meat Standards Australia (MSA) Pathways Team, receiving the 2010 Australian Research Council Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research by an Interdisciplinary Team. The ... more

17 Aug 2010 Forbes farmer, John Cole, has won the top prize in this year’s NSW Grassland Society hay and silage competition with an outstanding wheaten silage. Industry & Investment (I&I) NSW pasture specialist and competition organiser, Neil Griffiths, said there more than 60 ent... more

A successful industry mentoring program for future leaders in the agriculture and food industry has been expanded, Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman announced today.   The Grow Zone Mentoring Program for 2010, co-ordinated by the Rural Business Development Corporation, will be lau... more