A National Centre of Excellence for grains research will be built in Perth following a landmark agreement between the State Government and the Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC).   Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman and GRDC chairman Keith Perrett today signed a Letter ... more

Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today launched a new subterranean clover variety with increased resistance to combat red-legged earth mites.   Speaking at the annual Dowerin Field Days, Mr Redman also announced a key joint partnership to boost investment in breeding sub-clover l... more

The State Government has refurbished the Metropolitan Youth Bail Service (MYBS) to provide a more effective and efficient means of preventing and diverting young people from the criminal justice system. Corrective Services Minister Terry Redman today opened the MYBS in Victoria Park and said sev... more

Community groups across the State will be able to further support their vital work addressing local natural assets with a further $3million funding for natural resource management (NRM).   Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said the Liberal-National Government’s second round ... more

Biosecurity Queensland is reminding people that there are no general restrictions on horse movements following yesterday's confirmed Hendra virus infection in the Gold Coast hinterland. Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Rick Symons said there was no necessity to put horse movement restricti... more

Biosecurity Queensland has confirmed a Hendra virus case on a property in the Gold Coast hinterland. Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Rick Symons said Biosecurity Queensland officers had quarantined the property. "Samples were taken from a sick horse on the property yesterday with re... more

Biosecurity Queensland is urging North Queensland residents to be on the lookout for myrtle rust, a serious plant disease, after it was found in nurseries in Cairns and Townsville. Biosecurity Queensland Director (myrtle rust) Mike Ashton said this was only the second time myrtle rust had been f... more

Smaller mango trees and more delicious fruit mean better profits and savings for mango producers. That's why the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) is carrying out cutting-edge breeding research on the Atherton Tablelands to improve mango quality. Principal ho... more

Revolutionary new timber impregnation technology is expected to meet the demands of timber processors for an improved and environmentally friendly way to preservative-treat their products. Invented by Queensland scientists, the technology was recently picked up by global timber preservation gian... more

Two properties in the Beaudesert area have had their Hendra virus quarantine removed - the first since this year´s Hendra virus incidents began in June. Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Rick Symons said with the lifting of the quarantine on two properties at Kerry, they now reverted... more

In just 10 weeks a team of Canadian researchers has succeeded in 'barcoding' 28,000 moth and butterfly specimens – or about 65 per cent of Australia’s 10,000 known species – held at CSIRO's Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) in Canberra. 5 May 2011 Conducted in colla... more

A new online tool for managing spotted gum forests is now available for private landholders to calculate their land's carbon, timber and grazing productivity. The online resource works as a calculator, using specific data related to spotted gum native forest sites in Queensland and northern New ... more

The National Farmers Federation (NFF) today urged the Government to reinforce its commitment to rural research and development funding. The NFF has been deeply concerned by the draft recommendations of the Productivity Commission’s review of the Rural Research and Development Corporations ... more

The Australian Government has announced funding of a new round of visits to help promote agricultural cooperation with China under the Australia-China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement (ACACA). Established in 1984, the ACACA program encourages business contacts that might otherwise not be possi... more

A group of food importers and retailers has been investigated by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) for importing and selling Korean food illegally. Mr Tim Chapman, General Manager of AQIS Quarantine Operations, said AQIS officers intercepted a shipment of food from Korea th... more

The panel reviewing the pilot of drought reform measures in Western Australia today called for submissions from interested individuals, organisations and communities. The $23 million pilot is testing measures designed to increase the resilience and capacity of farmers, farming families and their... more

Protecting urban Australians from a range of health risks associated with global warming is the focus of a new research cluster launched today in Cairns at the 2011 National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) Conference. Read more at: http://www.csiro.au/news/Safeguarding-fu... more

Australian scientists have begun the process of delivering the most detailed national climate change projections yet. Read more at: http://www.csiro.au/news/Work-begins-on-Australias-best-yet-climate-projections.html   more

CSIRO today will launch Climate Change: Science and Solutions for Australia to help inform business, government, and the community about the many issues that need to be addressed in response to climate change. The book highlights the importance of climate change as a matter of significant econom... more

NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Jock Laurie, having surveyed flood-affected regions in Queensland this week, is encouraging farmers, their families and people living in regional areas to seek assistance in dealing with the social impact of the devastating floods. “I have... more