Australian fruit and vegetable growers have reported losses valued at more than $38 million since December last year, due to the lack of seasonal labour available. More than 50 growers have contributed data to the National Lost Crop Register, which was established by Growcom late last...
Protests led by farmers near Delhi are entering their sixth consecutive month, after the Indian Government hurried three new agricultural laws through parliament without consulting a parliamentary committee for consideration. Since November last year, hundreds of thousands of farmers and supporters have taken to the border...
Fresh milk could soon have a longer shelf life, after food tech company Naturo, a subsidiary of The Wholey Milk Co, was given a $1 million grant to continue the development of innovative new pasteurisation technology. The federal government grant will be used to build a pilot...
A new application of solar power generation – agrivoltaics – is being deployed in paddocks and vineyards around the world, showing encouraging results for an ongoing partnership between renewable energy and agriculture. In a vineyard in Herault, a region of Southern France, an imposing structure towers...
Toowoomba-based VJ Boland has been appointed to The Lucas Group in a dual Recruitment Consultant and Business Development role. With a demonstrated background in agriculture and a reputation for driving exceptional results, VJ brings a wealth of industry insight that will help to drive The Lucas...
2020 is a year that will be indelibly marked in our minds for its trademark characteristics – the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns and China’s decision to enforce tariffs on Australian barley and - thankfully – an end to the drought that has plagued many...
ANZ has assured its customers that bold new emission reduction targets won’t affect Mum and Dad farmers. ANZ Chief Executive Shayne Elliott made his position clear after several politicians questioned the bank’s new policy and its potential impact on Australian agriculture. During its results announcement earlier...
With agriculture degree courses now attracting more women than men, the future of primary production will have a vastly different look to the current, male dominated industry. That’s according to a report ANZ Agri Insight this month, released earlier this month on the International Day of...
The biggest landholder in the world owns 6.6 billion acres of land including 25,000 acres of forest, all the gold mines in Scotland, an offshore windfarm and a tidal power plant. That’s in addition to 15 retail parks and three shopping centres – a total of...
Farmers in Queensland, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and Western Australia are being warned to monitor crops as the fall armyworm has been spotted in new locations across the continent. Fall armyworm – an exotic pest with a ravenous appetite for many species of summer...