Murray-Darling Basin Plan to Receive Time Extension

The $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan will not be completed on time, with the MDBA advising that full implementation won’t happen before the 2024 deadline.
Biosecurity Breach: Australian Bee Industry Shut Down by Varroa Mite Outbreak

Australia’s first known Varroa Mite outbreak is causing devastation across the nation’s bee industry, with 18 million honeybees already exterminated.
A New Look for The Lucas Group

The Lucas Group, Australia’s premier agricultural recruitment and executive search consultancy, has just completed a major rebranding.
New Challenges for Australian Agriculture as ALP Forms Majority Government

The ALP has won the 2022 election, forming a majority government and signalling new policy will affect agriculture and agribusiness.
Vote 1 for Agriculture – Farming-Friendly Policies 2022

In the lead up to voting this weekend, the National Farmers Federation (NFF) has launched a policy voting guide comparing the three major political parties
Cattle Industry on Alert for Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Australian livestock producers should be on alert but not alarmed after foot-and-mouth disease was detected in Indonesian cattle.
Australian Grain Growth to Come from Yield, not Acreage

While the amount of available land for annual cropping has reached its likely potential, the Australian grains industry is confident that yield increases will continue to drive production growth. Nationally, 23 million hectares of Australian land is planted with annual crops, a figure which is unlikely to grow significantly. But with the average Australian cropper […]