ANZ Bank’s Emissions Target “Won’t Affect Mum and Dad Farmers”
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 this month, Mr Elliott outlined the banks new strategy […]
The Future is Female: How the Landscape of Agricultural Employment is Set to Change
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 Rural Women. With female enrolment in agriculture courses now […]
6.6 Billion Acres of Land: Who is the World’s Biggest Landholder?
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 4.3 million square feet of retail space. Surprisingly this […]
Exotic Pest Fall Armyworm Threatens Australian Summer Crops
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 crops and pastures – was first identified on Australian […]
Recruiting Staff in a Candidate-Short Market
If you’ve tried to hire staff recently, you might have experienced the symptoms of a candidate-short market – applications trickle in slowly at a glacial pace from poor quality candidates, leaving you feeling less than inspired about finding the right person for your team. In this blog post, we’ll talk about the factors influencing the […]
Better Uptake of Digital Technologies Could Boost Australian Farm Outputs by $20 Billion
Widespread uptake of digital technologies across Australian farms could lead to an increase in industry revenue of $20 billion per year, according to the Chair of the National Farmers’ Federation, Tony Mahar. Mr Mahar’s comment was in response to an announcement by Agriculture Minister David Littleproud who outlined a new agricultural innovation agenda earlier this […]
Sale-and-Leaseback Model Critical for the Growth of Australian Agriculture
The sale and leaseback of Australian agricultural land will be a critical component for the growth of Australian agriculture over the coming decades, according to a recent report by Colliers International. The report includes data on the sale of Australian agricultural land over the last two years, investigating the increasing trend of investors purchasing agricultural […]