AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program 2024 RD&E Snapshot
Welcome to the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program 2024 Research, Development and Extension Snapshot. From a single-shot vaccine to conquer American and European foulbrood...ONLINE VIA TEAMS 23.05.24
Agribusiness expert webinar for Emerging Industries producers
Are you an emerging industry producer? Join us for an Agribusiness expert webinar. This 1.5 hour webinar will be delivered and recorded via Teams and facilitated by agribusiness specialists at RM Consulting Group (RMCG).
Workforce and Leadership
Don’t Miss Out! Early Bird Tickets Now on Sale for the 2024 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Gala Dinner & National Announcement
The National Winner and Runner Up of the 2024 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award will be announced at a Gala Dinner at the Great Hall, Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday, 20 August 2024. The prestigious event celebrates female-led ingenuity in the regions.
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Emerging Industries
Industrial Hemp and Sesame trial sites open for inspection in northern Australia
Farmers in and around the Big Rivers Region of the Northern Territory (NT) and Kununurra in Western Australia (WA) are invited to learn about incorporating sesame and industrial hemp into broadacre rotations in northern Australia at a series of field days in June.
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Workforce and Leadership
Meet the National Finalists for the 2024 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award
Seven remarkable women have been recognised for their contribution to rural Australia by being named national finalists of the 2024 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award.
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Chicken Meat
Gary Sansom Scholarship supporting future chicken meat leaders
Supporting students looking at a career in the chicken meat industry. The 2024 recipient of the prestigious Gary Sansom Scholarship is researching the feasibility of food-waste based diets on meat chickens.
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Workforce and Leadership
Rural Health Advocate Wins NSW/ACT AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award
Ms Keeley, a dedicated allied health professional, has developed an innovative digital health platform, Yarn, which tackles the obstacles of geographical isolation, increasingly challenging service delivery options, and growing waitlists for speech pathology services across the country.
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