Fact sheet: Using AusLCI data to report environmental performance
Greater access to high-quality environmental data is essential for the agriculture sector to meet global reporting requirements. Just as businesses conduct inventory stocktakes to assess...ONLINE VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS 11.09.24 / ONLINE 18.09.24 / ONLINE 23.09.24 / ONLINE 02.10.24 / ONLINE 23.10.24 / ONLINE 14.11.24
Q&A Sessions: AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
These sessions are intended to provide clarity around the differences between the two programs and the respective eligibility criteria.
Tea Tree Oil
Tiny tech in big battle with blowflies
A new industry co-funded project aims to use nanotechnology to develop a tea tree oil biopesticide that provides prolonged, safe and residue-free flystrike protection for sheep.
3 min read
Chicken Meat
Unlock your future in the chicken meat industry: Apply now for the 2025 Gary Sansom Scholarship
The prestigious Gary Sansom Scholarship aims to uncover future chicken meat industry leaders and champion important research working to boost the productivity and sustainability of chicken meat production.
3 min read
Honey Bee & Pollination
Beekeepers a buzz for Pollinator Week
This Australian Pollinator Week, from 9 to 17 November we’re celebrating the humble yet vital honey bee and the value they bring to the agriculture sector, as well as the research, development and extension (RD&E) projects that have contributed to this vibrant industry.
3 min read
Honey Bee & Pollination
Understanding long-term impacts of fire on floras that feed bees
Understanding how important food species for honey bees respond after a fire could help authorities plan prescribed burn timeframes.
4 min read
Emerging Industries
Hazelnut investment pays lifestyle and financial dividends
In the soft rolling hills outside of Orange, NSW the paddocks of grazing sheep are interrupted by row upon row of hazelnut orchards.The shift in the landscape is a sign of the gradual expansion of the industry as it becomes a popular option for tree changers and long-term investors seeking the right balance of rural lifestyle and retirement returns.
6 min read
Chicken Meat
Eight new research projects to boost the chicken meat industry
In 2023, the Program sought research proposals that were innovative and had the potential to bring transformative change in some of the above priority areas. The Program called for proposals that addressed the current needs and challenges of the chicken meat industry, including an unprecedented period of biosecurity threats and an industry that is continuously striving to strengthen its sustainability credentials. As a result, the Chicken Meat Program has contracted eight new research projects adding to the thirteen projects already underway in the Program, plus its extension activities.
6 min read
Our vision is to grow the long-term prosperity of Australian rural industries. Since our inception in 1990, AgriFutures Australia, formerly RIRDC, has grown and developed alongside our 13 levied industries and we’re honoured to continue this important role in supporting the growth and overall success of Australian agriculture.
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