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GRIFFITH, NSW 10.08.23

Australian Rice Growers’ Conference

One of the biggest dates on the rice industry's calendar is coming to Griffith.

Workforce and Leadership

Rural Women’s Award Alumni Leader: ‘There’s strength in numbers’

The experience of being a finalist in the 2019 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award empowered Ann Ross to ‘give back’ to the agriculture sector.

5 min read

Bee glue - propolis
Honey Bee & Pollination

Antioxidant ‘bee glue’ creates buzz for new Australian industry

A nutrient-rich product discovered in honeybee hives across Australia could generate a new homegrown health industry. University of the Sunshine Coast researchers have identified for the first time 16 types of Australian high-grade propolis, or ‘bee glue’, brimming with enough antioxidants and other chemical properties to spark a new national industry for food and health products.

4 min read

Global Innovation Networks

AgriFutures Agritech Event Sponsorship Program to showcase Australian agritech and innovation

AgriFutures Australia is facilitating a funding program to hold agricultural events with an agritech focus in regional communities.

2 min read

Thoroughbred Horses

2023 Les Young Scholarship applications now open

In honour of Les Young's lifetime commitment to the thoroughbred and racing industry, AgriFutures Australia has announced the establishment of a new scholarship – the Les Young Scholarship.

2 min read

Emerging Industries

New $1.3 million project to develop the Australian jackfruit industry

The Australian jackfruit industry is worth around $2 million dollars annually and is currently a niche market despite being widely grown throughout Asia, however domestic demand is seeing the industry expand.

3 min read

Workforce and Leadership

Cultivating a future-ready generation of innovators

Barker College agriculture teacher Scott Graham has been awarded a Prime Minister’s Science Prize for his work reviving the subject, and he has a plan to rectify the skills shortage in Australian agriculture.

4 min read

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Determining optimal management strategies for four large macropods in New South Wales

The University of Sydney

6 October, 2022 - 29 April, 2026

thoroughbred horses

Rapid diagnosis of strangles to improve horse health

University of the Sunshine Coast

19 September, 2022 - 19 January, 2024

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Community Perceptions and Worker Experiences

Cross sector

1 January, 2022 - 31 December, 2022

thoroughbred horses

Evaluation of a prototype vaccine for rattles in foals

The University of Queensland

14 June, 2023 - 14 June, 2025

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Benchmarking oat hay yield and quality in SA & Vic

The University of Adelaide (PIRSA/SARDI)

29 June, 2023 - 5 November, 2023

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