Report: Health and safety data for Australian farms
Explore Australian farm health and safety data, including fatalities, injuries and costs. Read the full report to support safer farming outcomes.
This report examines how emerging farm income streams interact with Australia’s current primary producer tax framework.
Learn moreWe are working with industry and government to ensure impacts are clearly understood and communicated.
Read moreAs part of the broader Assessment, an executive summary focused specifically on liquid fuels (diesel) has been released to ensure immediate challenges can be addressed.
Read the Executive SummaryAustralia’s chicken meat industry is the nation’s fastest-growing livestock sector
Read moreUNEARTHED: The people changing Australian agriculture. A new podcast from AgriFutures Australia.
Listen or watch for freeWe believe in the power of great ideas, and we welcome your application for funding to address our current research priorities.
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Report: Health and safety data for Australian farms
Explore Australian farm health and safety data, including fatalities, injuries and costs. Read the full report to support safer farming outcomes.
Project snapshot: Transmission of deformed wing virus (DWV) via imported honey
This project assessed whether imported honey could introduce deformed wing virus (DWV) into Australia. DWV appeared in some raw honey but at low levels, while...
Report: Transmission of deformed wing virus (DWV) via imported honey
Deformed wing virus transmission via imported honey assessed in Australia. Explore findings on bee infection risk and biosecurity measures. Read the full report.
This presentation will explore how nematodes can help indicate soil health in orchards, why healthy soil biology matters and what options may be available to the chestnut industry.
Workforce and Leadership Kristie Ivone transformed a challenging personal experience into a purpose-driven social enterprise that strengthens regional communities.
5 min read
National Challenges and Opportunities As Farm Safety Week shines a spotlight on the importance of preventing injuries and fatalities in agriculture, new evidence highlights why a strong, consistent understanding of farm safety risks is more important than ever.
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Workforce and Leadership The quiet is absolute, a far cry from the whirring chopper blades, roaring engines and shouts from fellow crew members from Amy Vickers' past as an Aviation Technician with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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Workforce and Leadership It’s just before 4am when 2026 Rural Women's Award National Finalist Narelle Zanker’s alarm pierces the dark.
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Thoroughbred Horses There are big strides being made in research within the Thoroughbred world all of the time, but how can we ensure that the new best practice standards identified in the literature are adopted by the industry? That is a question that the AgriFutures Thoroughbred Horses Program and applied behavioural science company Evidn are seeking to answer together in their new project, launched earlier this year.
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Workforce and Leadership When Angela Teale moved to Geraldton for love, a four and a half hour drive from Western Australia’s Perth, she didn’t think she’d be able to continue her career as a rocket scientist.
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Jester Strategy Pty Ltd
30 June, 2026 - 4 March, 2027
national challenges and opportunities
Nous Group Pty Ltd
30 June, 2026 - 8 October, 2026
national challenges and opportunities
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
14 May, 2026 - 29 January, 2028