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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.

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The rural women blazing new trails in education for Australia’s agricultural future

The future of the Australian agriculture industry lies with the students sitting in our classrooms today. This is a truth that Emily Blackburn– a dedicated farmer, teacher and mother–knows firsthand.

6 min read

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Red seaweed could become Australia’s ‘wheat of the coastline’ with new cultivation manual

Opportunities for the commercial cultivation of a methane-mitigating seaweed species have been boosted through new research funded by AgriFutures Australia.

2 min read

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