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AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program: Extension Webinar Series

Join us for the Chicken Meat Program's extension webinar series, designed to connect the outcomes and benefits of research with industry.

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Honey Bee & Pollination

Industry-focused Advisory Panel shapes honey bee and pollination research investments

The AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Advisory Panel plays an important role in ensuring RD&E investments reflect industry needs, challenges and opportunities and deliver meaningful outcomes for Australian beekeepers.

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National Challenges and Opportunities

When bees are under pressure, so is our food system

New AgriFutures Australia research warns the establishment of Varroa mite is putting increasing pressure on Australia’s pollination system, with implications extending beyond beekeeping to agricultural productivity and national food security.

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Workforce and Leadership

New career pathways and industry connections: Horizon scholarship gives flight to veterinary student

For James Telford, a passion for animal health and livestock production has always been part of the plan. But it wasn't until he became an AgriFutures Horizon Scholar that he realised just how many career pathways agriculture could offer.

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Goat Fibre

Sustainable, quality fibre management With Susie Paterson

Susie Paterson farms goats on a property between Toowoomba and Warwick in southern Queensland, Australia. With a herd of approximately 250 breeding goats, Susie manages her goat-farming operation in a challenging environment by breeding for resilience and focusing on quality fibre production.

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Workforce and Leadership

New AgriFutures grants expand investment in people and capability across Australian agriculture

Round 2 of the AgriFutures People & Capability Program is now open, offering $500,000 in grants for practical initiatives that strengthen the workforce, skills and capability of AgriFutures industries and the broader agricultural sector.

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Export Fodder

Insights into saprophyte staining in oaten hay

Weather induced fungal staining, also known as saprophyte damage, results from the growth of saprophytic organisms, mostly fungi, on curing hay following rainfall.

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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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