Marcus Oldham Rural Leadership Program
Marcus Oldham Rural Leadership Program AgriFutures Australia is committed to supporting the people who are driving, and will drive, the future prosperity of Australian rural industries and communities. We do this by investing in leadership, capacity and skills development programs for our stakeholders. The Marcus Oldham Rural Leadership Program is an intensive five-day...
Producer groups and high schools embrace agtech adoption
AgriFutures Australia’s Producer Technology Uptake Program (PTUP) has enabled a further 28 producer groups and networks to design bespoke projects to increase technology adoption on-farm and on-boat. Building on the success of the first two rounds, AgriFutures Australia has announced Round 3 of its Producer Technology Uptake Program (PTUP). For the first time, agricultural high...
A game-changing workshop for our AgriFutures™ Horizon scholars and Rural Women’s Award winners
How is the game of agriculture changing? This was the driving question at this year’s professional development workshop that saw two of AgriFutures Australia’s hallmark People and Leadership Programs integrate for the first time.
Science and innovation are stretching the boundaries of what’s possible
Innovation and ingenuity have long been a part of the Australian agricultural system. We are renowned not only for generating ideas from within, but also adapting international science and research to suit our climate and landscape.
Nuffield Scholarships
Nuffield Scholarships AgriFutures Australia is committed to supporting the people who are driving, and will drive, the future prosperity of Australian rural industries and communities. We do this by investing in leadership, capacity and skills development programs for our stakeholders. Established in 1951, Nuffield Australia is a leading agricultural scholarship organisation, building capacity...
Enhancing the commercial potential of rice flower
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Provenance toolkit to help rural businesses stand out from the crowd
When it comes to food and fibre, consumers want to know who produced it, where it was produced and how it was produced. New AgriFutures Australia funded work not only confirms that building provenance through storytelling is a critical strategy for bringing brands and products to life, but also offers the practical tools to help...
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Hazelnut at the heart of more than just chocolate for Australian agriculture
At the centre of those little gold chocolate parcels of happiness synonymous with celebrations and special events is the hazelnut
ARLF TRAIL Emerging Leaders Program
Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) TRAIL Emerging Leaders Program AgriFutures Australia is committed to supporting the people who are driving, and will drive, the future prosperity of Australian rural industries and communities. We do this by investing in leadership, capacity and skills development programs for our stakeholders. The Australian Rural Leadership Foundation is...
Planting innovative ideas for a brighter farming future
Farmers could soon be monitoring their cattle using GPS trackers, checking electric fences via their mobile phone and increasing crop production with a special plastic mulch. These are just some of the global innovative ideas to be presented in the Pitch Tent at evokeAG, the inaugural international agrifood technology event to be held in Melbourne...
Hungry Jacks founder Jack Cowin says farmers can capitalise on new diets
‘The burgers are better at Hungry Jacks’ and now, according to the Founder of the fast food chain, they are also better for our world. And whilst the recent release of the plant-based Rebel Whopper has attracted a new customer base, Cowin’s primary ambition is to produce more of these economical alternative proteins in Australia,...
Excitement builds for sell-out evokeAG. event
Tickets to evokeAG., Asia Pacific’s premier agrifood tech event have sold out.
A rich harvest of agriculture, innovation and technology at day one of evokeAG
The best and brightest in the agricultural field planted seeds of inspiration to a sold-out crowd in Melbourne today.
ARLF Australian Rural Leadership Program
Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) Australian Rural Leadership Program AgriFutures Australia is committed to supporting the people who are driving, and will drive, the future prosperity of Australian rural industries and communities. We do this by investing in leadership, capacity and skills development programs for our stakeholders. The Australian Rural Leadership Foundation is...
Rice genetics the key to water efficient production
With the support of AgriFutures Rice Program Australian rice researchers are on the cusp of implementing molecular markers to make it easier to select plant varieties with the ideal traits for producing rice with less water – known as an aerobic rice production system where water availability is high but non ponded. This “transformative” research...
The future of food and fibre laid bare on day 2 of evokeAG
Robots, drones, ‘braindates’ and molecular whiskey brewed in a lab. No, it’s not “The Matrix” but the latest from leaders in agriculture on day two of evokeAG in Melbourne.
AICD Company Directors Course™ and Foundations of Directorship™
Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Company Directors Course™ and Foundations of Directorship™ AgriFutures Australia is committed to supporting the people who are driving, and will drive, the future prosperity of Australian rural industries and communities. We do this by investing in leadership, capacity and skills development programs for our stakeholders. The Australian...
evokeAG. 2020 Day 1 wrap up
AgriFutures Australia, Managing Director, John Harvey revealed today that evokeAG. 2021 will head west.
Small Hive Beetle in the USA
