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Red tape review open to small business operators

The feedback lines are now open for Queensland small businesses to have their say on the government red tape inhibiting their progress. State Small and Family Business

United call for labour hire regulator in ag sector

Unions and business have united to urge beefed up oversight of employment practices in Australia’s agriculture sector. A report commissioned by Woolworths and the

Bursary honours innovator Liz Alexander

Queensland agricultural innovator Liz Alexander will be honoured with a new bursary in her name. State Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett announced the initiative

MLA moooving with the times to crush social media

A national industry association is looking to add some meat to the social media chops of its members. Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is launching a Social Media

Food fingerprint database to support sustainability

A new national database aims to maintain the integrity of Australia’s reputation in producing safe and sustainable food. The CSIRO has launched a website that

Brisbane the centre of Asia-Pacfic agricultural technology

Thousands of Australian and international agricultural technology leaders will converge on Brisbane this week. AgriFuture’s evokeAG, the Asia-Pacific region’s

Aussie firm to develop world’s first mobile full-body CT

An Australian company will build the world’s first mobile full-body CT, which will be rolled out in rural America. Adelaide-based Micro-X will develop the scanner

Agriculture sector in prime position to feed Asia

Expanding markets and better understanding of the industry’s positive environmental impacts will position Queensland’s agriculture sector for future growth. AgForce

Bird flu eradicated from Aussie flocks, but H5 threatens

Australia has been declared free of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), as another strain of bird flu threatens. The Federal Government has advised the World

Native vegetation proximity boosts crop yields

Planting crops near native vegetation can boost yields by up to 20 percent. Ecologists from the University of South Australia say they have proof native vegetation is

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