Rural

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

Producers to tap into new irrigation tech to save water

Queensland researchers are set to introduce a “step-change” in water efficiency to ensure Australia’s irrigation-intensive agricultural industries can adapt to

US steak lovers drive record red meat exports

Australian red meat exports hit record highs last year, with 2.24 million tonnes sent overseas. Meat & Livestock Australia Global Market Insights Manager Miho Kondo

Floating solar triggers increase in greenhouse emissions

A renewable energy system developed to preserve agricultural land has been found to increase greenhouse emissions. A study in the United States found that floating

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