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Biosecurity levy a $50m hit to farmers

A proposed biosecurity levy will impose a multi-million-dollar burden on Australian farmers, forcing many to the brink, according to the nation’s peak body
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Long-range drone to boost remote health

A hydrogen-fuelled, emissions-free medical drone is being developed to enhance health services in rural and remote Australia. The drone will be developed through the
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Farmers gather to tackle pressing issues

Brisbane will host a major gathering of the agricultural industry and government stakeholders in October. The AgForce 2024 Queensland Agriculture Industry Conference
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Grain growers needed to help build on-farm resilience

A gun team of agricultural researchers has assembled to unearth useful methods for assessing how different practices are improving the health, resilience and
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Sheep farmers have ridden a rocky rollercoaster

Much of Australia’s early economic success came from the wool industry – a nation “riding on the sheep’s back”. That was then. New longitudinal research just
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Energy projects must deliver for communities

Future renewable energy projects in Queensland will need to adhere a new code of conduct to ensure the current and future needs of communities are fully considered. The
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Farmer in the field. | Newsreel

Farming action needed to avoid major profit decline

The Australian farming industry has been warned that it requires urgent action to avoid a 50 percent decline in profitability over the next 30 years. The CSIRO’s
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Water hole in Northern Territory. | Newsreel

Value of ‘iconic’ Great Artesian Basin tested in court

Australia’s Great Artesian Basin will be the focus of debate in Brisbane today, as AgForce heads to the Federal Court to argue one of the world’s largest underground
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Community service burns bright for Bougoure

Within a month of announcing her candidacy for a seat on the Western Downs Regional Council, Sophie Bougoure, was standing shoulder-to-shoulder with neighbours as the
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World-first coffee research leaves vibrant aftertaste

Coffee aficionados rejoice! We are entering a new phase of deep coffee appreciation. New research has mapped a new language to identify the finer taste points of a
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