AgriFutures Australia has invited innovators to help deal with a recent hit to the honey industry, which has also affected local agricultural sectors and food security resources.
Companies working on innovations in the agriculture sector and those whose technology can help lower emissions could be eligible for the federal government’s patent box tax concessions, under a plan outlined in the federal budget tonight.
The federal government’s decision to bring carbon credit income into the farm income net this week is a welcome and logical change. Now it's time to take to fix supply issues in the market.
Around 1500 tonnes of fresh flowers are being dumped every week overseas while the local industry grapples with a widespread flower shortage, the Australian Flower Traders Association says.
Having failed to pursue reforms that could have helped mitigate the meat shortage, employers and the government are grasping at quick fixes that compound the underlying problem.
Aqualess has just sold its innovative water saving system to the United Arab Emirates in its quest to help transform deserts into thriving market gardens.
The Fair Work Commission’s ruling that Australian farm workers paid piece rates to pick fruit and vegetables must now get a base wage of $25.41 an hour is long overdue and absolutely necessary.
