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Wild dogs, shortening daylight saving and improving the renewable energy rollout were just some of agriculture’s hot topics up for debate as NSW Farmers returned for the final day of its 2024 Annual Conference.
NSW Farmers has welcomed the Federal Court’s ruling that key agricultural chemical glyphosate (Roundup) is safe to use as directed.
Farmers and rural communities will soon have a handy guide to help navigate the renewable energy transition.
Farmers for Climate Action has welcomed strong recommendations from the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee on carbon capture and storage, following US coal giant Glencore’s attempt to store coal waste underground in the Great Artesian Basin.
Farmers have welcomed a $47.1 million dollar boost to the nation’s biosecurity system thanks to the Australian Government’s new fees and charges system for importers.
Calls for virtual fencing to be legalised in NSW have come to a head as the state’s peak farming body fronted a NSW government inquiry into the matter.
NSW Farmers is reminding employers that minimum award pay and superannuation rates changed from July 1.
The state’s peak farming group has welcomed the NSW Water Minister’s plan to avoid disastrous federal water buybacks.
NSW Farmers is urging the new head of the Climate Change Authority not to forget the critical importance of agriculture in feeding the future.
Charles Sturt University’s Cool Soil Initiative has secured close to $2.1 million to spearhead research in sustainable agriculture and expand the Initiative into new regions and commodities.
In a first for New South Wales, maggots will consume food scraps collected from residents as the City of Sydney investigates more sustainable solutions to process waste.
The Albanese Government’s agenda to build a more sustainable agriculture sector has taken another step forward, with $20 million in funding awarded to 17 projects across states and territories to implement the National Soil Action Plan.
