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Drought grants to boost on farm.

New drought grants to boost on farm resilience

  • Media release
  • Drought
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry have launched a new grants program to encourage more farmers to take up drought resilience…
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Support for flood-affected farmers

  • News
  • Farming
Find out who can help and how.
Aerial shot of a green farm with sun setting in the distance. A herd of brown cows is gathered at the gate.

Agriculture on a roll, but where to next?

  • Media release
  • ABARES
A two-part ABARES Insights series on Australian agriculture draws attention to how changes in the sector over past decades have led to its current…
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Celebrating innovative farmers on AgDay

  • News
  • Agriculture
Our innovative farmers are being celebrated as part of National Agriculture Day (AgDay).
Outlook conference 2023

ABARES Outlook 2023 conference: save the date

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Reflecting current events and future trends, ABARES has announced ‘Global uncertainty, local challenges’ as the theme for next year’s annual Outlook…
Biosecurity innovation program

Biosecurity Innovation Program now open for innovative biosecurity solutions

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
The Biosecurity Innovation Program (BIP) is looking for innovative and collaborative projects to strengthen our national biosecurity system.
World Organisation for Animal Health

World animal health visit a first for Australia

  • Media release
  • Animals
World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, formerly OIE) Director General, Dr Monique Éloit is visiting Australia for the first time this week.
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Snapshot - Australian agricultural machinery imports

  • Newsletter
  • Trade
Record demand and disrupted supply chains have led to high prices and delays for agricultural machinery imports.
National carp control plan

National Carp Control Plan published

  • Statement
  • Fisheries
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, together with the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), have published the…
Working together

One Health Day: Working together to address environmental changes contributing to greater incidence of disease

  • Media release
  • Animals
On One Health Day 2022 Australia’s Three Chiefs are highlighting the importance of working together to address environmental changes contributing to…
Cargo ship

Australia joins forces with New Zealand and the United States to strengthen food safety and trade in the Pacific

  • News
  • Food
To further shape science-based international food standards that help protect consumers and support trade, we are partnering with New Zealand and the…
Dr Richard George from the WaterSmart Dams project (left), with farmer and grower group representatives at a West Kojonup farm dam, discussing how decreasing runoff is reducing dam.

WaterSmart Dams: Making Dams Work Again project

  • Case study
  • Future Drought Fund
Pig and bird disease

Scientific collaboration on pig and bird disease prevention

  • News
  • Biosecurity
The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) is holding an expert meeting on African swine fever (ASF), avian influenza and other avian diseases…
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Scrapping global agricultural subsidies and tariffs reduces emissions, improves food security

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Improving food security, promoting global growth and cutting emissions can be achieved through the removal of agricultural subsidies and tariffs,…