Australian Grain Magazine

25/07/2022

That lone, craggy gum tree on a farm? It’s a lifeline for koalas

University of Sydney Koala Research

Scattered, isolated farm trees may be postcard-perfect, but they also serve a crucial function: feeding and protecting koalas.Declared endangered in February this year, the iconic marsupial, native to eastern Australia, relies on Eucalyptus leaves for food. On farms, due to fertile soil, Eucalyptus....

21/07/2022

Positive Parenting Program experts are supporting farming families to not only address the physical and mental risks on the farm but to take active steps to support mental health and wellbeing to create a positive, strong farm family where everyone benefits.

Carol Markie-Dadds

This Farm Safety Awareness Week (18-24 July) Triple P - Positive Parenting Program experts are supporting farming families to not only address the physical and mental risks on the farm but to take active steps to support mental health and wellbeing to create a positive, strong farm family where ever...

19/07/2022

Northern growers have been anticipating an increase in disease risk with ongoing wet conditions creating the perfect storm for cereal leaf diseases such as rusts, net blotches and yellow leaf spot.

Grains Research and Development Corporation

Northern growers have been anticipating an increase in disease risk with ongoing wet conditions creating the perfect storm for cereal leaf diseases such as rusts, net blotches and yellow leaf spot.While NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Cereal Plant Pathologist, Dr Steven Simpfendorfer said...

06/07/2022

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24/06/2022

697 million reptiles, 510 million birds and 1.4 billion mammals are being killed by cats and foxes each year across Australia.

Scientists are calling for better management of cats and foxes as a new national study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU), finds that 697 million reptiles, 510 million birds and 1.4 billion mammals are being killed by cats and foxes each year across Australia.  

22/06/2022

GrainGrowers invites growers across the country to have their say on the issues impacting their farms

Peak grains representative body GrainGrowers is inviting growers across the country to have their say on the issues impacting their farm in the 2022 Annual Policy Survey, the results of which will be shared directly with key political candidates and parties to ensure they are focussing on the right....

16/06/2022

New gap year program entices young Aussies to the regions

14/06/2022

CSIRO's new national lab to bolster bushfire response

In the face of more extreme events, Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has unveiled its new world-class bushfire research facility to better understand how bushfires behave, what conditions make them worse, and the best ways to respond.

27/05/2022

2022 IGC Grains Conference, June 7th & 8th.

Recent history has demonstrated that disruptive events can pose significant challenges to global supply chains. As the world emerges from the turmoil created by conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the focus increasingly turns to climate change, building resilience to future shocks is at the top....

26/05/2022

Grain growers to have their say! Read more in the our Over The Back Fence Article!

Peak grains representative body GrainGrowers is inviting growers across the country to have their say on the issues impacting their farm in the 2022 Annual Policy Survey, the results of which will be shared directly with key political candidates and parties to ensure they are focussing on the right....