The Honey Bee Health Survey of 2018 was designed to provide a snapshot of bee health in the Australian honey bee industry. (more…)
Year: 2019
Mental health support for bush fire affected communities
Communities affected by the NSW bush fires are encouraged to access available mental health and counselling services. (more…)
Rabobank announces bushfire support measures
Agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank has announced a range of support measures to assist farming clients impacted by severe bushfires in New South Wales and Queensland. (more…)
We’re on the lookout for the 2020 Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year
Do you know an Australian biosecurity champion? If someone you know goes the extra mile to protect their property from diseases, pests and weeds, nominate them before Friday 6 December 2019 for the 2020 Farm Biosecurity Producer of the Year Award. (more…)
CISS welcomes the growing call for strategic feral pig management across Australia
With the growing risk of African Swine Fever entering Australia and decimating our $5 billion a year pork industry, the National Farmers’ Federation called on governments to act immediately to control Australia’s 24 million-strong feral pig population. If left uncontrolled and uncontained, feral pigs could be a major vector of this exotic disease, not currently…
Podcast boom from farm to phone – the new way to hear rural stories
The popularity of podcasts is booming, with research showing one in three people are tuning in to their favourite podcasts – and Aussie farmers are no exception. (more…)