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https://www.europesays.com/dk/44827/ EU livestock strategy: Brussels is working on a plan for sustainable livestock farming #AgriculturalPolicy #AnimalProtein #AnimalWelfare #Belgium #bioeconomy #Brussels #EUAgriculture #EuFunding #EULivestockStrategy #EUParliament #EuropeanCommission #LivestockSector #PublicConsultation #RuralDevelopment #SustainableLivestock

German centre-right prefers Socialists over Greens for agricultural policy https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/german-centre-right-prefers-socialists-over-greens-for-agricultural-policy/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it #agriculturalpolicy #Bundestagswahlen2025 #CDUCSU #ChristopheHansen

Europe entering the era of ‘precision agriculture’ https://www.euractiv.com/section/science-policymaking/news/europe-entering-the-era-of-precision-agriculture/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #agriculturalpolicy #agriculturefood #CAP #commonagriculturalpolicy

Turmoil at Victoria's peak farming lobby as members rebel against its leaders
By Angus Verley and Warwick Long

Tensions boil over at the Victorian Farmers Federation as its annual general meeting descends into a shouting match and members try again to oust president Emma Germano.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-02-21/vff-turmoil-emma-germano-farmers-board-female-leaders/103492386

#ActivismandLobbying #PoliticalDebates #JudgesandLegalProfession #WomenInAgriculture #AgriculturalPolicy #Agribusiness #AngusVerley #WarwickLong

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Hard lessons: What tough times have taught our farmers about a better future After years of extreme challenges for Australia's regional communities, producers reveal the most valuable lessons for their land, their businesses and their health. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/lesson-to-learn-from-drought/12867292 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Drought #Rural

Former live export chief warns beef is the new coal as climate activists target industry Social licence expert Alison Penfold says a host of issues testing the public's trust in farming are heading "like a freight train" towards most sectors in Australian agriculture. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-14/alison-penfold-says-beef-industry-could-lose-social-licence/12881720 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalPolicy #WomenInAgriculture #FoodProcessing #ClimateChange #BeefCattle

Dairy exports to China reach new record, set for increased tariffs Australian dairy exporters achieve record milk powder sales to China this year, but are about to face a doubling in tariffs until the end 2020. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-13/australia-china-dairy-exports-reach-new-record-tariffs-to-double/12873220 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #DairyProduction #Agribusiness #Trade

'This is a mark against our nation': Australia's Pacific Islanders say more protections needed for seasonal workers Agriculture industry leaders call for an expansion of the seasonal worker program, but representatives of the Pacific Islander community want better protections first. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-10/pacific-islanders-want-support-for-seasonal-workers/12864210 #Quarantine-Agricultural #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #Rural #Work

'It will create jobs': Major parties promise cheaper water for Queensland farmers ahead of election Labor has joined the LNP and Katter's Australian Party in offering cheaper water prices for Queensland farmers ahead of the state election. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-27/queensland-election-labor-lnp-all-pledge-cheaper-water-farmers/12818886 #GovernmentandPolitics #LiberalNationalParty #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #PoliticalParties #StateParliament #StateElections

Farmers call for bipartisan support to get weirs built in the Burnett The LNP commits $45 million to build 2 weirs in the Burnett, but farmers are pushing for all parties to commit to building water infrastructure in the Burnett. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-26/farmers-call-for-support-for-burnett-weirs/12813162 #AgriculturalPolicy #DamsandReservoirs #WaterSupply #Drought #Rural

Workers are needed for harvest, but how do you find a job and what's it like? With jobs drying up in Australian cities frozen in the grip of lockdown, urban dwellers head to the country to fill the gap left by foreign workers during harvest time. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-26/labour-shortage-and-lockdown-drives-workers-to-the-harvest-trail/12764258 #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #SmallBusiness #RuralTourism #FarmLabour #Tourism

Bring back the backpackers, or we'll all pay — desperate farmers plea to the Government Farmers and tourism operators plead with the Federal Government to allow backpackers into Australia, with fears the cost of produce could rise by 60 per cent without them. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-22/national-farmers-federation-pleads-backpackers-labour-shortfall/12798942 #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #FarmLabour #Tourism #Work

Farmers accuse Government of driving dodgy labour by not supporting illegal worker amnesty Farmers are angered as the Government rules out an illegal worker amnesty that would allow undocumented workers to come forward without fear of being deported. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-20/government-rules-out-worker-amnesty/12784968 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #CropHarvesting #Horticulture #Agribusiness #FarmLabour #Workplace

Row erupts over landholders' right to refuse access for contentious gas project Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud argues farmers should be compensated if the Hunter Gas Pipeline runs underneath their properties, but says they do not have the right to refuse access to their properties. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-16/hunter-gas-pipeline-discord-over-farmers-right-to-refuse-access/12768750 #EnvironmentalImpact #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalParliament #StateParliament

Australia's cattle industry chalks up another loss in bid to overturn US-controlled cattle genome patent There are concerns research on cattle breeding in Australia could be stifled, following another failed attempt by Australia's cattle industry to block a controversial genome patent from the US. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-11/mla-branhaven-genomic-cattle-patent-permitted/12745896 #GeneticallyModifiedOrganisms #GeneticallyModifiedFood #ResearchOrganisations #AgriculturalPolicy

Farmers, industry hope for budget funding to save Murray Basin Rail Project About $1.1 billion worth of Victorian road and rail upgrades have so far been announced as part of the federal Budget, but the ill-fated project is not among them. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-06/hope-for-budget-funding-to-save-murray-basin-rail-project/12734926 #AgriculturalMachinery #Federal-StateIssues #AgriculturalPolicy #RailTransport #Agriculture #Budget

Can carbon farming really reduce emissions? The Federal Government's new energy policy has identified carbon farming as a key method of reducing emissions, but there may be problems with the strategy. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-25/australian-environment-policy-soil-carbon-funding-analysis/12692290 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #EnvironmentalManagement #AgriculturalSubsidies #EnvironmentalPolicy #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #BeefCattle

Oil from a tree found only in the wheatbelt is in hot demand A West Australian wheatbelt based oil distilling company enjoying insatiable demand for its unique eucalyptus oil plans to double production and move into international and retail markets. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-24/eucalyptus-kochii-oil-demand-in-western-australia-wheatbelt/12693852 #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #EssentialOilCrops

'Start again': NSW flood plain harvesting law overturned by Upper House The New South Wales Upper House votes to disallow a law brought in during a significant rain event in February, which allowed irrigators access to harvest flood plain water without a licence. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-23/flood-plain-harvesting-law-overturned-nsw-parliament/12691692 #Murray-DarlingBasin #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #WaterManagement #WaterSupply #Environment #RuralWomen #Floods

Successive shocks to wine industry could see many small players go out of business Drought, fire, the pandemic and then trade wars with China are making this a very bad year for the wine makers and exporters. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-10/australian-wine-industry-setbacks-impact-small-winery-future/12644256 #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #Drought

Wool industry body cops 50 per cent hit to revenue Australian Wool Innovation is reviewing 'every single' area of expenditure, after annual revenues collapsed by half following a wool price freefall. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-09/wool-industry-body-cops-hit-to-half-its-revenue/12646434 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMarketing #CorporateGovernance #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #SheepProduction #Agribusiness

Fifth Australian abattoir suspended from exporting to China A spokesman for Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has confirmed Chinese authorities have suspended the Queensland from selling its meat to China. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/abattoir-john-dee-suspended-from-exports-to-china/12605620 #InternationalAidandTrade #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #Agribusiness #Trade

Fifth Australian abattoir suspended from exporting to China A spokesman for Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has confirmed Chinese authorities have suspended the Queensland from selling its meat to China. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/australian-abattoir-john-dee-suspended-from-exports-to-china/12605620 #InternationalAidandTrade #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #Agribusiness #Trade

$600m dairy deal with Chinese company ditched amid trade tensions A $600 million deal to sell an Australia-based dairy business to a Chinese company is terminated, after failing to secure the approval of the Foreign Investment Review Board. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-25/lion-dairy-china-mengniu-deal-off/12592534 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #DairyProduction #ForeignAffairs #Agribusiness #Trade

Early results of four-year trial of sheep grazing under solar panels sheds light on impact Grazing near and under panels has been debated for years, especially with the use of prime agricultural land for solar farms, but there are positive results from a new study. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-25/parkes-solar-panel-sheep-trial-early-positive-results/12581756 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalPolicy #SheepProduction #SolarEnergy

Fears class actions will be deterred under new funding regulations Legal professionals fear David and Goliath-style battles in court will become more difficult with new changes to litigation funding being introduced by the Federal Government. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-19/litigation-funding-fear-and-class-actions/12571052 #JudgesandLegalProfession #Federal-StateIssues #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalParliament #FederalGovernment #AgriculturalCrops #Laws

Why cheese won't be enough to save this struggling industry For the first time in 14 years, a major WA dairy processor will make cheddar, but it won't be enough to save the farmers behind the product. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-30/brownes-to-resume-cheese-production-in-wa/12505096 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #AdvertisingandMarketing #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalPolicy #DairyProduction #Agribusiness #Livestock #Industry #Rural

Seasonal workers excluded from NSW, deemed 'high-risk spreaders' of COVID-19 Overseas seasonal workers on a visa have been locked out of New South Wales under tighter border restrictions introduced last night. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-22/seasonal-workers-excluded-from-nsw/12481326 #TravelHealthandSafety #AgriculturalPolicy #Agriculture #FarmLabour #COVID-19 #Fruit

Farmers fly the Eureka flag in their revolt against water costs The Eureka flag is flying across regional Victoria again as farmers make a fresh stand against water prices. They say they are being ripped off and that towns are dying. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-18/eureka-flag-flies-victoria-dairy-farmers-rebellion-water-prices/12466422 #PoliticsandGovernment #RegionalDevelopment #Murray-DarlingBasin #WomenInAgriculture #AgriculturalPolicy #RoyalCommissions #DairyProduction

Farmers fly the Eureka flag in their revolt against water costs The Eureka flag is flying across regional Victoria again as farmers make a fresh stand against water prices. They say they are being ripped off and that towns are dying. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-18/eureka-flag-flies-victoria-dairy-farmers-rebellion-water-prices/12466422 #PoliticsandGovernment #RegionalDevelopment #Murray-DarlingBasin #WomenInAgriculture #AgriculturalPolicy #RoyalCommissions #DairyProduction

Last water resource plans to complete Murray-Darling Basin plan released Nine critical water resource plans for managing NSW surface water, required under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, are released. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-11/murray-darling-basin-plan-nsw-water-resource-plans-released/12441912 #Murray-DarlingBasin #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #WaterManagement #WaterSaving #Irrigation

China increases tariffs on Australian beef, milk powder Tariffs on Australian beef into China will jump from less than 5 per cent to 12 per cent for six months, with increases also expected on whole milk powder as preferential tariffs are withdrawn. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-02/china-increases-tariffs-australian-beef-milk-powder/12412612 #InternationalAidandTrade #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #DairyProduction #Agribusiness #BeefCattle #Livestock

Fee cuts in ag course leaves universities short on funds Universities from around Australia are warning that cheap fees for agriculture courses look good, but could result in lower quality education. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-23/fee-cuts-in-ag-course-leave-funding-gap-for-unis/12383322 #UniversityandFurtherEducation #RegionalDevelopment #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #AccessToEducation #Regional

Fee cuts in ag course leaves universities short on funds Universities from around Australia are warning that cheap fees for agriculture courses look good, but could result in lower quality education. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-23/fee-cuts-in-ag-course-leave-funding-gap-for-unis/12383322 #UniversityandFurtherEducation #RegionalDevelopment #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #AccessToEducation #Regional

National Farmers Federation praises cheaper degrees for agriculture Future agriculture graduates could hold the key to helping the industry achieve its goal of being worth $100 billion by 2030 as ag course fees reduce by about 62 per cent. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-22/cheaper-agriculture-course/12378710 #UniversityandFurtherEducation #RegionalDevelopment #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #AccessToEducation #RuralYouth #Regional

National Farmers Federation praises cheaper degrees for agriculture Future agriculture graduates could hold the key to helping the industry achieve its goal of being worth $100 billion by 2030 as ag course fees reduce by about 62 per cent. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06-22/cheaper-agriculture-course/12378710 #UniversityandFurtherEducation #RegionalDevelopment #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #AccessToEducation #RuralYouth #Regional

Canola exports at risk unless farmers phase out essential and legal chemical European buyers have ordered Australian farmers to stop using the insecticide omethoate on their crops if they want to keep selling into the market. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-20/canola-exports-to-europe-at-risk-over-insecticide-omethoate/12373484 #Pests,DiseasesandControlMethods #GeneticallyModifiedFood #AgriculturalChemicals #AgriculturalPolicy #Pests-Horticulture #AgriculturalCrops

Farmers say they've been left in the lurch as drought assistance scheme runs dry State governments say farmers have been left in the lurch as federal drought assistance funding runs dry. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-13/states-say-federal-government-abandon-drought-assistance/12347676 #AgriculturalSubsidies #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #WaterManagement #Agribusiness #Drought

Pandemic exposes vulnerability of agricultural supply chain Australia's agricultural supply chains are widely regarded as being fine-tuned and efficient, but the pandemic has shown how quickly things can unravel. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-07/agricultural-supply-chains-during-pandemic/12319704 #InternationalAidandTrade #GovernmentandPolitics #EpidemicsandPandemics #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalChemicals #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #COVID-19

Historic release of milk prices draws mixed response from dairy farmers Milk processors published their opening prices for the new season yesterday for the first time, as required by the industry's new code of conduct. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-02/mixed-response-to-historic-release-of-milk-prices/12310664 #AgriculturalSubsidies #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #DairyProduction #FoodandBeverage #FoodProcessing

Commonwealth acted unlawfully in shutting down live export trade: Federal Court The Federal Court sides with class-action litigants, agreeing the Commonwealth acted unlawfully when it banned live exports in 2011. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-02/federal-court-live-export-class-action-ruling/12308388 #AgriculturalPolicy #CourtsandTrials #CattleFeedlots #BeefCattle #Trade

Federal Court to make key ruling in landmark live cattle export class action Cattle producers will today learn whether the Commonwealth's decision to ban the live export trade to Indonesia in 2011 was unlawful. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-02/federal-court-to-rule-on-live-export-class-action/12307482 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #LivestockWelfare #CourtsandTrials #CattleFeedlots #AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle #Livestock #Animals #Trade

Beijing has to be careful in its target of Australian exports — some manufacturing companies are owned by Chinese investors Here are some of examples of Chinese investment in Australia's export industries that could face uncertainty in the current trade environment. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-23/china-considers-escalating-trade-war-coronavirus-covid19-inquiry/12278672 #InfectiousDiseases(Other) #InternationalAidandTrade #RespiratoryDiseases #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment

China to impose 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley The import tax will remain in place for five years, according to a statement from China's Ministry of Commerce. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-18/china-to-impose-tariffs-on-australian-barley/12261108 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InternationalAidandTrade #Globalisation-Economy #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #EconomicSanctions #FederalGovernment #AgriculturalCrops #EconomicTrends #ForeignAffairs #Agribusiness #Rural

Major tariffs expected to end Australian barley trade to China China fires its first shot in an increasingly bitter diplomatic row, threatening to slap major tariffs on Australia's barley exports, that could rip more than $1.5 billion from the trade. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-10/coronavirus-china-australia-trade-tension-barley-tariff/12232426 #InternationalAidandTrade #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #COVID-19 #Grain

Agriculture sector braces for multi-billion dollar hit as coronavirus follows drought Asian export demand has kept prices strong throughout the drought but with shrinking livestock numbers and coronavirus spreading around the globe, analysts are tipping cuts to exports in the coming year. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-03/farm-incomes-set-to-drop-as-drought-coronavirus-shrink-exports/12011854 #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalPrices #FederalGovernment #Oilseeds

Farmers jailed for smuggling pig semen in shampoo bottles Two WA pig producers are jailed over an illegal pig semen racket that spawned more than 2,000 piglets in Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-08-14/semen-smugglers-sentenced-to-jail-for-importing-pig-semen/11407864 #GovernmentandPolitics #Law,CrimeandJustice #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #FoodProcessing #PigProduction #Agribusiness #FoodSafety #Livestock #Genetics #Rural