Applications are now open for the 2021 Nuffield Australian Farming Scholarships program.
Hosted by Australian Organic Ltd and presented by Round Square Marketing, the first series of Australian Organic Webinars cover a range of topics from going digital, getting social savvy and surviving COVID-19 as a business. Round Square Marketing are one of Queensland’s most dynamic marketing agencies, providing insights into all things digital, working alongside featured... Read more »
New assistance measures and requirements are being implemented to manage Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) and ensure the safety of eggs produced in NSW.
The Australian Government is extending the availability of the Farm Household Allowance (FHA) relief payment for three months, providing $2.1 million to eligible farmers and their families.
Australian Organic Ltd was invited by Minister McKenzie to participate and represent the organic sector at the Bushfire Roundtable on Agriculture.
The National Gene Technology Scheme, a collaboration of our Federal, State and Territory governments, is currently under review. While the review is not directly related to the recent Australian Federal Government’s deregulation of the SDN-1 gene editing method (see Australian Organic’s statement on Emerging Gene Technology here), it does include stated objectives such as “streamlining... Read more »
In light of the Federal Government’s recent deregulation of the Gene Editing technique known as SDN-1, Australian Organic Ltd has issued an Update to the Australian Certified Organic Standard. The move by our Government means that organisms that have been engineered using this method, will not be considered a “GMO” under Australian Law, and hence... Read more »
Members should be aware of the threat of African swine fever and what they can do to reduce the risk.
The Department of Agriculture has released its final report into the brassicaceous seeds import conditions review.