National response to the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) report – Priorities for Australia’s biosecurity system released today, November 29, confirms all governments to work to build a national system to meet future challenges. The Coalition Government has already addressed a number of recommendations THE Coalition Government today released its national response to the independent review of …. more
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Noosa Farmers’ Market certification
Noosa Farmers’ Market proprietors Shane Stanley and Ishtarlia Stanley-McVinnie. Mr Stanley has announced that standardized signs will be introduced throughout the Noosa Farmers’ Market that make clear the source and production system of produce. A NEW idea is blossoming on the landscape of local, slow, sustainable, organic food. It is called Participatory Guarantee Systems or …. more
CSIRO invites public’s input into energy research
THE national science agency is calling on all Australians to be part of its energy research by providing valuable information that will improve understanding of the way households consume, generate and interact with energy. By using the new CSIRO Energise app, ‘citizen scientists’ will help to paint a clearer picture of contemporary energy use to …. more
Major win in fight against mosquitoes
The male Aedes aegypti mosquito. IN an international partnership between CSIRO, Verily and James Cook University, scientists used specialised technology to release millions of sterilised male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes across the Cassowary Coast in Queensland in a bid to combat the global pest. CSIRO Director of Health and Biosecurity Dr Rob Grenfell said the results were a major win …. more
EU’s top court sets new GM regulations
THE European Union’s top court has ruled that the new Genetic Manipulation (GM) techniques dubbed CRISPR must be assessed, regulated and licensed, the same as the old transgenic GM techniques were.* Countries that export primary products into the EU may be obliged to follow suit or be excluded from valuable markets. “This precautionary approach starkly contrasts …. more
Milk Price Index website now live
DAIRY farmers will be better able to understand and interpret commodity market price signals following the launch of the new Milk Price Index. Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources David Littleproud said the index would provide farmers another source of dairy market information. “Farmers will be able to see an index of commodity prices received by …. more
