4 November 2014 ABC Rural The inaugural Northern Australia Food Futures conference is underway in Darwin. Hundreds of farmers, land developers, scientists, researchers, public servants and business heads have converged on the […]
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Northern Australia Food Futures Conference
3 October 2014 NT government The Northern Territory Government is a major partner of the Food Futures Conference, which is being held at the Darwin Convention Centre from 3 to 5 November. […]
Read moreArticle – Class action on live ex welcomed
28 October 2014 Colin Bettles The Land A MASSIVE class action claim of compensation for Labor’s live export suspension has been welcomed by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and the Northern Territory […]
Read moreArticle – New chairman for NABRC
24 October 2014 Queensland Country Life BEEF cattle veterinarian Lee Fitzpatrick has been named the new chairman of the North Australia Beef Research Council (NABRC). Dr Fitzpatrick will begin his three-year term […]
Read moreArticle – Retail giant Brett Blundy expands his portfolio with investment in Northern Territory cattle stations
26 October 2014 Tim Lee 7 News Retail giant Brett Blundy is better known for bras than Brahmans. The Australian entrepreneur, who last year re-located his head office to Singapore, has made […]
Read moreArticle – Farmers ready for food boom
1 October 2014 Sue Neales The Australian BEEF sales to China and the US are booming, the live cattle trade is set for its biggest year ever after Indonesia ordered a record […]
Read moreArticle – Seafarms sets sights on northern Australian cattle stations for 'mind-boggling' prawn farm investment
3 October 2014 Matt Brann ABC Rural The company hoping to develop one of the biggest prawn farms in the world is on the hunt for land in the Northern Territory. It’s […]
Read moreArticle – WA Aboriginal communities propose joint venture to secure stake in fish farm project
11 October 2014 Sean Murphy ABC News Three Aboriginal communities in the far north of Western Australia are hoping to become major players in a new aquaculture industry, but may face competition […]
Read moreArticle – CQ food bowl gains support
10 October 2014 Inga Stunzner Queensland Country Life CENTRAL Queensland is a step closer to become the food bowl of Australia with its regional mayors endorsing a grand agriculture plan. The project, […]
Read moreArticle – Embracing foreign investment in the N.T.
29 September 2014 Lyndon Keane North Queensland Register TERRITORIANS should welcome, not worry about, foreign investment in the region’s agricultural sector, according to Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister Willem Westra van Holthe. […]
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