26 June 2014 ABC Rural The Qld Agriculture Minister estimates the State’s agricultural production can be doubled by 2040; ABARES says producers need to start now if they want to crack the […]
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North Australia Office a game changer
26 June 2014 NADOT NT Farmers Association CEO Grant Fenton has described the establishment of the new Northern Australia Development Office on the Esplanade as a game changer for his organisation. Mr […]
Read moreArticle – Foreign investment needed, not outright ownership
24 June 2014 Virginia Tapp ABC Rural The Chief Executive Officer of an independent research institute says foreign investment is essential for developing northern Australia, but that Australian entities need to get […]
Read moreArticle – Figures show foreign ownership of farmland remains rare
23 June 2014 Lucy Barbour ABC Rural Figures published in a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggest that foreign ownership of agricultural land is relatively rare in Australia. Of the […]
Read moreArticle – Australia still owns the farm
20 June 2014 The Land Figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its 2013 Agricultural Land and Water Ownership survey (ALWOS)show just under 99 per cent of Australian farm […]
Read moreArticle – GG visits Ord irrigation scheme
22 June 2014 Nine News Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove is hoping to shine a light on economic opportunities in agriculture and progress being made on indigenous issues during a tour of northern […]
Read moreArticle – China's hunger for red meat
18 June 2014 Clint Jasper ABC Rural Between 2011 and 2013 boxed sheepmeat and beef exports to China jumped from just 3 per cent to 17 per cent of all Australian beef […]
Read moreArticle – Wild rice key to global food security
16 June 2014 Charlie McKillop ABC Rural They wouldn’t look out of place in any popular bird-watching, fishing, or even duck hunting spot. But decked out in waders and gum boots, these […]
Read moreArticle – Pitch for prosperity
14 June 2014 Bruce Rockemer Innisfail Advocate AN increase in tourists, hydro electric power station or third major crop may result from the Federal Government’s proposal for developing Northern Australia, says Cassowary […]
Read moreArticle – Abbott lacks broad vision for Northern Australia
13 June 2014 Graham Tupper SBS The federal Government’s Green Paper on Developing Northern Australia, released this week, is a mixture of grandiose plans for a new food bowl unsupported by scientific evidence, […]
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