The Latest Breaking News from Agriculture

Dedicated agriculture visa off table: Watt

The federal government will not introduce a specific visa for agricultural workers wanting to come to Australia to help address critical labour shortages.

AAP · Aug 9, 2022

Bail act, Crown Perth and Metronet top priority list as WA Parliament resumes after winter break

Reforms to bail laws and Crown Casino are among the priorities on the West Australian government's to-do list as parliament returns after the winter recess.

ABC News · Aug 8, 2022

Agriculture Minister to release first National Biosecurity Strategy as disease threat looms

States and territories will work together to tackle pests, weeds and diseases putting industries at risk under the first plan of its kind in Australia.

ABC News · Aug 8, 2022

ADF, Border Force called in as government establishes foot-and-mouth disease task force

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says the new task force will provide urgent advice over the next four weeks on Australia's response in the event of a potential outbreak.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Senate reconciliation keeps farms, forests in climate formula - Roll Call

The measure proposes more than $20 billion for agriculture provisions, including biofuels, conservation and wildfire prevention.

Roll Call · Aug 2, 2022

Tocal queen bees may be moved as varroa mite red zone expands to include breeding program site

NSW Agriculture Minister Dugald Saunders says as many queens as possible will be examined and may be evacuated from the site following the expansion of an eradication zone.

ABC News · Aug 2, 2022

Concern the Queensland floods could have spread fire ants, but minister says it's not likely

Fire ants can form a raft to move along waterways and there are concerns they may have spread during record floods in southern Queensland, but the Agriculture Minister says the floodwater was moving too fast for this to happen.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

Republican-led states sue Department of Agriculture over nondiscrimination school meal guidance

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R), joined by 21 Republican attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on July 26, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee that aimed to overturn guidance from the Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.…

Ballotpedia · Jul 29, 2022

Alannah MacTiernan in fight to retain agriculture portfolio amid WA foot-and-mouth disease fears

WA's two biggest farming bodies say they have lost faith in the state's Agriculture Minister over comments she made about foot-and-mouth disease, but some farmers voice concerns the issue has become politicised.

ABC News · Jul 29, 2022

Sheemakonna, once a common tree, is back in the spotlight in Kerala

Gliricidia sepium has a reputation for being a rich source of green leaf manure

The Hindu · Jul 28, 2022