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Regional Australian communities benefit from agritech grants

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  • Grants
The first group of events funded through the $1.5 million Agritech Events Sponsorship Program has today been announced by AgriFutures Australia.
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New grants to help build resilient regional communities

  • Media release
  • Future Drought Fund
Applications are now open for grants of up to $20,000 or $50,000 for events and initiatives to strengthen communities and capability for drought…
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$1.6 million for Nuffield scholarships with a focus on drought resilience

  • Media release
  • Future Drought Fund
The Future Drought Fund is investing $1.6 million through the country’s leading agricultural scholarship organisation, Nuffield Australia, over the…
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Grants open for wine and cider producers

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  • Grants
Applications for the fifth round of the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grants program is now open for wine and cider producers.
Grants open for wood processing facilities.

Grants open for wood processing facilities

  • Media release
  • Grants
Applications are now open for the Accelerate Adoption of Wood Processing Innovation Program grant round.
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A bumper year for biosecurity

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Once again, it has been a busy year on the frontline for Australia’s biosecurity system, with over 238,000 biosecurity risk items intercepted at…
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Detector dog finds live Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

  • Media release
  • Pests
Biosecurity Detector dog Petal has sniffed out a live Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) in a passenger’s duffle bag at Brisbane International Airport.
Drought grants to boost on farm.

New drought grants to boost on farm resilience

  • Media release
  • Drought
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry have launched a new grants program to encourage more farmers to take up drought resilience…
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Biosecurity Innovation Program now open for innovative biosecurity solutions

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
The Biosecurity Innovation Program (BIP) is looking for innovative and collaborative projects to strengthen our national biosecurity system.
Artificial intelligence tool trialled for high-risk bug detection

Artificial intelligence tool trialled for high-risk bug detection

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Some of Australia’s brightest minds are collaborating to finalise a portable device that uses artificial intelligence to help biosecurity officers…
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Lab-on-a-chip trial looks to up biosecurity detection times

  • Media release
  • Plants
A diagnostic tool using nano technology to rapidly detect high-risk plant pests and pathogens in the field will undergo feasibility testing in a…
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Innovative biosecurity solutions put to the test

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Around $5 million will be spent over the coming year on projects using cutting-edge science to help boost Australia's biosecurity capabilities.
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Pawsome job opportunities for biosecurity detector dog handlers

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
The department’s biosecurity detector dog program is recruiting new biosecurity detector dog handlers, with applications open from Thursday 4 August…

Ag workforce classification update to build better data

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  • Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has released a new discussion paper on the classification of agricultural occupations and is…