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Regional Australian communities benefit from agritech grants

  • Media release
  • Grants
01 November 2023
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

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  • Future Drought Fund
25 October 2023
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

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  • Future Drought Fund
12 September 2023
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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Australia supports Pacific for plant health talks

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  • Biosecurity
24 August 2023
Australia is proud to be able to help Pacific Island nations bring their views and expertise to critical international plant health talks.
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Grants open for wine and cider producers

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01 August 2023
Applications for the fifth round of the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grants program is now open for wine and cider producers.
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$22,000 worth of infringement notices for four passengers attempting to smuggle plant products

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  • Biosecurity
09 June 2023
Deliberate attempts to circumvent our biosecurity laws has resulted in four $5,500 infringement notices given to four different passengers across a…
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Australian expertise helps shape Asia-Pacific biosecurity

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  • Plants
22 May 2023
Australian biosecurity experts are helping to lift regional biosecurity capability through the delivery of a major workshop hosted by Indonesia for…
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Plant pest surveys in Timor-Leste pick up post-pandemic

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06 May 2023
A team from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry are currently undertaking a joint plant health survey with the Timor-Leste…
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Conservation and collaboration for World Wildlife Day

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03 March 2023
Today’s celebration of World Wildlife Day acknowledges the importance of wildlife and biodiversity-based resources that help our sector to remain…
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Grants open for wood processing facilities

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  • Grants
22 December 2022
Applications are now open for the Accelerate Adoption of Wood Processing Innovation Program grant round.
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New drought grants to boost on farm resilience

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  • Drought
18 November 2022
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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Launch of the National Hitchhiker Plant Pest Action Plan 2022–2032

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25 August 2022
The National Hitchhiker (Contaminating) Plant Pest Action Plan 2022–2032 released today will protect Australia’s plant-related industries and…
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Lab-on-a-chip trial looks to up biosecurity detection times

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22 August 2022
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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Plant pest focus sharpened ahead of National Science Week

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16 August 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has provided funding for the upgrade of two key scientific identification tools for plant pests…

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