Growing chickpea in 2025 Winter
Did my first official 2025 presentation into chickpea agronomy last week. Was good to brush off the cobwebs for our champion pulse crop...
Your seed and crop establishment
Winter crop considerations are fast approaching, and part of these deliberations involves having available or purchasing your planting seed.
This is a long-standing topic of...
An opportunity particularly powerful in our federal election year
While we can stand proudly by our record of being the only industry in Australia to tangibly reduce our net emissions since 1999 -...
New chair for AgForce training board
AgForce Training is proud to announce the appointment of Kelly Ostwald as the chair of the board, effective immediately.
With a wealth of experience in...
A scary moment – among a Few
The absurdity of it is breathtaking – but it may just get through the Upper House. In fact, it has already passed the Lower...
Whole of government regional opportunity
As I step back from the role of General President, with the sense of perspective that brings, I can see both challenges and opportunities...
Pause needed for sake of food security as well as environment, social and community...
A couple of powerful early opportunities have opened up for Queensland’s new Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett, one of which relates to water and...
Austchilli part of US study tour
A study tour to be held in California this month will give Aussie vegetable growers insight into global innovations and emerging technology to support...
Industry Conference – A chance to have our voice heard
Time is ticking down to the Queensland state election in late October.
Thankfully just four short weeks before voting day, our industry conference, Back...
Isis Mill keeps it all in the family
The average Australian stays in a job for just 3.3 years and very few businesses have intergenerational employment now, so having eight family members...
Cultivating clarity
Understanding the basics of emissions is becoming increasingly important for Australia’s farmers as the sector faces growing expectations to measure and reduce greenhouse gas...
Food Security and Basin Protection Front and Centre
Our battle to protect the Great Artesian Basin has been the most consequential campaign chapter in AgForce’s 25 year history.
But reality and common sense...
Tomago closure exposes risks
To kick off the election campaign at the start of this year, the Prime Minister visited the Tomago Aluminium Smelter near Newcastle.
Following the visit,...
