Aimer Farming secures NZD $750,000 to accelerate global growth

New Zealand agri-tech company Aimer Farming has received a capital injection of NZD $750,000 from Cultivate Ventures to expand its team, accelerate technology development and move into international markets. This latest investment adds to...

Australia: Space Innovation Institute for National Resilience

The Australasian Space Innovation Institute (ASII) has been launched as an independent, not-for-profit initiative designed to accelerate the translation of space research into practical solutions for national, regional, and global challenges....

Australian wine to benefit from organics agreement with Japan

Australian organic wine, beer, cider and spirits producers will benefit from their inclusion in an expanded Australia-Japan organics equivalence arrangement which came into effect yesterday. The change means less “red tape” for Australian...

EDC ramping up support for agri-food sector as exporters pursue new markets

Amid shifting global trade dynamics, Export Development Canada (EDC) is seeing a surge in Canadian agri-food companies exploring new markets to drive business growth, particularly in the sub-sectors of plant-based foods, food innovation and...

Could Australia’s chickens benefit from a homegrown alternative to soy?

A study by the University of Queensland has identified a local alternative to imported soybean meal, a significant component of chicken feed. About 90% of soybeans are produced in just 5 countries, namely Brazil, the US, Argentina, China and...

S2O Splashes Into Australia In 2026 With James Hype, Alok, Becky Hill & More

More Becky Hill After some teasing on social media last month, the world’s biggest water-themed EDM festival, the S2O Songkran Music Festival, will make its Australian debut in February 2026. S2O will make an epic splash in Brisbane on Saturday,...

Farmers ‘Weather It Together’: Unified Effort To Embrace Hope And Ask For Help During Tough Seasons

Associate Professor Kate Gunn with the Telfer family from Ungarra who were involved in developing the campaign materials.A new farmer-led campaign has been launched to encourage South Australian farmers to collectively take care of themselves and...

Queensland AgTech secures $30m for on farm robots

Queensland-based agtech company SwarmFarm Robotics has secured $30 million to accelerate the rollout of its autonomous farming robots and expand into North America. The Emerald-headquartered startup raised the funding in a Series B round announced...

Let's keep rural Australians talking about their mental health

National Agricultural Features Editor Robyn Ainsworth is National Agricultural Features editor, managing features and special publications for The Land, Queensland Country Life, North Queensland Register, Stock & Land and Stock Journal. Robyn...

First photo emerges of boy who vanished without a trace in Australian outback - as family speak out

Police have declared that the search for a four-year-old boy missing in the South Australian outback is now in the 'recovery phase,' as his family release a photo of him in a desperate plea to find him alive. August 'Gus' Lamont, vanished on...

I said it made little sense to ask rice farmers to produce more under current conditions and that marginal ones should transition to other crops

Dear Editor, Recent remarks by me on the programme, ‘Countdown’, first aired online on Sunday, September 21, 2025, seem to have generated a lot of interest and commentary – some by the usual suspects (for example, Sasenarine Singh, Ambassador to...

PPA signed for Palmer Wind Farm

Image courtesy of Tilt Renewables. Tilt Renewables has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with AGL, marking a significant milestone in the delivery of the Palmer Wind Farm in South Australia. The Palmer Wind Farm, to be situated 70 kilometres east...

AFPA Welcomes Australian Government’s National Bioenergy Feedstock Strategy Discussion Paper A

The Federal Government’s National Bioenergy Feedstock Strategy discussion paper released today by the Hon Julie Collins MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, is being welcomed by the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA)...

Heartbreaking update in search for missing four-year-old boy August 'Gus' Lamont who vanished in the Outback south of Yunta, South Australia

Police have declared that the search for a four-year-old boy missing in the South Australian outback is now in the 'recovery phase,' as rescuers hold little hope of finding him alive. August 'Gus' Lamont, vanished on Saturday from his...

Robotics transform farming

Evan and Sheriden Williams, from Yannathan in Gippsland, have been using four GEA Monobox robots to milk 280 to 300 cows. “We wanted to ease back, and our daughter and son-in-law have children, so the decision to build a robot, or voluntary...

Laying Foundations For Australia’s Bioenergy Feedstock Industry

The Hon Julie Collins MP Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry The Albanese Labor Government is today kicking off consultation on the development of a National Bioenergy Feedstock Strategy to support new opportunities for our farmers...

FRV Australia brings 300MW solar PV power plant with Microsoft PPA to full operation

Located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, approximately 40km north of Albury, the facility spans 605 hectares and incorporates approximately 700,000 solar modules using single-axis tracking technology. The solar power plant operates under...

Driving Innovation Beyond City: Automated Vehicles In Rural Australia

A new Training Centre will develop automated vehicle technology for rural and remote regions. The ARC Training Centre for Automated Vehicles in Rural and Remote Regions (AVR3) has officially launched at Queensland University of Technology (QUT)....

Lucky Limousins: ex-dairy farmers dominate Melbourne Royal Show beef ring

Lynbrook Limousins handlers Blake Petroff and Kynan Petroff, Moss Vale, NSW, associate judge Alicia Trovatello, Redesdale, and judge Glenn Trout, Dromana, and Australian Limousin Breeders Society president John Mellino with the supreme exhibit,...

SwarmFarm Robotics harvests $30 million for its farm bot fleet 

Queensland’s SwarmFarm Robotics has landed $30 million in Series B funding as farmers look for affordable alternatives to rising farm machinery costs. The SwarmFarm team. Source: Supplied. Queensland agtech startup SwarmFarm Robotics has secured...