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Agriculture & Biosecurity

Channel Seven meteorologist Jane Bunn smiling to camera with a farm in the background  

From the cloud to the crops: transforming the future of farming

by Editor | 19 Jun 2023

VIDEO: How one Victorian business is using machine learning to create hyperlocal weather forecasts for farmers.

Kelly Barnes and her faithful kelpies  

For the love of the dog

by Agriculture Victoria | 20 Dec 2022

When we tap into the power of our canine companions, great things are possible.

A Siberian huskey sitting in grass  

Helping Siberian Huskies find their happy home

by Agriculture Victoria | 13 Dec 2022

A group of volunteers are ensuring surrendered Siberian Huskies find a comfortable and loving forever home.

A selection of cut cheeses arranges beautifully with small pops of red fruits  

Glass half full for dairy hub in Mortlake

by Regional Development Victoria | 7 Dec 2022

A former pie factory has been transformed into a major dairy hub, shared between an artisan Victorian cheesemaker and an organic dairy business.

Photograph of Dr Cass Walker smiling, kneeling in a lentil crop against a cloudy sky  

Dr Walker has her finger on the pulse of research

by Agriculture Victoria | 5 Dec 2022

The investment in a new glasshouse and incubation hub at Horsham SmartFarm is welcome news for researchers like Dr Cass Walker.

Side by side pf two photos - on the left is Lana Russel outside smiling on a sunny day, on the right is Lee Manning in front of an SES truck and holding her SES uniform  

Celebrating Australasian Women in Emergencies Day

by Agriculture Victoria | 10 Oct 2022

Today, on Australasian Women in Emergencies Day, we're honouring the valuable contribution of women in emergency management and disaster resilience.

An exterior group shot at the opening of the portable animal health testing laboratory in Dili  

Australian lab operating in Timor-Leste a winner for animal health

by Agriculture Victoria | 20 Sep 2022

In Timor-Leste, Agriculture Victoria is helping to safe-guard Australia from international biosecurity risks – and it’s already paying dividends.

 

A bug’s life – becoming a pest management master

by Agriculture Victoria | 21 Jun 2022

Get Back! The man disbanding the beetles from Victoria’s orchards has more than history on his side.

Man in white lab coat, sunglasses and blue gloves inspecting one of the growing cannabis plants he is surrounded by  

Cracking the code on medicinal cannabis

by Agriculture Victoria | 17 May 2022

In 2016, Victoria legalised the use of medicinal cannabis, and since then scientists have improved strains to produce better health products.

Station Pier  

Keeping pests out of Victoria’s ports

by Agriculture Victoria | 4 Apr 2022

VIDEO: A new surveillance program within the Port of Melbourne and Station Pier is set to provide an early warning for introduced marine pests.

Dairy cows wearing heat and health monitoring collars. Image: Jo Holloway, Semex.  

Keeping cows healthy with fitbit technology

by Editor | 30 Mar 2022

Find out how a dairy farm is innovating in the Goulburn Valley to improve health and productivity.

 

Frontline chickens to enjoy a well-earned roost in retirement

by Agriculture Victoria | 10 Mar 2022

Victoria’s sentinel chickens have been retired thanks to new testing and surveillance methods in detecting mosquito-borne viruses.

 

A harbourside home fit for a queen bee

by Agriculture Victoria | 3 Mar 2022

The National Bee Pest Surveillance Program is an early warning system to detect new incursions of exotic bee pests and pest bees.

Exterior photograph of Dividing Creek Honey Farm  

Cattle farmer puts his honey where his mouth is

by Regional Development Victoria | 23 Feb 2022

A South Gippsland farmer is turning his passion for bees and their crucial role in food supply and the environment into his core business.

 

A dairy journey from Ethiopia to Australia

by Agriculture Victoria | 17 Feb 2022

For over two decades, Agriculture Victoria researcher Dr Mekonnen Haile-Mariam has helped improve the way the Australian dairy industry operates.

Pepo Farms staff lined up in a pumpkin field wearing matching shirts  

Pepo Farms: Turning change into opportunity

by Editor | 10 Feb 2022

In a business planning session some years ago, Pepo Farms identified a hypothetical pandemic as a risk. The reality has seen it provide new outcomes.

Overhead view of Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, 2021. Image courtesy of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.  

Quarries a stepping-stone for new parks and facilities

by Lewis Hill | 2 Feb 2022

Many of Melbourne’s most loved gardens, cycling tracks and fishing spots were once quarries producing the materials that built the suburbs around them

Pink roses  

Coming up roses for local legend at Copas Park

by Editor | 17 Dec 2021

VIDEO: Noble Park horticulturist Tom Copas’ legacy will live on forever with a tribute to his contribution as the area’s first ever rose grower.

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