Media Releases

NSW wine makers, growers, cellar door and winery staff will gravitate to the Hunter Valley in May thanks to a bumper week of events aimed at upskilling, providing networking opportunities and improving knowledge within the industry.

Tickets are selling fast for the NSW Department of Primary Industries Young Farmer Business Program (YFBP) Conference, which will be held at the University of New England in Armidale on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 May 2024.

Following extensive industry consultation, the Biosecurity (Varroa Mite) Control Order (No.2) 2024 has been removed to take away any undue regulatory burdens on beekeepers.

Recreational fishers are reminded that the annual trout fishing spawning stream rules commence from Wednesday 1 May through to Monday June 10 in the region’s two declared spawning streams.

The NSW Government is delivering on its election commitment by supporting a peak body for the commercial fishing sector.

Recreational fishers are reminded that the annual fishing closure for Australian Bass and Estuary Perch in all coastal rivers and estuaries in NSW will commence on Wednesday 1 May 2024.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) has released a new publication called Five tips for growing high-vigour canola seed to support producers using grower-retained seed for their canola establishment.