18 September 2020 - Agriculture
As seasonal conditions across much of NSW continue to improve on the back of recent rain, the NSW Department of Primary Industries’ expanded dairy unit is working to prepare producers for better times to come.
18 September 2020 - Agriculture; Drought
The NSW Department of Primary Industries has launched a new publication Preparing for drought – what the farmers say, designed to provide a resource to support the State’s primary producers to become stronger and ready to face future droughts.
16 September 2020 - Ministerial
New South Wales landholders will be protected by a $37.5 million fence fortress which runs along the Queensland and South Australia borders, as construction commenced this week on the mammoth 742-kilometre extension of the NSW Border Wild Dog Fence.
A new series of free online events will provide women across regional NSW with advice to help them support their communities through challenging times.
15 September 2020 - Drought
The NSW Rural Assistance Authority is urging farmers to submit their 2019/20 invoices for the NSW Government’s Drought Transport Subsidy by the end of this month.
14 September 2020 - Agriculture; Research & Development
Research aimed at helping northern growers protect chickpea production is showing promising results in trials at the NSW Department of Primary Industries’ Tamworth Agricultural Institute.
7 September 2020 - Fishing
Two women allegedly caught in possession of thousands of oysters illegally retrieved from waters in Georges River Sydney are facing numerous prosecution charges arising from the apprehension.
A man allegedly caught in possession of almost 100 illegal yabby nets in Western NSW last month had planned to illegally sell his catch on the black market, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Acting Director Compliance, Dr Andrew Moriarty, said today.
7 September 2020 - Agriculture
An innovative project at the Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute is using mobile frost shelters in canola crops to boost the industry’s understanding of how time of sowing recommendations could help reduce frost impacts on yield.
4 September 2020 - Fishing; Ministerial
Last year, the NSW Government commissioned Professor Kate Barclay to undertake an independent assessment of the socio-economic impacts of the NSW commercial fisheries Business Adjustment Program.
