Media Releases

Guidance and assistance dogs are more than companions — they’re life-changers.

Recreational fishers are reminded that the annual fishing closure for Australian Bass and Estuary Perch will begin on Thursday, 1 May 2025 covering all coastal rivers and estuaries in New South Wales.

Former NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) staff member and retired cereal chemist Helen Allen has been honoured for her outstanding 30-year contribution to grain judging at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

The NSW Government has launched a new searchable database to enhance accessibility to agricultural research reports, providing farmers, agronomists, and other Agricultural stakeholders across New South Wales with easy access to valuable information.

The NSW Government is supporting the state's hemp industry with a draft NSW Hemp Industry Development Plan now open for public comment.

The NSW Government is encouraging consumers to enjoy local seafood this Easter to help support our commercial fishing and aquaculture industries, which have faced a tough start to the year.

The NSW Government is taking positive steps to secure the future of Mulloway by releasing a draft harvest strategy for public feedback.

The latest edition of the NSW Winter Crop Variety Sowing Guide is now available online and in hard copy, designed to assist grain growers and their advisers in making informed decisions to achieve more productive and profitable winter crops in 2025.

Landholders and communities in western NSW are being urged to prepare for extensive flooding and isolation throughout April and May as significant flows from Queensland continue to move down the river systems into NSW.

The 2025 graduation of some 180 students from the State’s premier agriculture college, Tocal College in the Hunter Valley, also marks the sixtieth year it has been training the State’s young agriculture workforce to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s evolving industry.