Media Releases

The Minns Labor Government has reaffirmed its commitment to saving the endangered White’s seahorse, with a record release of 1,200 seahorses at Port Stephens.

NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) scientists are ramping up an insecticide resistance surveillance project to combat the destructive fall armyworm.

Producers attending Henty Machinery Field Days will have the chance to step into the future of farming, thanks to a new virtual reality (VR) experience by the NSW Government’s Farms of the Future (FotF) program.

A newly launched NSW Government online farm planning tool has been named a finalist in the prestigious Planning Institute of Australia NSW (PIA NSW) annual industry awards.

The 2025 edition of the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) Macadamia plant protection guide is now available online.

The Minns Labor Government has released the state’s most advanced Biosecurity Action Plan to protect landscapes, livestock and crops from pests, weeds and biosecurity threats to ensure our $20 billion per annum primary industries sector can increase its economic growth.

The Minns Labor Government has launched a new online tool that will save farmers thousands of dollars and months of work as they negotiate often complex planning laws when applying for development approvals to build key on farm infrastructure.

NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) has released a new sorghum production guide aimed at informing growers and agronomists on ways to improve the yield and quality of sorghum crops grown in northern New South Wales.

NSW horticulture professionals now have access to the latest research and crop protection strategies with the release of two updated guides from the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD).