John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Ag Australia/NZ, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Columboola project successfully connects 162MW of PV to Australian grid
The 162MW (AC) Columboola Solar Farm in the Western Downs region of Queensland, Australia, has been successfully connected to the transmission network. Queensland government-owned CS Energy has agreed to purchase 100% of the 440GWh of annual capacity over the next 10 years.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Crop Diseases, Research, Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics, Ag Australia/NZ,
Genetic discovery to improve breeding for disease resistance in wheat
Australian and European researchers have discovered a genetic element in a common wheat pathogen wit
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Irrigation, Jobs, Water, Ag Africa, Ag Australia/NZ,
Irrigation helps women farmers in Mozambique weather climate extremes - Alliance for Science
In January 2021, a devastating cyclone hit Mozambique and flooded Berta Inácio Ngove’s field, burying a promising crop of maize and beans in a watery tomb. “It was bad,” recalls Ngove, a 52-year-old widow and mother of four children. “We did not harvest anything.” But cyclones aren’t the only extreme weather events that smallholder farmers […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Commodities, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Australia/NZ,
‘Three key factors’: Agriculture businesses making bumper profits
National Farmers’ Federation’s Charles Thomas says the record result seen for this financial year for farmers comes down to three factors. It comes as agriculture businesses are making bumper profits and investors are paying top dollar for land and access to other opportunities. “It’s the same factors that decide our success almost every season; it’s the climate, so we’ve got a really favourable La Niña weather system playing on the east coast at the moment,” Mr Thomas told Sky News host Cory Bernardi. “Second is our commodity prices, so we’re seeing very favourable commodity prices. “The final thing is the currency...the Australian farm sector exports two-thirds of what we produce, so what the farmers get paid at the end of the day is really dictated in US dollar term.”
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Commodities, Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Economics, Beef Cattle, Ag India, Ag Australia/NZ,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, Government / Policies, Ag Australia/NZ, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Enough water rebate cash this time
More than $8.5 million has been approved for almost 1000 farmers across NSW through the second round of the scheme intended to help producers drought proof their properties.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Ag Australia/NZ, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Spiky Australian plant hailed a gamechanger for sustainable alternative to fossil fuels
The fledgling safflower industry in Western Australia could hold the key to growing the market for the world's most viable plant-based alternative to petroleum-based engine oils.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Economics, Beef Cattle, Ag Australia/NZ, Coronavirus/COVID,
Turning beef's boom or bust on its head
Drought, bushfires forced a pivot and COVID fueled a phenomenon
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Australia/NZ, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Australia, which won COP26's booby prize, greenlights offshore wind
Australia passes laws that establish a regulatory framework for offshore wind power in commonwealth waters.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Ag Australia/NZ, Weather,
It's official - La Nina declared
The climate drivers are lined up and we are officially in our second consecutive La Nina weather pattern.
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