7 February 2014 Virginia Tapp ABC Rural A report released by the CSIRO has recommended the family farm drive irrigation development in Northern Australia. It found the potential cropping area in North
5 January 2014 Global Times Kenya’s Export Processing Zones (EPZ) earned the East African country $543 million in the last financial year, a government official said on Tuesday. Export Processing Zone Authority
6 February 2014 Bob Gosford Crikey Bruce Davidson’s contribution to Australian agricultural economics remains under-appreciated, perhaps because of his uncompromising approach to his work and a reluctance to accept the cant and
7 February 2014 Craig Zonca & Charlie McKillop ABC Rural A CSIRO study looking into the suitability of northern Queensland for agriculture has found crops could be grown on irrigated land on
5 February 2014 The North West Star THE head of the Northern Australia Taskforce in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet David Williamson met with the Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce
15 January 2014 The Morning Bulletin MICHELLE Landry has urged civic leaders pushing the development of a food bowl in the Fitzroy to make a submission to a federal inquiry into the
4 February 2014 Robert Henry The Conversation Should Australia aim to become Asia’s “food bowl”? How can we help farmers earn more for what they produce? And how can Australia best contribute
2 February 2014 Hailey Renault The North West Star INCREASES in essentials such as insurance, fuel and electricity for Mount Isans aren’t reflected in national data, however, there’s an increasing call for
3 February 2014 Jon Condon Beef Central One of the largest and most comprehensive cattle research projects ever conducted across northern Australia has unearthed a treasure trove of opportunity to improve the
30 January 2014 Pipelines International Fortescue Metals Group has signed a long-term gas-transportation agreement for the delivery of gas to reduce operating costs at its Pilbara operations in Western Australia. Gas will
13 August 2013 Andrew Campbell The Conversation The Coalition’s 2030 Vision for Developing Northern Australia invokes romantic notions of Australia’s pioneering past, describing the north as no longer the “last frontier” but
9 July 2013 Agrincourt youtube.com From the documentary Britain’s Trillion Pound Horror Story (Channel 4, 2010), in which Martin Durkin explains the full extent of the financial mess the UK is in