New South Wales growers and advisers will be offered practical tips for identifying, monitoring and managing early season canola pests to maximise crop establishment at a series of practical workshops being held later in February 2019 and through March 2019. http://getfarming.com.au/2019/02/21/hands-on-tips-for-managing-early-season-canola-pests/

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released Australia State of the Forests Report 2018 (SOFR 2018). http://getfarming.com.au/2019/02/21/new-growth-for-australian-forests-report/

While there has been heated debate in agricultural and political circles about whether climate change is real, data being presented at the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) Grains Research Updates in Goondiwindi shows the average temperature for the region has increased since 1950, while annual rainfall totals have dropped. http://getfarming.com.au/2019/02/21/data-shows-goondiwindi-climate-is-changing/

‘Pig Production – Science into Practice’, an annual course designed to raise understanding of pig production, from conception through to processing and the management required in between, was held at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus from February 4 to 14 2019.

Supported by Pork CRC and Australian Pork Limited, the course was co-ordinated and taught by the University’s Senior Lecturer (pigs), Dr Will van Wettere, and attended by 45 people, comprising 21 University of Adelaide undergraduates and 24 industry representatives, including producers from South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and New Zealand.

http://getfarming.com.au/2019/02/21/roseworthy-pig-production-course-serves-up-a-taste-of-science/

Australian grain growers are set to reap benefits of a $50 million venture capital fund to draw the best and brightest tech start-ups from across the globe to focus on innovative solutions for grain growers’ hardest to solve problems. http://getfarming.com.au/2019/02/19/disruption-drives-grains-innovation/