Articles
By Professor Wayne Pitchford • October 16, 2026
A saying I heard many years ago is “He who aims for nothing will certainly achieve it”. Genetic improvement is slow but cumulative and permanent so underpins productivity gains. To achieve this requires clear direction and discipline.
By Luciano Mesiti and Dianne Murray • October 7, 2026
Immersive, hands-on agricultural education connects young Australians to the land, bridging classroom learning and industry innovation to cultivate the next generation of skilled, tech-savvy producers
By Sue Knights • September 8, 2026
Autonomous machinery promises efficiency and labour savings, but for many growers, the real question is - will it actually pay off on my farm?
By James Oxenham • August 28, 2026
As machinery costs rise, James Oxenham explains how on-demand equipment hire can give Australian farmers greater flexibility, financial resilience, and access to new technology.
By Mark Winton • August 3, 2026
Australian farmers are leading the charge to adopt new innovations in precision farming to optimise yields, maximise resources, and minimise costs. Democratised access to accurate positioning, sensor technologies, and other components is transforming approaches and strategies. Farmers can now adopt sophisticated technologies without having to master them and this is driving agricultural innovation.
By Shannon Beattie • July 14, 2026
The Coggan family shares their experience about a practical path to smarter farming in Queensland’s Western Downs. 
By Cressida Cains • July 6, 2026
The United Nations has declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer. It's a timely opportunity to celebrate women's contribution to agriculture and to ask what more we must do to unlock their potential.
By Trent Curtin • July 1, 2026
Farmers are an important partner in managing the risk of fire across the landscape and a critical part of the firefighting effort, often providing a first response to fires. Many farmers are also volunteer firefighters.
By Julia Spicer OAM • June 18, 2026
Australia is a known world leader in diversity and inclusion after decades of effort to achieve balance in how we run this country. Geographical representation for our regional-rural population, however, is one of the big final omissions.
By Professor Matthew Gilliham • May 31, 2026
The lens of space habitation is driving innovation in Australian agricultural sustainability and new opportunities for bioproduction.
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