A new strategy developed by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Strategic Journeys with input from around 150 industry stakeholders, including the Future Food Systems CRC, aims to provide direction and support for those growing crops under shelter across Australia. Elio Jovicich presents the Australian Protected Cropping Strategy [...]
Three universities with headquarters in the north are partnering with the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) to develop a comprehensive program of research focused on water security in Northern Australia. Charles Darwin University (CDU), CQUniversity Australia (CQU) and James Cook University (JCU) will partner with the CRCNA to jointly [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) has partnered with the Mackay-based firm, Townsend Industries, to establish a pilot facility to test a new sugarcane processing system to deliver a variety of high-value products. The $1.7 million-dollar, year-long project will support the development of a pilot for the [...]
Evaluating an opportunity that has the potential to meet growing demand for softwood timber products plus create an additional income stream for Northern Australia’s graziers is the focus of a new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) research collaboration. The three-year Silvopastoral trials for commercial pine systems in North [...]