Imagine being able to muster and manage where your cows graze from your smartphone?… This may not be a far fetched idea for much longer, because the first virtual fencing demonstration has landed in the Northern Territory! Using the Gallagher eShepherd collars, the Livestock Industries team from the Northern Territory [...]
Humanity and the environment’s adaptation to climate change is dependent on water but projecting how water resources will be impacted in the future is difficult. However, Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers, supported by experts from CSIRO (AU), GNS Science (now Earth Science NZ), Acclimatised Pty Ltd (AU), have worked to simplify [...]
Northern cattle producers are invited to an Open Day to see the progress of a new project using crop by-products as cattle feed to boost business productivity, profitability and industry sustainability. Register now to attend the Cattle & Cotton Open Day on 1 September to learn about research using crop [...]
The official opening today of Western Australia’s first cotton gin in Kununurra marks a significant step forward for agricultural and economic growth across northern Australia. The Kimberley Cotton Gin will process locally grown cotton from the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA), class it on-site, and export it directly through WA [...]
Belinda Carlson’s Developing Northern Australia Conference presentation in Cairns, 22-24 July 2025. Video link – YouTube Abstract This week in Cairns, at the Developing Northern Australia Conference (DNAC), Bel Carlson shared a new video that captures a slice of what it looks like to work, live, and create in the [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) will showcase a range of economic and social impact initiatives at the 2025 Developing Northern Australia Conference (DNAC25), held Tuesday 22 to Thursday 24 July on Gimuy Walubarra Yidinji and Yirrganydji Country in Cairns. From water security and Indigenous enterprise to [...]
The CRC for Developing Northern Australia Ltd (ABN 43 618 131 150) is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and brings together industry, university and other research bodies, SME’s, regional development organisations, all northern jurisdictions and international partners in a collaborative industry-led research and development venture to assist businesses, governments [...]
The CRCNA is backing the growth of the Northern Territory’s Blacklip Rock Oyster industry, with progress on the ground showcased at a community field day on Bathurst Island Held at Wurrumiyanga on 19 June 2025, the Oyster Farm Field Day brought together local community members, industry participants and research partners [...]
NORTHERN Australia’s growing potential to diversify and strengthen cattle operations through integrated feed and fibre production was highlighted during an industry gathering in Katherine yesterday. More than 100 producers, researchers, and agricultural industry leaders gathered at the Katherine Showgrounds for the Farm to Feed Forum, a collaborative event exploring the [...]