The biennial North Australia Food Futures Conference is back from 8-9 April 2025 and ready to showcase food and agricultural development from across Northern Australia. As the premier event for agricultural development in Northern Australia, the conference brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and researchers to explore opportunities for sustainable growth. [...]
Join the CRCNA for an Instagram worthy tour around the Darwin region visiting iconic territory produce and locations. You’ll get to hang out with cattle, buffalo, crocodile, try some tropical horticulture and seafood, plus meet the characters who bring CRCNA research to life. This 4 hour bus tour is limited [...]
The Department of Primary Industries has rolled out trials across North Queensland to determine the impact of a wave of foliar fungal diseases on cotton crops. The trials, which came on the back of identifying and obversing the diseases during the cropping cycle in 2023, have addressed ways to manage [...]
The Rockhampton Region’s agriculture industry has seen 12-months of strong wins with new investment, diversified operations and funding for additional planning to improve water infrastructure. Rockhampton Regional Council through its economic development arm Advance Rockhampton, used its annual Grow Rockhampton – Agricultural Leaders Lunch to highlight the significant progress made in attracting [...]
Join the CRCNA for a design strategy and integrated pest management workshop and field visit on Wednesday 2 October in Townsville with stakeholders and industry partners. Online participation is also available. Topics: Grain storage opportunities Supply chain issues Pest and resistance management Presenters: Dr Raj Jagadeesan, Qld Department of Agriculture [...]
A new research project by AgriFutures Australia and the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) is set to examine the wild-harvest buffalo supply chain in the Northern Territory (NT). The first-of-its-kind project, Supply Chain Best Practice to Improve the Health and Welfare of Free-Range Buffalo Harvest in Arnhem [...]
With the global sesame seed market expected to reach A$26 billion by 2025, the Australian sesame industry has been identified as a high-growth potential emerging industry. The recent introduction of new high-yielding, non-shattering varieties, with high quality seed and adaptation to local conditions, is a game changer for the sesame [...]
The CRCNA’s Cotton, Grain Cattle Program (CGC) is a game changer set to refine and reset Northern Australia’s cropping and cattle sectors. The four-year, $8 million program is the CRCNA’s largest investment to date and was launched in Darwin today in the sidelines of the Northern Australia Food Futures Conference. CRCNA’s Chair, [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) has extended its cotton, grains and cattle investment program to northern Queensland. CRCNA CEO Anne Stünzner said the extension of the R&D initiative launched in Western Australia and the Northern Territory in March will see a focus on supporting graziers and [...]