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President's Message

 19-Mar-2013

Reward for outstanding young agriculture professional

Seventy industry and government representatives, fellow students, family and friends atten..

 11-Feb-2013

PI Insurance Scheme 2013

Message from Ag Institute Australia President Professional Indemnity Insurance Scheme ..

 08-Jan-2013

THE FUTURE OF AG EXTENSION

In the year ahead one of the more critical issues to emerge will what to do about farm extension..

 13-Nov-2012

GREAT INFLUX OF BOARD TALENT

It is a pleasure for me to be able to introduce three new members of the Ag Institute National B..

 05-Nov-2012

FIRST ADVOCATE FOR SOILS

News that former Governor General Sir Michael Jeffery has become Australia’s first Advocat..

 05-Nov-2012

SIGHTS ON R&D CUTS, AGAIN?

As Treasurer Wayne Swan sharpens his axe for another attack on spending to preserve the Budget s..

 15-Oct-2012

QUESTION OF RESEARCH PRIORITIES

The Ag Institute devotes considerable resources to producing the Weekly Alert to help members ke..

 03-Oct-2012

LESSON IN WONKY RAT RESEARCH

You may have noticed widespread media reporting in relation to GM corn and cancer. In a r..

 11-Sep-2012

R AND D (AND TECHNOLOGY)

In order for this message to be up to date it is always written on a Monday. Today I had a full ..

 03-Sep-2012

WHAT SHOULD WE MAKE OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT?

There has been a lot of debate recently about foreign ownership of Australian agricultural land...

 27-Aug-2012

THE FARM FAMILY BUSINESS IS DIFFERENT

While the broader membership may not always directly concern itself with on farm issues, farm ma..

 20-Aug-2012

POSITIVE VIBES FOR THE INSTITUTE

There have been lots of positive vibes for the Ag Institute since our initiative to engage with ..

 06-Aug-2012

AG EDUCATION A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES

The serious decline in the number of agricultural graduates in Australia has been well documente..

 04-Aug-2012

INVIGORATING AG AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS

The inaugural Invigorating Ag conference, held last week in Adelaide was an outstanding success...

 23-Jul-2012

A BIG FEW DAYS FOR AG POLICY

This has been a hugely important few days in the development of government policy for the agricu..

 23-Jul-2012

The Need for Credible Advisers

In the past three days I have heard some familiar comments from farmers including cropping is go..

 16-Jul-2012

Focused Research is Essential

By Ag Institute Executive Member, David Hamilton Last week I was pleased to attend the annua..

 09-Jul-2012

OUR VITAL ROLE IN AG EDUCATION DEBATE

By Geoff Thomas, Chair of the Ag Institute’s Education Special Interest Group Th..

 02-Jul-2012

CUTTING THROUGH CARBON CONFUSION

From the National President The pros and cons of climate change and the impact of carbon dio..

 19-Jun-2012

INVIGORATING AG IS OUR SHOWCASE EVENT

The Ag Institute’s national showcase event Invigorating Agriculture (http://www.invigorati..

 14-Jun-2012

Rebuilding the Ag workforce

An important gathering will take place in Canberra next week with the aim of coordinating a resp..

 05-Jun-2012

Be invigorated in Adelaide

The Institute is delighted to launch the program for our major conference Invigorating Agricultu..

 29-May-2012

Membership Fees Initiative

There are a number of important items to report from our AGM which was held in Launceston last w..

 24-May-2012

Thanks to Geoff Thomas

The Institute’s immediate Past President Geoff Thomas from Adelaide has retired from the b..

 21-May-2012

A powerful advocate for Ag Science

Australia’s Chief Scientist Ian Chubb has certainly been in the news of late, spotlighting..

 30-Apr-2012

TAKING UP THE RE-INVIGORATION CHALLENGE

The Institute is pleased to have secured the new Deputy Chair of the Australian Council of Agric..

 23-Apr-2012

PIONEERING SPIRIT WILL BE MISSED

The Ag Institute has lost one of its pioneering spirits with the death of Fellow Paul McGowan OA..

 16-Apr-2012

Murray Darling needs genuine community consultation

Ag Institute Australia has made a plea for greater participation by grassroots stakehold..

 10-Apr-2012

Making Ag Science Sexy

Following on from my report last week on the meeting of the Australian Council ..

 04-Apr-2012

Hope from Ag Ed Round Table

HOPE FROM AG ED ROUND TABLE From the National President Last Monday I attended the Aus..

 26-Mar-2012

Priority to entice Ag students

PRIORITY TO ENTICE AG STUDENTS Ensuring the future supply of agriculture graduates is right ..

 19-Mar-2012

Investment is what really matters

INVESTMENT IS WHAT REALLY MATTERS In a recent interview with Linda Mottram, Federal Trade Mi..

 13-Mar-2012

Some welcome good news

SOME WELCOME GOOD NEWS From the National President There was some welcome positive news ..

 05-Mar-2012

Sticking to the facts can have its perils

STICKING TO THE FACTS CAN HAVE ITS PERILS From the National President I received a salut..

 27-Feb-2012

Ag workforce at the crossroads

AG WORKFORCE AT THE CROSSROADS From the National President Professor Jim Pratley, Austra..

 20-Feb-2012

Disturbing news from UWS Hawkesbury

FROM THE PRESIDENT The news from UWS Hawkesbury (see below) is extremely disturbing. How..

 13-Feb-2012

A big week in Wagga

A BIG WEEK IN WAGGA From the National President The series of Institute events staged i..

 06-Feb-2012

AgCredited Launches tomorrow

AGCREDITED LAUNCHES TOMORROW From the National President This is an exciting week for Ag..

 31-Jan-2012

New year planning to engage members

NEW YEAR PLANNING TO ENGAGE MEMBERS From the National President Input from the Divisions..

 23-Jan-2012

Issues to be addressed this year

ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED this year From the National President Further to my message fro..

 13-Jan-2012

AgCredited to launch in Wagga

AgCredited set to launch in Wagga From the National President Welcome to the first Wee..