Australia’s newest plant-based meat startup, v2food, has been launched via an innovative partnership between CSIRO, Main Sequence Ventures and Jack Cowin’s Competitive Foods Australia.
v2food is
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Australian and Chinese meat sectors sign MOU
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Australian and Chinese meat sectors highlights the importance of China to Australian industry and underlines a commitment to collaboration
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Input sought on Middle East sheep exports
A discussion paper outlining policy options for sheep exports to, or through, the Middle East during the northern summer months is now available for stakeholder comment.
Minister for Agriculture, Bridget
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Bringing back the flavour
Store brought tomatoes can be bland. Recently scientists have discovered that it is because domesticated tomatoes are missing over 5,000 genomes compared to their wilder cousins, including the one that
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Modernising agricultural research and development
A thriving agricultural sector underpins the future success of Australian regional communities and national economy and depends on our farmers getting strong returns at the farm gate.
A discussion paper
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Digitisation makes for more productive and sustainable farming
Progressive digitisation is increasingly important in the farming industry: data-supported targeted application of fertiliser and crop protection products, soil analysis sensors and autonomous operation
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Varied conditions and modest prospects for winter crops
ABARES’s latest crop report reveals mixed prospects for Australia’s winter crop, according to ABARES acting executive director Peter Gooday.
“Winter crop production is forecast to rise by 11 percent
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Improving oversight of live animal exports
An independent inspector-general of Live Animal Exports to oversee regulation of the industry is a step closer today with the Bill to establish the position as a statutory appointment passing the Senate.
Agriculture
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Commercially reared bees deliver active ingredient to protect crops
Bee Vectoring Technologies International has announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Clonostachys rosea CR-7 (CR-7) for use as a fungicide on commercial crops.
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First pea genome to help improve crops of the future
A global team including scientists from The University of Western Australia has assembled the first genome of the field pea, which provides insight into how the legume evolved and will help aid future
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Global Table Conference: John Kerry calls for smarter agriculture to feed growing population
The former US Secretary of State, John Kerry, warned that feeding a rapidly growing world population would be one of the greatest challenges of climate change.
The amount of food wasted was not sustainable
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TAFE graduate loves role at AEGIC
Baking whiz and TAFE NSW student Sabrina Lim knows precisely what she needs to progress her career.
After graduating university in 2016, Sabrina landed a job as a food scientist in baking at the prestigious
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Frozen foods can help reduce waste
Over one billion tons of food is wasted every year. The Food and Agriculture Organization also estimates that in developing countries, up to 40 per cent of total food produced can be lost before it even
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Growth in premium livestock feeds spurs by-product demand
Livestock feed company, Castlegate James Australasia, is seeking to purchase greater volumes of by-products from food manufacturers, and establish new suppliers, due to strong growth in demand for its
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How to make money from your wastewater
We often hear about innovation in the food industry as it relates to core business. Whether innovation is thought of as new product development, packaging design, or adoption of concepts like automation,
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Terms of reference released for Murray Darling Basin water market
The Coalition Government has today released terms of reference for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) inquiry into the Murray Darling Basin water market.
The inquiry, which delivers
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Drought-induced destocking of beef reaches record levels
Cow turnoff has reached record levels as severe water shortages across many key beef production regions have accelerated the pace of drought-induced destocking, according to Meat & Livestock
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Cattle company serves up carbon neutral beef
One of Australia’s largest and oldest cattle producers has launched one of Australia’s first carbon-neutral beefs.
Five Founders is the first branded beef product to be launched by the North Australian
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Solution for vegan- and plant-based beverages of business
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences announces the debut of naturally sourced Grindsted Gellan Veg 200 stabiliser, enabling high performance results of plant-based and vegan beverages.
Since 2014, the number
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Dept of Agriculture releases webs series on biosecurity
The Department of Agriculture has released ‘Country–Handle with Care’, a biosecurity web series that calls on locals and visitors to do their part to protect Australia from the biosecurity risk of
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