AgriFood Catalyst

21/10/2025

For the first time, the Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook will include regional-level data – giving industry access to more localised, accurate insights about production and markets across Australia.

To make this happen, Hort Innovation and Freshlogic (now part of Kynetec) need your input!

They’re asking growers to complete a quick 3–5 minute survey to help fine-tune regional yield estimates and make sure the data reflects what’s really happening on the ground.

🙌As a thank you, every grower who completes the survey will receive a free snapshot of wholesale and retail market pricing for your nominated crop category from the past month.

This update to the Handbook marks a huge step forward in providing more useful, locally relevant data to help growers, researchers, and industry plan for the future.

👉 Take the short survey here: https://survey.euro.confirmit.com/wix/4/p614864643394.aspx

08/09/2025

More great news for the value add food manufacturing industry in Australia.

Regional Development Australia (RDA) Sydney is part of a Federal Government initiative that seeks to create strong, confident and vibrant regions. RDA Sydney provides support, promotion and advocacy for the NSW Regions through the NSW RDA Network.

19/08/2025

New grants for farmers in the north! 🤝

The Atherton Tablelands Integrated Collaboration (ATIC) is a first-of-its-kind partnership between the Queensland Government and Sustainable Table, created to support farmers in the Atherton Tablelands to transition to regenerative agriculture to protect our valuable farming land, waterways and the Great Barrier Reef.

We’re excited to announce 2 new grant streams to help you grow your knowledge and implement real on-ground change.

Education and Capacity Building Grants – EOIs close 3 September 2025 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wUZb3

Practice Change Implantation Grants – EOIs close 23 September 2025 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wUZb4

For more information or to talk through your project idea, contact Sustainable Table at [email protected].

These grants are proudly funded by the Queensland Government’s Queensland Reef Water Quality Program and delivered by Sustainable Table as part of the Atherton Tablelands Integrated Collaboration (ATIC).

19/08/2025

AgriFood Catalyst is excited for the opportunity to provide real impact/feedback into the future of the region. As part of our role we will be talking with stakeholders to get feedback for the regional action plans. These plans will shape our region's. If you want to be involved, provide feedback or share your thoughts - please contact me at [email protected]

For further information Department of Primary Industries (Queensland) https://lnkd.in/gmjx_Ak3

10/07/2025

A great opportunity to tell your story

📣 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! 📣

The NRWC is building a national photo archive with the theme, In Her Boots, showcasing the strength, resilience, and leadership of women across rural, regional, and remote (RRR) Australia.

Show us through your lens women doing what they love, in the places they live and work. Whether it’s coaching a soccer team, working the land, running a classroom, or leading change — we want to see it!

You're also invited to reflect through your photographs the changing natural environment that RRR women experience. From droughts to floods, we welcome images that show how women are adapting to and responding to the impacts of climate change in their communities.

🧡 Free to enter
📍 Open to all RRR women
📥 Submit your image via Woobox: https://woobox.com/46rv4t
🔗 Full entry info at www.nrwc.com.au
📅 Entries close 17 August 2025

Help us showcase what it means to walk In Her Boots.

01/07/2025

It's not much longer until Round 4 of Farmer Group Support Funding closes this July 11. However, it's enough time to put together an application if you're quick. Funding from $5,000 to $20,000 is available for farmer group projects that support the adoption of improved farming practices, improved water quality or building local capacity.

If you're interested in applying more information can be found by emailing --> [email protected]

29/06/2025

Join Lara as she talks all things AgriFood with ABC.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-29/food-supply-chain-freight-costs-farmers-and-remote-communities/105382150?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other&fbclid=IwY2xjawLNgehleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFERnd1N245OFJXa2pTOVJwAR4EQ-PCITDvduHpydQGfMhHtNTScJ4BRx8SYUZK9ZYTGNJs1MwiXFG5l3mipA_aem__s8zcW719h-StbFZcTfSqA

Most "fresh" food travels thousands of kilometres to be sorted, divvied up and, in some cases, sent back to the place it came from — at huge cost to farmers and shoppers. But some new options are starting to sprout.