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Irrigation Australia Conference & Trade Show 2012
The 2012 Conference will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 26-28 June 2012. It will be the single largest irrigation event ever staged in Australia as it will be combined with:
- ICID 63rd International Executive Council and Meeting
- 7th Asian Regional Conference
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2012-13 Federal Budget delivers a real and continued investment in agriculture and in our regional and rural communities
8 May 2012
Dear Stakeholder,
This Government is committed to safeguarding Australia’s agricultural sector, our people and our environment and protecting our reputation as a reliable exporter of high-quality food and fibre. A $524.2 million investment in our biosecurity system from this year’s Budget will deliver a state-of-the-art quarantine facility and strengthen Australia’s defences against pests and diseases. The Government is also prioritising the reform of the century-old Biosecurity Act to modernise our legislation, create a responsive and flexible operating environment, and maintain our world-class biosecurity system. All up, the funding announced in the 2012-13 Federal Budget will see more than $1.6 billion invested in biosecurity by the Australian Government since the Beale review.
This year’s Budget provides an estimated $235.9 million to match research and development expenditure by Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) in 2012-13. This funding will continue to drive production and growth, as well as consolidate Australia’s reputation as a competent, high-quality producer at the domestic and international level. To date, the four budgets handed down by this Government have contributed $886.3 million in matching expenditure to RDCs. By the end of next financial year, that investment will have climbed to $1.1 billion.
Hand in hand with these on-the-ground efforts is the Government’s existing $1.7 billion land sector package, which includes $429 million Carbon Farming Futures Package. Funding is currently being rolled out across the country for research projects which will help farmers get involved and take advantage of the great opportunities the packages provide.
In addition to delivering a surplus, the Australian Government is making the investments needed to drive Australia forward and help our farmers and regional communities take advantage of those opportunities.
Carbon Farming Workshops by Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Sessions in New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia are confirmed. Full details of all session can be found by clicking here
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National Water Commission welcomes renewed reform role
Chair of the National Water Commission (NWC) Ms Chloe Munro has welcomed today's decision by the Australian Government that the Commission will continue to operate as an independent and expert national agency to oversee water reform.
'The announcement by the Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water Senator Don Farrell reflects the positive findings and recommendations of the independent review conducted by Dr David Rosalky, which was tabled in Parliament today.
'Commissioners welcome the release of this report, which after extensive consultation with stakeholders concluded "the role that can be played by a specialist and independent body like the NWC is likely to be even more important in the future".
R&D decline linked to falling productivity
New research by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences has pinpointed a link between a decline in agricultural R&D and a significant slowing in broadacre industry productivity over the past decade. Analysis suggests that the structural break in broadacre productivity trend which occurred in the mid 1990s and could not be entirely attributed to adverse climatic conditions.
Stagnating investment in agricultural R&D -- actually declining when expressed as a percentage of agricultural gross value of production -- was likely to concern many stakeholders given the long lags of 35 years or more observed between public R&D investment and subsequent improvement in productivity growth. The research lends support to the argument that public investment in agricultural R&D has been critical in boosting agricultural productivity in the past and is likely to be just as important in the future.
The Bureau said while R&D was likely to be important to enabling agricultural productivity growth, it was by no means the only factor. In addition to technological advancements, increased innovative capacity in the agricultural sector was also needed through higher levels of skill and education, removal of unnecessary regulation, and improvements to market access and public infrastructure.