Tax and regulation for farm business sustainability
Farm Policy Journal, Spring 2018
Growing collaboration and innovation within rural research and development
Farm Institute Insights, August 2018
Tax and regulation for farm business sustainability
Farm Policy Journal, Spring 2018
AFI research
Enhancing Private-Sector Investment in R,D&E
AFI research
The implications of digital agriculture and big data
AFI in the news
Recent Institute media coverage
John Ralph Essay Competition 2018
Essays arguing for or against the proposition 'Society should determine the right to farm' were invited for submission in the 2018 John Ralph Essay Competition.
Submissions closed at 5 pm on 3 September 2018.
Prizes: $5000 (Open) and $1000 (Novice), plus one year's AFI membership and attendance to the Australian Agriculture Roundtable on 16 October for both winners.
Photo: Rosalee Yagihara
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Opening the GATE: Moving R&D into the future
The GATE is a collaborative research and technology site specifically designed to cultivate and develop agtech ideas, and fast-track development to increase productivity. Providing a unique opportunity for agtech developers to access DPI R&D expertise and collaborate with technology providers, business services and investors to create commercialised products for the agricultural sector.
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Why farmers must be involved in the animal welfare policy environment
Rob Egerton-Warburton
Before spending the past year on the RSPCA WA Board, the definition of animal welfare was not something I’d ever had reason to question much. However, it seems that my definition as a farmer is very different to that arrived at by people from other backgrounds. It all comes down to death versus discomfort. As a farmer, keeping livestock alive and healthy is the primary goal which preoccupies most – if not all – management decisions.
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Precision to Decision Agriculture (P2D) project
The Accelerating Precision Agriculture to Decision Agriculture (P2D) project worked with producers from a range of agricultural industries to establish the best ways to remove current barriers to digital agriculture and how data use can deliver the biggest returns to the property gate.
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Australian Agriculture Roundtable 2018
Many of today’s agricultural policy issues are emotive and personal. Most people would agree that regulation should be based on evidence rather than belief, so how do you have a constructive discussion that leads to workable policy outcomes when you are asking to temper emotion with facts?
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