A successful farm business resilience pilot program run by Dairy Tasmania is being rolled out to other industries, to give Tasmanian farmers the tools they need to prepare for and manage risk, and adapt to a changing climate.

Speaking on the one year anniversary of becoming Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Murray Watt said the Albanese Government had hit the ground running in taking these vital sectors forward.

The Albanese Government’s first Jobs and Skills Council (JSC) is now up and running, which will help the agribusiness sector get the skilled workers they need. 

Repairs to parts of the South Australian Dog Fence damaged during the 2022 Central and South Australian Floods will receive a $2.67 million funding boost through new disaster support, as the Dog Fence Rebuild project reaches the construction halfway point

Primary producers and traders will significantly benefit from new market access opportunities, as the Albanese Government’s Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) comes into force today.