Sustainability debate needs good balance

Sustainability debate needs good balance

Australian Farm Institute’s (AFI) recent roundtable event explored the thorny topic of ESG – investor shorthand to value an industry or company’s performance on environmental, social, and corporate governance metrics – and how it relates to agriculture. In feeding the...
Recipe for averting disaster

Recipe for averting disaster

THE role of leadership in driving change to address the safety risk of sexual harassment in farm workplaces was featured in the agenda of this year’s FarmSafe Australia National Conference, aptly themed ‘Recipe for Averting Disaster’. I was given the task of chairing...
Biosecurity: The case for investment

Biosecurity: The case for investment

Protecting South Australian livestock and crops from exotic pests and diseases is essential to primary production, both supporting on-farm productivity and helping to underpin our international competitiveness in the trade of agricultural goods. Given the importance...
Program celebrates great school engagement

Program celebrates great school engagement

Sustainable food production has been front of mind for thousands of South Australian students thanks to an innovative education initiative.  Educating Kids About Agriculture (EKAA), hosted in SA by Primary Producers SA (PPSA), provided teachers and students with...