Media Releases

For the first time in more than 40 years, NSW Government’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) scientists are collaborating on a national program to identify elite chickpea rhizobia inoculant strains, helping farmers reduce synthetic nitrogen fertiliser use in crops.

Construction has begun on $31 million infrastructure upgrades at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI) as part of the Minns Labor Government’s commitment to protecting the state’s agriculture sector, supporting research and innovation and strengthening our biosecurity capabilities.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Farms of the Future team, in partnership with Western Landcare NSW, is delivering a series of Agtech Fundamentals workshops across Western NSW from 2 – 11 June 2026.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has been recognised nationally, winning the Planning Institute of Australia Climate Change and Resilience National Award for Planning Excellence, for its Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) project.

A Dairy UP research project is investigating how Kikuyu grass becomes toxic, to help develop safe grazing management practices for dairy farmers.

A new $10.7 million hi-tech biosecurity platform, built on advances made during the COVID-19 pandemic and the latest in DNA technology, will make it easier and faster for scientists and researchers from around Australia to identify pest and disease threats to our primary industries.

Leaving a dog unattended in a hot car will soon be illegal in New South Wales under new legislation being introduced to NSW Parliament today to strengthen the state’s animal welfare laws.

Scientists from the NSW Government’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) are taking the lead on multi-million-dollar research projects focussing on tackling soil-borne diseases that are costing Australian crop farmers more than a billion dollars a year.

More than 150,000 Mulloway and Dusky Flathead fingerlings have been released into key NSW fishing locations as part of the Minns Labor Government’s NSW Marine Stocking Program.