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Agriculture Value-Add Grants Awarded
The Northern Territory Government has awarded Round 2 of the Agricultural Value-Add Grant, with 8 local businesses set to receive a total of $258,000 in funding, boosting jobs, investment, and innovation across the Territory’s $1.4 billion primary industries sector.
New field guide to help Territory growers tackle crop weeds
Territory growers now have a practical new tool to help them correctly identify and manage weeds in their cropping systems, with the release of the Common Northern Territory Crop Weeds Field Guide.
A boost for recreational fishers
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has announced a boost for recreational fishers, with the deployment of four new Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) off the Darwin coastline.
First NT detection of Hendra virus in a bat
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) has confirmed the Northern Territory’s first detection of Hendra virus in a bat, following a positive test result on 11 December 2025.
Livestock Industries 2025 recap
This year the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Livestock Industries team has worked on many key research and extension activities across the NT.
Indonesian agriculture delegation welcomed to the NT
The Northern Territory (NT) Department of Agriculture and Fisheries welcomed the Indonesian Ambassador, His Excellency Dr Siswo Pramono, and a delegation of senior Indonesian officials from the Ministry of Agriculture of Indonesia to the Territory to continue to strengthen agricultural trade ties.
Potential Northern Australia spices trial harvesting at Katherine
In late November 2025, trials of sesame and fennel that were associated with 2 ongoing research projects, Great Northern Spices and AgriFutures Sesame research and development program, were harvested at Katherine Research Station (KRS).
Improving the moo-vement, one yard at a time
This year the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries research farm management team has been building new yards at the Old Man Plains (OMP) Research Station. The original yards on OMP were ingeniously built from various scrap materials over the years however as a result, some facilities were less than ideal.
Stronger together: GEBC and ranger groups deliver a successful year for gamba eradication
Rangers from 27 Indigenous ranger groups contributed to this year’s survey and treatment effort across the Top End in collaboration with the Northern Land Council’s Gamba Eradication and Biodiversity Conservation (GEBC) Project.
Channel Point Black Jewfish management measures
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) is taking action to protect Black Jewfish at Channel Point for future generations, urging all fishers to avoid the area during a temporary exclusion period from 1 November 2025 to 28 February 2026.