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Head Office NSW Agriculture- Orange

Head Office NSW Agriculture- Orange. NSW Agriculture Corporate Goals. Innovative and Internationally Competitive Agricultural Industries Sustainable Management of Natural Resources for Agriculture and the Community Animal and Plant Protection Serving the Broader Community. NSW Agriculture.

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Head Office NSW Agriculture- Orange

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  1. Head Office NSW Agriculture- Orange

  2. NSW Agriculture Corporate Goals • Innovative and Internationally Competitive Agricultural Industries • Sustainable Management of Natural Resources for Agriculture and the Community • Animal and Plant Protection • Serving the Broader Community

  3. NSW Agriculture Director General Dr. R. SheldrakeAO Deputy Director General Dr. M. Curll AO Executive Director Regulatory Executive Director Research Advisory Education Executive Director Planning & Policy Executive Director Administration Chief -Animal Industries Chief -Corporate Services Chief -Plant Industries

  4. New South Wales Agriculture • Total Employees 2,205 • Professional 777 • Technical 545 • Regulatory 146 • Operational 187 • Administrative 460 • Other 90 • Budget AUD $233 Mill

  5. New South Wales- Agriculture • Research Centres of Excellence 9 • Other Research Stations 9 • Local Offices 84 • Agricultural Colleges 2

  6. Functions of NSW Agriculture • Four key functions • - Research • - Extension • - Regulation • - Education

  7. RESEARCH • Largest State owned research organisation in New South Wales. • Approximately 450 research staff in all fields of agriculture. • Funded by industry and Government. • 9 Specialised and integrated centres of excellence. • Integration of research, extension and education services. • Links between other service providers.

  8. RESEARCH AREAS • Armidale Beef • Camden Animal & Plant Health • Yanco Rice & horticulture • Orange Sheep/ Pastures & weeds/ Deciduous Fruit/ Vertebrae pests. • Narrabri Cotton • Wollongbar Environmental Management • Trangie Rangelands Management • Tamworth Northern Farming Systems • Wagga Wagga Viticulture/ Southern Farming • systems

  9. ENVIRONMENT COTTON BEEF NORTHERN FARMING RANGELAND SHEEP WEEDS PESTS LABORATORIES RICE -VEGES WINE

  10. EXTENSION

  11. EXTENSION • Over 400 extension staff in all fields of agriculture. • Specialised • Acts as the bridge between research and farmers and farmers and farmers. • Increased focus on agriculture as a tool for resource management. • Combination of individual visits, group meetings and field days, seminar and media.

  12. REGULATORY • State quarantine • Internal quarantine • Animal disease • Epidemic control • EMAI • Disease diagnosis • Biological control

  13. EDUCATION • 2 Colleges • Provide technical training • Full time diploma • Short courses • Improve the planning and farm business management skills. • Improve the knowledge and skills of staff.

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