Building soil carbon with beneficial microbes
Field trials conducted at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» show microbial biotechnology could be a game-changer for farming with simultaneous benefits for soil regeneration, crop yield and carbon sequestration.
9 April 2025
Texture toolkit is a recipe for food success
Researchers at FaBA have developed a toolkit to help manufacturers improve the texture of products to be more appealing to consumers.
3 April 2025
Sites needed to trial tactics for troublesome weed
New sites for field trials of a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» strategy to combat Phalaris are needed in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales.
27 March 2025
Research from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has found the sex of feral pigs and seasonal conditions are likely to intensify potential disease outbreaks in pig populations.
13 March 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» studies have used a natural tree sap gum and light to extend the shelf life of fresh fruit and vegetables to combat food waste.
26 February 2025
When it comes to trade in seafood, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers say Australia's border is like a net full of holes.
18 February 2025Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.
14 February 2025
A first-of-its-kind program will encourage university students from diverse disciplines to ‘test-drive’ a career in Australia’s agriculture industry.
29 January 2025
Years of scouring the bush and breeding work at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» have resulted in new varieties of a native Australian plant valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry.
20 January 2025
Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia and New Zealand, according to new research.
7 January 2025
Technology that combines infrared lighting, robotics and a retroreflective marker is allowing scientists to follow and film insects as they fly in their natural environment.
5 December 2024
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype.
20 November 2024
A three-year pilot project led by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.
19 November 2024
Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia.
18 November 2024-Megan-Pope-Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»_620.jpg?itok=uTpSZiOn "Professor David Jordan, Dr Geetika Geetika and Professor Andrew Borrell investigate a sorghum crop.")
A research team led by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» is on track to solve a major problem for Australian farmers using targeted breeding to improve yields for sorghum crops.
28 October 2024
A tissue-culture propagation technology developed at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» to grow hundreds of plants from a single cutting is set to bolster avocado production across Latin America.
9 October 2024
A high-tech building with rooms to mimic environments from rainforests to deserts will help Australian plant scientists and industry improve crop productivity and secure future food supplies.
4 October 2024
For the first time Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» scientists have been able to make a prediction about the severity of upcoming tick seasons to help vet surgeries and pet owners prepare.
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