AgriSkills Accelerator given green light
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
New varieties of valuable medicinal plant bred at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»
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
Drug-resistant hookworms put pets and people at risk
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.
26 September 2024
Technology and improved plant science are the keys to indoor farming contributing to global food needs, according to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s Professor of Protected Cropping.
25 September 2024
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» research has confirmed antioxidant properties in an Australian bushfood used by Indigenous people for generations.
18 September 2024
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has launched a $45 million research initiative to position Australia as a global leader in quantum biotechnology, and tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.
3 September 2024
A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» will use synthetic biology to help the world’s biggest businesses transition to net zero.
26 August 2024The long-awaited genome sequencing of Arabica coffee could be the solution to producing a high-quality variety of Australian coffee, according to a University of Queensland researcher.
7 August 2024
A chemical-free method of controlling flystrike in sheep is a step closer, according to University of Queensland research.
15 July 2024
 A new training Centre led by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» of Queensland is partnering with industry to tackle the global crisis of antimicrobial-resistant infections, which affect humans, animals and the environment.
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