The Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia (ABCA) launched the fourth edition of its Official Australian Reference Guide to Agricultural Biotechnology and GM Crops (the Guide) at the National Press Club in Canberra.
Cross-pollination for macadamias has proved critical for maximising yields in a Hort Innovation pollination research and development project. The project team recently finished up analysis on macadamia cross pollination to better understand the implications on nut production and ensuring adequate pollination takes place.
A major new study that maps potential above ground carbon accumulation rates for forest regrowth across the globe has been published in the journal Nature.
The 2020 Farrer Memorial Medal has been awarded to Dr Lindsay O’Brien for his valuable contribution to wheat breeding and cereal chemistry research that has improved Australia’s cereal production.
The practical steps available to the red meat industry to achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030 (CN30) will be laid out at the next Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association (ICMJ) webinar on September 30 2020.
The Soil Cooperative Research Centre (Soil CRC) has announced a $4 million project with co-investment from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) to investigate innovative solutions for low crop performance on highly calcareous soils.
Entrepreneurs, scientists, bee keepers and university students will be putting their creative marketing and problem solving skills forward at the 2020 Honey Bee Hackathon.