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Month: May 2021

Social Sciences

Instant rice packs a plastic punch

People are consuming three to four milligrams of plastic for every 100 grams of rice they eat, with the number jumping to 13 milligrams per serve for instant rice, according to University of Queensland research.
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What’s new with the weather? Predicting weather extremes

Australia, the driest inhabited continent, is prone to natural disasters and wild swings in weather conditions – from floods to droughts, heatwaves and bushfires.
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Testing the climate-intervention potential of basin-scale seaweed farming

Vast naturally-occurring floating seaweed rafts in the sub-tropical North Atlantic were the focus of new research investigating the climate-intervention potential of seaweed farming.
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Research prompts increase to recommended mouse bait rates

A new research investment by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), led by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has enabled evidence-based increases to zinc phosphide (ZnP) mouse baits that will help grain growers battling above-average mouse numbers in eastern Australia.
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A high-tech response is helping countries win battle against Desert Locusts

For the unsuspecting farmer, the Desert Locust is a formidable enemy. These wretched pests have a voracious appetite, multiply rapidly and travel up to 150 kilometers a day with the capacity to devour vast swathes of crops and pastureland on the way.
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Intra-cellular bacteria study opens new field of study

International experts have described for the first time how healthy plants appear to carry bacteria in their cells, opening a new avenue of research to improve future plant health and propagation efforts – including food crops such as grains and fruit such as grapes.
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Smartening-up meat traceability

Central Queensland University has been awarded a $200,101 traceability grant to improve meat traceability through the existing National Livestock Identification System (NLIS).
eventMay 3, 2021
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