New Biosecurity Training Centre
Australian biosecurity will receive an important boost with a new Biosecurity Training Centre set to underpin a skilled and responsive biosecurity workforce.
Month: January 2022
3D printing trial begins at red meat processing plants
The Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) has begun trials of 3D printing at red meat processing plants with the delivery and installation of two 3D printers at two plants.
New pre-breeding co-investment to tackle sorghum lodging
A new $11.6 million, five-and-a-half-year joint investment is aiming to address lodging in sorghum – an issue that is consistently rated as the most significant concern facing Australian sorghum growers and costing on average $12 million worth in yield loss annually.
Southern Cross researchers help shape federal blue carbon credit system
Southern Cross University researchers have played a major role in the development of the world’s first blue carbon accounting model (BlueCAM), adopted by the Australian Federal Government.
CABI to lead assessment of data across ACIAR research portfolio
CABI is to lead an assessment of data management and FAIR data principles in research conducted by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) with a view to considering the barriers to data utility in its investment portfolio.
Summer crop production opportunities after waterlogging explored
A new Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) investment aims to provide grain growers in southern Western Australia with a range of spring and summer cropping options to explore production opportunities as well as address the impacts of excessive winter waterlogging.