R4A, Author at Research for Agriculture

Seeking: next crop of world class researchers

High achieving, post-graduate students with an interest in delivering innovative research solutions to the problems facing Australian grain growers are encouraged to apply for a Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) scholarship.

Sep 14, 2021

grains, scholarship

Growing more food with a reduced carbon footprint

The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to identify how smallholder farms can grow more food with a reduced carbon footprint.

Sep 14, 2021

agriculture, research

News

Less than one month to go! Grant applications closing for innovative agricultural projects

Do you have a research project with the potential to provide a solution to a long-term issue facing the Australian agricultural industry?

Sep 9, 2021

agriculture, news

End of a five-star career that strengthened Australia’s grains and pulse industry

Internationally renowned NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Senior Plant Pathologist, Dr. Kevin Moore, is calling it a day on his stellar career with 55 years of significant contribution to the nation’s valuable grains and pulse industry.

Sep 7, 2021

agriculture, grains

Record canola spurs another wonder winter crop

Australian winter crops are set for another bumper year with favourable conditions and a record amount of land sown to winter crops.

Sep 7, 2021

agriculture, crops

New research hub to transform Australian agriculture with next-gen smart fertilisers

A new multidisciplinary Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub for Smart Fertilisers at the University of Melbourne will develop a new class of fertilisers and inhibitors for Australian farmers.

Sep 6, 2021

research

News

Farmbot wins Sustainability, CleanTech, Agtech Scale-Up Technology of the Year

Remote water monitoring solution provider, Farmbot, recognised as the inaugural winner of the hotly contested Technology Scale-Up Award.

Sep 6, 2021

agriculture, news, technology

Lincoln University Dairy Farm launches new dairy sector research

Lincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF) is launching three new farm systems initiatives at its demonstration farm, all geared at sustainable dairy farming practices.

Sep 2, 2021

dairy, research

Helping Farmers Benefit from Soil Management

The Australian Government has released for public consultation a draft soil carbon method for the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).

Aug 30, 2021

agriculture, soil

Aquaculture now largest sector of seafood industry

Australia’s aquaculture sector continues on a trajectory of steady growth, but the entire industry has experienced disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest edition of ABARES’s Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics.

Aug 24, 2021

aquaculture, industry

News

Helping young Australians make agriculture future-ready

Investing in a future-ready agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector is the goal of the 2022 Science and Innovation Awards grant program, with applications now open.

Aug 17, 2021

agriulture, awards, grants, news