Agriculture’s record year, but challenges remain
A forecast all-time high $65.9 billion in production value this fiscal year confirms Australian agriculture is in the midst of an exceptional rebound from drought.
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Agriculture’s record year, but challenges remain
A forecast all-time high $65.9 billion in production value this fiscal year confirms Australian agriculture is in the midst of an exceptional rebound from drought.
Aquaculture to lead seafood’s pandemic recovery
Australia’s seafood industry is on the cusp of an aquaculture -led recovery, with salmon, prawns and oysters expected to help lift the sector back into positive territory.
Average farm cash incomes up 18 per cent to $184k
Farm cash income for broadacre farms is projected to increase by around 18 per cent at the national level to average $184,000 per farm in 2020–21.
Plant clock could be the key to producing more food for the world
A University of Melbourne led study has established how plants use their metabolism to tell time and know when to grow – a discovery that could help leverage growing crops in different environments, including different seasons, different latitudes or even in artificial environments and vertical…
Global catalogue of ecosystems launched to enable coordinated conservation efforts
UNSW and The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have launched the world’s first Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-ever comprehensive system for classifying and mapping all ecosystems on Earth based on both their functions and composition. The typology allows for more coordinated…
Science takes guesswork out of cheese production and reduces waste
Making cheese leaves a lot to chance as a batch could be ripened for months or even years before a problem is discovered, which could send a prized batch of cheddar to be sold off cheap as an ingredient for processed cheese.
Fresh look at the megatrends shaping Australian agriculture
ABARES and CSIRO have analysed how five megatrends shaping Australia’s food and fibre industries in coming decades will present both great opportunities and challenges for farmers, government and the economy. The Insights article Stocktake of Megatrends shaping Australian agriculture, released today, examines these multiple transformative…
The keys to a major boost for hybrid wheat breeding
A new study, led by researchers from The University of Western Australia and scientists and expert plant breeders from Limagrain is set to revolutionise the future of wheat production, with three genes identified that will enable the breeding of hybrid wheat crops that promise higher…
Further action on cadmium needed for global food safety
An international group of leading fertiliser and soils experts have published a major review of the status of the toxic heavy metal cadmium in agricultural systems around the world.
Winter harvest booms, summer cropping on the improve
ABARES has released its Australian crop report – February 2021 and estimates national winter crop production in 2020–21 to be the second biggest harvest on record.
Highlighting the best targets to improve crop yield by following CO2 journey inside the leaf
A team of scientists have measured the relative importance of the different obstacles that carbon dioxide (CO2) encounters in its voyage from the atmosphere to the interior of plant cells, where it is converted into sugars. This research leading method provides much needed information that…