Rangeland weeds in splatter gun scope
Splatter gun technology testing is successfully attacking several rangeland weeds, minimising chemical usage and better targeting weed outbreaks.
Category: Case Studies
New tool for sugarcane farmers to help the Great Barrier Reef
In a world first, sugarcane farmers in far north Queensland have a new app by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, that will help them manage fertiliser use and reduce nitrogen runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand unveils new report on shaping the future of the red meat sector
The report by Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) identifies seven key trends shaping the red meat sector, including a growth in alternative models of health and an explosion of personalised health data, emerging technology driving consumer purchasing decisions, a resistance to industrialised food production…
Bee-threatening soil residue up to 14x ‘safe’ levels – study
Traces of a class of insecticides known to pose a risk to honeybees and other ‘friendly’ insects have been found in the soil across nine North Island sites a year or more after the insecticide was applied.
Healthy mangroves help coral reef fisheries under climate stress
Healthy mangroves can help fight the consequences of climate change on coral reef fisheries, according to a University of Queensland-led study.
Australian honey abuzz with high-value antibacterial activity
Australia has at least seven Leptospermum species that produce honey with exceptionally high levels of antibacterial activity, providing the scientific basis to facilitate the entry of Australian honey producers into premium medicinal markets.
Biodiversity key to improving food production
One of the largest international studies ever done has found the more diverse animal, insect and plant life is on food-producing land, the more productive the land is and the less need for fertilisers and pesticides.
Scientists find new way to develop drought-resilient crops
Australian research could help breeders develop more drought-resilient crops that can produce more food and more profit with less water.
Crop it like it’s hot – greenhouses to boost north’s high-value produce
A new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) collaboration is set to supercharge the north’s horticultural industry – by encouraging more producers to invest in protected cropping systems.
A modelling tool to rapidly predict weed spread risk
In the study, published in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution, the researchers developed the tool that uses information about the features of a weed species and the geography of the area in which it has been reported to predict specific locations where the…
New projects tap the pulse of northern Australia
Millions of dollars in investment will support the development of a northern Australian broadacre cropping industry, following a new agreement between the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) announced in far north Queensland.
Sharing flowers may be deadly for native stingless bees
European honey bees could pass their diseases to native stingless bees simply by feeding on the same flowers, according to Australian research, which found five out of six wild stingless bee hives contained a parasite known to infect the gut of adult honey bees.