Research - Research for Agriculture

National Fungicide Resistance Workshop attendees

Getting the message right when fungicide resistance strikes

Equipping grain growers and advisers with the information and advice they need to protect crops from disease when fungicide resistance has developed was a key topic at the National Fungicide Resistance Workshop held recently in Melbourne.

Jan 8, 2020

crops, event

Rethinking climate modelling to prepare for even hotter temperatures

Researchers compared two major climate modelling methods, transient climate where the global temperatures are consistently rising over the next 80 years and equilibrium climate where the temperatures rise and reach a steady equilibrium over the course of centuries.

Jan 7, 2020

climate, research

Agriculture run-off greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and streams have increased

Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide from rivers and streams have increased since the 1900s, largely thanks to the use of nitrogen fertilisers in agriculture, according to Australian and international research.

Jan 7, 2020

climate, water

Pigeonpea needs integrated weed management

Pigeonpea might not be well known in Australia, but there are more than a billion people in Asia and Africa who eat this dried grain legume in a variety of dishes, and global demand is high.

Jan 7, 2020

crops, industry, research

Trashed farmland could be a conservation treasure

Low-productivity agricultural land could be transformed into millions of hectares of conservation reserve across the world, according to University of Queensland-led research.

Dec 18, 2019

environment, research

‘Uncontested lands’ could help Australia meet its Sustainable Development Goals

Conservation and agriculture often clash over contested spaces and yet there are many ‘uncontested lands’, where low modern agricultural productivity and degradation make them potentially easier acquisitions that can be restored for long-term conservation benefits.

Dec 11, 2019

environment, research

Oregano powder shows promise as a way to cut antibiotic use in farm animals

Oregano powder may one day help reduce the use of antibiotics in farm animals, with Australian research showing it has a mild effect on the bacteria grown in the lab from chickens’ guts.

Dec 11, 2019

livestock, research

Climate change costs US fishing jobs

Many commentators warn about the wider social impacts of climate change, such as job losses, but the extent of those impacts is not always clear. A new study of the New England fishing industry in the US (which employs 20 per cent of US commercial…

Dec 11, 2019

aquaculture, fisheries, research

Benefits and risks for marine life from CO2 removal approaches

A new Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) study has identified potential benefits and risks for marine ecosystems from two of the key approaches for carbon removal proposed to cut atmospheric carbon levels and slow climate change.

Dec 10, 2019

environment, research

Climate change could decimate global food production

One of the first studies to examine the effects of climate change on multiple food systems – instead of one food system alone – reveals that about 90% of the world’s human population (7.2 billion people) may lose food production in both agriculture and marine…

Dec 4, 2019

research

Soil study shows Australia at its most stripped back

New research from The Australian National University (ANU) and Geoscience Australia could provide a much clearer picture of the Australian landscape, and how to better manage it under a changing climate.

Dec 4, 2019

climate, environment

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