Research - Research for Agriculture

New pasture cultivar to tackle effects of climate change

Murdoch University researchers have delivered a new cultivar of French Serradella that is set to increase the sustainability of Wheatbelt crop-pasture rotations and lower the carbon footprint of cropping by as much as 50 percent.

Apr 2, 2020

crops, research

‘Aussie’ pork from macadamias: taste research

Native macadamia nuts could prove the key to developing a distinctively Australian pork flavour profile.

Apr 1, 2020

livestock, research

What motivates consumers to buy local?

What makes people shun locally-grown fruit and vegetables for national-distribution or imported options? And what can locavore advocates do?

Mar 31, 2020

agriculture, food, research

Wheat curbs methane and fat: dairy study

Feeding dairy cows a high proportion of wheat can substantially mitigate methane, but lowers milk fat concentration, according to Victorian research.

Mar 30, 2020

dairy, environment, research

Boning technique offers possible savings

Partial hot boning could mean more economical meat processing without compromising quality, according to WA researchers.

Mar 27, 2020

research

Weed resistance warning

A weed of Australia’s northern grain regions is displaying strong glyphosate resistance and could become a national headache, according to Queensland research.

Mar 27, 2020

crops, research

Shedding light on how much carbon tropical forests can absorb

Calculating the amount of carbon that tropical forests sequester requires examining a wider range of factors than most researchers undertake, according to a new report.

Mar 25, 2020

environment, research

Carrot disease culprits identified

Australian researchers have identified two main species of a soil-borne organism that cause forking and cavity spot of carrots in Australia.

Mar 25, 2020

biosecurity, crops, research

Meat marbling discovery

New Australian research suggests that marbling is not flecks through the meat, but single strips of fat laid down along predictable pathways.

Mar 24, 2020

livestock, research

Free resistance testing for aphids

A new research initiative is investigating the geographical distribution of insecticide-resistance in green peach aphid across Australian cropping regions.

Mar 23, 2020

biosecurity, pests, research

NSW trials highlight drought-beating biserrula

Biserrula has been the most successful pasture legume to establish and produce seed under severe drought conditions in NSW’s 450mm rainfall region in 2018 and 2019, according to GRDC-backed research.

Mar 23, 2020

environment, research

Toxic plants killing wombats

Endangered southern hairy-nosed wombats could be dying because drought and weed infestation is forcing the marsupials to eat toxic invasive plants, according to new research.

Mar 23, 2020

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