Bank on weed seed research to boost grain production
The behaviour of weeds has changed significantly in Western Australia over the past three decades, which has resulted in the increased emergence of minor weeds.
Category: Soil & Land
Investing in agritech to enhance sustainable farming practices
The Australian Government is backing new technology to help Australian farms become more drought resilient.
Empowering wine communities to map their climate future
A world-leading resource developed in Australia is empowering local grapegrowers and winemakers to plan for the effects of climatic variability and climate change that are forecast in the next decade and into the next generation.
Soil pH, SU herbicide and legumes
Have your legumes been struggling? Charles Sturt University research into the interaction of soil pH and the breakdown of sulfonylurea (SU) herbicide may hold a clue.
Species interactions are the hidden key to understanding non-native plant impacts
New research published in the journal Science shows that non-native plants interact differently with insects and soil microbes than native plants, which has dramatic consequences for carbon cycling.
Best winter cropping outlook in four years is welcome news for Aussie farmers
Projected rainfall combined with earlier rainfall has many Australian farmers positively positioned ahead of the winter season, with the current winter cropping outlook looking to be the best since 2016.
Turning wine industry waste into premium products
The clean and green by-products of the Australian wine industry are ripe for upcycling, and that’s exactly what’s happening in a new initiative from Swisse Wellness, the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and Swinburne University of Technology.
Conservation goals may be stymied by a lack of land for biodiversity offsetting
Developers may struggle to find enough land to offset the biodiversity impacts of future development, according to a University of Queensland study.
Rainfall anomalies ‘significant driver’ of cropland expansion
Repeated annual rainfall shortages contribute to cropland expansion and deforestation in the developing world, according to a study.
Big data reveals we’re running out of time to save environment and ourselves
The use of big data can help scientists’ chart not only the degradation of the environment but can be part of the solution to achieve sustainability, according to a new commentary paper.
Global soil library will help us better know the living skin of planet Earth
Soils are the basis of life and while humanity is building extensive genomic libraries there is no comprehensive library of the soils upon which much of life on Earth relies.
New report tells grim story of heat, drought and fire
Record hot weather, drought and a devastating bushfire season in 2019 damaged our environment and natural resources on an unprecedented scale, according to the annual Australia’s Environment Report.