New home for oysters
More than 50,000 native oysters have been introduced to Windara Reef as part of Australia’s biggest reef restoration project, led by The Nature Conservancy.
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Latest innovation in herbicide resistant hybrid canola travels 13,000km from Chile for Australian first in farming
Following the Chinese government’s approval of the Bayer-developed TruFlex® herbicide resistant trait, market-leading seed producer Pacific Seeds has announced the launch of two new canola varieties that integrate the Truflex trait.
Women in agriculture say barriers to equality persist
Women in agriculture around the world, whether in developing or developed countries, say widespread gender discrimination persists and poses obstacles to their ability to help feed the world, according to a new study from Corteva AgriscienceTM, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont.
Case Study: IB Logistics, Queensland
Simplicity equals efficiency for cane contractor. Technology is often touted as the way forward for a more energy efficient agribusiness sector, but contract sugar cane harvester Dale Bray from IB Logistics is finding that simple can be better than complex.
Fencing protects rare wombat joey
Celebrating the birth of a rare northern hairy-nosed wombat joey at a Qld nature refuge established to help save the species.
Giddy up: help for plump ponies is fast on its way
QUT Professor Martin Sillence, from QUT’s School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, said a new veterinary drug related to one used to treat human metabolic syndrome has been found to prevent laminitis in ponies with the equine version of metabolic syndrome.
Cuteness alert! The adventures of Derek the wombat
Derek rose to fame when captured on video frolicking across his local beach. It was a day like any other for the eight-month-old wombat joey.
Farmers call for rebalancing of proposed Cape York water plan
The draft Cape York water plan must be revamped to encourage more agricultural development balanced with the protection of the unique environmental and cultural values of the region, AgForce said.
A step forward to making crops tolerate drought
QUT researchers are part of an international consortium of researchers whose work hopes to future-proof crops against the impacts of global climate change.