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‘Uncontested lands’ could help Australia meet its Sustainable Development Goals
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‘Uncontested lands’ could help Australia meet its Sustainable Development Goals
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Urban pollen nation: non-native bees take over urban centres
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Urban pollen nation: non-native bees take over urban centres
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Oregano powder shows promise as a way to cut antibiotic use in farm animals
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Oregano powder shows promise as a way to cut antibiotic use in farm animals
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Climate change costs US fishing jobs
Fisheries
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Climate change costs US fishing jobs
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Benefits and risks for marine life from CO2 removal approaches
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Benefits and risks for marine life from CO2 removal approaches
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Climate change could decimate global food production
Crops
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Climate change could decimate global food production
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Soil study shows Australia at its most stripped back
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Soil study shows Australia at its most stripped back
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Raising plants to withstand climate change
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Raising plants to withstand climate change
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This greenhouse gas is worse than CO2 and emissions are going up faster than we thought
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This greenhouse gas is worse than CO2 and emissions are going up faster than we thought
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Climate change is moving fish polewards
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Climate change is moving fish polewards
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Cereal killer’s deadly touch could lead to new wheat threat
Crops
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Cereal killer’s deadly touch could lead to new wheat threat
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Too much sugar doesn’t put the brakes on turbocharged crops
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Too much sugar doesn’t put the brakes on turbocharged crops
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Healthy mangroves help coral reef fisheries under climate stress
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Healthy mangroves help coral reef fisheries under climate stress
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Why plants panic when it rains
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Why plants panic when it rains
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Environmental and health impacts of food
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Environmental and health impacts of food
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Australian honey abuzz with high-value antibacterial activity
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Australian honey abuzz with high-value antibacterial activity
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Is vital freshwater hidden beneath the sea?
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Is vital freshwater hidden beneath the sea?
eventOct 23, 2019 mode_comment0
More than just whale food: krill’s influence on CO2 and global climate
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More than just whale food: krill’s influence on CO2 and global climate
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Scientists find new way to develop drought-resilient crops
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Scientists find new way to develop drought-resilient crops
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Australia has huge potential for shellfish aquaculture
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Australia has huge potential for shellfish aquaculture
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Seed germination breakthrough

Worldwide production of food, beverages and medicinal plants could become cheaper and more reliable using information from a germination breakthrough by La Trobe University scientists.
eventOct 13, 2017
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Lab robots to control antimicrobial resistance on farms

Murdoch University researchers are partnering with industry to investigate the application of laboratory robots to accurately test for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among farmed pigs and chickens.
eventSep 20, 2017
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Portable DNA sequencers help African farmers fight crop disease

Scientists at The University of Western Australia are using new portable DNA sequencing technology for the first time in East Africa to help farmers fight the devastating impact of crop disease.
eventSep 18, 2017
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Trail of 13 million year old gene transfer uncovered

Scientists from Agriculture Victoria have made a world-first scientific discovery that could have various applications in pasture and crop agriculture and positive implications for Australia’s multi-billion dollar livestock industries.
eventSep 9, 2017
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Soil & Land

New research digs deeper into sugarcane soil health

Scientists have learnt new information on a type of underground bacteria that has the potential to enhance the productivity of Australian sugarcane crops, provided modern farming techniques are used.
eventSep 9, 2017
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Livestock

Australian animal and agriculture research hub

Global US food and animal safety company Neogen Corporation is establishing an animal genomics facility at The University of Queensland Gatton campus in a move that will reinforce UQ’s capacity to support the livestock industry and animal breeders.
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Diagnose plant diseases quicker and more accurately

Victoria’s ability to protect its $2.3 billion horticulture industry against devastating bacterial plant diseases is now even more robust thanks to Agriculture Victoria’s world-leading bioscience capabilities.
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Crops

Resistance to major fungal disease in oilseed crops

In a world first, researchers from The University of Western Australia in collaboration with Punjab Agricultural University in India have found the key to resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot, a major fungal disease in Brassica oilseed crops globally.
eventAug 22, 2017
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Eradicating exotic pests with ‘infertility genes’ may be possible

University of Adelaide researchers have shown that it may be possible to eradicate populations of invasive pest animals through the inheritance of a negative gene – a technique known as gene drive.
eventAug 10, 2017
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Research to boost biosecurity measures

Murdoch University is leading the charge to develop a powerful tool to manage key biosecurity threats to Western Australian (WA) grain produce.
eventAug 10, 2017
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Cracking the code of Megapests

For the first time, CSIRO researchers have mapped the complete genome of two closely related megapests potentially saving the international agricultural community billions of dollars a year.
eventAug 9, 2017
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Soil & Land

Engineering solutions manage agricultural soil compaction

Researchers from the University of Western Australia have published research that gives a new perspective on soil compaction management, a concern that costs WA’s agriculture industry an estimated $330 million per year.
eventJun 29, 2017
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Toowoomba scientist helping to end world hunger
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Fauve Buckley – veterinary science student
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Kurow orchardist takes home Central Otago Young Grower title
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Young Aucklander to tackle global food security
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International accolade for photobiologist
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Young Canterbury women lead national seed company
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Young Canterbury women lead national seed company
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DPI researcher receives prestigious Research Medal
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DPI researcher receives prestigious Research Medal
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UK – Former Gurkha wins prestigious award for sustainable grazing idea
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UK – Former Gurkha wins prestigious award for sustainable grazing idea
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Pulse research gets boost
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Pulse research gets boost
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Nadia Engstrom: fisheries scientist
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Nadia Engstrom: fisheries scientist
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Jaqueline Batley awarded Nancy Millis Medal
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Jaqueline Batley awarded Nancy Millis Medal
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Steven Davies: Seafood champion
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Steven Davies: Seafood champion
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Bob Nixon Seed of Light award winner
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Bob Nixon Seed of Light award winner
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The time is now
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The time is now
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Alltech Young Scientist graduate student competition announces regional finalists
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Alltech Young Scientist graduate student competition announces regional finalists
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Growers of Pacific Seeds varieties win all RASQ sorghum awards
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Growers of Pacific Seeds varieties win all RASQ sorghum awards
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SRA appoints Dr Michael O’Shea as Executive Manager, Operations
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SRA appoints Dr Michael O’Shea as Executive Manager, Operations
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Community achievers honoured with Alumni Awards
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Community achievers honoured with Alumni Awards
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