Step mum study aims for better heifer health
Could having a step mum lead to a less-stressed life for dairy calves?
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More countries accepting the environment must take centre stage
New research shows that an increasing number of countries are publishing ecosystem accounts, helping to embed nature in economic and financial decisions.
Research finds Australian wattle seeds have a ‘fire gauge’ and a ‘rain gauge’
Associate Professor Geoff Burrows has discovered the seed coat of Australian wattles has two functions: firstly, to sense when a fire has occurred, and secondly, to determine when enough rain has fallen to allow for successful regeneration.
Deep ripping goes deeper for improved yields
Trials of deep ripping to greater than 450 mm revealed a potential cumulative return on investment of $1 to $29 per hectare over four years by reducing soil strength.
Slow and sticky snail study to benefit agriculture
A USC PhD student is looking for clues in snail mucus trails to find out how the small invertebrates communicate with each other.
R&D fine-tunes fungicide for pyrethrum
New research indicates that Tasmanian pyrethrum growers could increase yields while also reducing input costs for fungal control.
Victorian grower one of the first in Australia to grow TruFlex-triazine canola
West Victorian grower Rowan Scott is one of the first in the country to grow new TruFlex-triazine tolerant stacked canola technology – specifically, Hyola 530XT.
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Maize best-suited for two-crop cotton rotation: study
Maize is a suitable rotation crop for irrigated cotton in a two-crop sequence, but is of little additional benefit in a cotton/wheat/maize sequence, according to NSW DPI research.
Promising fruit fly trap to be tested on grapes
Agriculture Victoria scientists are set to trial a new trapping strategy in Victorian vineyards, in a bid to control a major horticulture pest.
Charles Sturt’s small-scale winemaking to assess smoke taint
The National Wine and Grape Industry Centre is working with grower groups to make wine from samples of grapes from vineyards exposed to smoke.
The skills that agribusiness needs: Amazon boss
What are the skills our education systems should be delivering for the future of agribusiness? Rachael Neumann, head of Australia and NZ startups for Amazon Web Services throws out the challenge.
River Recovery Research Wins ARC Linkage Project Funding
Macquarie University’s Professor Kirstie Fryirs and her team have been awarded $600,000 over three years under the Australian Research Council Linkage Project scheme. This funding, announced by Australian Minister for Education, the Hon. Dan Tehan MP, is augmented with $225,000 from industry. The Linkage Program…