Researchers from The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture are concerned that the worldwide adoption of biotechnology to improve crop production has stalled. (more…)
Month: April 2021
Global demand for wheat drives Australian innovation
With world consumption of wheat forecast to rise to a record high in 2021-2020, Aussie farmers are looking for reliable wheat varieties to grow in increasingly harsh environments. (more…)
Environment, agriculture and NRM groups unite in national feral fight
Uniting for a vision of a feral free future, NRM Regions Australia, Invasive Species Council, WoolProducers Australia, and Rabbit Free Australia join the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS), as our inaugural Associate Members. (more…)
Three day, online national fruit fly symposium slated for May 4 2021
The ongoing battle against fruit fly, which continues to threaten over half of Australia’s $13 billion horticulture sector and the 60,000 people it employs, is to be discussed at a national three day forum from 4-6 May 2021. (more…)
Syngenta Australia partners with Landcare Australia to help improve on-farm biodiversity
Syngenta Australia and Landcare Australia have announced their partnership to enhance biodiversity on a selected agricultural site in Australia. The Syngenta Enhancing Biodiversity Project, managed by Landcare Australia, aligns with Syngenta’s 2020-2025 Good Growth Plan, which aims to support farmers to combat the impacts of climate change and enhance biodiversity for a more productive agricultural…
UWA researchers discover the cause of devastating crop disease
Researchers at The University of Western Australia have identified the cause of the devastating faba bean gall disease for the first time, a disease that causes significant destruction of bean crops in Ethiopia and China. (more…)