A Curtin University agribusiness student is taking part in research to help boost the productivity of the WA sheep industry thanks to a scholarship from the WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. (more…)
Tag: research
Growing tomorrow’s horticulture
A new Centre for Horticultural Science will be launched at The University of Queensland in 2018 to respond to the demand for plant-based foods, vegetables, fruit and nuts that improve human health. (more…)
Producer consultation guides $9.5m in on-farm research
Livestock producers, through consultation with Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), have directly influenced the investment of $9.5 million of levy funds into 12 new research, development and adoption (RD&A) projects aimed at building the prosperity of the sheepmeat and grassfed beef sectors. (more…)
Latest agricultural research, innovations and perspectives
Agricultural experts from Australia and around the world will be in Tasmania to speak with industry representatives at free events hosted by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA). (more…)
Local farmers creating value from waste
Local farmers have been doing it tough over the past ten years but recently published research by a team from QUT and Griffith University has unearthed a potential antidote to the problem. (more…)
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. (more…)