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…)
Tag: research
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…)
Scholar pushes livestock sector to embrace PA and VRT
Precision agriculture (PA) and variable rate technology (VRT) have long been used by the cropping industry to enhance productivity, while the livestock sector has often lagged behind in its uptake of these technologies. (more…)
Dr Felicity Harris - research agronomist
NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) research agronomist Dr Felicity Harris has won the 2017 Young Agronomist Award presented at the Australian Society of Agronomy Conference in Ballarat. (more…)