When it comes to trade in seafood, ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearchers say Australia's border is like a net full of holes.
18 February 2025·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.
14 February 2025A first-of-its-kind program will encourage university students from diverse disciplines to ‘test-drive’ a career in Australia’s agriculture industry.
29 January 2025Years of scouring the bush and breeding work at ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵhave resulted in new varieties of a native Australian plant valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry.
20 January 2025Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia and New Zealand, according to new research.
7 January 2025Technology that combines infrared lighting, robotics and a retroreflective marker is allowing scientists to follow and film insects as they fly in their natural environment.
5 December 2024·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype.
20 November 2024A three-year pilot project led by ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵhas shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.
19 November 2024Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia.
18 November 2024A research team led by ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵis on track to solve a major problem for Australian farmers using targeted breeding to improve yields for sorghum crops.
28 October 2024A tissue-culture propagation technology developed at ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵto grow hundreds of plants from a single cutting is set to bolster avocado production across Latin America.
9 October 2024A high-tech building with rooms to mimic environments from rainforests to deserts will help Australian plant scientists and industry improve crop productivity and secure future food supplies.
4 October 2024For the first time ·èÂíÐãÊÓƵscientists have been able to make a prediction about the severity of upcoming tick seasons to help vet surgeries and pet owners prepare.
26 September 2024Technology and improved plant science are the keys to indoor farming contributing to global food needs, according to UQ’s Professor of Protected Cropping.
25 September 2024·èÂíÐãÊÓƵresearch has confirmed antioxidant properties in an Australian bushfood used by Indigenous people for generations.
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