Posts by Alex Mead

CSIRO’s dual-purpose cropping system claims an Australian record in canola harvest

Food Magazine Australia, Other, 24/02/2021, Mike Wheeler A New South Wales mixed farming business, previously described as "heavily in drought […]

Aussie SMEs get a cyber upgrade

Information Age, Other, 23/02/2021, Casey Tonkin Small businesses are getting a helping hand with their cyber security thanks to a […]

Fresh look at the megatrends shaping Australian agriculture

Fresh Plaza, Other, 23/02/2021 ABARES and CSIRO have analysed how five megatrends shaping Australia’s food and fibre industries in coming […]

A battery-led revolution is changing the way you’ll move

Australian Financial Review, Other, 23/02/2021, Toby Hagon Combustion engines, computer chips and the internet helped shape the 20th century; batteries […]

2021 CSIRO Alumni Scholarship in Physics

The 2021 CSIRO Alumni Scholarship ceremony was held online due to Covid-19 restrictions. This year’s winner was Alison Campbell and […]

Blind luck and Nullarbor cavers help WA Museum bring four new trapdoor spider species into the light

ABC Online, Other, 22/02/2021, Emma Wynne Handy scientific detective work has led to the discovery of four new species of […]

Australia National Insect Collection virtual tour

Our Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) team have opened their doors to us for a virtual tour. Watch here: https://youtu.be/hJQZo1CyIIY

CSIRO wheat breeder Greg Rebetzke wins GRDC Excellence award

The Land Australia, Other, 18/02/2021, Olivia Calver CSIRO Agriculture and Food chief research scientist Greg Rebetzke was awarded the 2021 […]

Crown rot solutions pour into wheat breeding pipeline

groundcover.grdc.com.au, Other, 18/02/2021, Richard Trethowan Yield losses from Fusarium crown rot can be as high as 50 per cent in […]