Farming & Food

Breakthrough study points to large climate benefits from small fraction of global croplands

Games Grade, gamersgrade.com, 22/10/2021 Agricultural soils are the largest anthropogenic emission source of nitrous oxide (N O)a greenhouse gas 300 […]

Research targets high value meat and wool markets

Get Farming, Other, 22/10/2021 Research is helping Merino producers diversify their business to meet consumer demands, improve wool production and […]

Virtual fencing could be the way of the future for farmers

Grenfell Record online Growing up in regional Australia, it was not unusual to visit friends who lived on farms just […]

Balance in carbon retention

Stock Journal Australia, Other, 23/10/2021, Kiara Stacey Soil carbon has become a hot subject, with benefits in terms of climate […]

CEFC in $50m agri-platform investment

FS Sustainability, Other, 19/10/2021, Rachel Alembakis The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has invested $50 million towards a sustainable farming platform […]

How sugarcane at Mackay’s Biocommodities Pilot Plant will tap into $700 billion industry

Townsville Bulletin, Other, 14/10/2021, Heidi Petith Hungry little yeasts and sugar will play a key role in a synthetic biology […]

New variant of deadly Hendra virus an “extreme concern”

ABC Online, Other, 15/10/2021 There's concern about a new strain of the deadly hendra virus which is carried by flying […]

Fruit farmers weather the destructive force of climate change

WA Today Online Some of Australia's favourite crops are on the decline and consumers will soon be paying more, writes […]

Innovative mice monitoring tools helps farmers track mice populations

The Area News, Other, 17/10/2021 With rodent activity only rising, farmers will now be able to stay one step ahead […]