17975 /news/t/agriculture-food en Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock /news/article/2024/11/collaboration-key-ultimate-genotypes-plants-and-livestock <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Õ¬Äе¼º½ researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-11-20T12:45:00+10:00">20 November 2024</span></div></div></div> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 02:49:40 +0000 uqebla11 136430 at /news Mitigating heat stress in heifers to prevent stock losses /news/article/2024/10/mitigating-heat-stress-heifers-prevent-stock-losses <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A three-year pilot project led by Õ¬Äе¼º½ has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-11-19T06:00:00+10:00">19 November 2024</span></div></div></div> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 03:17:55 +0000 uqccla12 136365 at /news Fermenting a future for food in Australia /news/article/2024/11/fermenting-future-food-australia <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Forming 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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-11-18T08:00:00+10:00">18 November 2024</span></div></div></div> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:30:16 +0000 uqnroock 136393 at /news Researchers target sorghum breeding to boost grain crops /news/article/2024/08/researchers-target-sorghum-breeding-boost-grain-crops <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A research team led by Õ¬Äе¼º½ is on track to solve a major problem for Australian farmers using targeted breeding to improve yields for sorghum crops.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-10-28T06:00:00+10:00">28 October 2024</span></div></div></div> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 05:35:24 +0000 uqccla12 136134 at /news Aussie avocado technology to hit Latin America /news/article/2024/10/aussie-avocado-technology-hit-latin-america <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A tissue-culture propagation technology developed at Õ¬Äе¼º½ to grow hundreds of plants from a single cutting is set to bolster avocado production across Latin America.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-10-09T11:15:00+10:00">9 October 2024</span></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:52:45 +0000 uqmjon20 136318 at /news Unique building to grow precision plant research at Õ¬Äе¼º½ /news/article/2024/10/unique-building-grow-precision-plant-research-uq <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A high-tech building with rooms to mimic environments from rainforests to deserts will help Australian plant scientists and industry improve crop productivity and secure </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-10-04T10:00:00+10:00">4 October 2024</span></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Oct 2024 01:16:36 +0000 uqnroock 136300 at /news Õ¬Äе¼º½ model predicts tick cases in Queensland pets /news/article/2024/09/uq-model-predicts-tick-cases-queensland-pets <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">For the first time Õ¬Äе¼º½ scientists have been able to make a prediction about the severity of upcoming tick seasons to help vet surgeries and pet owners prepare. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-26T06:00:00+10:00">26 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:14:09 +0000 uqnroock 136232 at /news Lighting a path to the future of vertical farming /news/article/2024/09/lighting-path-future-of-vertical-farming <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Technology and improved plant science are the keys to indoor farming contributing to global food needs, according to Õ¬Äе¼º½â€™s Professor of Protected Cropping. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-25T06:00:00+10:00">25 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Fri, 20 Sep 2024 01:13:53 +0000 uqnroock 136262 at /news Science backs traditional knowledge of Kakadu plum health benefits /news/article/2024/09/science-backs-traditional-knowledge-of-kakadu-plum-health-benefits <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Õ¬Äе¼º½ research has confirmed antioxidant properties in an Australian bushfood used by Indigenous people for generations.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-18T06:00:00+10:00">18 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:56:26 +0000 uqnroock 136250 at /news A quantum leap for biology /news/article/2024/08/quantum-leap-biology <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Õ¬Äе¼º½ has launched a $45 million research initiative to position Australia as a global leader in quantum biotechnology, and tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-03T06:00:00+10:00">3 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:17:36 +0000 uqebla11 136170 at /news