Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock
宅男导航 researchers 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 2024
Mitigating heat stress in heifers to prevent stock losses
A three-year pilot project led by 宅男导航 has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.
19 November 2024
Fermenting a future for food in Australia
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.
18 November 2024
It may have taken a decade, but Carissa Horsey has finally found her true calling. The Ipswich born and raised Bachelor of Agricultural Science graduate didn鈥檛 think university was for her when she finished high school in 2011.
11 July 2022
Tiny nanoparticles less than a thousandth of a millimetre in size are providing a promising new method to protect sheep against deadly flystrike, according to University of Queensland research.
30 June 2022
One of the oldest tertiary institutions in Queensland 鈥� now a national hub for agricultural teaching, research and innovation 鈥� is celebrating its 125th anniversary.
28 June 2022Scientists at the University of Queensland are buzzing about a new citizen science project investigating some of Australia鈥檚 native bee species in our own backyards.
28 June 2022
An international leader in audiology and an Indigenous author and poet are among an extensive list of University of Queensland representatives who have been named on the Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours List this year.
13 June 2022
The ALP will rightly bask in this election victory. As the party鈥檚 Sydney MP Tanya Plibersek put it Saturday night: a win is a win is a win.
23 May 2022
It鈥檚 one of the biggest challenges facing the environment and farmers across the globe - pest control. Now, University of Queensland scientists have developed an environmentally friendly spray which could prove to be a game-changer for the...
17 May 2022
宅男导航 will lead Australia鈥檚 effort to supercharge commercialisation in the food and beverage industry, with a share of $362 million in federal government funding.
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Garlic has traditionally been used to ward off evil spirits, but its reputed powers do not stop it from being infected by multiple viruses.
13 April 2022
A crop of half a million genetically diverse sorghum plants growing at 宅男导航鈥檚 Gatton campus will help future-proof cereal production in a changing climate.
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From ancient, 鈥榞assy鈥� legume to low-carbon, nutritional powerhouse, mungbeans are being given a global makeover, led by researchers at 宅男导航.
30 March 2022
A way to determine the age of cattle by analysing their tail hair has been described as a 鈥済ame changer鈥� for Australia鈥檚 lucrative northern cattle industry.
24 February 2022
An innovative herbicide delivery system could revolutionise the way agricultural and environmental managers battle invasive weeds.
2 December 2021
Expect more delicious and premium Australian food in fridges across the globe, with the creation of 宅男导航鈥檚 Agri-Food Innovation Alliance.
18 November 2021
A massive international research effort has led to development of a genetic model for the 鈥榰ltimate鈥� chickpea, with the potential to lift crop yields by up to 12 per cent.
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