All posts tagged "Research"

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  Farm Management

  Pest animals the target of revamped national online management toolkit

  Knowledge is power and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions popular PestSmart best practice management website – pestsmart.org.au – has had a...

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  Agribusiness

  Varietal diversity to drive demand

  With increasing climate variability and changing consumer preferences, it’s vital that Australia’s wine industry identifies and cultivates alternative grape varieties to help...

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  Fast Facts

  Fruit & veg to prevent Alzheimer’s

  Diet rich in nutrients and antioxidants may prevent or even reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.

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  Must See

  Self-fertilising almond trees secure the future of industry

  Australian scientists have successfully bred self-fertile almond varieties for growers that are not entirely reliant on bees for pollination.

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  Agribusiness

  Farmer’s growing optimism

  Opportunity for agribusinesses to capitalise on positive outlook.

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  News and Views

  Pushing genetic and digital innovation to better detect and manage invasive species

  The Centre for Invasive Species Solutions is accelerating research and innovation to progress national registration of Eradicat – an effective feral cat...

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  Farm Management

  Don’t risk crop failure – plan your surveillance activities

  As this year’s winter crop reaches a critical growth stage, it’s time to do rigorous and regular surveillance to protect your growing...

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  Farm Management

  Cleaning and disinfecting greenhouses between crops

  The protected cropping industry in Australia is growing, with more and more producers using greenhouses to grow vegetables and flowers.

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  Farm Management

  Monitoring wild dog and wildlife interactions in WA cluster fencing cells

  Wild dogs are controlled on most Australian rangelands to mitigate their impact on livestock losses and the threat they pose to the...

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  Fast Facts

  Why do some Australians desire to keep exotic pets?

  With shows like the Netflix series ‘Tiger King’ popularising exotic animal keeping, University of Adelaide based researchers funded through the Centre of...