All posts tagged "Research"

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  Farm Management

  Growing more food with a reduced carbon footprint

  The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to identify how smallholder farms can grow more food...

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  Farm Management

  PHA launches free plant biosecurity surveillance training

  Plant Health Australia (PHA) has launched an online plant biosecurity surveillance course aimed at strengthening industry and government’s plant biosecurity response readiness...

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  Farm Management

  Farm biosecurity improves the management of soil-borne diseases

  Disease causing organisms found in the soil can be very difficult and expensive to control or eradicate. For many, once they are...

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  Farm Management

  What happens when an exotic pest arrives in Australia?

  An important part of Australia’s biosecurity system is to prepare for the arrival of exotic pests. Preparations are based on an understanding...

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  Whos Who

  UWA soil expert scoops inaugural national award

  The University of Western Australia’s Emerita Professor Lynette Abbott has been named the inaugural recipient of the prestigious General Jeffery Soil Health...

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  News and Views

  New science secures bright future for dairy sector

  Victorian scientists are working on ways to reduce emissions to create a more profitable and sustainable dairy sector, honing in on the...

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  Must See

  Sub-tropical horticulture research blooms at DPIRD field day

  The latest developments in fruit and vegetable research was showcased at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Carnarvon Research...

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  Must See

  New research sheds light on feral deer as disease transmitters

  Eighteen deer species were released into Australia as game animals in the late 1800s, and as a result Australia now has a...

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  Fast Facts

  Organic nitrogen source for carbon-rich fertile soils

  While agricultural production around the world struggles with declining soil health, Australian researchers are investigating production of a sustainable organic nitrogen fertiliser...

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  News and Views

  The UWA Institute of Agriculture releases 2020 Annual Research Report

  Researchers at The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture published more than 330 peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters last...