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Resistance to major fungal disease in oilseed crops

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Giving Australians an early look at the climate ahead

The Bureau of Meteorology has released its first mid-month climate outlooks—giving those making climate-sensitive decisions an early look at likely conditions ahead.
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2017 biosecurity survey results are in!

The level of understanding of biosecurity amongst Australian producers has increased, with more producers controlling weeds and managing pests and diseases of...
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Vigilance a proven difference

Three recent pest incursions have highlighted the benefits of early detection in containing and eradicating exotic pests.
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Waterlogging tolerant barley breakthrough

New barley varieties with greater waterlogging tolerance are on the horizon, after a scientific breakthrough in genetic research identified a major contributing...
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Plants love microbes – and so do farmers

The Sunshine Coast’s plant diversity has helped University of Queensland researchers confirm that nurture has the upper hand – at least when...
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Research to boost biosecurity measures

Murdoch University is leading the charge to develop a powerful tool to manage key biosecurity threats to Western Australian (WA) grain produce.
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Eradicating exotic pests with ‘infertility genes’ may be possible

University of Adelaide researchers have shown that it may be possible to eradicate populations of invasive pest animals through the inheritance of...
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Survey reveals why WA horses are saddled with tooth decay

Horses fed oaten hay are almost three times more likely to develop tooth decay according to a new study at the University...
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Interim findings from control traffic farming research

The impact on crop performance from trafficking in low rainfall zones has been found to be far less dramatic than in those...

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Get FarmingWednesday, August 23rd, 2017 at 5:18pm

Food safety, poultry welfare and industry communications were headline discussions for the revised Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Chicken Meat Advisory Panel when they met on 21 August 2017.

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Get FarmingTuesday, August 22nd, 2017 at 5:56pm

A revealing snapshot of Australia’s forestry industry, released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), has shown its enormous contribution to regional Australia.

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Mouths are starting to water across the state as WAFarmers prepares for the fourth annual Heart of WA gala dinner on Friday 15 September 2017 at HBF Stadium.

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Get FarmingFriday, August 18th, 2017 at 5:02pm

Trials of a relatively new approach to fertilising dryland cereal crops during the growing season have entered their second year, following promising results in 2016.

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Get FarmingThursday, August 17th, 2017 at 6:42pm

A 2015 commitment by the South Australian Government to invest half a million dollars with the Roseworthy, SA, head-quartered Cooperative Research Centre for High Integrity Australian Pork, has already paid substantial dividends for the state’s pork industry, according to Pork CRC CEO Roger Campbell.

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Get FarmingWednesday, August 16th, 2017 at 5:38pm

The Federal Government is finalising contracts with the six prawn farm businesses affected by the outbreak of White Spot disease in the Logan River area of Queensland, giving the green light for $20 million in financial assistance to flow.

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Get FarmingTuesday, August 15th, 2017 at 6:29pm

The level of understanding of biosecurity amongst Australian producers has increased, with more producers controlling weeds and managing pests and diseases of crops and livestock.

That’s according to an Australia-wide survey of both crop and livestock producers to track trends in attitudes towards and awareness about farm biosecurity.

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Get FarmingMonday, August 14th, 2017 at 6:43pm

Three recent pest incursions have highlighted the benefits of early detection in containing and eradicating exotic pests.

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Get FarmingFriday, August 11th, 2017 at 6:15pm

Applications are open for four new fully funded post graduate scholarships to pursue research that will benefit the Western Australian grains industry.

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Resistance to major fungal disease in oilseed crops

Giving Australians an early look at the climate ahead

2017 biosecurity survey results are in!

Vigilance a proven difference

Waterlogging tolerant barley breakthrough

Plants love microbes – and so do farmers

Research to boost biosecurity measures

Eradicating exotic pests with ‘infertility genes’ may be possible

Survey reveals why WA horses are saddled with tooth decay

Interim findings from control traffic farming research

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