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Sentinel - a step towards national pest surveillance

March 29, 2020 | 5 min read
A new mobile plant pest surveillance unit is a step towards a nationally coordinated approach to plant pest surveillance aimed at informing grower pest management and providing early detection and improved market access.
Summer cropping

New appointment to make mungbeans even healthier

March 16, 2020 | 2 min read
The Queensland Government has appointed a dedicated mungbean pathologist to further develop and protect the State’s $100 million a year industry.
Seeds - Summer cropping

Researchers double sorghum grain yield to improve food supply

Nov. 5, 2019 | 2 min read
Plant scientists have doubled the amount of grains that a sorghum plant can yield.
Summer cropping

Australia: Widespread rainfall on the way

Oct. 30, 2019 | 2 min read
According to weather experts, a slow moving upper level trough will deliver the most widespread rain event across the east coast in six months over the next week.
Seeds - Summer cropping

World-class research supporting QLD sorghum industry

Oct. 22, 2019 | 2 min read
World-class research from Queensland’s leading scientists is supporting significant growth in the state’s sorghum industry.
Technology in agriculture

Surveillance technology to ramp up intelligence on pests and diseases

Sept. 24, 2019 | 2 min read
Australian plant industries are set to benefit from the deployment of some of the most sophisticated pest surveillance technologies in the world, with a revolutionary mobile surveillance unit prototype about to be launched.
Summer cropping

Genetic modification law reform could see cotton industry swoop on South Australia

Sept. 19, 2019 | 5 min read
Australia's multi-billion-dollar cotton industry could expand into South Australia, once the state dumps its controversial ban on genetically modified crops in December.
Technology in agriculture

Elders announces partnership with evokeAG

Sept. 4, 2019 | 2 min read
Elders' focus on collaboration is essential for exponential growth in agtech adoption curve.
Seeds - Summer cropping - Tropical agriculture & sugar cane

New projects tap the cropping potential of northern Australia

Aug. 30, 2019 | 2 min read
Projects to focus on developing commercial-scale trials of oilseeds, pulses, cereals and forage crops in northern Australia.
Technology in agriculture - Water supply & irrigation

Farmbot delivering remote watering solutions to Aussie farmers

Aug. 30, 2019 | 2 min read
It uses algorithms to detect abnormal behaviour in water levels to deliver near real-time reports to farmers.
Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Post-emergent herbicides - Spraying equipment & application - Technology in agriculture

Agtech jobs on offer in farm robot company

July 22, 2019 | 2 min read
A team of specialised agtech robot designers and builders will be recruited in Central Queensland following grant funding from the Queensland Government.
Product development & regulatory services - Summer horticulture - Technology in agriculture

Using next generation genetic testing to give growers a competitive boost

June 21, 2019 | 2 min read
QUT has partnered with Hort Innovation under the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) to advance the use of next-generation genetic sequencing technologies, giving Australia’s horticulture sector a competitive boost through faster access to new plant stock.
Summer cropping

On-farm impacts of sorghum RD&E spanning 20 years surface from economic analysis

May 30, 2019 | 4 min read
Productivity gains made by the Australian sorghum industry are unmatched anywhere else in the world, according to a report by the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI).
Summer cropping

Cotton picking time: Lighter cotton crop across Moree district, below average yields

April 6, 2019 | 3 min read
It's cotton picking time across the district, and while the hot, dry season will see a lighter crop this year, many growers, such as first-timers the Smiths, are just pleased to have a crop to harvest.

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Inside this issue
Cereal research fast-tracked
D-Day looming for FMDs
Trials fundamental for mungbean production
Biting into the mealybug malaise in wineries
Why communication is key to mitigating conflict
Insights - Tropical agriculture & sugar cane
Insights - Post-emergent herbicides
Insights - Rodent & pest control
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