New app helps grapes on the vine become better wine
Australian winemakers will have a better idea of when to pick their grapes thanks to new tech they can carry in their pocket. Developed by researchers at Charles Sturt...
Agriculture
Scientists unlock genetic secrets for tastier smashed avos
Australia’s favourite mortgage meal, the smashed avo, could soon be a lot tastier, thanks to a major research project...
New test to reveal pesticide exposure
A new study by Deakin University researchers will help better protect farmers from pesticides. The results will be used...
Chicken feed improved with enzymes
Specially-developed enzymes may help chickens digest raw soybean meal, lessening the Australian poultry industry’s dependence on imported feedstuffs, a...
The ancient plant sex gene that could help beat droughts
The discovery of a gene responsible for determining the sex of a plant could help to produce hardier crops...
Severe climate change takes its toll on the mental health of farmers
According to a recent study at Murdoch University, Wheatbelt farmers are struggling to see a future in farming because...
Agriculture 8500 years ago did more than change the way people lived
International research involving the University of Adelaide shows that the introduction of agriculture in Europe about 8500 years ago...
Overwatering cuts dairy pasture growth by up to 20 percent
A team of experts from the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) have shown that overwatering of pastures could be...
Charles Sturt University has found treatment for costly livestock disease
Researchers at Charles Sturt University have found a treatment that could treat perennial ryegrass toxicoses (PRGT). PRGT is a...
Water experts helping third world farmers get through the dry season.
The University of Southern Queensland ‘s National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture has been looking into ways to help...