Dairy tech moves from the lab to industry
Dairy products made using precision fermentation are a step closer with Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator transferring new technology to an industry partner.
24 June 2025
Protecting aquatic ecosystems by better understanding toxicity risk
Queensland scientists have pioneered a new method to assess the long-term risks posed by toxicants such as insecticides in rivers and the ocean.
23 June 2025
Pioneer varieties of legume for Australian growers
ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû has developed 5 new varieties of pigeonpea as a step towards the legume being grown more widely in Australia.
17 June 2025
Ageing coconut palm trees could be replaced quickly and cheaply by superior cloned coconuts being developed by University of Queensland researchers.
11 March 2019
Gene-editing sugarcane for use in renewable energy and bio-plastics could help secure the industry’s future.
11 March 2019
ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû has jumped to the top of the national table in Agriculture and Forestry, and it also ranks first in Australia for Environmental Sciences and Sports-Related Subjects, according to the latest international rankings survey.
28 February 2019
University of Queensland researchers trying to pinpoint the mystery killer behind ‘pasture dieback’ find their research is fascinating – but they would much prefer to watch grass grow.
28 February 2019
Caviar will never be the way to Brisbane woman Anna Hendra’s heart.
5 February 2019
A new collaboration will help feed the world’s growing demand for poultry and eggs, while minimising the risk to international public health from animal-to-human-diseases.
24 January 2019
University of Queensland researchers are working on a new project to keep smut off our playing fields; but it’s not the kind of smut that first comes to mind.
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Agriculture and soil scientist Dr Glen Simpson has been awarded ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Gatton Gold Medal for improving the welfare of communities around the world.
6 December 2018
The Great Barrier Reef and Australia’s delicate ecosystems will benefit from a research project that aims to cut the amount of nitrogen fertiliser that ends up in our waterways.
4 December 2018
Avocado aficionados will benefit from a Queensland research project that aims to strip bare the avocado to reveal detailed information about the popular fruit’s biology.
21 November 2018
Plant speed breeding could be part of the solution to minimise the devastating effects of drought and climate change on crops in the future, according to a University of Queensland researcher.
19 November 2018
A model developed by researchers at ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû could address soil problems that cost Australia’s wheat producers almost $2 billion a year.
29 October 2018
World-leading irrigation practices in the Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley are being showcased to 31 emerging leaders in agriculture from across Africa
14 August 2018
University of Queensland researchers will develop a program to help improve the livelihoods of farmers in the Pacific islands by tackling problems caused by pests and crop diseases.
10 August 2018
Farmers could soon turn to microbial protein to feed their livestock – a move researchers say could reduce land use, greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen pollution.
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