Events

QAAFI's seminar 'Precision Beef – Improving breeding, feed efficiency, production and beef flavours' at Beef Australia 2021 will include discussion from beef industry leaders on how applying new techniques across the supply chain has produced better results.

Initiated by producers, for producers, the Northern Breeding Business, better known as the NB2 program, is a seven-year program formed to address cow reproductive efficiency, a significant industry issue for the northern herd.  Structured under an overarching ‘Pathways to Practice’ theme, the program focuses on addressing herd, feed base and environmental challenges to improve the sustainability, productivity and profitability of northern beef herds.

Breeding values are a powerful tool in predicting the performance of herds.  Meat & Livestock Australia’s genetics investments span 30 years of data used to underpin this valuable genetic tool that is being used to influence on-farm profit drivers and support the resilience of the red meat industry through commercial application.
The DNA to Dollars Forum will demonstrate how cross-industry collaborations have resulted in furthering enhancements of the genetic tools available to all cattle producers. You’ll be informed about key research findings, hear firsthand experiences from producers utilising genetics tools, along with opportunities for you to get involved in collaborations and projects.

Visit us at our UQ Trade display (SK20)
We will be located at the Sidney Kidman Pavillion
Rockhampton Showgrounds

Dr Jill Fernandes will present a QAAFI Science Seminar titled "Assessing animal experiences: A transdisciplinary challenge".

This interactive session will bring together various project participants (including growers), researchers and CRCNA project managers in an exchange of information, knowledge and key lessons learned.
Join our project participants and researchers as they discuss their involvement in the CRCNA's broadacre cropping projects.

Hear from QAAFI Animal Science PhD students discuss the potential value of their research for the industry.

Dr Tobias Smith delves into the weird and wonderful secrets of the biology, ecology and evolution of the stingless bees. You'll hear how stingless bee hives are used for research and teaching here at UQ. As well as view the fascinating behaviours these bees exhibit, see inside live hives, and taste a little of their unique and tangy honey!

This is your opportunity to schedule a personalised, one-to-one session with a postgraduate coursework study advisor. Have a chat and ask any questions that you might have about starting program choices, eligibility, fees, flexibility, or life as a postgraduate coursework student at UQ.

Dr Roy Costilla Monteagudo, will present a seminar titled 'Increasing milk production of smallholder dairy farms in India using genomic selection'.

Dr Alex Wu, will present a seminar titled 'Stimulating crop improvement with plant/crop models'.

QAAFI PhD Candidate, Selina Fyfe, will present an overview on the native Australian green plum, fruit of Buchanania obovata.

The Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote Women’s Network (QRRRWN) will host seven in-person and webinar events across Queensland between Monday 8 March to Friday 12 March 2021 as part of International Women’s Day celebrations.

Professor Anna Koltunow will present a science seminar titled 'Harnessing asexual seed formation to save hybrid seed, and fix complex traits in sorghum'.

To celebrate Women who have inspired change on campus and in the wider community, featuring a guest speaker from the One Woman Project.

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality.

Join Women in Media Queensland for a casual get-together at the Boundary Hotel. Have a drink, enjoy a chat, catch up with friends and reconnect with the WiM community.

Associate Professor Andrew Geering will present a science seminar titled 'Preserving the Aussie lifestyle through research on turf'.

In 2021, to better manage risks associated with COVID-19, the 2-day GRDC Grains Research Update at Goondiwindi has been split into two one-day events at Dalby (2 March) and Narrabri (4 March). If you are involved in the production side of the grains industry, these are events that you cannot afford to miss. Come along and hear the latest grains research information, share ideas and update your knowledge. Numbers could be quite constrained as a result of COVID-19, so book early to avoid disappointment. For those who can’t attend, we will be livestreaming both the Narrabri and Dalby Updates free of charge.

Dr Natasha Hungerford will present a science seminar titled 'Stingless bee honey - a novel source of the beneficial disaccharide trehalulose'.

The sixth Animal Science Olympics is on and we are welcoming poster submissions from all researchers in animal science. If you are not submitting a poster, come and support your peers.

A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines all over the world. Even though women have made tremendous progress towards increasing their participation in higher education, they are still under-represented in these fields.

Gender equality has always been a core issue for the United Nations. Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls will make a crucial contribution not only to economic development of the world, but to progress across all the goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well.

Please join us as we hear from Seema Yadav (PhD candidate QAAFI UQ) who will present the latest results on incorporating non-additive genetic effects in genomic prediction.

Dr Edward Narayan, Animal Scientist with QAAFI will present a seminar titled 'Tracking stress remotely via wool cortisol and SMART tags: shearing early in pregnancy reduces stress and improves productivity of Merino sheep'.

Professor Christine Beveridge, will present a seminar titled 'The ARC CoE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture'. The ARC CoE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture will make significant advances in the emerging fields of evolutionary systems biology (how plants work and evolve) and predictive analytics (mathematics) to deliver novel strategies for improving ecosystem management, crop resilience and yield.