Innovation in Agriculture
Innovation in Agriculture is published monthly by the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI). This newsletter provides the latest industry news, research outcomes and events on the horizon.
Past editions of Innovation in Ag
Click here to view all Innovation in Ag 2020 editions and stories
November 2020 edition
Most viewed stories of 2020
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Post-pandemic brave new world of agriculture
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Plum pickings: ancient fruit ripe for modern plates
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Rewiring plant reproduction for higher seed yields
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Putting a future avocado apocalypse on ice
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Wagyu beef passes the taste test of science
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Costly pig lung disease puzzle solved
Animal Science highlights
Crop Science highlights
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Science helps farms adapt to drought
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Queensland research makes breakthrough in boosting sorghum protein content
Horticultural Science highlights
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Macadamia tree shaking replaces fungicides in eliminating spread of costly nut disease
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Avocado research trial targets high yields
Food and Nutrition Science highlights
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Creating a science-based provenance for Australian food
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New research finds Australian pork flavour signature
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October 2020 edition
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QAAFI Director appointed
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‘Can do’ science creates an agricultural research powerhouse
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Future food and the art of plant mechanics
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Waiter there’s a (black soldier) fly in my soup
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Queensland Science making a difference
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Buffalo fly faces Dengue nemesis
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September 2020 edition
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Putting a future avocado apocalypse on ice
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Secret of plant dietary fibre structure revealed
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Blueprint to more productive cattle herds
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Purple sweet corn - naturally nutritious
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Potential to expand horticultural industries in Northern Australia
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Understanding the physiological responses of pulses to abiotic stress
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Designer roots for Australian wheat
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August 2020 edition
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Post-pandemic brave new world of agriculture
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Wagyu beef passes the taste test of science
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Genetic link between cattle temperament and autism
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Macadamia tree shaking replaces fungicides in eliminating spread of costly nut disease
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COVID-19 positive Australians urged to participate in study
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Women in Science podcast
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Sorghum for 2050
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July 2020 edition
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Science sweetens native honey health claims
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Ticked Off: Cracking the code for a cattle tick vaccine
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Creating a science-based provenance for Australian food
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Improving avocado fruit quality: evaluation of post-harvest treatments
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Understanding weed competitive traits in barley
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With steak and chips, you still need science
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QAAFI seeks a Director
June 2020 edition
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Rewiring plant reproduction for higher seed yields
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Orange capsicums on the menu for long-term eye health
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Preventing a viral banana pandemic
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Good feed, good milk, good calving: research hones in on cow fertility
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How to make antimicrobials in pig feed redundant, naturally
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InterDrought VI Congress proceedings now online
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QAAFI Annual Report online
May 2020 edition
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Plum Pickings: Ancient fruit ripe for modern plates
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Computer simulations boost efforts to manage wheat quality risks
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Banana disease research in Costa Rica strengthens Australia’s biosecurity
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Opinion: There's life at uni in lockdown
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Combating Pimelea toxicity
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Kakadu plum value chain
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Influence of nutrition on milk delivery to new-born calves
April 2020 edition
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Costly pig lung disease puzzle solved
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Science helps farms adapt to drought
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Broadacre cropping in northern Queensland
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Gene editing opens faster, cheaper way to introduce new crop traits
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Potential exotic virus threats to lucerne seed production in Australia
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Disease management lifts macadamia industry confidence
March 2020 edition
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Queensland research makes breakthrough in boosting sorghum protein content
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New research finds Australian pork flavour signature
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Genetic remix may deliver new all-climate wheat
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Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Exploring the genetic options
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Nutritional strategies to support productive farming systems
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QAAFI's flavour chemist and sensory scientist discusses her research
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UQ Australia’s top performer in agriculture and environmental science
February 2020 edition
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Avocado research trial targets high yields
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Avocado industry information day
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Juggling travel, work and a newborn
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Consider soil water storage before sowing a grain sorghum crop
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Modern crop breeding for future food security
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The hunt for bushfoods in the Kimberley region
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QAAFI researchers nominated for Queensland women in STEM prize
January 2020 edition
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Research revealing how to select cattle for low-quality pastures
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Integrated weed management program for pigeonpea preserving yield
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TropAg draws global crowd
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The Animal Welfare Collaborative launched
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Opinion: People say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
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Our Indigenous foods' global mission
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Discovering bush foods in East Arnhem Land
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November 2019 edition
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International Tropical Agriculture Conference
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Shaping Australia’s food identity
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A sensory experience of Australian flavour
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Prof Neena Mitter honoured with fellowship with Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE)
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Shannon Landmark visits New Zealand as part of Zander McDonald program
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$35 million for a new research centre to grow Australian agriculture
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What would we eat without irrigation?
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Biological reality and parsimony in crop models
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October 2020 edition
TropAg Conference - special edition
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TropAg Media and News
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Keynote Speakers
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View Program
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View the TROPAG showcase!
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Full and day registrations
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TropAg partners and sponsors
September 2019 edition
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Reverse vaccinology to protect cattle against ticks
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Australian native foods and provenance of Australian-grown foods under the research spotlight
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QAAFI researchers shine in UQ’s annual Research Week Awards
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Keeping the crunch in low-fat potato chips
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Managing annual ryegrass in chickpea crops
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Biological fix for nitrogen fertiliser run-off trialled in Far North Queensland
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Money Tree: Feeding Australia's avocado obsession
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TropAg 2019 is less than 50 days away.
August 2019 edition
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High-tech sustainable protection for key Australian crops
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Beefing up against cattle disease
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Scientists serve up a nutrition revolution
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QAAFI's Dr Rob Dixon wins NABRC medal
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Australia's number one summer grain needs a champion
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Researchers dish up digital avocado
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Maize Research Highlights Yield Increase Potential
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Qld genetics researchers aim to help ease selection decisions
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Early bird registration for TropAg 2019 close on Friday 30 August
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TropAg speakers discuss the UN Report on climate change and food security
July 2019 edition
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Gut friendly bush tucker takes off in Darwin
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Thirty years of achievement for QAAFI’s sorghum superstar
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Developing new tick management tools
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Early sorghum widens window of opportunity
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National wheat yield prospects poor says researchers
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Could Tissue Culture Meet Avocado Plant Demand?
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Understanding household diversity in rural eastern and southern Africa
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View QAAFI's Annual Report for 2018
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TropAg 2019 - International Tropical Agriculture Conference
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Growing Queensland’s agribusiness: Survey
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View the latest Queensland AgTrends
June 2019 edition
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Speeding breeding and other ways of feeding 10 billion people
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Cattle sires of the tropical north reveal their genetic secrets
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Moving policy forward for nanotechnology
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Wheat myth comes a cropper
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Native Foods: Gulkula is a growing success
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Research quantifies effects of increased temperatures on Australian wheat yields
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Shorthorn breed on show for world congress
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‘Speed breeder’ sprints to an award
May 2019 edition
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Big genomics data milked to feed the future
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Climate change risk to beer production
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Gympie identified as birthplace of global macadamia industry
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On-farm impacts of sorghum RD&E spanning 20 years surface from economic analysis
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Australians come together to improve animal welfare
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Climate and agricultural innovation on the menu at TropAg 2019
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Northern genomics project coordinator wins Zanda Award
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Gene editing for fun and profit: It's a knockout!
April 2019 edition
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Genomics expert to lead animal science research at QAAFI
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Would you like maggots with that?
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Eggcellent news for egg farmers - Protecting against fowl cholera
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Just how much does enhancing photosynthesis improve crop yield?
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New breeding technology draws on genomics, paddock realities and computer power
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Bloody Bananas: Banana blood disease targeted by Australian and Indonesian researchers
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Exploring agriculture in Africa - An Ethiopian Road Trip: Camels, Coffee, Monkeys and Sorghum
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Registration is open for TropAg 2019
March 2019 edition
February 2019 edition
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Digital agriculture
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Scientists urged to fight GMO fake news
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Genomics for optimising livestock farming
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Northern Australia to investigate feasibility of growing wild rice
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Keeping smut off Australia’s sporting fields
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Genes found for increased flour yield
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Re-inventing plants for future agriculture
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QAAFI's Dr Lee Hickey on why the world needs faster food
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Join us at TropAg2019
January 2019 edition
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Climate threat to coffee production
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UQ’s Sorghum research heats up!
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Funding boost for pig welfare
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Crawford funds tan spot in wheat research at CIMMYT in Mexico
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Wheat genes discovered that may enable more flour from grain
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The bitter truth: Role of bitter-sensing cells in the mouth and gut
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Dr Joe Eyre and Trevor Philp talk tactical sorghum agronomy
