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  • Prof Ian Godwin wins Medal of Agriculture

    Published on: 31 May 2021
    The Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (AIAST) has awarded Prof Ian Godwin the Medal of Agriculture 2021.
  • Professor André Drenth

    The world’s favourite fruit needs a genetic boost

    The world’s most popular banana variety “Cavendish” is not the result of a breeding program but a banana variety found by a prehistoric farmer in a rainforest in Asia.
  • Associate Professor Lee Hickey

    Plant Breeding: One of the cool sciences behind our food

    Janice Person from the podcast Connecting Food and Farm spoke with Associate Professor Lee Hickey about some of the cool science that helps advance the seeds farmers plant and the foods on our plates.
  • Genomics drives discovery of low-emission sheep

    Genomics drives discovery of low-emission sheep

    Published on: 27 May 2021
    New research explores a genetic link for high methane-producing sheep by analysing data on gut microbial populations with the animal’s genomic information, and measurements of the amount of methane it produces through burping.
  • Professor Bhagirath Chauhan

    Weed biology provides control pointers

    Weed seedbank persistence can be less than 12 months for some species and more than 42 months for others, and some weed species can still be holding more than half of their seeds at crop maturity.
    This new information on weed biology, presented at GRDC Updates by Professor Bhagirath Chauhan, may provide new insights into how weeds are controlled and managed in the northern region.
  • Dr Nima Gunness

    Pectin, another reason to love mangoes

    Published on: 24 May 2021
    The dietary fibre pectin found in fruit and vegetables plays a crucial role in digesting fats and improving gut and heart health. New research uncovers a link between soluble fibre and fat metabolism, through previously unsuspected impacts on bile acids.
  • Professor Ben Hayes

    The optimum cattle management system

    Published on: 30 April 2021
    The key drivers of beef productivity and profitability are being targeted by University of Queensland researchers to improve beef value and volume. 
    The best way to value-add on the management of cattle herds across Australian environments is being brought into sharp focus by integrated research across the supply chain. 
  • QAAFI’s Associate Professor Lee Hickey

    Digging deep to boost barley

    QAAFI’s Associate Professor Lee Hickey has teamed up with Integrain, Australia’s Australia’s leading barley breeding company in an ARC Linkage-funded project to provide innovative breeding solutions that harness the ‘hidden’ part of the plant, roots, to support the development of more productive crops in the face of climate variability.
  • Project leader Dr Marta Navarro-Gomez, University of Queensland.

    New-age chicks for better gut health?

    Published on: 31 March 2021
    Can native Australian essential oils play a role in promoting the gut health of newly-hatched chicks? Researchers at UQ are investigating the benefits of essential oils for animal welfare, productivity and sustainability in the Australian poultry industry.
  • David Jordon - sorghum UQ Gatton

    A genetic solution for sorghum lodging

    Published on: 31 March 2021
    After decades of study, UQ researchers have identified a genetic solution to the problem of sorghum lodging and falling down, which affects 10 per cent of sorghum crops each year. Prof David Jordan said lodging was when the stems of plants carrying high grain yields were weakened by loss of water.
  • Professor Matthew Morell from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

    A safe, sustainable future for agriculture

    Published on: 29 March 2021
    Agriculture has entered a new era where advanced, multidisciplinary sciences are harnessed to meet consumer demands for safe, ethically and sustainably produced foods, according to the incoming director of a key research institute.
  • Professor Neena Mitter

    Women Finding Success podcast: Professor Neena Mitter

    Published on: 22 March 2021
    In this episode of the Women Finding Success podcast, UQ's Professor Neena Mitter talks about her journey and career as a researcher from Delhi to Australia, her respect for food and agriculture, and the impact her research has on sustainable solutions for food supply and crop protection.
  • Food Leaders Australia facilitated the first Meet Up of the year for the Agtech and Logistics Hub, showcasing an exciting new space for the Agtech industry.

    Industry excited by new Agtech and Logistics Hub

    Published on: 22 March 2021
    Food Leaders Australia facilitated the first Meet Up of the year for the Agtech and Logistics Hub, showcasing an exciting new space for the Agtech industry.
    This was the first public viewing of the Agtech and Logistics Hub home at FKG's Witmack Precinct which will grow the agricultural value chain through the development of innovation and technology.
  • Francesca Goodman-Smith

    National food waste research centre appoints global leader

    Published on: 15 March 2021
    The Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Francesca Goodman-Smith to the role of Transform Program Leader to drive growth in transforming food waste into higher value products, effective 6 April 2021.
  • Dr Karen Massel, a biotechnologist from the University’s Centre for Crop Science.

    Hotter, drier, CRISPR: editing for climate change

    Published on: 26 February 2021
    Gene editing technology will play a vital role in climate-proofing future crops to protect global food supplies, according to scientists at The University of Queensland.
  • Professor Henrietta Marrie AM

    Indigenous heritage and biodiversity expert to help lead Australia’s bush foods industry

    Published on: 26 February 2021
    Indigenous rights activist and expert in Indigenous intellectual and cultural property and heritage, Professor Henrietta Marrie AM has joined the ARC Uniquely Australian Foods (UAF) Training Centre, based at The University of Queensland.
  • Emily Mantilla Valdivieso

    Talented young meat and livestock scientists show vision, passion for the industry

    Article by: Beef Central, by Jon Condon
    The future of Australia’s meat and livestock research is in safe hands, if Beef Central’s observations from last Friday’s Animal Science Poster Olympics event held at the University of Queensland are any indication.
  • Denise Bond, Executive Officer, Macadamia Conservation Trust

    Critically endangered macadamia species becomes a plant supermodel

    Published on: 25 February 2021
    One of the world’s rarest tree species has been transformed into a sophisticated model that University of Queensland researchers say is the future of plant research.
  • Geetika Geetika, PhD candidate, Centre for Crop Science

    Mungbeans unmasked

    Published on: 24 February 2021
    New research in Queensland aims to improve mungbean yields in an increasingly variable climate. It will also provide essential information about the key factors influencing plant growth and yields.
  • Winners announced at 6th Animal Science Poster Olympics 2021

    Winners announced at 6th Animal Science Poster Olympics 2021

    Published on: 19 February 2021
    Over 50 people attended the 6th Animal Science Poster Olympics 2021 at The University Queensland on Friday 19 February 2021.
    Animal science researchers from UQ, QUT and CSIRO exhibited 27 posters and delivered presentations to 14 industry judges during the event.

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