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Led by the University of Queensland in collaboration with Department Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Queensland, a five-year cross-industry project is providing research into innovative and appealing products that are highly nutritious, can be differentiated in the marketplace, and are visually attractive and flavoursome.

Livestock producers risk drowning in data, but digitalisation is helping industry innovators gain a strategic advantage in transforming their business and competing in key markets.

An 85-year-old avocado tree has played a huge role in the development of Australia’s avocado industry. In a good year it can produce one tonne of fruit and its' the foundation plant for millions of seedlings being planted around the country.

QAAFI's own flavour scientist senior research fellow Dr Heather Smyth worked with UQ's School of Chemical Engineering Professor Stokes on keeping the crunch in low fat potato chips

Thanks to a new collaboration involving researchers from across UQ, Australian bush tucker could soon be found in kitchens around the world.

World leading agricultural innovations developed by QAAFI researchers showcased at the prestigious UQ Research Week Awards.

A biological fix for nitrogen fertiliser run-off is being trialled near Tully in Far North Queensland, as part of a collaboration between scientists and farmers.

A vaccine to protect Bos taurus breeds from the costly cattle tick is getting closer, paving the way for northern producers to introduce genetics capable of opening doors to new, high-value markets.

While the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals have yet to achieve mainstream attention, UQ researchers are working hard to ensure Australia meets its obligations to the world.

UQ researchers have developed a vaccine that could slash the devastating impact of Bovine Respiratory Disease on cattle and the beef industry.

The application of a revolutionary alternative to chemical fungicides to protect Australia’s $5 trillion global food and agribusiness sector is being spearheaded by researchers at The University of Queensland.

Dr Rob Dixon’s internationally recognised expertise in ruminant nutrition and his significant contribution to northern Australian production systems has earned him the 2019 North Australian Beef Research Council (NABRC) Medal for Science.

It’s an ancient fruit, but the avocado has been brought into the new millennium with the publication of its draft genome, which may be the key to improvements in future crops.

Annual ryegrass is becoming increasingly prevalent in the northern cropping region, and many populations already have a high level of resistance to the major Group B and Group A herbicides registered for use in chickpea crops.

A group of scientists has called for nutrition to be declared a national science and research priority and for the establishment of a ‘trusted voice’ to provide credible evidence-based nutritional information.

Shannon Landmark, joint winner of the 2019 award considers herself lucky not to have a 9 to 5 job every day. As coordinator of the Northern Genomics Project at the University of Queensland, her work focusses on improving genetic selection and reproductive technology, and sees her working with beef producers, beef extension officers from state governments, consultants and vets, and university researchers and scientists.

Maize growers in Queensland and northern New South Wales could dramatically improve yields and water use efficiency by rethinking their approach to hybrid selection, row configuration and population density.

At the recent Australian Summer Grains Conference Professor David Jordan was honoured by the grains industry with the Sorghum Industry Award for significant contribution. The award recognises a 30 year career in sorghum research that has dramatically impacted on-farm productivity, grown the Australian sorghum research community and been recognised internationally for its scientific excellence.