Dr Graham Brodie

Senior lecturer, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, Dookie Campus, University of Melbourne

Environment

Zap! And the weeds are gone

A University of Melbourne researcher has invented a device that uses microwaves to control weeds, reducing the need for herbicides

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Podcast

Give me a campus among the gum trees

We visit the University of Melbourne’s Dookie campus to find out how science is helping improve agricultural practice

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Farming the future

From microwaves and robots, to ancient seeds and drones, a once experimental farm is still innovating after 140 years, but these days the agricultural challenges are global

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