Farming

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Environment

Recipes bring Australia’s native harvest into the kitchen

The Native Harvest Kitchen cookbook demystifies native ingredients and helps you incorporate Indigenous food into everyday meals.

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Politics & Society

Bringing community together through urban farming

Rio de Janeiro is one of Latin America’s most unequal cities; a new project uses urban farming to improve conditions in one of Rio’s most disadvantaged zones

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Environment

Smart fertilisers for food security

Fertilisers that increase nitrogen efficiency are being designed to boost crop productivity while reducing farming costs and environmental impact

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Environment

Redefining Farmland value for climate and food security

Regenerative agriculture can translate environmental health into economic value and address climate change. But scaling up will require financial innovation

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Sciences & Technology

Helping crops survive heatwaves

Global warming threatens both the yield and survival of crucial crops. By understanding how extreme heat impacts plant genetics, researchers aim to breed in more resilience.

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Sciences & Technology

Targeting the bacteria inside insects for improved pest management

Researchers are targeting essential microorganisms inside insect pests in an approach that could revolutionise agricultural pest management

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Sciences & Technology

Planting timber forests on Australian farms

Australia needs new business models between industry and agriculture to inspire investment in trees on farms in order to guarantee the country’s future timber resources

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Sciences & Technology

How do we get antibiotic resistance genes in a salad?

Animal manure is a known source of antibiotic resistance genes, and now new research shows how these genes travel from the soil to a salad

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Environment

What does climate mean for wine?

Climate events can have a big impact on the timing of grape growth and harvesting, so how can we use predictions to help winegrowers plan for the best drop?

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Environment

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Book extract

A year on the dirt

This edited book extract looks back at Emeritus Professor Nancy Millis and other women who studied Agricultural Science and the legacy they left to women studying the land