The rate of adoption of emerging technologies which could transform agriculture remains stubbornly low. Why is that and what can be done to encourage greater adoption?..Read More
Neil Lyon, February 17, 2020
A new app has been developed to help mungbean growers across Queensland and NSW better manage the problematic disease powdery mildew…Read More
Grain Central, December 3, 2019
CRISPR gene editing has opened up new opportunities for developing higher performing crops, but as a society we need to work out how such technology and plants will be regulated to ensure safety and acceptability…Read More
James Hereward and Caitlin Curtis, University of Queensland, November 4, 2019
A predictive model developed by Cornell University is designed to help irrigators make more informed decisions about when and how much to irrigate…Read More
Grain Central, August 9, 2019
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed portable technology that allows farmers to identify plant diseases in the field…Read More
Grain Central, August 8, 2019
The assessment of a range of irrigation systems by the Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association points to a future of automated, water-efficient, labour-saving systems taking over from traditional, hand-shift siphon irrigation…Read More
Neil Lyon, December 5, 2018The University of Southern Queensland has opened a new Centre for Agricultural Engineering, building on the advances in farm technology and innovation the university’s agricultural engineering division has been renowned for over many years…Read More
Grain Central, November 12, 2018BASF has attained a global, non-exclusive licensing agreement with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard for the use of CRISPR-Cpf1 genome editing technology to improve products in agricultural and industrial microbiology applications…Read More
Grain Central, October 30, 2018NSW Government appointed drought transport subsidy integrity advisor Derek Schoen is at work monitoring stock feed pricing behaviour, while a NSW DPI webinar next Wednesday will help producers to evaluate quality aspects of drought fodder…Read More
Grain Central, August 29, 2018Australian industry – including agriculture – is rapidly becoming uncompetitive against countries with cheaper and more reliable power, warns AFI report released this week…Read More
Grain Central, August 29, 2018
A new generation of biotech insect and herbicide tolerant cotton under development by Monsanto is set to be released to the Australian cotton industry in the next decade…Read More
Neil Lyon, August 8, 2018The European Union (EU) Court of Justice has ruled that crops resulting from gene editing techniques such as CRISPR should be subject to the same laws as genetically modified organisms (GMOs)…Read More
Grain Central, July 27, 2018