AGCO initiates AU$150,000 partnership with the University of Sydney to create a dedicated agriculture program
AGCO Foundation, a private foundation working to transform lives in farming communities, has announced a AU$150,000 partnership with the University of Sydney Business School to expand its Remote and Rural Enterprise (RARE) program with a new agriculture stream. An initiative expected strengthen economic resilience through student-led, place-based projects and targeted support. Over the last fifty […]
Animal disease detective training package will help prevent spread of infectious disease
The University of Sydney-led Asia Pacific Consortium of Veterinary Epidemiology (APCOVE) launched its world-class field training package on the sidelines of the World Health Summit in Berlin today. The package is designed to help veterinary practitioners and animal handlers detect and prevent infectious diseases in the field before they emerge as pandemics. The launch took place during the Global […]
Research suggests a need to adjust to climate-driven shifts in solar power production
Australia’s renewable energy transition is well underway, but an impending shift in the reliability of solar due to climate change could impact generation capacity and the management of the electricity grid. Modelling conducted by researchers from UNSW Sydney predicts changes in the availability of solar across different regions of Australia under a warmer climate. The findings […]
Wheat variety bred to withstand more extreme heat expected soon
How this GRDC backed breeding program is being set up to add more resilience to the heat tolerance of wheat A hot finish on a bumper crop can have devastating effects for grain growers across Australia, with heat stress estimated to cost the grains industry $37 million annually in wheat alone. To respond to this, […]
Call for a strong policy to save ag from billions in bushfire costs
A report from researchers at the University of Sydney and WWF Australia confirms what farmers already knew: the Black Summer bushfires inflicted huge damage on Australia’s agriculture sector. The Fire on the Farm report estimates agriculture lost between $4 billion and $5 billion due to the fires, which came at the tail end of a […]