Agribusiness

Take 5: Our researchers make sense of the world 5 questions at a time

uqccla15 — Mon, 20 May 2024 01:40:48 +0000

20 May 2024Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa is striving to answer the question: how can we produce, process, preserve and protect our food in the most natural way possible?

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

Building better bioeconomies

Business transformation

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Materials and advanced manufacturing

Social understanding

From the outback to the Olympics: how native food is changing how we eat and buy

uqccla15 — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 03:15:32 +0000

26 April 2024Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa has a vision: native food telling the story of Australia's Indigenous culture at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

Building better bioeconomies

Business transformation

Environment

Impact

Leading healthy lives

Transforming societies

Heavy rain, flash flooding are possible later this year. Here’s why

uqccla15 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 23:49:35 +0000

25 March 2024Another La Niña is being predicted for later this year – a situation that researchers are calling “unusual”. This is what it would mean for our already rain-soaked nation.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

Environment

Social understanding

How deep freezing native plants could prevent extinction

uqccla15 — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:48:11 +0000

6 November 2023A process similar to that used to store human embryos is being used by scientists to save native Australian plants under threat from the invasive fungus, myrtle rust.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Environment

No boundary: From Brisbane to Perth, Broome and Darwin

uqccla15 — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 01:00:56 +0000

18 September 2023PhD candidate Sukirtha Srivarathan from QAAFI has found that edible halophytes have potential as a bushfoods business opportunity.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Groundbreaking report details how Australia can make net zero happen

uqccla15 — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 01:46:32 +0000

21 July 2023Australia will need to speed up and broaden its decarbonisation efforts to achieve net zero by 2050, according to the final report of the Net Zero Australia project.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

Business transformation

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Transforming societies

Unpacking the 2023 federal budget

uqccla15 — Fri, 12 May 2023 04:45:26 +0000

12 May 2023Our experts explain what the federal budget means for you.

Agribusiness

Business transformation

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Social understanding

This problem weed is evolving

uqccla15 — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:40:49 +0000

9 March 2023WATCH THE VIDEO: An introduced weed that already costs Australian grain growers more than $90 million a year is becoming an even bigger threat according to University of Queensland-led research.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Is coffee going extinct? Here’s how it could impact you.

uqccla15 — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 02:15:22 +0000

28 September 2022By 2050, experts predict that climate change could kill off the 2 main coffee varieties we drink daily while also jeopardising 60 per cent of the planet’s 124 wild coffee plants.

Agribusiness

Building better bioeconomies

Environment

��̽�� research to revolutionise pest control around the world

uqccla15 — Mon, 16 May 2022 21:44:56 +0000

17 May 2022Our scientists have developed an environmentally friendly spray which could prove to be a game-changer for the agricultural industry.

Agribusiness

Building better bioeconomies

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Meet the Researcher: Dr Lida Omaleki

uqccla15 — Wed, 04 May 2022 00:01:28 +0000

4 May 2022Lida Omaleki is a long way from where she grew up in Iran, but the Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine feels right at home in the University of Queensland labs, where she’s completing important work in support of a healthy, efficient chicken meat industry.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Keeping chickens at home: What's the secret to getting the perfect eggs?

uqccla15 — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 22:43:38 +0000

11 April 2022We asked QAAFI's poultry science and animal nutrition experts their top tips on keeping chickens at home.

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Social understanding

Is it possible to select cattle for ‘stayability’?

uqccla15 — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 01:15:11 +0000

27 March 2022Lifetime productivity of cows is one of the major drivers of enterprise profitability – however, there is a difference between longevity and lifetime profitability. ��̽��'s Animal Science research team explains.

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Meet the food fraud detectives

uqccla15 — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 01:09:13 +0000

6 April 2022Are the meat products you paid top dollar for actually what they are advertised to be? How can you tell? And what about processed, convenience meats such as sausages and patties?

Agribusiness

Building better bioeconomies

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Meet Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa

uqccla15 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 22:48:44 +0000

15 December 2021Professor Sultanbawa grew up in Sri Lanka in a family of seven. She now works in agriculture research and focuses on agribusiness development framework, specifically in the area of food processing, preservation, food safety and nutrition.

Agribusiness

Business transformation

Environment

Predictive agriculture: The art of understanding uncertainty

uqccla15 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:26:50 +0000

3 November 2021“What we try to do as scientists is provide a whole series of tools that help plant breeders make better predictions about how to design a new variety that will work on that farm or work in that particular environment."

Agribusiness

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Energy, water and resources

Social understanding

Plant proteins changing consumer meat demands

uqccla15 — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:02:31 +0000

12 October 2021For many people, nothing beats the taste and texture of a big juicy burger, but how do you recreate that eating experience with sustainable plant-based protein?

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

The secret to sorghum’s adaptability

uqccla15 — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 23:02:44 +0000

25 August 2021A world-first development of a sorghum pangenome provides unprecedented insights into the genes that makes sorghum such a hardy and resilient crop.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Using DNA to build cattle tick resistance

uqccla15 — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 23:13:29 +0000

15 August 2021A ground-breaking multi-nation study has shown that breeding strong tick resistance into all cattle breeds is feasible, indicating that cattle tick may be much more effectively managed, or even eradicated.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Environment

'Digital twin' concept boosts food production

uqccla15 — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 23:09:42 +0000

1 August 2021Using technology familiar to computer gamers, University of Queensland scientists are creating ‘digital twins’ of mango and macadamia orchards to help boost food production.

Agribusiness

Designing technology for tomorrow

Digital technology

Energy, water and resources

Environment

The ‘glass half full’ approach

uqccla15 — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 03:36:55 +0000

5 August 2021How to make environmental offsets appealing to rural winegrowers.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

The world’s favourite fruit needs a genetic boost

uqccla15 — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 02:54:07 +0000

23 July 2021The Cavendish variety of banana is under threat from a range of fungal diseases, writes ��̽��'s Professor André Drenth.

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Researchers smash avocado production bottleneck

uqccla15 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:24:51 +0000

17 June 2021If you enjoy avocado on your toast in the morning, you will soon be thanking University of Queensland researchers for keeping up the supply of your favourite breakfast fare.

Achieving resilient environments and livelihoods

Agribusiness

Building better bioeconomies

Transforming societies

Tasting success with probiotics

uqsackfu — Thu, 27 May 2021 05:48:57 +0000

15 March 2019��̽�� research is enabling ‘good-for-gut’ bacteria to be cheaply and easily added to lactose-free food and drinks, allowing more people to experience the benefits of probiotics.

Agribusiness

Impact

Supporting sustainable fisheries

uqsackfu — Thu, 27 May 2021 05:42:44 +0000

13 March 2019The expertise of a specialist group of ��̽�� researchers is helping influence policies that are protecting Queensland’s fisheries – a vital natural resource that contributes nearly $600 million each year to Queensland’s economy.

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Impact

Breeding sorghum for growth

uqsackfu — Thu, 27 May 2021 05:28:49 +0000

6 March 2019��̽�� researchers are using genetics to revolutionise the Australian sorghum industry, increasing both yields and profits for growers.

Agribusiness

Impact

Safeguarding our future food supply

uqsackfu — Thu, 27 May 2021 02:07:54 +0000

10 September 2018To celebrate Research Week 2018, ��̽�� is proud to share how ��̽�� research is creating change, right across the world, every day. Find out how our researchers are collaborating with research partners both in Australia and abroad to protect our future food supply.

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Impact

Spray-on protection

uqsackfu — Wed, 26 May 2021 01:56:42 +0000

5 January 2018��̽�� scientists have joined forces to develop a breakthrough that has the potential to bolster global food security.

Agribusiness

Environment

Impact

Growing ideas for a better future

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:49:12 +0000

5 January 2018��̽�� is leading a vital agricultural partnership between research institutions and industry to increase efficiency in crop plant breeding, ultimately helping to overcome global food shortages.

Agribusiness

Impact

Beefing up against cattle disease

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:43:06 +0000

28 August 2019��̽�� researchers have developed a vaccine that could slash the devastating impact of Bovine Respiratory Disease on cattle and the beef industry.

Agribusiness

Impact

Producing uniquely Australian foods

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:41:36 +0000

12 September 2019Thanks to a new collaboration involving researchers from across ��̽��, Australian bush tucker could soon be found in kitchens around the world.

Agribusiness

Impact

Surviving the dry spell

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:30:03 +0000

5 November 2019A ��̽��-led pilot study is underway to discover the best ways to structure family businesses in Queensland’s drought-affected regions to ensure they not only survive but thrive.

Agribusiness

Impact

Indigenous opportunity sprouts from desert discovery

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:21:18 +0000

5 January 2018��̽�� nanotechnologists are working with remote Indigenous communities to process native spinifex grass into diverse commercial applications, from super-strong roads and tyres to super-thin condoms and surgical gloves.

Agribusiness

Environment

Impact

A research partnership meant to bee

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:17:22 +0000

7 February 2020How a ��̽�� molecular bioscientist and an Australian agricultural firm found each other and began a quiet insecticide revolution.

Agribusiness

Impact

The tree of shelf-life

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:17:17 +0000

5 January 2018A food scientist from ��̽�� is working with Indigenous communities to unlock a lucrative industry – using Kakadu plum to extend the storage life of food.

Agribusiness

Environment

Impact

Microbiome, macro result

uqsackfu — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:13:41 +0000

1 October 2019Exploring the power of the soil and nature's littlest helpers, ��̽�� researchers are relying on science – not hype – to help farmers produce high-yielding crops with minimal environmental impact.

Agribusiness

Environment

Impact

Pandemic protection: ‘animal-disease detectives’ safeguarding health

uqccla15 — Sun, 16 May 2021 22:10:08 +0000

14 May 2021A University of Queensland researcher is helping train 'animal-disease detectives' to protect animals and humans from the threat of future pandemics.

Agribusiness

Australian research helps reduce Sri Lankan pesticide deaths

uqccla15 — Wed, 12 May 2021 21:58:58 +0000

11 May 2021Sri Lanka is reducing its pesticide-attributable deaths and overall suicide mortality using research from The University of Queensland.

Agribusiness

Public and allied health

Instant rice packs a plastic punch

uqccla15 — Sun, 09 May 2021 22:29:48 +0000

10 May 2021People are consuming three to four milligrams of plastic for every 100 grams of rice they eat, with the number jumping to 13 milligrams per serve for instant rice, according to ��̽�� research.

Agribusiness

Energy, water and resources

Public and allied health

The optimum cattle management system

uqccla15 — Mon, 03 May 2021 23:01:23 +0000

30 April 2021The key drivers of beef productivity and profitability are being targeted by University of Queensland researchers to improve beef value and volume.

Agribusiness

Essential oils may help gut health of new-age chicks

uqclayt — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:03:56 +0000

30 March 2021Popular native Australian essential oils including tea tree oil and eucalyptus are being studied to determine if they better equip chicken embryos and hatchlings to fight disease.

Agribusiness

Environment

A genetic solution to ensure sorghum stands firm

uqclayt — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 01:50:17 +0000

31 March 2021After decades of study, ��̽�� researchers have identified a genetic solution to the problem of sorghum lodging and falling down, which affects 10 per cent of crops each year.

Agribusiness

Environment

Queenslanders to get their hands dirty to save lives

uqclayt — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 07:21:28 +0000

26 March 2021Queenslanders are being asked to “dig deep” in an Australian-first project, with the next “ground-breaking” medicine potentially hiding in their backyard – Soils for Science is a citizen science project that aims to unearth new antibiotics in backyards, gardens and farms across the state.

Agribusiness

Environment

Queensland Science making a difference

uqsoutra — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 04:25:07 +0000

13 October 2020WATCH: Discover how ��̽�� researchers are contributing to some of the biggest challenges the world faces – the health of our communities, and environments; the quality and quantity of food available; abundant clean energy; and sustainable economies.

Agribusiness

Biomedical and clinical sciences

Digital technology

Energy, water and resources

Environment

Materials and advanced manufacturing

Public and allied health

Women in Science Podcast

uqsoutra — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 02:29:42 +0000

13 August 2020Women in Science is a podcast series featuring interviews with inspiring researchers who are breaking barriers in their fields and making remarkable contributions to science.

Agribusiness

Post-pandemic brave new world of agriculture

uqsoutra — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:52:40 +0000

31 July 2020Robots working in abattoirs, sky-high vertical farms, more gene-edited foods in our supermarkets and automated farming systems could all help guarantee food supply in the next pandemic.

COVID-19

Economic impacts

Health and wellbeing

Social impacts

Agribusiness

Agribusiness

Take 5: Our researchers make sense of the world 5 questions at a time

From the outback to the Olympics: how native food is changing how we eat and buy

Heavy rain, flash flooding are possible later this year. Here’s why

How deep freezing native plants could prevent extinction

No boundary: From Brisbane to Perth, Broome and Darwin

Groundbreaking report details how Australia can make net zero happen

Unpacking the 2023 federal budget

This problem weed is evolving

Is coffee going extinct? Here’s how it could impact you.

����̽�� research to revolutionise pest control around the world

Meet the Researcher: Dr Lida Omaleki

Keeping chickens at home: What's the secret to getting the perfect eggs?

Is it possible to select cattle for ‘stayability’?

Meet the food fraud detectives

Meet Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa

Predictive agriculture: The art of understanding uncertainty

Plant proteins changing consumer meat demands

The secret to sorghum’s adaptability

Using DNA to build cattle tick resistance

'Digital twin' concept boosts food production

The ‘glass half full’ approach

The world’s favourite fruit needs a genetic boost

Researchers smash avocado production bottleneck

Tasting success with probiotics

Supporting sustainable fisheries

Breeding sorghum for growth

Safeguarding our future food supply

Spray-on protection

Growing ideas for a better future

Beefing up against cattle disease

Producing uniquely Australian foods

Surviving the dry spell

Indigenous opportunity sprouts from desert discovery

A research partnership meant to bee

The tree of shelf-life

Microbiome, macro result

Pandemic protection: ‘animal-disease detectives’ safeguarding health

Australian research helps reduce Sri Lankan pesticide deaths

Instant rice packs a plastic punch

The optimum cattle management system

Essential oils may help gut health of new-age chicks

A genetic solution to ensure sorghum stands firm

Queenslanders to get their hands dirty to save lives

Queensland Science making a difference

Women in Science Podcast

Post-pandemic brave new world of agriculture

��̽�� research to revolutionise pest control around the world