Gut health from the ground up
In today’s urbanised and highly engineered world, good mental health and wellbeing are in big demand. With an aim to promote better crops and health from […]
Comparing soils in apple orchards
Organic agriculture is an increasingly popular management approach, embraced by growers and consumers alike for its potential to reduce environmental impacts. However, a new Flinders University […]
Push for sustainable food reforms
While food systems account for up to 30% of total global greenhouse gas emissions, Vietnam is holding high-level talks aimed at creating more sustainable farming systems […]
Challenges faced by Timorese migrant workers returning home
Timorese migrant workers who return home after temporarily working in Australia face significant difficulties in finding suitable long-term employment and maintaining their wellbeing, a new report […]
More extreme weather on the horizon
As temperature records tumble, and the threat of bushfires and dry conditions looms large, an international study by Flinders University and Argentinian researchers renews the urgency of calls […]
New ag ‘engine’: Flinders
A new research engine has been fired in South Australia with a significant $8 million Federal Government Future Drought Fund grant – the largest to be […]
New tech to monitor climate change
Weather extremes have become more frequent and intensive since the 1950s, and international hydrology experts are using new technology to map land areas subject to hotter, […]
Weather extremes to change future farming
The agricultural sector will increasingly need to adopt new technologies and entrepreneurial flair to provide secondary income, along with more flexible land use to combat weather […]
Food cyber attacks forecast
Wide-ranging use of smart technologies is raising global agricultural production but international researchers warn this digital-age phenomenon could reap a crop of another kind – cybersecurity […]