by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 29, 2017 | AGT, News
AGT is supporting individuals and groups in rural communities to thrive through the AGT Small Grants Program. The first program of its kind delivered by an Australian plant breeding company, the AGT Small Grants Program is designed to support adoption and utilisation...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 23, 2017 | CSIRO, News, Research stories, University of Adelaide
A recent discovery by Australian scientists is likely to improve the sustainability of the Australian wine sector and significantly accelerate the breeding of more robust salt-tolerant grapevines. With funding from Wine Australia, a team of scientists from the ARC...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 23, 2017 | News
The inaugural Mekong AgriTech Challenge (MATCh) is scouting for agriculture and food tech startups that have applicability in the Mekong region (Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar). The initiative is being funded through AusAid and the Asia Development Bank. Launched...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 21, 2017 | AWRI, News
The first Advanced Wine Assessment Course (AWAC) was held 25 years ago in August 1992. AWAC 44 is being held this week and this course will welcome the 1160th AWAC scholar to the judging system. The AWRI congratulates all past scholars of AWAC and thanks all AWAC...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 17, 2017 | News, Research stories, University of Adelaide
The first commercial crop of an Australian durum wheat variety that was unsuccessful in its home country will be harvested in Chile in February. The licensing of the Yawa variety was finalised in a deal between the University of Adelaide and Chilean seed company...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 16, 2017 | News
Congratulations to Dr Maarten Ryder, Visiting Research Fellow with the University of Adelaide here at the Waite, who recently travelled to Jinan, Shandong, PR China, to receive honorary citizenship of Shandong province. This was awarded for his long-term scientific...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 15, 2017 | News, Research stories, University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide researchers have calculated that wild bees and other unmanaged insect pollinators contribute, on average, $22 million to the production of dryland seed lucerne annually. They are now working to “future proof” these free crop pollination services...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 13, 2017 | News
Aroma Cafe at Lirra Lirra has launched a new menu, increasing the food options on the Waite campus. In addition to their hot food selections, focaccias, rolls and wraps, they are now serving all day breakfast. A selection of burgers, sliders and fish & chips is...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 13, 2017 | News, Plant Cell Walls, Research stories, University of Adelaide
Most of you know hemp, or marijuana, as a drug to be smoked. Laws restrict its use and sale in Australia and other countries. From November 12 2017, changes to the Food Standards Code to permit the sale of low-psychoactive hemp seed as a food are effective in...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 13, 2017 | News, Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide
The following researchers at the Waite will share in funding announced last week under the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) National Competitive Grants Programme. Congratulations to all involved! Discovery Projects Professor Vincent Bulone (University of Adelaide...
