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Global strategies needed to combat antibiotic and pesticide resistance

Resistance to antibiotics and pesticides is rising at alarming rates. Global strategies, such as those developed for Australia’s cotton industry, to maintain ‘susceptible’ insects, are key in our fight against resistance.

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We asked five experts: are light dairy products better?

Preventing farmageddon: new startup targets fruit fly

Our former researchers have founded RapidAIM to take their revolutionary fruit fly-monitoring technology to the world.

Healthier rice is extra nice

Everybody loves rice. Everybody loves to be healthy. We’ve discovered a way to combine those two loves.

Shockwave technology tenderises meat and improves eating quality of cheaper cuts, scientists say

Scientists have found the eating quality of tough cuts of meat like shank, silverside and chuck steak can be improved using shockwave technology, in what could be a win for farmers and consumers.

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Why Australia needs to become Asia’s innovation partner

Asia is emerging as a major hub of agrifood industry innovation. What sort of public and private sector investments are needed to make this a win-win collaboration that strengthens both Australia and its Asian partners’ ability to innovate for a sustainable and prosperous future?

Top four food trends you’ll soon see on supermarket shelves

Some food trends come and go (we’re looking at you salted caramel) but some are much more long-term because they’re based on science.

Climate change will reshape the world’s agricultural trade

Climate change will change the dynamic for major food exporters like China and the US.

Is your honey faking it?

With news that our honey might be cut with artificial substitutes, we look at how blockchain could be used to help solve issues like this in the future.

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Future farms: broccoli lattes, digital dioramas and high-tech hens

Our annual AgCatalyst event is showcasing the latest science and technology in the agriculture, food and fibre sectors.

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Best of both whorls: cotton with the benefits of synthetics

We’re working on new types of cotton that are still biodegradable and renewable, but with the added benefit of properties that make synthetic fibres popular.

How to grow crops on Mars if we are to live on the red planet

If humans are to live on Mars they will need a stable supply of food. Earth plants are not suited to the Mars climate but we can engineer plants that are.

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