agriculture Archives

Environment

New research: nitrous oxide emissions 300 times more powerful than CO₂ are jeopardising Earth’s future

Agriculture is the dominant cause for the increasing N₂O concentrations. Emissions must be reduced if we hope to stabilise Earth's climate.

Scientists solving Vietnam’s environmental challenges

Australian and Vietnamese researchers are teaming up to tackle Vietnam’s biggest environmental challenges.

Farming

What’s made of legumes but sizzles on the barbie like beef? Australia’s new meat alternative

Australian supermarkets and fast food chains will soon be stocking a homegrown meat alternative that tastes and feels like meat and even sizzles on the barbecue.

Other news

Our scientists doing us proud

Two of our recently appointed Australian Academy of Science Fellows tell us about their work helping to create resilient and valuable environments.

Environment

Faster food is all about the TraNSIT

Like your food? Reducing transport costs for the agricultural community can benefit all of us.

Minerals

Phosphates to feed the world

We invented a new smelting process to produce phosphates for fertiliser. Called PyroPhos, it eliminates harmful waste found in other phosphate production processes and creates a valuable by-product which can be used in construction.

About Us

Interronauts | CSIRO podcast Ep 22: Purple Earth and plants’ war for the rainbow, and an attack on titan

This episode Jesse talks about early Earth which may have been purple, two new species of tiny jellies, white rice with brown rice benefits, smell-based movie ratings, and the demise of the world's largest individual.

Farming

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?

Farming

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.

Farming

Agricultural innovation as important today as 100 years ago

Today marks a century of coordinated agricultural research in Australia, and we investigate what caused this to occur, and what resulted.

It’s not hot air: livestock and climate change

A new report studied the extent of livestock emissions and various claims around reducing emissions.

Scaring is caring: our hi-tech scarecrow that protects crops from elephants and other pest animals

New adaptable technology has been trialled to help save farmers’ crops from animal pests, from Africa to Australia.

Agriculture