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How green is your bread?

Have you ever stopped to consider the environmental impact of everyday items like a loaf of bread?

Farming

Long-term rural research partnerships still delivering value

Innovation means something real in agriculture. It means feeding the world in the face of climate change, water shortages, pests, natural disasters, and more. Here are just some examples of what we have achieved through our partnerships with Rural RDCs.

Precision maps give direction on ending child malnutrition in Africa

A study has found that while nearly all nations in Africa have at least one region where children’s health is improving, not a single country is expected to end childhood malnutrition by 2030.

Farming

OM(e)G(a)! Omega-3 canola gets the green light

Australian regulators give the green light for a genetically modified canola- Omega-3 Canola- the world’s first plant based and sustainable source of omega 3.

What makes a specialty coffee taste good? The science behind your morning cuppa

How was your morning cup of washed catuai? Or did you go for the natural bourbon to start your day? ABC explains the science behind the flavour of your morning cuppa.

From plants to pants: developing the next generation of cotton

Our researchers are working on the next generation of cotton that has all the benefits of synthetics, without producing plastic microfibres.

Farming

The holes in Santa’s stocking: Mapping food loss from the farm and beyond

With the season of fun and excess upon us, we use science to find out where along the food (supply) chain the biggest waste occurs.

Farming

Wheat more could you want? Australia’s revolutionary high-fibre wheat

Are you bready for this? We've developed a new type of wheat that has ten times more fibre than normal wheat. It helps improve gut health and fight bowel cancer and Type 2 diabetes.

Farming

Salty wine and our scientific solution

Sweet success: We’ve helped to discover a way of reducing the amount of salt in wine grapes, meaning higher quality wines.

Changing climate has stalled Australian wheat yields: study

Australia's wheat harvest has stalled over the past 26 years, and worsening weather is to blame.

A (mouse) plague o’ both your houses

Mice began breeding a couple weeks early this spring, so our experts are anticipating a plague by autumn. But how can two weeks make such a difference? And are mice really that big a problem?

Identifying invasive species threats on a global scale

We have conducted the first analysis of invasive species threat to global crop production on a country-by-country basis.

Crops