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The UWA Institute of Agriculture is committed to researching, promoting and teaching sustainable agriculture for a growing world.

🌳 A new study has found that mixed-tree species forestry enhances productivity, increases carbon sequestration and helps mitigate climate change. Long-term field studies UWA Farm Ridgefield were part of a global analysis of 21 tree diversity experiments. www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...

Diverse forestry to build resilience for a warming world

A new international study has found that mixed-tree species forestry enhances productivity, increases carbon sequestration, and helps mitigate climate change.

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From space science to dinner plates: the future of farming indoors 🌱 🚀An international team from the Uni of Adelaide , Uni of Cambridge, UWA research and NASA have reimagined how we grow food into the future. 📰 Read all about it: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Turbocharging fundamental science translation through controlled environment agriculture

Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) provides unprecedented opportunities to accelerate the translation of plant science breakthroughs into agricu…

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📢 Quairading Farmers’ Co-op has been building community strength for 100+ years! 🌾 A new from UWA research study shows how local ownership, smart management & co-op values fuel its success. Read all about it. 👉 Read all about it

Quairading Farmers Co Ltd as century-old cornerstone driving community strength

A new study from The University of Western Australia highlights how the Quairading Farmers’ Co-operative Company Limited has thrived for over a century

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💡🚜 Innovation in action! We were honoured to welcome Prof Salah Sukkarieh from University of Sydney to the 31st Hector & Andrew Stewart Memorial Lecture at UWA. His lecture, showcased how robotics, IoT, AI, and Digital Twins 💻 are transforming modern farming. Thanks to everyone who joined!

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We’re excited to announce the launch of Emergence Ecotech. 🌱 The #UWA spin-out company aims to bring damaged and degraded landscapes back to life with a focus on reinstating biodiversity using native seeds. www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...

Eco-tech spin-out to restore native biodiversity to degraded land

UWA has launched an innovative new spin-out company that aims to rehabilitate degraded landscapes with a key focus on reinstating biodiversity using native seed

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📢 Venue Update! The 31st Hector & Andrew Stewart Memorial Lecture will now be at Wilsmore Lecture Theatre G108. 🎙️Prof Salah Sukkarieh 🌱Farming in Two Worlds: Integrating Physical & Digital Agriculture 📅 Wed, 25 Sep Only a few tickets left! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2025-hecto...

2025 Hector and Andrew Stewart Memorial Lecture by Prof Salah Sukkarieh

The UWA Institute of Agriculture is proud to welcome Professor Salah Sukkarieh FTSE to Perth for this exclusive lecture.

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🌾 Can outsourcing fertiliser mechanisation services make farming more productive and sustainable ? A new study says yes ✅Co-authored by Assoc Prof Amin Mugera, it shows farmers use 6–22% less fertiliser and get better yields when outsourcing. 📖 Read uwa.edu.au/news/article...

Smarter fertiliser use through outsourced services to support wheat farmers

outsourcing fertiliser mechanisation services in rural China can significantly reduce fertiliser use while improving wheat yields

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📺 The Shade & Shelter research project at UWA’s Farm Ridgefield was featured on ABC Landline last week! Hancock, Dr Norman, Dr Pool, Prof Maloney, and Welsh on on livestock welfare & productivity. 🐑🌱 👉 Watch the episode here: iview.abc.net.au/show/landlin...

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Experimenting with edible sheep shelters to boost lamb survival; Victorian farmers innovating during record-breaking drought; Another promising grain harvest for WA; and proving sustainability credent...

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🔑 Unlocking the keys to nitrogen use efficiency in wheat! 🌾 This comprehensive, field-based study across three papers shows how modern breeding can optimise yield, nitrogen uptake & water-use efficiency, enabling sustainable agriculture. 🌍 📰Read all about it: www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...

Unlocking the keys to improving nitrogen use efficiency in wheat

Comprehensive field-based research provides new insights into nitrogen use efficiency in wheat.

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📚 Full house at Alan Robson Lecture Theatre for a lecture by Dr Gustave Gintzburger! 🌍🔥 Drawing on The Rangelands of Libya (CABI, 2025), he explored tribes, territories & ecological wisdom, from Libya to WA’s rangelands. Thanks to Dr Gintzburger for sharing five decades of insight 🙏

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🚜 Don’t miss the 31st Hector & Andrew Stewart Memorial Lecture! This year’s lecturer is Prof Salah Sukkarieh (Uni of Sydney). 🧠Farming in Two Worlds: Integrating Physical & Digital Agriculture 📅Thu 25 Sept | 🕔 5:15–6:30pm 📍 Bayliss Lecture Theatre www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2025-hecto...

2025 Hector and Andrew Stewart Memorial Lecture by Prof Salah Sukkarieh

The UWA Institute of Agriculture is proud to welcome Professor Salah Sukkarieh FTSE to Perth for this exclusive lecture.

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🌏📢UWA/IOA Lecture! Kerala Bird Atlas & the power of citizen science 🕊️ Join Prof Nameer PO (KAU, India) as he explores how community-led efforts are shaping biodiversity monitoring. 🗓️ Tue 6 May | 🕛 12–1pm | 📍 UWA 🎟️ Free – all welcome #UWA #BiodiversityMonitoring #CitizenScience #KeralaBirdAtlas

LECTURE: Kerala Bird Atlas and Citizen Science in Biodiversity Monitoring

The IOA is pleased to host this lecture by Professor P.O. Nameer on' Kerala Bird Atlas and Citizen Science in Biodiversity Monitoring'

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🌏Mike Carroll Travelling Fellowship keeps expanding agricultural research training at UWA! PhD candidates Agyeya P. and Ruby Wiese shared their experiences at the 21st MCTF award function last night! Thanks to everyone who came!

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🌏UWA-AcSIR Joint PhD program unlocking new horizons🌱IOA hosted a delegation from Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), India, aiming to expand academic collaboration and refine the agreement to provide more opportunities for the next generation of science and technology leaders 🔬

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Interested in research in a commercial setting?✨Research at UWA Farm Ridgefield spans many disciplines, including this fantastic perinatal research on preterm birth led by Jane Pillow 🔬 Contact Diana Boykett for more info!

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That’s a wrap on #GRDCUpdates 2025🌱Two days of great discussions, insights, and connections. Great to see A/Prof Andrew Guzzomi & Wesley Moss on the Grain Automate panel, sharing how tertiary education is preparing for autonomy in ag🚛 Thanks to everyone who visited the stall these days!😍

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