Improving truffle orchard floor management
Expanding production has positioned Australia as the world’s fourth-largest truffle producer, after France, Italy and Spain. In 2022, favourable growing conditions meant the country produced...
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Q&A Sessions: AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award & Acceleration Grant
These sessions are intended to provide clarity around the differences between the two programs and the respective eligibility criteria.
Chicken Meat
Eight new research projects to boost the chicken meat industry
In 2023, the Program sought research proposals that were innovative and had the potential to bring transformative change in some of the above priority areas. The Program called for proposals that addressed the current needs and challenges of the chicken meat industry, including an unprecedented period of biosecurity threats and an industry that is continuously striving to strengthen its sustainability credentials. As a result, the Chicken Meat Program has contracted eight new research projects adding to the thirteen projects already underway in the Program, plus its extension activities.
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Thoroughbred Horses
Reminder: Keep an eye out for caterpillar eggs and nests during high-risk period
As we approach the high-risk period for exposure to hairy processionary caterpillars (Ochrogaster lunifer), it is crucial for stud staff to remain vigilant. These caterpillars, or their nest material, can cause significant harm to pregnant mares, leading to equine amnionitis and fetal loss (EAFL) syndrome. This condition can result in mid- to late-term abortion or the birth of premature, weak, and underdeveloped foals.
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