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2019 Winners
... and is always in the backyard. Claire purchased her first hive (which she still has) in 2007. Naively, she brought the hive home in the back of a two door hatchback with bees escaping while driving down the Eastern!Claire and Paul have always been passionate about sustainability and they converted...
Regional economic multiplier impacts potential pollinator deficits across crops
...custr13_HBE PRJ-010219 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Michael Clarke Clarke, Michael AgEconPlus Pty Ltd The Honey Bee and Pollination Program has funded analysis of yield and crop value loss as a result of Australian pollinator deficits (e.g. Keogh et al 2010, Barry et al 2010). This project...
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Horizon scan for new market opportunities in emerging industries
..., native bees, pomegranate, seaweed, sesame and truffles. The identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for each industry are the basis for forecasting over the next 10 years.23-185 978-1-76053-427-1...
Champion Changemakers put the Future of Ag in Focus
... is to bring a ‘Bee School’ to life and deliver interactive workshops to primary aged school children introducing them to the important roles of bees in agriculture.“Kids love to say ‘none of your beeswax’ – but I’m all about making bees their business! This grant will help me deliver interactive...
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Review of chemistry associated with honey
This literature review, funded by the AgriFutures™ Honey Bee and Pollination Program, aims to identify and review current and new analytical techniques for honey analysis, and the limitations of these techniques. This includes the determination of limitations of different analytical techniques, given the particular floral characteristics of Australian derived honey, as well as the effect of supplementary feeding on analytical results. A review of national and international regulatory policies and guidelines on honey testing and the determination of honey chemistry was also completed.Australian honey abuzz with high-value antibacterial activity
... of Technology Sydney Professor Liz Harry, in conjunction with researchers from the University of Sydney and University of the Sunshine Coast.Funded by the AgriFutures™ Honey Bee & Pollination Program, Professor Harry, Director of the UTS ithree institute, and the collaborative research team tested...
Darcy MacCartie
...-graduation. I’m excited about being able to talk and network with industry experts within the bee sector! I am very much looking forward to being able to gain knowledge from these people....
Review of chemistry associated with honey testing
... to determine adulteration and quality of honey samples. The literature review will be used by key stakeholders, including AgriFutures Australia, key producers/honey processors and the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council to determine future directions the industry should take to ensure the problem...
T2M Develop an attractant specific to A cerana Java strain
... the efficiency of odorants from Lychee, Mad Hatter or Coral Vine as an attractant for Apis cerana to bait station.3. Evaluate the attractiveness of Cymbidium Floribundum and its hybrid Miss Muffet to Apis cerana javanaThroughout our experimentation we will examines whether or not chemical lures are attractive to native bees and other non target species and whether grids would be useful at keeping them away from the baited stations. PRO_CLAQ...
Laura Carniel
..., Queensland. I spent my childhood surrounded by a range of mixed farming enterprises, including fresh vegetable production, livestock, dairy farming, therapeutic plants, plant nurseries and bee keeping that came together in regular farmers markets which was a great opportunity to understand regional...
Industry Development Grant – Travis Beddoe
... is critical, both from the standpoint of preventing the spread of disease within a hive or apiary but to also inform apiary management decisions such as shifting loads of bees to a new location. PRO_CLAQ...
Australian Honey: Expanding the market for a multifunctional, natural food
...custr13_HBE PRJ-004610 Mia Lorber-Hughes 02 6923 6911 Martin Kneebone Kneebone, Martin Retailworks Discretionary Trust & Spencer Family Trust Partnership Trading as Freshlogic The RIRDC Honeybee R&D Advisory Committee has been asked by the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC...
AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Alumni Committee of State Chairs Announced
... Online Heroes competitions.Ann Ross – QLD State ChairAnn has a background in start-ups with a focus on emerging industries and is a regionally renowned bee keeper based on the Sunshine Coast, QLD. Her company Hive Haven specialises in the manufacture of award-winning native bee boxes and the production...
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The future of honey: from a pantry staple to the medicine cabinet
.... Research led by the University of Technology Sydney and funded by AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program aims to provide evidence required by modern medicine to expand honey's role as a staple in the pantry to a health food. The work seeks to use honey as a prebiotic to promote good...
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Composition of Australian honey
...In 2021, the Size and scope of the Australian honey bee and pollination industry – a snapshot report found Australia had 1,800 highly skilled commercial beekeepers producing approximately 37,000 tonnes of honey. Honey in Australia is produced from a wide range of native and non-native floral...
Industry Development Grant – Aidan Whitby
... reoccurring fees. We plan to use off the shelf technology that is relatively affordable to create a durable, ergonomic, and effective product. Agriculture has recently been dramatically advancing in technology and it's time for the bee industry to move forward with this product.Phase 1 - Total 10 weeks...
Consumers to the front as R&D leads the way for Australia’s rural industries
... to boost consumer demand and identify new profitable channels, improving farm productivity to compete with imports, and ensuring uptake of research outputs.Another example of consumer-focused research is around the increasingly popular topic of gut health, which has led the Australian honey bee industry...
Composition of Australian honey
... with the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC), the Honey Packers and Marketers Association (HPMA) and producers to acquire a representative number of honeys from all production areas based on feedback from the industry regarding typical botanical sources and honey volumes from each area. Industry...
From ideas to budding businesses with Farmers2Founders
... with the AgriFutures Honey Bee & Pollination Program’s objectives to support honey bee industry development,” said Ms Medway.Through its Emerging Industries Program, AgriFutures seeks to identify and support new rural industries, including Indigenous crops, that have the potential to make a valuable...
Agricultural entrepreneur pockets $20,000 at evokeAG Pitch Tent competition
... for our first manufacturing run which is due to start imminently,” said Mr Glover.Danny Le Feuvre from Australia Bee Services took home the prize for the KPMG Producer Problem stream after taking to the stage to expound on pinch points in the honey sector. He says the networking opportunities at evokeAG...