by Darcy Watt | Dec 22, 2021 | Agriculture, Environment
Pest species of the Australian honey bee must be managed to maintain the crucial pollination of our plants and crops. Species such as the Varroa mite have the ability to undermine major agricultural productions and put our biodiversity at risk. But, a new initiative...
by Darcy Watt | Dec 20, 2021 | Agriculture, Science
Lucia Regolin studied the behavioural patterns of chicks within a social hierarchy. Her work on the behavioural patterns of chicks has been published in Communications Biology and demonstrates that chicks and chickens are far more advanced socially than some of us...
by Ian Neubauer | Dec 15, 2021 | Agriculture, Technology
Explore these 6 agricultural innovations that will likely have a huge impact on the way we farm in the future. As the world unites to minimise global warming, agriculture is set for a massive shakeup to ensure we can still feed the planet while keeping it good nick...
by Darcy Watt | Dec 7, 2021 | Agriculture, Environment, Science
When you mention the word battery in the agricultural community, it usually means you’re going to need a set of jumper leads. But with new innovations in recycling technology, batteries can now mean recycled liquid fertiliser. Using clean technology processing methods...
by Lynda Brest | Nov 1, 2021 | Agriculture, Opinion
Over the last few years, Australia’s farmers have ridden a rollercoaster through drought, fire, flood, and COVID-19, before landing the best back-to-back seasons in a decade. Even success comes with its own complications. Across the agricultural sector, the great...
by Will York | Oct 27, 2021 | Agriculture, Business
AgUnity is an Australian start-up with ambitions to help change the lives of the 2-billion unbanked last mile communities in the world. The ‘Last Mile’ is rural, remote and low income farmers who are in need of a path to financial inclusion. Tackling issues of poor...