News: School of Agriculture Food and Wine
Breakthrough AgTech to improve lamb meat quality
In the sheep meat industry, the amount of intramuscular fat is a key indicator of eating quality, but can be particularly difficult to measure in lamb carcases, which are not individually graded.. until now.
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Regional communities take action to increase drought resilience
Hundreds of South Australian primary producers, industry representatives and regional community members have had their say about their priorities for building resilience to future droughts.
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2021 School of Agriculture, Food and Wine prize night
Winners announced from the 2021 School of Agriculture, Food and Wine prize night.
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Ali Gill’s unlikely journey to a hemp PhD
When Ali Gill enrolled in a science degree, she never thought she’d go on to pursue a PhD to determine the drought tolerance and water use efficiency of industrial hemp.
Seeking eco-warriors to create award-winning videos
High school students have the opportunity to be named the University of Adelaide Young Scientist of the Year and win themselves cash prizes by making a short video about an environmental problem or solution.
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Durum breeding program to grow with Australian Grain Technologies
Durum Breeding Australia has announced that Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd has been awarded the licence to take the durum breeding program forward.
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MOU to support sustainable growth of the Barossa wine industry
A landmark Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Adelaide and Barossa Grape & Wine Association has been signed today at The Barossa Cellar.
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Scientists named as environmental influencers
University of Adelaide scientists have been named among South Australia’s most influential people in the environment sector.
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Fighting frost: Minimising the impact on Aussie crops
Researchers have analysed the performance of varieties and advanced breeding lines of wheat and barley in response to frost in different environments.
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Future Fellowships to boost agriculture and earth sciences research
$2.5m to advance research on enhancing crop salt tolerance; gene regulation in wheat; and the interplay between tectonics, climate and resources.
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