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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
📣 New research finds Impact of rising heat on California tomato supply offers insight for Australia! Co Authored by Dr Sarah Whitnall, UWA SAgE says: efficiency = climate adaptation. Better coordination reduces food loss + boosts resilience 🤝🌡️ www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
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Impact of rising heat on California tomato supply offers insight for Australia
Impact of rising heat on California tomato supply offers insight for Australia
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
📣 Hot off the press 🔥 our December newsletter is out now! Catch up on our latest achievements and research highlights 📚✨ Read all about it! www.uwa.edu.au/institutes/i...
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Could drylands become a major untapped carbon sink for Australia and the world? 🌏 A study shows that smarter water management can restore carbon, improve crop productivity and strengthen resilience across the world’s most fragile drylands. www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
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Global study unveils blueprint to turn drylands into carbon sinks
A groundbreaking international study shows that smarter water management can restore carbon
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
📢 A new study from UWA reveals that grain growers in WA are increasingly employing on-farm storage, mobile freight capacity and tactical delivery scheduling to manage rising harvest bottlenecks🌾🚚 Read all about it! www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
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Farm logistics under pressure from shifting harvest constraints
Farm logistics under pressure as Western Australian growers adapt to shifting harvest constraints
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🌳 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...
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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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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...
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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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
📢 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
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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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
🌟 Did you miss the 31st Hector & Andrew Stewart Memorial Lecture? You can now catch up and watch the full recording on our YouTube channel! 🎥✨
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The UWA IOA 2025 Hector and Andrew Stewart Memorial Lecture
YouTube video by The UWA Institute of Agriculture
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
💡🚜 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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
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...
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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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
📢 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...
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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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
🌾 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...
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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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
📺 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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Landline: S2025
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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
🔑 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...
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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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
📣 IOA August 2025 newsletter is here!📰✨ Read about our latest international collaboration, inspiring events and lectures, and profiles of leading researchers shaping the future of agriculture! 👩‍🔬🌱 👉 Read now: uwa.edu.au/institutes/i...
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
🌾Did you miss the 2025 Industry Forum? The UWA Institute of Agriculture recently hosted its 19th annual Industry Forum, tackling the next 20 years of R,D&E investment in agriculture – Who will bankroll it?💰🚜 📽️ Watch the full discussion
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The UWA IOA 2025 Industry Forum: The next 20 years of R,D&E in agriculture in Australia
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
📚 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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
🚜 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...
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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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
📣 The UWA Institute of Agriculture releases Annual Research Report 2024! 💡 From 345 publications to new PhD candidates and major international recognition, it’s been a big year of impact, innovation, and sustainability in ag research🌱📘 www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
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The UWA Institute of Agriculture releases Annual Research Report 2024
The UWA Institute of Agriculture releases Annual Research Report 2024
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
🌾New study co-authored by Hackett Prof Kadambot Siddique presents a “triple goal” farming strategy to tackle 🌍 food security, 🌡️ climate change & 🌱 soil degradation. 🔗Read all about it: uwa.edu.au/news/article...
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Farming strategy tackles food security climate change and soil degradation
Farming practices that can simultaneously boost food production, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve soil health
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
🌏📢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
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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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
👩‍🌾🌱 Explore the future of agriculture at IOA 2025 Postgraduate Showcase, where six outstanding postgraduates will share their cutting-edge research! 🚜🌾 📅 Wednesday 28 May | 📍 Bayliss Lecture Theatre 🎟 Reserve your spot now!
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2025 Postgraduate Showcase: Frontiers in Agriculture
Don't miss the UWA Institute of Agriculture's 19th annual Postgraduate Showcase: Frontiers in Agriculture on Wednesday 28 May.
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Explore exciting career opportunities in the agricultural industry at the Ag Institute Australia W.A Careers Night on April 2nd! We are proud to support the growth of the sector and connect aspiring professionals with industry leaders🌾
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AgInstitute Australia W.A Careers Night
Join us at the AgInstitute Australia W.A Careers Night on April 2nd to explore exciting career opportunities in agriculture!
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🌏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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
📢 MEDIA RELEASE: UWA technology set to transform agricultural monitoring 🌱🚀 UWA & MAGIC WAVELENGTH are commercialising a sensor technology to revolutionise crop health monitoring. 🌾📡 Read the full article 📖
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UWA technology set to transform agricultural monitoring
UW has partnered with Perth-based startup Magic Wavelength to commercialise sensor technology that could revolutionise how farmers monitor crop health globally.
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
🌏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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
📢 PhD students & ECRs – Don’t miss #APBC2025! 🚨 🔬 Abstracts close 1 March – Present your research to plant breeding leaders! 🌍 5x $1000 travel grants – Submit your abstract & be selected to present to apply. Grants close 19 March. 📅 Apply now 👉 mcia.eventsair.com/apbc2025
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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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Nik Callow @nikcallow.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Day 2 of #GRDCUpdates! 🌾💡 Today, UWA’s Assoc Prof Andrew Guzzumi and Wesley Moss will be part of the Grain Automate panel discussion at 1:40 PM—don’t miss it! 🚜✨ Visit the our booth to chat with our team about the latest in grains research. #AgInnovation
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
👩‍🎓 Spotlight on PhD candidate Huyen Pham! ! 🌾Her research and Australian journey are featured at Farm Weekly. As part of a @ioauwa.bsky.social project, her study addresses abiotic stress such us low fertility, high acidity, aluminium toxicity, and frequent terminal droughts!
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
🌱📊 Interested in R stats for agriculture & the environment? Opportunity for FREE online course focusing on agricultural & environmental applications! Led by Assoc Prof James Fogarty from UWA. 📅 Course Dates: MC-1C: 26 Feb – 30 June MC-2C: 22 July – 1 Dec
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Micro-credential - Using R - Environmental and Agriculture Applications SCIEM505
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
New to UWA research or want to learn more about research support services? 🔬 Connect with key teams, join quick talks, and network over refreshments! 📅 20 Feb 2025 | ⏰ 9:15am-12pm | 📍 EZone Social Hub 🎟️ Register now—places are limited!
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UWA Researcher Induction Day - Feb 2025
This event provides UWA researchers with an opportunity to meet staff and learn about the research support services provided by the the DVCR portfolio.
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
🚨 Media release alert! 💡New research from UWA reveals consumers prioritise produce quality over empathy for farmers hit by extreme weather.⛈️The study led by Dr Mila Tarabashkina, Senior Lecturer at UWA Business School, offer solutions to reduce food waste & support farmers facing climate challenges👩‍🌾
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Consumer choices shaping the future of climate-impacted produce
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
It's hard to imagine Australia without dung beetles! 🍃 They're the reason you can enjoy alfresco meals without being swarmed by flies. Listen to Assoc. Prof. Theo Evans from UWA talk to Suzanne Hill at ABC News about these tiny heroes of agriculture and cattle management 🚜🐮!
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A Bug's Life with Theo Evans: Dung Beetles - ABC listen
These might be the only creatures on earth that willingly embrace the job of cleaning up poo.
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
📢 The 2024 Beans is How Annual Report is out! Together, 120+ Coalition Partners are transforming food systems, championing sustainability, and nourishing communities with the power of beans! 🌍 Read the report #BeansisHow #BeansOnTheMenu
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The Beans is How 2024 Annual Report is Here | SDG2 Advocacy Hub
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
It’s great to see the continued growth of the partnership between Kerala Agricultural University and UWA 🌏 The recently renewed MoU marks a key milestone in a collaboration that began in 2010, advancing agriculture and climate research, academic exchange, and student training.🌱
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
☂️ Fleeces like umbrellas 🐑A recent article in Farm Weekly highlights groundbreaking research from @uwanews, led by Professor Shane Maloney. The study shows how fleeces act as natural “umbrellas,” helping regulate sheep temperature & boost lamb conception rates.🐏
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
🌾 Ethiopia's faba bean crop is being safeguarded from FBG disease thanks to Prof Martin Barbetti's collaboration with Ethiopian scientists. Funded by ACIARAustralia, the project identified the disease's cause, introduced new management strategies, and trained 26 scientists in crop improvement🌱.
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UWA scientists help secure future of faba bean farming in Ethiopia
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
🚜 Just in! The latest Farm Weekly features Emerita Professor Lyn Abbott, celebrating her remarkable 50-year career in soil science ✨ and it highlights the amazing work of the Australian Plant Phenomics Network with Ass. Prof. Nicolas Taylor and UWA research driving impactful contributions. 🌾
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Continuing a proud legacy: Professor Phil Vercoe is named an Australian Association of Animal Sciences (AAAS) Fellow, joining his father, Dr. John Vercoe, as the only father-son duo in AAAS history. ✨A career defined by livestock research and sustainable agriculture. 🌾🐄
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Professor Vercoe follows in his fathers footsteps with AAAS Fellowship
When asked which of the esteemed scientists he is most proud to join as a Fellow for the Australian Association of Animal Sciences (AAAS), the answer comes easily for Professor Phil Vercoe.
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Are you passionate about soils & digging around for quality holiday screentime? 🤔 We recommend you watch 'Grounded in Soil Science' on YouTube 🎉 Hosted by SAgE & @ioauwa.bsky.social, this symposium celebrated 50 years of E/Prof Lynette Abbott's research & service at UWA! youtu.be/zIOfT4T5BVA
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Grounded in Soil Science: Symposium celebrating 50 years of Emerita Professor Lynette Abbott at UWA
YouTube video by The UWA Institute of Agriculture
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Hot off the press! 🔥📰 Find all our recent achievements, #research outcomes, event updates & more in The UWA Institute of #Agriculture's December 2024 newsletter. Click here: www.uwa.edu.au/institutes/i... to read online or email ioa@uwa.edu.au for a hard copy!
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
We loved reading this immersive profile of our very own Emerita Professor Lyn Abbott, which traces the past 50+ years of her incredible soil science career at The University of Western Australia ❤️ www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
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Cultivating a legacy with 50 years of soil science at UWA
When Emerita Professor Lyn Abbott first stepped foot on UWA’s Crawley campus half a century ago, she recalls a very different scene to the University of today.
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Media release alert! 🚨 Gene editing & plant domestication are essential to protect food supplies in a worsening climate, according to an intnl team of researchers, led by #UWA Chair in Plant Physiology Professor Sergey Shabala from the School of Biological Sciences 🌱 www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
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Call for two-fold approach to create sustainable food supplies
Gene editing and plant domestication are essential to protect food supplies in a worsening climate.
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Harvest is well and truly underway at UWA Farm Ridgefield! 🚜🌾 Watch below and 'hop on board' with Farm Manager Tim Watts for a quick video insight into harvesting crops at our farm in West Pingelly, WA. Learn more about the Best Practice Farming Systems Project here: www.uwa.edu.au/institutes/i...
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
We are so proud & thankful that hydrologist Assoc/Prof Sally Thompson is @ioauwa.bsky.social's theme leader for Water for Food Production! 🌊 Her UWA research team are aiming to understand how much water is replenishing Perth’s groundwater aquifers over time. researchimpact.uwa.edu.au/research-imp...
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Recharging Perth's water supply
Assoc Prof Sally Thompson’s team research gives government insight on the use and management of Perth aquifers as a water resource in our drying climate.
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
This is incredible news! 🎉 Soil Sciences, Botany and Plant Pathology at The University of Western Australia have been crowned top in the country by The Australian newspaper’s 2025 Research magazine 👑 Plus - nine UWA researchers were named as leaders of their field! www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
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UWA named country’s best for soil sciences, nine researchers top list
Soil Sciences, Botany and Plant Pathology at The University of Western Australia have been crowned top in the country by The Australian newspaper’s 2025 Researc
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IOA UWA @ioauwa.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Woohoo, we hit another milestone! To celebrate @ioauwa.bsky.social reaching 7000+ LinkedIn followers, we're sharing this fascinating @unibarcelona.bsky.social archaeological revelation about some of the first farmers in the western Mediterranean 7000 years ago 👨‍🌾 www.linkedin.com/posts/uwa-io...
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The UWA Institute of Agriculture on LinkedIn: Reconstrueixen les condicions ambientals i les pràctiques en cultius de…
The UWA Institute of Agriculture has reached another milestone! 🤩 Just four months after reaching 6000 followers on LinkedIn, we have already hit our next…
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