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Chicken farming in the living world

The Australian Chicken Meat Federation Inc. (ACMF) has launched a series of new, online school resources, ‘Chicken Farming in the Living World’.
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Science for Food Security: Making a Global, Professional and Personal Difference

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Sheep shearing training proceeds at a fast clip

More Victorians will have access to training to become highly-skilled sheep shearers thanks to a funding boost from the Victorian Government.
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Focus on education programs to help make farms safer

Two new educational programs supported by the Victorian Government will be rolled out for rural and regional school students to start changing...
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Farming101: Aussie kids to learn about farming

Thousands of Aussie kids are about to get a first-hand account of agriculture in action under a $4.75 million Australian Government program...
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Plant Health Australia welcomes new CEO Sarah Corcoran

Sarah Corcoran has commenced as CEO of Plant Health Australia (PHA), the national coordinator of the government-industry partnership on plant biosecurity.
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The state of plant biosecurity in Australia

The National Plant Biosecurity Status Report for 2019 was released by Plant Health Australia (PHA), bringing together contributions from over 100 government,...
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First crop of agriculture students from Japan join UWA

The University of Western Australia has welcomed a group of agriculture students from Nagoya University in Japan as part of a joint...
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ANU in Biodiversity Stewardship Program for farmers

The Australian Government is delivering on its $34 million 2019 election commitment to establish an Agriculture Stewardship Package for farmers. The Department...
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Southern Cross University students win highly competitive soil judging competition

A team of Southern Cross University students received a perpetual trophy for their win at the annual Soil Science Australia, National Soil...

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Get FactsWednesday, September 23rd, 2020 at 2:26am

Researcher on a mission to improve children’s health takes out top Tall Poppy Award http://geteducation.com.au/researcher-on-a-mission-to-improve-childrens-health-takes-out-top-tall-poppy-award/

Researcher on a mission to improve children's health takes out top Tall Poppy Award - Get Education

A researcher from The University of Western Australia and Telethon Kids Institute with a passion to make a difference to children’s health and wellbeing has been named WA Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year. Associate Professor Hayley Christian, Senior Research Fellow from UWA’s School of Pop...

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Get FactsWednesday, September 23rd, 2020 at 2:23am

The award-winning RAC WA Intellibus, a Navya Arma level 4 High Automation vehicle, has completed its eight-month trial in Busselton, and it has now connected with its next West Australian regional town, Geraldton. Just as in Busselton, the Intellibus will be open for members of the public to take a....

RAC Intellibus driverless shuttle connects with Geraldton - GetINDUSTRY

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Get FactsWednesday, September 23rd, 2020 at 2:06am

A study led by the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research found the catastrophic 2019-20 Australian bushfire season saw smoke-related health costs climb to AU$1.95 billion. http://getstem.com.au/smoke-related-health-costs-of-2019-20-bushfires-estimated-at-1-95-billion/

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Get FactsWednesday, September 23rd, 2020 at 2:04am

The noisy ocean: sound pollution harms lobsters as much as seismic air guns http://getstem.com.au/the-noisy-ocean-sound-pollution-harms-lobsters-as-much-as-seismic-air-guns/

The noisy ocean: sound pollution harms lobsters as much as seismic air guns - GetSTEM

A new Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led study has found that everyday marine noise from human activity can harm lobsters in the same way as high -intensity signals from seismic air guns used in mineral exploration. The impact of seismic exploration on scallops, zooplankton and lo...

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Get FactsWednesday, September 23rd, 2020 at 1:40am

Study finds turtles could play critical role in “Fish Kill” clean-ups and European carp cull http://getstem.com.au/study-finds-turtles-could-play-critical-role-in-fish-kill-clean-ups-and-european-carp-cull/

Study finds turtles could play critical role in “Fish Kill” clean-ups and European carp cull - GetSTEM

A Western Sydney University ecologist has completed a study of the aquatic scavengers in the Murray-Darling Basin, and has found that replenishing the numbers of Australian freshwater turtles will be critical to the successful cull of European carp and cleaning up after devastating “Fish Kills” ...

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