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  2. Thumbnail for Researchers set to tackle pesky blackberry mite

    Researchers set to tackle pesky blackberry mite

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/490-researchers-set-to-tackle-pesky-blackberry-mite
    8 Dec 2017: Blackberries are meant to be black, but sometimes nature intervenes to create a multi-coloured problem for blackberry growers. A microscopic pest known as redberry mite is thought to cause this uneven ripening of blackberry fruit, typically creating
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    Science in service of a better cider

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/319-science-in-service-of-a-better-cider
    16 Jun 2017: Who doesn’t love a delicious crisp apple cider? Did you know that academic researchers are investigating how to improve your favourite beverage?That’s right, you can research how to make beautiful wines and ciders. The ancient arts of brewing and
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    Researchers keen on quinoa's salty secret

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/446-researchers-keen-on-quinoas-salty-secret
    30 Oct 2017: A new study into the breeding of salt-tolerant crops has made an important finding, which could prove instrumental in long-term efforts to address global food security. The research, published in the journal Cell Research, found that quinoa, which
  5. Thumbnail for TIA scientist named Young Agronomist of the Year

    TIA scientist named Young Agronomist of the Year

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/418-tia-scientist-named-young-agronomist-of-the-year
    26 Sep 2017: The Agronomy Australia Young Agronomist Award was presented at the 18th Australian Agronomy Conference in Ballarat, Victoria. The award recognises an agronomist aged 36 or under for their record of publications, supervision of PhD candidates,
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    $150,000 to improve soil health for potato industry

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/338-150000-to-improve-soil-health-for-potato-industry
    3 Jul 2017: The one-year project is funded by Hort Innovation with in-kind contributions from TIA. It will provide tangible benefits to potato industry levy payers around Australia through the development of extension materials and identification of priorities
  7. Thumbnail for Lollies for cows: Plantain in the pasture

    Lollies for cows: Plantain in the pasture

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/365-lollies-for-cows-plantain-in-the-pasture
    31 Jul 2017: New research at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is looking at how the inclusion of plantain in traditional ryegrass pastures can boost production and profitability for Tasmanian dairy farmers. TIA Dairy Research Fellow Pieter Raedts and
  8. Thumbnail for Agriculture graduate becomes a future industry leader

    Agriculture graduate becomes a future industry leader

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/229-agriculture-graduate-becomes-a-future-industry-leader
    30 Jan 2017: An agriculture graduate from the University of Tasmania has received a prestigious $120,000 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship to continue her research into Tasmania’s cider industry. Madeleine Way, 22, graduated from the University of Tasmania
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    Fine wine, faster

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/456-fine-wine-faster
    16 Nov 2017: How can we get beautiful wines faster, without compromising on quality? Dr Fiona Kerslake, fermentation scientist at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture at the University of Tasmania, is trying to find out. Tasmania is a well-known sparkling wine
  10. Thumbnail for A career where you never get bored

    A career where you never get bored

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/315-a-career-where-you-never-get-bored
    15 Jun 2017: Kristy Stevenson is seeking a career where she can travel and use her skills and knowledge to make a positive difference in the world. This is what drew her to agricultural science. Currently studying a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at the
  11. Thumbnail for Designer rice breakthrough to benefit billions of people

    Designer rice breakthrough to benefit billions of people

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/279-designer-rice-breakthrough-to-benefit-billions-of-people
    15 May 2017: Designer rice could be the answer to global health problems such as obesity and diabetes, and improve health outcomes for more than half of the world’s population. University of Tasmania School of Biological Sciences Professor Steven Smith is an
  12. Thumbnail for Studying agriculture in Tasmania just makes sense

    Studying agriculture in Tasmania just makes sense

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/313-studying-agriculture-in-tasmania-just-makes-sense
    15 Jun 2017: MengYong Lim made the decision to move to Tasmania three years ago and says he doesn’t regret it for a minute. In 2015, MengYong moved from Malaysia to the beautiful shores of Tasmania to study a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at the University
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    Taking care of business

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/314-taking-care-of-business
    15 Jun 2017: For Will Campbell, agriculture means business. Will grew up on a family farm in Bothwell, Tasmania and is currently studying the Bachelor of Applied Science (Agriculture and Business) at the University of Tasmania. After taking a year off after
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    Our soaring STEM superstars

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/345-our-soaring-stem-superstars
    10 Jul 2017: Two University of Tasmania researchers are among 30 women scientists and technologists nationwide who have been selected as the first Superstars of STEM. Dr Fiona Kerslake (TIA research fellow) and Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas (ACE-CRC/AAD, pictured
  15. Thumbnail for Discovering the diversity of agriculture

    Discovering the diversity of agriculture

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/312-discovering-the-diversity-of-agriculture
    15 Jun 2017: When a current agricultural science student visited Guilford Young College, it opened up a whole new world of possibilities for Lauren Rowlands. When Lauren was in her final year of college, like a lot of school leavers, she was unsure what career
  16. Thumbnail for A land of opportunity – agricultural careers in the 21st century

    A land of opportunity – agricultural careers in the 21st century

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/296-a-land-of-opportunity-agricultural-careers-in-the-21st-century
    7 Jun 2017: Now is the perfect time to begin, or advance, your career in agriculture in Tasmania. If you have a picture in your head of shearing sheep, milking cows or growing crops – think again. There is far more to 21st century agriculture than meets the
  17. Thumbnail for Agriculture degree gives graduate incredible globe-trotting career

    Agriculture degree gives graduate incredible globe-trotting career

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/291-agriculture-degree-gives-graduate-incredible-globe-trotting-career
    25 May 2017: It was the wicked problems facing the world that attracted Miriam McCormack to study agriculture in the first place, and now she gets immense satisfaction from playing a role in research into food security in developing countries. Miriam, who
  18. Thumbnail for Going for gold

    Going for gold

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/311-going-for-gold
    15 Jun 2017: We are often told that to find a career you love, you need to follow your passion in life. Bachelor of Agriculture student Georga Brennan is taking this one step further and combining her two passions - horses and agriculture, to set herself up for
  19. Thumbnail for Greener greenhouses to feed the future

    Greener greenhouses to feed the future

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/235-greener-greenhouses-to-feed-the-future
    6 Feb 2017: Did you know greenhouse cultivation is a relatively new practice of food production in Australia? PhD candidate Dianfan Zhou is going to help bring our country up to speed. “I recently started my PhD in UTAS’ School of Land and Food and my
  20. Thumbnail for This scientist is chasing the secrets of ancient crops

    This scientist is chasing the secrets of ancient crops

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/472-this-scientist-is-chasing-the-secrets-of-ancient-crops
    28 Nov 2017: “We’ve created a kind of ‘kindergarten for plants’,” said Professor Sergey Shabala from the University of Tasmania, describing the current state of global agriculture. “We provide them with everything they need: nutrients, water,
  21. Thumbnail for How does the Venus flytrap work?

    How does the Venus flytrap work?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/474-how-does-the-venus-flytrap-work
    28 Nov 2017: "This plant, commonly called Venus' fly-trap, is one of the most wonderful in the world,” Charles Darwin wrote in 1875. What did the species Dionaea muscipula do to receive such lofty praise? Well, it can catch a meal as large as a frog; it can

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