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  2. Thumbnail for No more coddling for Codling Moth: sterile insect trial under way in Tasmania

    No more coddling for Codling Moth: sterile insect trial under way in…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/no-more-coddling-for-codling-moth-sterile-insect-trial-under-way-in-tasmania
    1 Mar 2023: For the first time in Australia, a form of fertility control is being trialled to manage a major pest to the apple industry, codling moth. Researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) are partnering with local apple growers to pilot a
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    Plan bee, C and D: more alternatives may have a role to play in…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/plan-bee,-c-and-d-more-alternatives-may-have-a-role-to-play-in-pollination-process
    30 Mar 2023: While bumblebees are a feral species, they have proven to be effective pollinators that researchers are keen to learn more about. First discovered in a garden in the inner Hobart suburb of Sandy Bay in 1992, it is thought the bumblebee arrived from
  4. Thumbnail for Investigating world-first technology to manage botrytis disease in vineyards

    Investigating world-first technology to manage botrytis disease in…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/investigating-world-first-technology-to-manage-botrytis-disease-in-vineyards
    12 Apr 2023: Researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) are leading a world-first project to investigate the use of BioClayTM to supress botrytis bunch rot disease in wine grapes. It could be a game-changer for the wine industry, offering growers
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    Mother of Dragons wasp flying to New Zealand's aid

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1028-mother-of-dragons-wasp-flying-to-new-zealands-aid
    22 Jun 2020: IT’s the tree-top tussle that has University of Tasmania scientists abuzz – a Battle of the Bugs that promises to rescue a nation’s lucrative forestry industry from the brink of ruin. In what has been dubbed “Alien meets Game of Thrones”,
  6. Thumbnail for Healthy soil, healthy stock

    Healthy soil, healthy stock

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/healthy-soil,-healthy-stock
    10 Feb 2023: Greenhams’ far manager Aiden Coombe is Circular Head born and bred. The region includes some of Tasmania’s most productive farming properties and Circular Head is well known for its reliable rainfall and fertile green pastures. The area supports
  7. Thumbnail for Self-driving ships to see us into 2050

    Self-driving ships to see us into 2050

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1036-self-driving-ships-to-see-us-into-2050
    6 Aug 2020: Like self-driving trucks and trains, the future of commercial ships is set to rely on machine learning, artificial Intelligence, and smart satellite technology to improve shipping safety and efficiency. Australian Maritime College researcher Dr Reza
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    Katie's happy she changed track

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1002-katies-happy-she-changed-track
    7 May 2020: Katie Fuller switched her career choice to have a "real go" and ended up navigating giant tankers“I started sailing in a Mirror dinghy and ended up keeping watch on oil and gas tankers,” AMC alumni Katie Fuller says of her career progression. The
  9. Thumbnail for Extreme heat and rain: there’s now more of both, for longer

    Extreme heat and rain: there’s now more of both, for longer

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1031-extreme-heat-and-rain-theres-now-more-of-both-for-longer
    6 Jul 2020: By Jim Salinger, Honorary Associate, TIA, University of Tasmania, and Lisa Alexander, Chief Investigator ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science and Associate Professor Climate Change Research Centre, UNSWA major global update based on
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    International Day of Women and Girls in Science

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science
    9 Feb 2023: Communities around the world will observe International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Saturday 11 February 2023. This year’s focus is the contribution of women in science to tackling the UN sustainable development goals; working towards
  11. Thumbnail for Why Australia imports so many veggie seeds

    Why Australia imports so many veggie seeds

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/574-why-australia-imports-so-many-veggie-seeds
    10 Apr 2018: Organic farmers have reacted with alarm to a draft review released last week that recommends mandatory fungicide treatment for certain plant seeds imported into Australia, including broccoli, cauliflower, radish and spinach. Over 19,000 people

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