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Forum helping to abate livestock emissions

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/forum-helping-to-abate-livestock-emissions

29 Apr 2024: TIA Future Forum: Ensuring a sustainable future for Australia's ruminant livestock productionThe Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is hosting a virtual Future Forum on 14 May to discuss opportunities identified by Australian scientists to
Lilia Jenkins | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 2022

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/lilia-jenkins-agriculture-science-alumni-ambassador-2022

28 Nov 2023: Lilia Jenkins graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours and was awarded both the Driscoll’s Scholarship in Agricultural Science and the Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours Scholarship while studying. Lilia said the degree
Konrad Chung | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 1993

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/konrad-chang-agriculture-science-alumni-ambassador-1993

28 Nov 2023: Konrad Chung graduated in 1993 and started his career in agriculture as a field officer in Devonport, Tasmania. Konrad fondly remembers his time studying agricultural science, making new friends, and establishing new networks. “No matter what year
Cassidy Dahlenburg, 2023 Agricultural Science graduate

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/cassidy-dahlenburg,-2023-agricultural-science-graduate

18 Dec 2023: Cassidy Dahlenburg, of Nicholls Rivulet in Southern Tasmania, was less than a year into the Bachelor of Agricultural Science when she set a goal of working for Costa as a horticulturalist. All her hard work over the past three years has paid off,
Breeding barley to reduce environmental impact

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1235-breeding-barley-to-reduce-environmental-impact

5 Apr 2022: The Australian Research Council has provided more than $380,000 in project funding through its latest Linkage Project scheme, designed to drive research innovation and promote collaboration with industry. The project is led by Professor Sergey
TIA Dairy Research Facility Field Day 2024

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/tia-dairy-research-facility-field-day-2024

19 Feb 2024: Transformative virtual fencing technology to be discussed at dairy field dayVirtual fencing technology has the potential to revolutionise the dairy industry, but how much is known about its application in a Tasmanian context?The Tasmanian Institute
Have you herd? The 2024 Tasmanian Dairy Awards have been announced!

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/have-you-herd-the-2024-tasmanian-dairy-awards-have-been-announced

23 Mar 2024: In just his second year of managing a dairy farm, Mahesh Gampala has achieved the coveted ANZ Tasmanian Dairy Business of the Year Award. Dalmore Dairy at Dairy Plains is overseen by investment group BWB and managed by Mahesh Gampala. Dalmore Dairy
Oliver Roberts | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 2015

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/oliver-roberts-agriculture-science-alumni-ambassador-2015

28 Nov 2023: Oliver Roberts studied a Bachelor of Agriculture (2015) and a Master of Business Administration (2018) and graduated with more than 10 years of farm management experience under his belt having worked on his family’s dairy farm on the north-west
TIA hosts Tasmanian food future talk at agriCULTURED

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/tia-hosted-tasmanians-food-future-public-talk-at-agricultured

8 Aug 2023: The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), in partnership with the University of Tasmania Island of Ideas public talk series, hosted a free event ‘Feeding Tasmania: Our food future’ as part of the agri-food festival agriCULTURED last week. The
Arthur (Tom) Dunbabin | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 1975

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/arthur-tom-dunbabin-alumni-ambassador-1975

22 Nov 2023: Arthur (Tom) Dunbabin grew up on his family’s grazing farm, Bangor, on the Forestier Peninsula in Tasmania's southeast, where he worked alongside his farther. Tom graduated from the University of Tasmania in 1975 with a Bachelor of Agricultural
New research to reduce use of nitrogen fertiliser on dairy farms

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-research-to-reduce-use-of-nitrogen-fertiliser-on-dairy-farms

19 Jul 2023: A major research trial is set to commence at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture Dairy Research Facility in the coming weeks, with researchers aiming to find practical solutions to reduce the amount of nitrogen used on dairy farms without
Catherine Ford | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 1994

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/catherine-ford-agriculture-science-alumni-ambassador-1994

28 Nov 2023: Catherine Ford graduated with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science in 1994 with an intent to work in landcare or whole farm planning. Catherine remembers the ‘early days’ of the faculty collaborating with industry as a very exciting time. “While
Robert Arvier | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 2012

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/robert-arvier-alumni-ambassador-2012

28 Nov 2023: Robert Arvier graduated with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours in 2012, during which time he went on exchange to Colorado State University to study agronomy and crop science. He then went on to complete his Master's degree in
Legume field days to help boost Tasmanian pasture productivity

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/legume-field-days-to-help-boost-tasmanian-pasture-productivity

20 Nov 2023: Two field days are being held in Tasmania’s Midlands this week (21-22 November) to help local farmers increase the productivity of their pastures. More than 50 people are expected to attend across the two days, with events in Longford and
Pasture soils under the microscope

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/pasture-soils-under-the-microscope

1 May 2023: By Rohan BorojeviÄ‡, Industry Development Officer at the Tasmanian Institute of AgricultureA three-year project is underway at TIA's Dairy Research Facility to better understand the impact that different pasture species and fertiliser
Announcing finalists in the 2024 Tasmanian Dairy Industry Awards

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/announcing-finalists-in-the-2024-tasmanian-dairy-industry-awards

8 Mar 2024: The rural township of Dairy Plains is living up to its name, with all three finalists in the 2024 ANZ Dairy Business of the Year Award hailing from this region. Tasmanian dairy farmers are being recognised for their excellence in dairy business
Should agricultural carbon accounting include land use?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/should-agricultural-carbon-accounting-include-land-use

4 Oct 2023: Opinion piece by Dr Rowan Eisner, Agricultural Systems Modeller at the Tasmania Institute of Agriculture Currently, if a farm has its carbon emissions assessed, land use is not included in the calculation. It doesn’t matter whether a cow takes up
Donna Lucas | Agricultural Science Alumni 2007

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/donna-lucas-agriculture-science-alumni-2007

28 Nov 2023: Donna Lucas studied a Bachelor of Applied Science, graduating with honours in 2007 as a mature aged student. Donna’s early career started on a different path at age 15 within an accounting firm, where she studied through night school to become an
Amanda Woollams | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 1991

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/amanda-woollams-agriculture-science-alumni-ambassador-1991

28 Nov 2023: Graduating in 1991 with a degree in Agricultural Science majoring in Horticulture Management, Amanda Woollams looks back on her time at the University of Tasmania fondly. She remembers her cohort as “small but committed and enthusiastic” and
Dual purpose peonies: do Tasmanian grown peonies have potential as a…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/dual-purpose-peonies-do-tasmanian-grown-peonies-have-potential-as-a-traditional-chinese-herb

6 Dec 2023: Trials are underway in the state’s north to determine whether Tasmania could produce peony roots for the Traditional Chinese Medicine market (TCM). PhD Candidate with the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) Celia van Sprang is researching the
New leadership program for Tasmanian agriculture sector

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-leadership-program-for-tassie-ag-sector2

14 Feb 2023: The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) and Rural Business Tasmania (RBT) are joining forces to provide a unique career development opportunity for people working in Tasmania’s agriculture sector. eNABLE is a new training program that brings
New Tassie ag leadership program builds skills and knowledge

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-tassie-ag-leadership-program-builds-skills-and-knowledge

30 Oct 2023: Seventeen leaders in the Tasmanian agriculture sector are set to graduate from an innovative career development program aiming to build practical skills and knowledge. The Enable Program is a joint initiative of the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
Tasmanian Dairy Award finalists announced

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/tasmanian-dairy-award-finalists-announced

9 Jun 2023: Tasmanian dairy farmers are being recognised for their excellence in dairy business management in the 2023 Tasmanian Dairy Awards. The Awards showcase businesses who are excelling in many different aspects of dairy farm management including people,
Students receive $133,000 to make a positive impact on the Tasmanian…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/students-receive-$133,000-to-make-a-positive-impact-on-the-tasmanian-agricultural-industry

30 Apr 2024: Agricultural science scholarships presentationThe future looks bright for agricultural science students who were awarded scholarships totalling over $133,000 to pursue their passion of making a positive impact on Tasmania’s agriculture and food
Agricultural science students share research

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/agricultural-science-students-share-research

4 Oct 2023: From supplying the Tasmanian whisky industry with oak barrels to mechanical pollination in onion seed crops, honours students will present a diverse range of research at the Bachelor of Agricultural Science End Of Year Honours Seminar in Hobart on 9
Transforming The Makers with the NW community

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/transforming-the-makers-with-the-nw-community

5 Feb 2024: The North-West can now benefit from a modern centre of ‘making’ that hosts hands-on learning experiences, progresses business ideas, and advances the region’s key industries through specialised technology, training and research. Burnie’s
Weeding out unwanted poppies

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/weeding-out-unwanted-poppies

22 Jan 2024: Research underway at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) aims to boost productivity for opium poppy growers by developing new strategies to control weed poppies. It is important research for an industry that supplies almost half of the
National award for TIA food microbiologist

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/national-award-for-tia-food-microbiologist

7 Mar 2023: Food microbiologist, Dr Laura Rood from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture has been announced as the recipient of the Australian Pork Limited Award at the national Science and Innovation Awards. Dr Rood is one of just 12 scientists, researchers,
Researcher takes up fight against oxalis

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/researcher-takes-up-fight-against-oxalis

24 Jan 2024: View or download the project factsheetThis article was written by Karolin MacGregor and was published in Tasmanian Country Newspaper on 12 January 2024. It is fast becoming one of Tasmania's most invasive weeds but at this stage not much is known
New research project could transform Australia’s pyrethrum industry

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-research-project-could-transform-australias-pyrethrum-industry

24 May 2023: The Australian pyrethrum industry is backing a new research project that aims to shorten the growing time of pyrethrum to fit within an annual cropping cycle. This research addresses a key industry challenge and has the potential to be
Women in Agriculture | Dr Tamieka Pearce

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/women-in-agriculture-dr-tamieka-pearce

4 Dec 2023: One of the notable and welcome changes over the past 60 years has been the steady increase in the number of women electing to study and work in agricultural science. Graduation photographs from the early years of Agricultural Science at the
Tassie takes big bite of national apple funding

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/tassie-takes-big-bite-of-national-apple-funding

15 Sep 2023: The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) has secured an impressive $3. 7 million in national funding for research that will boost production and profits for Australian apple growers. TIA will lead two new projects as part of Hort Innovation’s
The science of Botrytis, trunk disease and fighting fungus without…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/the-science-of-botrytis,-trunk-disease-and-fighting-fungus-without-fungicide

24 Oct 2023: Researchers from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) are sharing findings from current projects at Wine Tasmania’s Annual Field Day in Launceston today. Over 60 viticulture and winemaking representatives from the Tasmanian wine sector,
Major investment in agricultural research and education in Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/major-investment-in-agricultural-research-and-education-in-tasmania

24 Oct 2023: The Tasmanian agriculture sector is set to benefit from a multi-million-dollar investment in research and education infrastructure in Northern Tasmania. The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) has shared plans for a new development including a
Helping to mitigate climate change impacts for Tasmania’s wine…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/helping-to-mitigate-climate-change-impacts-for-tasmanias-wine-industry

27 Nov 2023: Wine grapes that are exposed to smoke can be left with undesirable sensory characteristics that may leave them unsuitable for wine making. As the state prepares for bushfire season, important research is underway to identify the level of smoke taint
Industry leaders recognised at Tasmanian Dairy Awards

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/industry-leaders-recognised-at-tasmanian-dairy-awards

17 Jun 2023: A Cressy-based dairy farm has been crowned cream of the crop in one of tightest competitions in the history of the Tasmanian Dairy Awards. It was third time’s a charm for Woodrising Dairies who were announced as the 2023 ANZ Dairy Business of the
How climate change will affect us all

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/how-climate-change-will-affect-us-all

10 Nov 2022: A TEAM of University of Tasmania researchers exploring profitable, sustainable livestock businesses in an increasingly variable climate is warning farmers that the future is here. While concentrating on future climates, the reality of climate change
Women in Agriculture | Dr Samantha Sawyer

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/women-in-agriculture-samantha-sawyer

4 Dec 2023: One of the notable and welcome changes over the past 60 years has been the steady increase in the number of women electing to study and work in agricultural science. Graduation photographs from the early years of Agricultural Science at the
Science, creativity, and entrepreneurship on menu at fermentation…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/science,-creativity,-and-entrepreneurship-on-menu-at-fermentation-masterclass

15 Feb 2023: An upcoming fermentation masterclass, to be held in Launceston, will hear from industry leaders on the scientific, entrepreneurial, and practical aspects of the increasingly popular method for adding value to simple ingredients. Presented by Seedlab
TIA 2022 Highlights Report

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/tia-2022-highlights-report

3 Jul 2023: The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture’s 2022 Highlights Report has been released. This 60-page document contains highlights from our research, industry development, and education endeavours, along with a comprehensive list of research projects and
Young Tasmanians encouraged to pursue careers in agriculture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/young-tasmanians-encouraged-to-pursue-careers-in-agriculture

19 Jul 2023: With six jobs to every agricultural science graduate in Australia, recent graduates from the University of Tasmania’s Bachelor of Agricultural Science are spoilt for choice and taking their pick of exciting jobs here in Tasmania and around the
Stand clear for the methane busters

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/stand-clear-for-the-methane-busters

8 May 2023: Methane is estimated to contribute about 14. 5 per cent of anthropogenic, or human-generated, greenhouse gas emissions. And one of its main sources happens to be one of our key industries: livestock. It’s a problem for the atmosphere and,
Students receive $150,000 to pursue passion in sustainable agriculture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/students-receive-$150,000-to-pursue-passion-in-sustainable-agriculture

29 May 2023: The future looks bright for agricultural science students who were awarded scholarships totalling almost $150,000 to pursue their passion of contributing to a sustainable future for Tasmania’s agriculture and food sector. Director of the Tasmanian
$6.4 million boost for cool climate horticulture growers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/$6.4-million-boost-for-cool-climate-horticulture-growers

29 Sep 2022: Scientists are giving Aussie horticulture growers in cooler climates the opportunity to participate in a $6. 4M research trial program to help industry adapt to climate change. Being delivered through Hort Innovation and led and co-funded by the
Future proofing the Australian grains industry in a changing climate

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/future-proofing-the-australian-grains-industry-in-a-changing-climate

16 Aug 2023: Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) Professor, Meixue Zhou, has been awarded $4. 4 million for research that will help Australian grain growers adapt to a changing climate and support future food security. One project seeks to increase the
Women in Agriculture | Professor Caroline Mohammed

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/women-in-agriculture-professor-caroline-mohammed

4 Dec 2023: One of the notable and welcome changes over the past 60 years has been the steady increase in the number of women electing to study and work in agricultural science. Graduation photographs from the early years of Agricultural Science at the
Break on through to the udder side

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/break-on-through-to-the-udder-side

11 Oct 2022: When dairy farmer Trish Hammond enrolled in the University of Tasmania’s online Graduate Diploma in Agribusiness, she had one foot in the present and one in the future. Returning to study for the first time after completing a double degree in
Food safety, storage, shelf life and transport the focus of globally…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/food-safety,-storage,-shelf-life-and-transport-the-focus-of-globally-connected-project

14 Oct 2022: A new research project, led by Tom Ross, Professor in Food Microbiology at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), is being praised for its potential to reduce food waste and increase food safety and security. Better Production, Better Nutrition
Creating a local solution to a global problem

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1221-creating-a-local-solution-to-a-global-problem

24 Mar 2022: The business plan Camila Campos developed through her studies in Agribusiness (Horticultural Business) has resulted in the creation of a localised solution to a global problem when it comes to food waste. Offered through the Tasmanian Institute of
Growing the future of Tasmania’s raspberries and avocados

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1246-growing-the-future-of-tasmanias-raspberries-and-avocados

14 Apr 2022: As Kirsty Dickenson reflects on her recent studies, it becomes soon apparent her decision to undertake the Graduate Diploma in Agribusiness (Horticultural Business) in 2020 was a good one. Offered through the University of Tasmania’s Tasmanian