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A new international study found that yields of barley, the main ingredient in beer, could fall up to 17 percent during the periods of extreme...

Tapping into a technology already widely used for other reasons is one of the ways a leading agricultural company is helping to improve the...

Ending malnutrition globally is high on philanthropist Bill Gates’ ‘wish list’ and improving livestock productivity will be crucial in achieving that goal. In accepting...

Tropical agriculture presents humanity with its most pressing food security challenges – but it is also the world region that harbours some of the...

The latest trends, opportunities and critical barriers to development across some of northern Australia’s key agricultural sectors will be under the spotlight at next...

Global food production is beginning to feel the impacts of climate change with declines in crop yields. Temperature increases over land now average 1.5oC,...

Agricultural scientists are setting the stage for a food revolution – a reconfiguration of the way the world farms, which they see as essential...

Livestock producers risk drowning in data, but digitalisation is helping industry innovators gain a strategic advantage in transforming their business and competing in key...

From protecting beer production against climate variability, to boosting food production using gene editing and nanotechnology, the conference will investigate shaping the science of...

Researchers are encouraged to submit an abstract to present as a poster during the TropAg conference. Submit your proposal via the TropAg website before...