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The Waite Research Institute is engaged in many areas of research. The Institute also promotes the activities of the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine and the FOODplus research Centre. Here you can keep up to date with the latest news stories or you could subscribe to our RSS feed and get the latest stories delivered to your favourite aggregator or directly into your inbox.
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Innovation in agriculture has led to fast food. it’s time to slow down
The Waite Research Institute was pleased to be working with the Cooperative Research Centres Association to present a debate in celebration of the Australian Year of the farmer as part of their Collaborate Innovate 2012 conference this week. The debate...Thu, 17 May 2012 16:01:56 +0930
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Ancient genes and modern science deliver salt tolerant wheat
This post was first published on the Scientific American Guest Blog on the 18th of April, 2012. To go to the original article click here. By Heather Bray and Matthew Gilliham Ten thousand years ago, somewhere in the ‘fertile crescent’ near modern day T...Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:18:03 +0930
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Wine debate wrap up
Our debate last week on the topic “The future of the Australian wine industry will be based on technology, not tradition” was a fantastic success attended by approximately 230 people on the night. At the beginning of the evening the audience was split ...Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:03:12 +0930
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Dr Shakeel Bhatti, Secretary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture visits the Waite
Dr Shakeel Bhatti, Secretary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Treaty) at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation visited the Waite Campus on the 20th of March and presented a public semin...Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:46:36 +0930
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Dr Matthew Gilliham wins 2012 Science and Innovation Award
Last week Dr Matthew Gilliham won the Viticulture & Oenology 2012 Science and Innovation Award for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry sponsored by the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation. The Awards, coordinated by ABAR...Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:21:10 +0930
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Debate @ the Waite, 15th of March, 2012
“The future of the Australian wine industry will be based on technology, not tradition” Ensuring that Australia’s wine industry remains profitable, internationally competitive and sustainable into an uncertain future is a major challenge. The industry ...Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:15:31 +0930
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Debate @ The Waite, 3rd November 2011
Come and see two teams debate the topic: “Agriculture should be exempt from greenhouse gas reduction schemes” Ensuring that Australia’s agricultural industries remain profitable and productive while reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a major challeng...Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:37:40 +0930
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WRI hosts the inaugural Debate @ the Waite, 25 August 2011
Last week over 130 people attended the Waite Research Institute’s inaugural Debate @ the Waite, on the motion “Increasing agricultural production is the only sure way to feed 9 billion people by 2050”. The event, held at Lirra Lirra Cafe at the Waite C...Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:41:09 +0930
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Debate @ the Waite
Come and hear two teams debate the topic: Increasing agricultural production is the only sure way to feed 9 billion people by 2050 Ensuring global food security for future generations is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Increases in agricult...Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:52:16 +0930
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Reframing the food agenda: Setting the scene for Australia
As a global provider of food, Australia’s agricultural producers, food industry, researchers and Governments need to make policy, R&D and investment decisions to ensure our food sectors remain productive, competitive and sustainable into the future. Is...Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:49:10 +0930
