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By Pia Cunningham. Hub member Wildlife Drones have had a very busy month! Wildlife Drones is a tech company that has developed radio-tracking drone systems for locating animals on the move. This technology can be applied to pest management, and conservation. For example, they have been working with the Western
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Earlier this month, the ANU Vice Chancellor, Professor Brian Schmidt, attended a speech at the National Press Club given by the Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP. Joining Prof. Schmidt was Dr. Larry Marshall, Chief Executive of CSIRO. Together, they listened to the PM announce a $2.2 billion package
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Story by Rebecca Craine. Rebecca (above left) is in her final year at ANU pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering and Earth Science. She is interested in sustainability and infrastructure and how these can be developed in the agricultural space. Rebecca is working at CEAT as a part of the Research
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The OECD report "Strengthening Agricultural Resilience in the Face of Multiple Risks" makes the point that managing risk is intrinsic to agriculture – risks that include weather, market volatility, financial instability, biosecurity, and policy changes or distortions. However, it contends that moving into the future we need new risk management
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Story by Pia Cunningham. Pia is in her second year at ANU pursuing a Bachelor of Science. She is majoring in Resource and Environmental Management with a minor in Sustainable development. By travelling Australia on road trips or hiking, she sparked an interest in the agricultural landscape and how it
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Following last year’s United Nations climate conference in Glasgow UK, there is growing acceptance in government and the private sector that we need to better understand the effects of anthropogenic climate change (ACC) on agricultural productivity across the world. Thankfully, we are not starting from scratch, with a wide range
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As readers may know, CEAT established its Agri-Innovation Fellow Program in late 2020. One of the main reasons for starting the Program was to ensure that CEAT is as well connected as possible to external agri-sector agencies. The Program is also designed to help CEAT identify the major industry challenges
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In late 2020 CEAT established its Agri-Innovation Fellow Program. The Program helps ensure that CEAT is well connected to external agri-sector agencies and enables CEAT to identify the major industry challenges where researchers from the ANU-CSIRO Precinct could help develop innovative, transformative solutions. CEAT Fellows also act as ambassadors to
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Story by Vivienne Wells -- Climate variability will pose significant challenges to Australian farmers in the coming decades, with temperature rises since 2000 estimated to have reduced average farm profits by approximately 22% across the broadacre industry. Broadacre cropping is affected most, with an average profit loss of $70,900