Farming Ahead magazine regularly features CSIRO's research for the agricultural sector and this is a list of CSIRO articles published in the magazine throughout 2009.
December 2009
This is an overview of the main aphid pest species on Australian grain and pasture plants and the best options for managing them. (3 pages)
Researchers have discovered wheat and barley lines that are resistant to crown rot and further research could make the losses from this disease a thing of the past. (3 pages)
This article contains three stories on wheat streak mosaic virus, the Indian Ocean imprint in Australia’s south-east and fighting flystrike. (1 page)
November 2009
The impact of research at the CSIRO JM Rendel Laboratory in Rockhampton and the future of the local cattle industry were the focus of a 'muster' at the facility. (2 pages)
High winter-rainfall areas of southern Australia are plagued by the redlegged earth mite (Halotydeus destructor) and the yields of susceptible crops can be reduced by half. (3 pages)
This article contains three stories on nitrogen in the dairy environment, new biotechnology laboratories and a Foot and Mouth Symposium. (1 page)
October 2009
Scientists are building a powerful new observation system that can track water resources across the nation. (3 pages)
While, in recent times, continuous cropping has become more prevalent on many farms, fallowing is back in vogue in the northern agricultural region of Western Australia. (3 pages)
This article contains four stories on cattle dehorning, farmed prawn feeding habits, improving cotton quality and the weeds, Cape tulips. (1 page)
September 2009
Farmers may soon be able to prevent atrazine residues entering waterways and other sensitive environments using a new product that breaks down residues. (3 pages)
CSIRO research has revealed a new mechanism for aluminium tolerance in wheat which could extend the range where farmers can grow wheat. (2 pages)
This article contains four stories on saving the Great Barrier Reef, boost for biofuel and crop research, update of the ‘Soils Yellow Book’ and using less water. (1 page)
August 2009
Biochar is attracting interest because of its potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve soil health. But what is it and can it do all that some claim it can? (2 pages)
CSIRO leads the way in the search for better Australian cotton varieties and emphasising the importance of best practice management along the whole production line — from grower to consumer. (3 pages)
This final instalment in a series of articles on legumes looks at the non-nitrogenous, break-crop effects of legumes. (2 pages)
While crops such as cereals, oilseeds and legumes provide exports worth more than A$6 billion to Australia, growers spend several hundred million dollars each year controlling pests of seedlings. (5 pages)
This article contains four stories on transforming primary industries under climate change, science by the people, future foods, future grains and genes that control cereal crop flowering. (1 page)
July 2009
Farmers, scientists and conservationists are looking at ways Australian farming landscapes can be made more sustainable by harnessing ecosystem services provided by native vegetation. (3 pages)
This article, the second in a series on the contributions of legumes to farm productivity, looks at what happens in the soil after legumes fix nitrogen. (3 pages)
An international group of scientists have sequenced and analysed the bovine genome - a breakthrough with dramatic implications for the future of cattle breeding and the understanding of mammalian evolution and biology. (2 pages)
This article contains four stories on invasive alien species, a new Water Footprint Network, the Atlas of Living Australia and a new Australian Fellow of the Royal Society. (1 page)
June 2009
Scientists have been studying the contributions of legumes to farm productivity and the factors that influence the amount of nitrogen legumes fix. (3 pages)
This article is an overview of host plant resistance, the natural ability of plants to resist attack from pests, in Australian grain crops. (2 pages)
Scientists have been looking at the reality behind the hype of ‘virtual fencing’ for cattle and explore the latest research findings and future directions for it. (3 pages)
This article contains four stories on the broadcast of pasture updates, Hendra virus, aerosols and rainfall patterns and algal biodiesel. (1 page)
May 2009
Potato cyst nematode is an expensive problem throughout the world and efforts to control its spread affect the movement of produce in 106 countries. (3 pages)
A gene that gives wheat resistance to rust has been isolated by an international team of scientists, including researchers from CSIRO Plant Industry. (3 pages)
This article contains four stories on climate change and ‘sleeper’ weeds, gluten free beer, carbon sinks and an enzyme to degrade atrazine. (1 page)
April 2009
A new modelling tool will help safeguard the social, ecological and economic fabric of the Western Australian wheatbelt. (3 pages)
The results of a detailed study on soil microbes in broadacre organic farming systems will help in the development of best management practices for organic farmers. (3 pages)
This article contains four stories on a grassfire guide, a new water yield project, a tool to speed up genetic gain in sheep and an ocean observation network. (1 page)
March 2009
Using the latest information and communications technologies CSIRO scientists are improving on-farm water-use efficiencies and the sustainable management of Australia’s scarce water resources. (3 pages)
This article provides an overview of the current knowledge of invertebrate pests and their management in Australian grain systems. (3 pages)
CSIRO scientists have found that revegetated saltland sites could be highly productive, with some offering grazing value equal to that of adjacent areas unaffected by salt. (3 pages)
This article contains four stories on bushfire research, design and management of plantings for greenhouse mitigation, the use of local seed in revegetation and indigenous values and water research. (1 page)
February 2009
Ongoing research involving the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO is helping scientists to better understand climate variability in the vast Murray-Darling Basin. (3 pages)
In an important study for the meat processing industry, researchers found that reducing lairage is unlikely to have a negative impact on meat quality. (2 pages)
This article contains four stories on pollinator decline, a cotton management tool, rising methane levels and crude oil alternatives. (1 page)
January 2009
Researchers have developed an agri-environment index that improves natural resource management outcomes by measuring the value of different environmental services. (2 pages)
Precision agriculture can increase farm profits and might also play a role in improving environmental outcomes by minimising the risk of nitrogen leaching. (3 pages)
Scientists worked with grain growers, farm advisers and extension officers in the dryland Mallee of southern Australia on the development of electromagnetic soil mapping. (3 pages)
This article contains four stories on seasonal forecasting, precision agriculture, carbon emissions and soil carbon credits. (1 page)
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