CSIRO's national irrigation research and development program is addressing a range of issues including water savings, water allocation, groundwater-dependent irrigation systems, irrigation system harmonisation and climate risk management.

The bioeconomy will provide a platform to a sustainable future by providing security of food, water and energy supplies, reduced emissions, and the sustainable use of both biological and non-biological resources.

Ground breaking findings by an international consortium of scientists who sequenced and analysed the bovine genome, could result in more sustainable food production.

A new carbon offsetting industry could create up to 1,029 new jobs for Indigenous Australians and generate income of A$52 million per year according to a new CSIRO report.

New research aims to help canegrowers and the broader sugar industry to take advantage of the tools and techniques of precision agriculture (PA) in pursuit of both production and natural resource management goals.

CSIRO helps produce better sugarcane varieties to increase the quantity of sugar produced in Australia.

CSIRO is developing autonomous technologies to monitor the environment and infrastructure and improve safety and operating efficiency in the mining, manufacturing and agricultural industries.

CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems has expertise in the rangeland and savannas region of Australia. Current research will supply information to pastoralists to assist them to manage the land to achieve both greater productivity and sustainable use of the natural resources.

This video demonstrates a virtual fence for livestock that allows better use of pasture, protects the environment and reduces labour. (2:30)

Dr Alisha Anderson is the project leader of the Cybernose® group which is developing a biosensor based on biological olfactory receptors to detect volatile compounds.

Dr Andrew Ash leads CSIRO's research on adapting to life in a changing climate. As the Director of the Climate Adaptation Flagship, he oversees a large and diverse portfolio of research activities across Australia.

Innovative CSIRO research has revealed a new mechanism for aluminium tolerance in wheat by studying a highly resistant variety from Brazil.

This article from Farming Ahead contains four stories on the radio broadcast of pasture updates, minimising the spread of Hendra virus, the role of aerosols in rainfall patterns and algal biodiesel. (1 page)

Soil organic matter contributes to a variety of biological, chemical and physical properties of soil and is essential for good soil health.

The amount of carbon in a soil is dependent on the characteristics of the soil and the balance between inputs and losses.