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More on Enrich, the Eureka Prize winners

Posted on October 6, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Back in early September, a collaboration of researchers won the Eureka Prize for Sustainable Agriculture for their body of work on a project called Enrich. Here’s a little more about it. The Enrich project started in 2004 with the aims … Continue reading →

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The 2013 Eureka Prizes

Posted on September 5, 2013 by tikiwanderer

The brightest and best of Australian science hit the red carpet last night for the annual Eureka Awards. As one winner said, everyone there is a winner, and the finalists are all equally deserving of the prizes. It’s all good … Continue reading →

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Water banking and developing it in Australia

Posted on August 12, 2013 by tikiwanderer

One idea that’s cropped up occasionally recently is water banking. The basic idea is that you take water in flood years and set it aside for use in drought years. Simple enough, and a compelling concept given the increased variability … Continue reading →

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Feed-efficient bulls, grazing native shrubs, transforming our ag systems and safeguarding groundwater – Eureka Prize finalists announced

Posted on August 4, 2013 by tikiwanderer

The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes are our country’s most comprehensive science prizes. Finalists for the seventeen prizes were announced on Friday, the winners will be announced on the 4th of September. Four finalists related to the landcare/agriculture arena caught my … Continue reading →

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