The UWA Institute of Agriculture

Today's the day! 🎉 The UWA Institute of Agriculture is hosting its 18th annual Industry Forum this afternoon. We've been sold-out for weeks now, so we're expecting a full-house! Our 2024 Industry Forum is tackling the complex and oft-controversial question: Can agriculture reach #NetZero? This event is proudly supported by CSBP and Farmers Ltd Jubilee of Agriculture Science Fellowship. If you were lucky enough to score a ticket, we'd love you to share your photos and feedback from the day on social media 🙌 If you could not attend in person, do not worry, a full event recording will be shared on our YouTube channel 📺 Presenters The Hon. Reece Whitby MLA - Minister for Energy, Environment, and Climate Action will open our Industry Forum Welcome to Country: Heidi Mippy – Indigenous Liaison Manager, Curtin University Keynote speaker: Dr Michael Crawford – Chief Executive Officer of Soil CRC Professor Ross Kingwell – Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC) & Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development Chief economist and Professor of agricultural economics at The University of Western Australia Tony Seabrook – President of Pastoralists & Graziers Association (WA) The panel and audience Q&A will be facilitated by Planfarm agronomy consultant Rob Grima 🌟 Panellists Debbie Dowden – Challa Station pastoralist with Master of Environmental Science (Research) Peter Metcalfe – AgWA Consulting Services Director Rebecca Kelly – 2023 CBH Group Nuffield scholar and Mingenew farmer Richard Brake – Farm Business Advisor at Richard Brake Consulting Pty Ltd

Did you know? Since the dawn of agriculture 12,000 years ago, humans have domesticated around 6000 plant species for food 🌱 That's a truly incredible feat! Today, The UWA Institute of Agriculture is celebrating a similar achievement (one that is only *slightly* less historically significant to our very existence on this planet) ... Since the dawn of our LinkedIn four years ago, we have officially reached 6000 followers! 🎉 We want to take this opportunity to thank our fantastic network of researchers, students, farmers, industry members, and everyone in-between. We're so thankful for your meaningful engagement and support for IOA and all we do. There's plenty of exciting events and research announcements on the horizon for us, such as our sold-out 2024 Industry Forum next Wednesday 17 July, our 30th Hector and Andrew Stewart Memorial Lecture led by Dr Ismahane Elouafi on 8 August (register here: https://lnkd.in/g7ifxgYN), the 2024 Shenton Park Field Station Open Day on 13 September (register here: https://lnkd.in/gMSrk8pQ) and much, much more!

Phew, this is going to be an action-packed day! 😅 RAID Network and The Crawford Fund WA, in collaboration with Ag Institute Australia WA Division, will be hosting a networking event prior to The UWA Institute of Agriculture’s Industry Forum on Wednesday 17 July. This free event is being held to take advantage of agricultural researchers/students who may already be at Crawley campus to attend the now sold-out Industry Forum, as well as provide a networking opportunity for The University of Western Australia students and affiliates who are interested in research in agriculture for international development. Two researchers from the Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development Balwinder Singh and Hasnein Tareque, will present on their research related to agricultural development internationally. Register to attend below!

We are beyond thrilled for The UWA Institute of Agriculture Adjunct Professor Jairo A. Palta, who was this week elected a Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America ASA, CSSA, SSSA 🎉 "I feel happy and overwhelmed to be elected me as a Fellow, which is the highest recognition bestowed by the Crop Science Society of America," Adjunct Professor Palta said. Keep an eye out for our August 2024 newsletter, where you'll find an article celebrating Adjunct Professor Palta's latest milestone and achievements in his research career up to this point (including several decades at CSIRO). In the meantime, if you missed our April 2024 newsletter, you can check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gq3AkZDc

We have great news for Pink Lady apple lovers! 🍎😍 The University of Western Australia PhD candidate Golam Azam has been awarded the inaugural John Cripps Horticulture Scholarship to help unlock the genetic mysteries of the globally beloved Pink Lady apple. The State Government-supported $150,000 scholarship is named in honour of the renowned WA breeder of the Cripps Pink, commonly known as Pink Lady, which is Australia’s most popular apple and among the leading cultivars worldwide. Mr Azam’s project will launch next month, supervised by The UWA Institute of Agriculture Director Hackett Professor Kadambot H.M. Siddique, Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development (DPIRD) research scientist Dr Sultan Mia, and DPIRD Principal Research Fellow and UWA Associate Professor Michael Considine. Read all about this fantastic achievement below!

We cannot wait to welcome CGIAR Executive Managing Director Dr Ismahane Elouafi to Perth when she presents this exclusive public lecture for The UWA Institute of Agriculture on 'Science & Innovation to Transform Global Food Systems, in a Climate Crisis' on Thursday 8 August 🌏🍲 This is a free in-person lecture open to all members of the public. Registration via Eventbrite is essential as seats are limited!

Tons of people will be keen to dig in to this soils workshop! 🤩 The UWA School of Agriculture and Environment's Soil Science Challenge team warmly invite all members of the public to attend their Pingelly workshop 'Principles of soil health & sustaining profitable agricultural production' on Tuesday 16 July. Register on Eventbrite here: https://lnkd.in/gJrews7p This event is supported by The University of Western Australia, Australian Government and Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development.

This year marks the 30th Hector and Andrew Stewart Memorial Lecture, which meant we had to secure someone truly spectacular as our 2024 guest lecturer. And I think you will agree, we certainly delivered! 🎆 The UWA Institute of Agriculture will be proud to welcome the internationally-esteemed CGIAR Executive Managing Director Dr Ismahane Elouafi to Perth for an exclusive lecture at The University of Western Australia on ‘Science & Innovation to Transform Global Food Systems, in a Climate Crisis' on Thursday 8 August. Registration via Eventbrite is essential here: https://lnkd.in/g7ifxgYN All members of the public are invited to attend this free one-hour lecture at the UWA Wilsmore Lecture Theatre G108. While this is an in-person only lecture, a recording will be shared to our YouTube channel in the days following: https://lnkd.in/gpNvrnSz

Did you know that a lot of ‘honey’ on supermarket shelves is actually sugar syrup rather than the real thing? 🤯 Researchers from The University of Western Australia have developed a new technique to authenticate the origin of honey through its nectar signature 🍯 Dr Md Khairul Islam, from UWA’s Cooperative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products and Y-Trace Pty Ltd, was lead author of the study published in PeerJ Analytical Chemistry. Read more below!

Read all about it! 🗞 We're thrilled that Farm Weekly journalist Perri Polson attended The UWA Institute of Agriculture's 18th annual Postgraduate Showcase on 29 May. Perri was so inspired by the talks, that she's penned an article on the event and going into greater detail on presenters Sarah Babington and Samantha Harvie's stellar PhD research. Click below to read online, or find the feature in-paper from today! Disappointed you missed attending our Postgraduate Showcase in person? Not to worry! Watch the full event recording on our YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/gpNvrnSz