http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updatesScience and research developments pertaining to the primary industries of NSWen-AUhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/NBkwpnIwjGw/assistance-for-those-in-the-haze-of-dust04 Nov 2009 2:37pmThe severe dust storms which made international headlines in September are a reminder the drought is far from over and our rural communities are dealing with the effects everyday.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/agriculture-today/november-2009/assistance-for-those-in-the-haze-of-dusthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/5dV_vl6xtcQ/bad-oil-hits-first-slick03 Nov 2009 3:55pmFraudulently labelled olive oils have been removed from supermarkets shelves, after a successful first time court action.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/agriculture-today/november-2009/bad-oil-hits-first-slickhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/ikDnoIFzVeE/brilliance-in-a-tin04 Nov 2009 12:12pmA replanting program at Dareton Primary Industries Institute has established five hectares of new navel oranges, young planted blocks that will provide a resource for revenue, trial and grower extension activities.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/agriculture-today/november-2009/brilliance-in-a-tinhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/vfaRF9ba0AU/emai-upgrade-tenders04 Nov 2009 11:29amTenders are out for the project to upgrade laboratories at Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI), Camden and will close on December 10.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/agriculture-today/november-2009/emai-upgrade-tendershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/m6FwujC0TG4/delaying-rice-water04 Nov 2009 12:33pmMarginally lower rice yield achieved by delaying permanent water has resulted in an 11 per cent advantage in water productivity, compared to yield from conventional irrigation treatment in a Yanco trial.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/agriculture-today/november-2009/delaying-rice-waterhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/ML3F1pEYQiU/funding-boost-for-forests-and-fisheries-projects04 Nov 2009 4:47pmThree scientific projects involving scientists from Industry & Investment NSW to protect pine plantations from exotic pests, track large predatory fish, and collect important forest data have received $900,000 in research funding.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/general/funding-boost-for-forests-and-fisheries-projectshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/1Fb4Vi3tAcA/research-to-benefit-estuarine-fisheries03 Nov 2009 2:39pmA new study to identify the most reliable and cost-effective data collection methods will benefit commercial and recreational fishers through improved assessment and management of fisheries resources, Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald said today.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/fishing-and-aquaculture/research-to-benefit-estuarine-fisherieshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/Csl9bHW5Oa0/nodavirus-research03 Nov 2009 9:08amNSW Government scientists are undertaking research into a little understood disease that has the potential to impact on the states intensive aquaculture sector, Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald announced today.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/fishing-and-aquaculture/nodavirus-researchhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/IcGf8JMHMWI/tv-award28 Oct 2009 8:41amIndustry & Investment NSW (I&I NSW) Director-General, Dr Richard Sheldrake, today congratulated Orange Agricultural Institute livestock researcher, Steve Semple, on his win last week in the ABC TV New Inventors program.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/tv-awardhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/AFGg50pybJE/evergraze-trial13 Oct 2009 9:03amAn Industry & Investment (I&I) NSW research trial near Orange will highlight a 20-paddock rotation grazing treatment which achieved a stocking rate 25 per cent higher than traditional set stocking.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/evergraze-trialhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/omLs0SkmuMY/plant-genomics-workshop07 Oct 2009 3:32pmAustralias top agricultural geneticists will meet tomorrow in Sydney to examine progress in unlocking the secret of plant genetics, debate the outcomes and plan future research directions. Around 20 NSW Agricultural Genomics Centre (NSWAGC) researchers will gather in Sydney on 8 October for a genomics workshop.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updates/issues/october-2009/plant-genomics-workshophttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/cvCAf1mF-cI/timing-key-to-macca-hedging29 Sep 2009 3:38pmLate November to early December is emerging as the ideal time to hedge macadamia trees, according to new research from Industry and Investment NSW.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updates/issues/october-2009/timing-key-to-macca-hedginghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/wuP_mnKX65A/international-satellite-tuning29 Sep 2009 12:54pmSoil moisture data collected near Wagga Wagga will be used to calibrate sensors for the European Space Agencys soon to be launched Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/agriculture-today/october-2009/international-satellite-tuninghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/kyFrUkFoi38/every-cambodians-mobile-tool29 Sep 2009 2:30pmSMS messaging, emerging as a valuable tool for grower information campaigns among vegetable producers in Western Sydney, is also breaking down grower resistance to some technology in Cambodia.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updates/issues/october-2009/every-cambodians-mobile-toolhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NswDpiScienceAndResearch/~3/b4TPVUjYJFM/peaceful-nuke-target29 Sep 2009 2:34pmPeaceful use of atomic energy includes developing better methods to sterilise fruit flies, to stop them breeding.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updates/issues/october-2009/peaceful-nuke-target