Farewell, Mike Ridout
After almost four years with the Future Food Systems CRC as our Research Program 3 Deputy lead, Murdoch University’s Mike Ridout is stepping down from his role with FFSCRC at the end of this month to enjoy some well-deserved rest and relaxation. Read more
Namoi land-use project seeks stakeholder feedback on new planning tool: Co-design workshop to be held on 24 March
UNSW geomapping expert Prof. Hoon Han has developed detailed maps of land use across the Namoi regions of north-western NSW. On 24 March, the FFSCRC is hosting a workshop to get stakeholder feedback it will use to refine the new planning tool. Read more
Smart mobile platform to transform hands-free management of indoor crops
In a recently completed FFSCRC project, QUT robotics experts have developed a self-guiding robotic platform that enables hands-free pollination in a commercial greenhouse, paving the way to cost-effective automation of an array of labour-intensive tasks in indoor cropping. Read more
VIDEO: Professor Oula Ghannoum, plant physiology expert
Hear Western Sydney University Professor Oula Ghannoum, crop scientist, key researcher on several FFSCRC projects and the project lead for the new $6.7m ‘Automated Crop Monitoring for Protected Cropping Systems’ project. Watch here
Tomato rhizobiome project features in Greenhouse Canada
UNE researcher Dr Gal Winter and FFSCRC Industry PhD Phil Thomas’ groundbreaking research for Costa Group into the root-zone microbes of hydroponic tomatoes has garnered media attention from as far away as North America. Read more
Meet Rona Chandrawati: Nanotechnology expert
Dr Chandrawati is one of UNSW Faculty of Engineering’s most awarded and highly cited EMC researchers; she also helms the FFSCRC’s ‘Methane emissions reduction’ project team. Read more
FFS PhDs decide: Academia, industry…or both
In the first student catch-up of the year, FFSCRC CEO Dr James Krahe addressed our PhD cohort on the pros and cons of working in industry vs academia. Read more