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2009 Honours Scholarships - Apply now

The EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation has up to five honours scholarships available for the 2009 academic year. These scholarships have a total value of $5,000 comprising a $3,000 stipend for the student and $2,000 to support the project. Applications close 31 October 2008.
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More funding for travel grants

In April 2008, the Graham Centre provided more than $22,000 to assist research-active Centre members with the cost of travel associated with attending conferences and developing collaborative research projects at both national and international levels. Centre Director, Deirdre Lemerle, is pleased to announce a second round of funding for 2008 Travel Grants. Read more

Sewing the seed for a career in agriculture

Identifying animal bones and testing the quality of vegetable oils are just some of the activities on offer to almost 100 Riverina school students who will attend this year's Agriculture Enrichment Day on Friday, 13th June in Wagga Wagga. Read more

E H Graham Centre to have its say at 2020 summit

The might of the recently formed EH Graham Centre is being recognised through an invitation for the Centre's director to attend the 2020 Summit at Canberra this weekend to have its say on future directions for rural industries and rural communities. Read more

Managing beyond the panic of climate change

A recent seminar in Orange, sponsored by the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology and the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, attracted a large attendance and tackled the subject of climate change and the associated challenges faced by agriculture.
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Rural Australia without petroleum?

The E H Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, together with the Institute for Land Water & Society, hosted a public forum and workshop on 12-13 March on the implication of diminishing international supplies of petroleum and the possibilities for biofuels industries. Read more

Getting the most from hay and silage

The first of two Forage Conservation Field Days designed to assist farmers to produce more profitable hay and silage was held at Henty on Tuesday 4 March. A similar event to be held at Mangoplah on Wednesday 2 April 2008 will also benefit local producers and is expected to be well attended. Read more

Director announces new round of member Travel Grants

Graham Centre Director, Deirdre Lemerle, is pleased to announce that 2008 funding is now available to assist Graham Centre participants (including students) to attend national and international conferences during 2008 and/or to develop or particate in significant national and international research projects which are closely linked with the Centre's objectives and research priorities. Read more

Rural Australia without petroleum

Together with the Institute for Land, Water and Society, the Graham Centre will convene a workshop on the research implications of diminishing international supplies of petroleum and the possibilities for biofuels industries in rural Australia. Read more

GM Canola in front

A long-term trial has demonstrated the potential yield and profit advantages that a genetically modified (GM) canola variety offers Australian grain growers, leading to a call to lift the current moratorium on growing GM canola commercially in Australia. Read more

PhD Opportunity 2008-2010

Researchers at the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation have received funding from the latest ARC Discovery round for a project entitled Fingerprinting the soil microbial metagenome. As part of this project, a PhD scholarship is available for a suitably qualified student. Read more

Researchers attend plant pathology conference

Dr Ben Stodart was among a number of Graham Centre researchers who attended the 16th Biennial Australasian Plant Pathology Society Conference - Back to Basics: Managing Plant Disease - which was held in Adelaide in September. Read more

 

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E H Graham Centre news archive

2007
November Honours scholarships available for 2008
  Student internships - research experience scheme 2008
  Research postgraduate scholarships available commencing in 2008
October Weed management field day held in Wagga
September The impact of perennial pastures in sheep production systems
August Industry leaders discuss issues, new directions and opportunities for Australian agriculture
July Call for 2nd round of travel grants 2007
March Spelt wheat - old grain with a new image
  Review of opportunities for agricultural professionals
February High school agricultural students assist research
January Travel grants available for 2007
  New initiative grants 2007
2006
December Graham Centre targets Silverleaf Nightshade
  Honours students highlighted
  Organic spelt field day at Yanco
October The good oil on olive waste
September High school students learn about agricultural science
  Graham Centre hosts stubble management workshop
August International Conference on Mycorrhizal Fungi, Spain
  Australian Society of Animal Production conference
July The Grassland Society of NSW - waging war on weeds
  Highlights from 2006 postgrad workshop
  Strategic planning and project development
  Centre sponsors World Congress on fats and oils
  Weed research strengthened by new appointment
June Graham Centre explores the health, agricultural and environmental impacts of stubble burning
  New Irrigation Research and Demonstration area
  Women's Information Exchange Day a success
  Cattle Council of Australia visits Graham Centre
May Questioning usefulness of seasonal rainfall forecast
  Ag Teachers visit the Graham Centre
April Project declares war on intractable summer weeds
  Support for field portable spectroradiometer purchase
  Excellent response at B2B expo
March Field research on East Timorese rice diseases
  Women's Information Exchange Day hosted
  Approaches to breeding aluminium-resistant cultivars
February Grant boosts efforts to establish rural andrology lab
  Strength of DPI and CSU alliance reaffirmed
  Researchers attend root/soil biology conference
  Centre to be promoted at the 2006 B2B expo
January Forum on the use of domestic waste in agriculture
  PhD Top-Up Award - call for applicants
  CSU supports cutting-edge research on plant roots
2005
December PhD students featured in Salinity CRC publication
November Excellence awarded - 2006 Honours scholarships
  Research Experience Scheme introduced
October E H Graham Centre Open Day attracts huge crowd
  'Rainfall in the Riverina' describes 100 years of rainfall
September Student receives AusBioNSW Excellence Award
August World Congress on Allelopathy at Wagga Wagga
  New name and director for joint research venture