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Newsletter - the Innovator

The Centre produces a quarterly newsletter to keep stakeholders and others informed of our research progress and other activities. To subscribe, please email mcrowley@csu.edu.au or sharon.kiss@dpi.nsw.gov.au OR click on the links below to download a copy (pdf).

NOTE: The launch of the Graham Centre Field Site, originally scheduled for 21 October, 2009, has been postponed until futher notice.

Spring 2009 IN THIS ISSUE: Appointment of Air Policy & Program Officer, Mucormycosis of Platypus; 59th Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference; 16th Australian Research Assembly on Brassicas, Canola Competition for Weed Suppression, Links with Laos, Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition, Science Updates, Short Honours Projects.
Winter 2009 IN THIS ISSUE: Public Seminar 'A Dry Argument', Controlled Traffic Farming, Federal funds for Science Hub, NSW Soils Strategy, Progress with Perennials and Roots, Biocontrol and herbicidal control of weeds, Liver fluke training, Biochar research, Project Updates.
Autumn 2009 IN THIS ISSUE: Research priority areas broadened, GRDC ‘Seed of Light' award, Professor Jim Pratley joins new Advisory Body, visit by IRRI scientist, new Centre members, Quantifying the costs and benefits of NRM targets, Supermarket Botany.
	Summer 2009 IN THIS ISSUE: Future R&D directions, Infrastructure grants, International Lupin Conference, Australian Agronomy Conference, Nutrition Society of Australia, Optimising the quality & yield of spelt wheat, International Safflower Conference, GM Crops breakfast, Silverleaf Nightshade field day, Developing biological control for fruit fly.
Spring 2008 IN THIS ISSUE: Tony Fischer joins IAC, Riverina Outlook Conference, International Congress of Entomology, Australian & NZ Societies of Animal Production, New apppointment - Professor of Weed Science, Allelopathy award for Jim Pratley, Cover cropping for weed control, Managing zero water allocation in dairy production, Soil Carbon Workshop, Promoting science in schools, Using satellite maps to examine stubble burning, Oomycete pathogens, Valuing the environmental services provided by Australian farmers.
	Winter 2008 IN THIS ISSUE: Expansion in animal research, Riverina Outlook Conference, Southern Events Calendar, Introducing our Research Management Committee, New research in animal parasites, Entomologist attends Spain meetings, New Appointment - Prof Terry Spithill, Postgraduate news, Preliminary study on the utilisation of canola cake proteins, International Crop Science Congress, GRDC Southern Panel appointment, Agriculture - still our most vital challenge, Ongoing challenges for farmers in northern NSW, Sowing the seed for a career in agriculture, Developing environmental service policy for salinity.
Autumn 2008 IN THIS ISSUE: Lucinda Corrigan joins IAC, $40K allocated for new initiatives, Senior Research Scientist travels the US to attend agronomy conference, Olive oil research, ACIAR nternational visitors, Student research intern 2008, International Salinity Forum, Prestigious award for Dr Rod Mailer, Silverleaf Nighshade, Mixed farming in the Riverina, Improving lucerne performance, Herbicide resistance, Climate change, Innovative weed management, Canola yield constraints.
	Summer 2008 IN THIS ISSUE: Awards for key researchers, Initiatives and future directions, Student research - Mycorrhizal fungi in saline soil, International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores, Key researcher travels to Athens for conference on biological control of aphids, Australian Plant Pathology Society Conference, Veterinary parasitology meeting in Belgium, Italian visitor presents "Genomic approaches to improve drought tolerance in cereals", Resilient farmers and landscapes, Crop-livestock interactions, Sweet smell of success in pest control.
Spring 2007 IN THIS ISSUE: Bio-protection team formed, Riverina Outlook Conference, Weed management field day, Travel grants awarded, Postgraduate Research Scholarships, Fingerprinting the soil microbial metagenome, Forage conservation, Changes at CSU, Links with Pakistan & China, Parasitology Conference, Symposium on Root Biology & Strategies for Drought Resistance Improvement, Forage conservation, Management of silverleaf nightshad and prairie ground cherry, Lupin breeding and fungal pathogens, EverGraze project - New animal production systems for profit and recharge, Improving understanding & management of rice pathogens in Cambodia, Student research - Modelling the impacts of management strategies on weed population dynamics and farm economics, The role of grass endophyte associations in annual ryegrass, Recent publications list.
	Winter 2007 IN THIS ISSUE: Overview of the Centre, Research priorities and new initiatives, Major events, International visitors, Optimising the quality and yield of spelt and other specialty grains under organic production, Integrated weed management in southern NSW, Characterising annual ryegrass in Australia, Developing environmental service policy for salinity, Canola yield decline, Student graduations and new enrolments, Royal Easter Show display, Recent awards and publications.