PARG Continues relationship with Trimble OmniStar

The Precision Agriculture Research Group at UNE is happy to work with OmniStar for delivery of real-time corrections for their differential GPS (dGPS) receivers.  The group uses the receivers to collect research data and to introduce students studying...

German Minister visits SMART Farm

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, the Hon Barnaby Joyce hosted a visit of the German Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bundesminister Christian Schmidt, at the UNE SMART Farm on Friday 1st of April. The Minister heard about the...

Support and co-investment is being sought to create a nationally funded program to deliver spatial innovations through the red meat value chains across Australia and internationally. Join in the National Innovation Agenda.

The Australian Livestock Spatial Innovation Program (ALSIP) is designed to meet the strategic objectives of the Australian Red Meat industry and contribute to the National Innovation and Science Agenda by delivering industry led research, technology and innovation...

2016 RUN Regional Futures Conference

The 2016 RUN Regional Futures Conference will be held from 21-24 June 2016 at CQUniversity in Rockhampton. Held over four days, the conference will offer delegates the opportunity to explore themes and content which are relevant to sustainable, healthy, creative,...

R&D for Profit grant success for PARG

Federal Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce visited UNE this morning to announce the first tranche of funding for the R&D for Profit Scheme. The Minister has approved funding of up to $26.7 million for twelve applications. One of the successful projects was...

PARG gets a new home on UNE SMART Farm

At last! PARG gets a new home with the official opening of the new SMART Farm Innovation Centre on Monday. Perched atop a knoll on the university's Sustainable Manageable Accessible Rural Technologies (SMART) Farm, the $2 million Innovation Centre will be home to...