Centre for Legumes in
Mediterranean Agriculture

Useful Links

Grower Group Alliance Calendar of Events - of interest to WA growers, advisers, development officers and researchers

DAFWA current events - of interest to WA growers, advisers, development officers and researchers

ABARE - Australia's leading applied economic research agency

AEP - see European Association for Grain Legume Research below

Agrifood Infonet - an online information resource for business and market intelligence in the agri-food industry, established through DAWA.

ARWA - "Agricultural Research Western Australia", a joint venture between Curtin University of Technology, the Department of Agriculture, Murdoch University and The University of Western Australia.

Aquaculture waste output model - model to estimate production and nutrient outputs from aquaculture

Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (APEN) - the only representative organisation in the region for extension professionals

Australian Centre for Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens - based at Murdoch University

Australian Wheat Board Ltd (AWB) - the Australian grains marketer

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) - AWI drives research, development, innovation and marketing to increase the long-term profitability of Australian woolgrowers.

Birchip Cropping Group - run by farmers for farmers

Centre of Excellence (ARC) in Integrative Legume Research - based at University of Queensland. Research into plant physiology, molecular and cell biology.

Centre for Rhizobium Studies - based at Murdoch University, WA

Conference alerts - links to academic conferences worldwide.

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) - promotes sustainable agriculture for food security in developing countries

Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd (CBH) - owned, controlled and financed by the grain growers of Western Australia

Council of Grain Grower Organisations Ltd. (COGGO) - an innitiative to increase the role of growers in directing, managing and financing the breeding of improved crop varieties.

CropLife Australia - CropLife Australia members invent, develop, manufacture and market pesticides and crop biotechnology products used by Australia’s producers.

CRC for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity

CSIRO Australia - Australia's largest scientific research agency

Decision support tools - A summary of models, forecasts and other support tools of potential use to farmers, researchers etc. available through the Department of Agriculture and Food, WA.

Department of Agriculture and Food, WA

Department of Education, Science & Training - Higher Education Research

Elders

European association for grain legume research (AEP) - A European-based platform for scientists and end-users, to strengthen and promote research on grain legumes.  

Export Grain Centre (ECG) - an independent, investment organisation which aims to ensure a choice of world class crop varieties for WA farmers.

Feeding lupins to fish - review of the nutritional and biological value of lupins in aquaculture feed

Go Grains - Information on nutrition and health benefits of grains and pulses

Go Grains - Information for Primary school teachers and students

Grain Pool of WA

Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

Grower Group Alliance

ICARDA - International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas

International Legume Database & Information System (ILDIS) - dedicated to the study of the plant family Leguminosae

International Trifolium Network (ITN) - Global Co-ordination of translational genomics in forage legumes

International Working Group on Legume and Vegetable Viruses

Kondinin Group - Information for Agriculture

Legume Information System - a resource that integrates genetic and molecular data from multiple legume species

Local farmer group network - an initiative to create better links between researchers, industry and remote grower groups

Lupin.org - an information portal for farmers, agronomists, buyers, processors, researchers, teachers. 

Lupin aphid and virus information - includes a decision support system for growers and advisers

PapersINVITED.com - web portal featuring an exhaustive listing of 'Calls for Papers' on any topic, from every corner of the world

Pastures Australia - Pastures Australia manages and coordinates investments in pasture improvement by AWI, GRDC, MLA and others

Plant Disease Forecasts - seasonal forecasts for diseases of broadacre crops in Western Australia.

Pulse Australia

Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) - managing and funding priority research and translating results into practical outcomes for rural industry

SABC - Western Australian State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre

Science Alert - news about science, technology and innovation

Science Network WA - science news, events and R&D in Western Australia

SEA News - Sustainability and Economics in Agriculture Newsletter on bioeconomic and social research on sustainability and economics in agriculture.

Seeds of Life East Timor Project - an Australian government funded initiative which aims to improve crop yield and resistance to pests and disease in East Timor 

SPIN Search - a database of funding opportunities

WANTFA - Western Australian No-Tillage Farming Association

Web-Agri - the agricultural search engine

Young Australian Rural Network - an interactive website designed for young people in rural industries