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. [comment: this URL does not work for link]
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 [comment: the URL for this link leads to a murdoch 'page not found']
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. [comment: this URL is no longer linked to anything]
Department of Agriculture and Food, WA
Department of Education, Science & Training - Higher Education Research [comment: URL not linked to anything anymore]
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 [comment: URL not available anymore]
Go Grains - Information on nutrition and health benefits of grains and pulses [comment: URL not available anymore]
Go Grains - Information for Primary school teachers and students [comment: URL not available anymore]
Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)
Grower Group Alliance [comment: page not found anymore]
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.
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. [comment: URL no longer exists]
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 [comment: URL no longer works]
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
University information
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