{"results":[{"title":"UWA Farm Ridgefield trial delivers powerful insights on methane reduction","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/carduwa-farm.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/uwa-farm-ridgefield-trial-delivers-powerful-insights-on-methane-reduction","publisheddate":"2026-04-13","summary":"
17-month study delivers critical data to shape future low-emission grazing systems.
 ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Advancing the future of livestock through genetics, microbes and behaviour","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/card_luo.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/advancing-the-future-of-livestock-through-genetics","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
UWA School of Agriculture and Environment has appointed Dr Luoyang Ding as a Lecturer in Livestock Science, strengthening research in animal welfare, behaviour, and biological systems central to modern livestock production.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Building on success: UWA and African partners advance ACIAR-funded rapid-cooking bean breeding","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/aciar_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/uwa-and-african-partners-advance-aciar-funded-rapid-cooking-bean-breeding","publisheddate":"2026-04-08","summary":"
The University of Western Australia, through The UWA Institute of Agriculture, continues to strengthen its partnerships across Africa in the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research funded Rapid Cooking Bean Project (ACIAR-RCBP).","sxaTags":[{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Winter crops need to be sown - but Australia's farmers are worried about fertilisers and fuel","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/conversation-fertiliser-shortage_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/winter-crops-need-to-be-sown-but-australias-farmers-are-worried-about-fertilisers-and-fuel","publisheddate":"2026-04-02","summary":"
War in the Middle East has put a spotlight on the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow sea passage through which 20% of global oil supply is shipped. But far less attention has been paid to another essential product derived from oil and gas, on which the world also relies: fertiliser.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Policy-and-opinion"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Soil biodiversity linked to lower human infectious disease risk","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/soil-pathogens-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/april/soil-biodiversity-linked-to-lower-human-infectious-disease-risk","publisheddate":"2026-04-01","summary":"
Diverse soil microbial communities may help suppress pathogens naturally, acting as a biological barrier against their establishment and spread, according to a new study. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"International"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Global hotspots of plant bacterial pathogens revealed","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/global-hotspot_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/global-hotspots-of-plant-bacterial-pathogens-revealed","publisheddate":"2026-03-09","summary":"
A new study has mapped pathogen hotspots worldwide and revealed how soils naturally suppressed disease, highlighting climate-driven risks.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Sustainability research missing the mark on environmental change","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/card_sustainability-research.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/sustainability-research-missing-the-mark-on-environmental-change","publisheddate":"2026-03-03","summary":"
A new global study finds sustainability research is focusing on the wrong actors in efforts to address climate change and biodiversity loss.","sxaTags":[{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Reinventing plasticulture to grow food without the eco hangover","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/card_plastic-mulch.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/reinventing-plasticulture-to-grow-food-without-the-eco-hangover","publisheddate":"2026-02-23","summary":"
A global team of scientists has proposed a major overhaul of plasticulture – the use of plastic mulch in agriculture – to ensure the practice can continue to boost crop yields without compromising the environment. 
 ","sxaTags":[{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Connecting climate, data, and farmers behaviour in agricultural economics ","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/withnall-and-curtis_card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/january/connecting-climate","publisheddate":"2026-01-06","summary":"
Navigating modern agricultural challenges requires more than experience, it demands data, insight, and an understanding of human decision-making. At the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, Dr Sarah Whitnall and Dr Curtis Rollins are combining these elements to explore how farmers respond to climate change, market pressures, and environmental policies.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Science and Environment"}]},{"title":"Impact of rising heat on California tomato supply offers insight for Australia","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/card-image_tomato-truck.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/impact-of-rising-heat-on-california-tomato-supply-offers-insight-for-australia","publisheddate":"2025-12-04","summary":"
New research has revealed rising temperatures and traffic congestion cause minimal losses in California’s processing tomato industry, which offers important insights for Australia’s agricultural supply chains.","sxaTags":[{"title":"The UWA Institute of Agriculture"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Research"}]}]}