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Innovation - Transformation - Growth. Reinvigorating Western Australia's agricultural research, development & extension capabilities to future-proof the sector.
Western Australia
Joined May 2022
β³ Just 2 weeks to go until the WAARC Showcase 2025! Only a handful of tickets left - weβre expecting a sell-out crowd at Perth Zoo Newsletter subscribers got first dibs, so donβt miss the next one π π Subscribe: https://t.co/ve4w1Zvxs9 π Event info: https://t.co/0JPcUbsUnz
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On Badimia Country, 60+ people gathered for a field day blending Aboriginal knowledge & science for climate resilience π± The TAAM project shows how listening to Country can restore land & water health - a model for future agriculture. π https://t.co/ZULrkUOlGL
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WAARC Strategic Research Manager Dr John Statton joined the @agtbreeding & @DPIRDbroadacre Pulse Tour in Northam last Friday π± From new lupin varieties to the WAARC-funded Lupin Disease Resistance project, the day showcased WAβs leadership in crop innovation. #WAARC
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π¨ Big news! WAARC Showcase 2025 is here. π
Oct 29 | Perth Zoo β° 9am-5pm + networking ποΈ FREE, but only 150 spots! π€ Prof Ross Kingwell keynote π± WAARC project updates π PhD student presentations π€ Cross-industry leaders panel Register now π https://t.co/6oX7qTGGEx
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From conservation to world-class soil science π± @DPIRDbroadacre's Dr Tom Edwardsβ path wasnβt straight but itβs taken him to the forefront of applied soil research in WA. Discover his journey in our Scientist Spotlight: https://t.co/HX9Rdh3p3W
#WAAgScience #SoilScience #WAARC
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HALO Steering Committee tour sends a clear signal: harvestable annual legumes are moving from trial plots to real WA paddocks. π± FHS62 & Margurita are regenerating strongly, out-yielding sub clover & proving their place in mixed-farming systems. π https://t.co/ZLsR2qOOY8
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Missed the PSHB Symposium in July? π₯ The full event is now on YouTube, with talks cut into easy-to-watch segments: πΉ WAARC PSHB projects πΉ Local govt + industry perspectives πΉ @DPIRDbroadacre state-of-play Watch here π https://t.co/WMkJMPxyUz
#Biosecurity #WAARC #PSHB
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Meet Dr Kirsty Moynihan - Strategic Research Manager at WAARC, driving collaborative projects that strengthen WA ag. From sustainability & resilience to tackling pests like PSHB. Full story π https://t.co/iHPdUd4t10
#WAARC #ScientistSpotlight
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πΎ WAARC is investing in WAβs research future: π° $6.6m research committed (+$5m pipeline) π Activity across 8 WA ag regions π€ $17.3m co-contributions leveraged Driving real-world outcomes for WA agriculture. #WAARC #AgResearch #Agriculture #Innovation
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ποΈ WAARC scholars are back behind the mic! After a Podcasting 101 workshop, 10 participants from our Postgraduate Research Scholarship Program recorded Series 2 of Cultivating the Future. Episodes drop later this month - catch up on Series 1 now: https://t.co/N5fzyAoqdA
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This weekβs Cropping Enabled Cattle Open Day brought producers to @DPIRDbroadacre's Frank Wise Institute to see cottonseed & forage trials in action, hear from project leads, & share feedback on the next chapter. #WAARC #CroppingEnabledCattle #NorthernAg
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π£ Exciting NEWS! WAARC is leading a needs gap analysis to inform future human capacity requirements for agricultural R&D in WA over the next 5 to 15 years. The analysis will identify skill gaps, succession risks & capacity building opportunities πππ» https://t.co/orJlBoVG5B
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πΎ WAARCβs project portfolio is expanding: β
13 major projects underway β
4:1 leverage of State funding β
Covering grains, livestock, agtech, resilience, Indigenous science & biosecurity Collaboration driving innovation for WA agriculture. π‘ #WAAg #AgResearch #Collaboration
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π’ New From the Director out now! Learn how our new Executive structure sets us up to: πΉ Drive ambitious, multi-partner projects πΉ Grow research capacity across WA πΉ Attract major investment & partnerships Read more π https://t.co/Qcld4fNrYW
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π± WAARC is building capacity in agricultural R&D In the past year weβve awarded 32 scholarships, run 16 activities with nearly 200 participants, and launched the Cultivating the Future podcast - now reaching 164 listeners. #WAARC #CapacityBuilding #PhD #FutureLeaders
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Yesterday we announced our new Strategic Research Managers β today, meet one of them π π Dr John Statton is our latest WA Agricultural Scientist Spotlight, with a career spanning marine science, restoration, and ag innovation. Read more: https://t.co/DGUp13tVie
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WAARC has reshaped its executive team! Weβve appointed two new Strategic Research Managers - Dr Kirsty Moynihan & Dr John Statton. Plus a refreshed Program Lead role held by Jenny Crisp, with an expanded Monitoring & Evaluation portfolio Stronger focus. Sharper collaboration.
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Join the Cattle & Cotton Open Day to see how cotton seed & irrigated forages are being trialled as cattle feed to boost productivity & sustainability in WAβs north. π
1 Sept, 2β5pm π Frank Wise Institute, Kununurra Find our more and register hereπ https://t.co/RM9OYCVnX2
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ποΈ New Cultivating the Future episode! Saira Azmat talksabout her PhD research on barley and how it adapts to WAβs salty, phosphorus-deficient soils - insights that could transform cereal crop management. π§ Spotify https://t.co/f7ozcy4tOW π§ Apple https://t.co/LLZmhidSMc
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