An enthusiastic group of around 240 Yr 9 & 10 students and staff from High Schools in the Macarthur District visited the University of Sydney Camden Campus on Friday, November 18th for the 2011 Camden Campus Open Day for schools
Water security is a major issue in both Mexico and Australia and strongly linked to future food security and development. The aim of this project is to train Water Managers at IMTA and its parent CONAGUA to use novel statistical hydrological and forecasting methods to better manage water resources now and in the future.
Six West African soil scientists are visiting the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources to undertake intensive training in digital soil mapping coordinated by the University of Sydney's Associate Professor Inakwu Odeh. The visiting fellows are sponsored by AusAID as part of the Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships program.
Over 3 days in early November, students undertaking a 4-year degree program with the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources extended their learning experiences by presenting their research project findings at the Faculty's 4th year student conference - Stepping Out with Fresh Ideas (SOwFI).
Associate Professor Colin Wellings, from the Plant Breeding Institute in the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, has spent over 30 years saving our cereals with his research on cereal stripe rust and will receive the Farrer Medal for his world-renowned research on 16 November 2011.
Whilst taking a well-earned coffee break from their research on soil carbon, Faculty of Agriculture PhD students Kanika Singh and Brendan Malone had an unexpected brush with Prime Minister Gillard.
A recent PhD graduate from Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources has been awarded one of Australia's most prestigious science awards, the 2011 CG Stephens PhD Award in Soil Science.
Entries are closing soon for the $70,000 The Australian Innovation Challenge awards. The awards are aimed at finding Australia's next big inventions in fields ranging from clean energy technology through agriculture to astronomy.
To celebrate the end of the academic year the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Professor Mark Adams, warmly invites all students, staff, and Alumni to attend the Agriculture Ball 2011.
Alan Randall, professor of agricultural resource economics at the University of Sydney, said the long-term risks of damaging the nation's precious water and food supplies are likely to outweigh the short-term benefit of allowing the industry to expand unchecked.
Together with Andrea Koch, Program Leader of the Soil Carbon Initiative for the United States Studies Centre at The University of Sydney, Uta Stockmann had the unique opportunity to join a 'Conservation Agriculture' bus tour across the 'corn belt' of the US with a group of Australian farmers as well as staff from government departments.
Edward Jones, a third year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture student in our Faculty, is the winner of the 2011 Australian Universities Crops Competition, held at Temora, NSW, on 10 and 11 September 2011.
An article covering a new threat to global wheat production and featuring the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Plant Breeding Institute's Professor Robert Park, was aired on ABC1 TV August 4th.
University of Sydney soil scientist Dr Feike Dijkstra was one of a group of researchers who found that higher levels of CO2 in the atmosphere caused leaf stomatal pores in grass species to partially close, lessening the amount of water that can escape.
Soil is not just a mysterious underworld, but a critical part of the system that fosters human life. Find out how human health is intrinsically linked to soil health, and how we are in danger if we don't effectively manage soil, at Professor John Crawford's free Sydney Science Forum talk at the University of Sydney on Wednesday 3 August 2011.
Meet a variety of employers in agriculture and hear them give their insights into what it's really like to work in this diverse workforce, the variety of opportunities available and how students can apply for jobs.
Resource economist, Dr Niggol Seo has been awarded the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association's (AAEA) prestigious Outstanding Article Award for his publication focussing on climate change and South American farming.
Individuals from the areas of agricultural science, resource economics, environmental policy, primary industries and students were presented with the views of nine leading academics and challenged to think wider about the resilience of our social and natural systems.
A project aimed at determining the thresholds at which Australian farmers may need to transform their industry in response to climate change has secured University of Sydney researchers a prestigious $250,000 national grant.
In a number of professional disciplines, the engagement of undergraduate students with rural communities through work placements and field trips represents a key pathway for graduates, some of whom will commence their careers in these rural areas where shortages of professionals are endemic.
Inaugural Faculty 3MT. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Challenge provides an opportunity for higher degree by research students to communicate their research to a wider, non expert audience.
Two Sydney agriculture students have taken part in the AC21 Student World Forum in Bangkok, studying at first hand how Thailand is tackling the challenge of promoting sustainable rural development.
A postgraduate research opportunity is now available working with the iconic Australian flower, the waratah. This is part of the research collaboration between NSW Wildflower Industry, RBG Trust, RIRDC and the University of Sydney.
Associate Profofessor Colin Wellings and his wife featured in a recently screened episode of the current Masterchef series, on the theme of sustainability
Professor Alex McBratney and Dr. Budiman Minasny in cooperation with Darren Kidd (TAS) have received funding for their project in soil and sustainable irrigation in Tasmania.
The development of a National Curriculum for Soil Science moved a step closer with the holding of the third forum hosted by the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources on the 28 of April.
Food supplies for millions of people and the crops of millions of farmers are at risk if an international meeting next week in Geneva decides to implement a worldwide ban on a commonly used pesticide, Professor Kenney warns.
One of the Faculty's first year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture students, Richard Quigley has been awarded an Investing in Youth Undergraduate Studentship Program 2011 Scholarship by the Rural Industry Research and Development Corporation.
The Australian Collaborative Land Evaluation Program (ACLEP) arranged for the world leading Sydney University to deliver an introductory DSM training course to a number of federal and state agency representatives.
Dr Colin Wellings, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Plant Breeding Institute Camden, has recently received the 2011 'Seed of Light' award from the Grains Research and Development Corporation.
The University of Sydney is behind a global initiative to bring soil knowledge into the digital age and help the international battle to secure food resources and tackle climate change.
The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Sydney in collaboration with the United States Studies Centre, as part of its Dow Sustainability Program, will host leading soil and plant scientists from the USA, Canada, Europe, UK and Australasia as they discuss one of the great challenges facing the world: the restoration of carbon depleted soils in order to ensure future food production and mitigate climate change.
The current deluge and floods near Brisbane fills us all with shock and awe. Clearly, such events demonstrate the high variability of the Australian climate and the power of the water. Care for the affected people in the area is the first priority. However, the deluge has rekindled the debate about dams. Calling for the building of new dams is not a good response to a very wet La Nina year.
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An enthusiastic group of around 240 Yr 9 & 10 students and staff from High Schools in the Macarthur District visited the University of Sydney Camden Campus on Friday, November 18th for the 2011 Camden Campus Open Day for schools
Water security is a major issue in both Mexico and Australia and strongly linked to future food security and development. The aim of this project is to train Water Managers at IMTA and its parent CONAGUA to use novel statistical hydrological and forecasting methods to better manage water resources now and in the future. 
Six West African soil scientists are visiting the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources to undertake intensive training in digital soil mapping coordinated by the University of Sydney's Associate Professor Inakwu Odeh. The visiting fellows are sponsored by AusAID as part of the Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships program.
Mark Adams has co-authored a new book that explores the science and politics of bushfires.
Over 3 days in early November, students undertaking a 4-year degree program with the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources extended their learning experiences by presenting their research project findings at the Faculty's 4th year student conference - Stepping Out with Fresh Ideas (SOwFI). 
Associate Professor Colin Wellings, from the Plant Breeding Institute in the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, has spent over 30 years saving our cereals with his research on cereal stripe rust and will receive the Farrer Medal for his world-renowned research on 16 November 2011.
Whilst taking a well-earned coffee break from their research on soil carbon, Faculty of Agriculture PhD students Kanika Singh and Brendan Malone had an unexpected brush with Prime Minister Gillard. 
Local school students become scientists at University of Sydney's Camden Open Day, on 18 November 2011.
Faculty staff have just returned to the University after a hugely successful trip to Narrabri for Science in the Bush. 
Prof John Crawford and Ichsani Wheeler presented their research at TEDxDubbo. TED is a nonprofit organisation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. 
Professor Mark Adams, from the University of Sydney, launched the country's first mobile flux tower, which measures atmospheric carbon levels.
A recent PhD graduate from Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources has been awarded one of Australia's most prestigious science awards, the 2011 CG Stephens PhD Award in Soil Science.
Research into sustainable agricultural science has been given a huge boost with the announcement of a major bequest...
Our faculty is offering a variety of Undergraduate scholarships. Have a look on our scholarships page on the website.
Applications are invited for our Faculty's Postgraduate Research Scholarships
Entries are closing soon for the $70,000 The Australian Innovation Challenge awards. The awards are aimed at finding Australia's next big inventions in fields ranging from clean energy technology through agriculture to astronomy.
To celebrate the end of the academic year the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Professor Mark Adams, warmly invites all students, staff, and Alumni to attend the Agriculture Ball 2011.
Equity Access Scholarships for 2012 available to new or continuing students
Alan Randall, professor of agricultural resource economics at the University of Sydney, said the long-term risks of damaging the nation's precious water and food supplies are likely to outweigh the short-term benefit of allowing the industry to expand unchecked.
Together with Andrea Koch, Program Leader of the Soil Carbon Initiative for the United States Studies Centre at The University of Sydney, Uta Stockmann had the unique opportunity to join a 'Conservation Agriculture' bus tour across the 'corn belt' of the US with a group of Australian farmers as well as staff from government departments. 
Edward Jones, a third year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture student in our Faculty, is the winner of the 2011 Australian Universities Crops Competition, held at Temora, NSW, on 10 and 11 September 2011.
50 Golden years of wheat, Narrabri Dinner and Field day, 4 and 5 October 2011
The recipients were George Quigley and Laura Rumph
A remarkable irrigation system that uses salt water and the natural energy produced by plants made it to the Grand Final of The New Inventors.
Master of Agriculture student, Monica Gill has been selected as one of two students to attend the prestigious PMA Conference in the USA in October
A multi-million dollar upgrade of the research facilities at the Plant Breeding Institute at the IA Watson Centre in Narrabri is underway.
Friday the 8th of July marked a discussion of one of the greatest issues facing our generation - can our environment keep bouncing back?
An article covering a new threat to global wheat production and featuring the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Plant Breeding Institute's Professor Robert Park, was aired on ABC1 TV August 4th. 
University of Sydney soil scientist Dr Feike Dijkstra was one of a group of researchers who found that higher levels of CO2 in the atmosphere caused leaf stomatal pores in grass species to partially close, lessening the amount of water that can escape.
Soil is not just a mysterious underworld, but a critical part of the system that fosters human life. Find out how human health is intrinsically linked to soil health, and how we are in danger if we don't effectively manage soil, at Professor John Crawford's free Sydney Science Forum talk at the University of Sydney on Wednesday 3 August 2011. 
Meet a variety of employers in agriculture and hear them give their insights into what it's really like to work in this diverse workforce, the variety of opportunities available and how students can apply for jobs. 
Resource economist, Dr Niggol Seo has been awarded the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association's (AAEA) prestigious Outstanding Article Award for his publication focussing on climate change and South American farming.
A gene that affects canopy achitecture is giving scientists a new breeding tool to better adapt wheat to water-contrained environments.
Individuals from the areas of agricultural science, resource economics, environmental policy, primary industries and students were presented with the views of nine leading academics and challenged to think wider about the resilience of our social and natural systems. 
A project aimed at determining the thresholds at which Australian farmers may need to transform their industry in response to climate change has secured University of Sydney researchers a prestigious $250,000 national grant.
In a number of professional disciplines, the engagement of undergraduate students with rural communities through work placements and field trips represents a key pathway for graduates, some of whom will commence their careers in these rural areas where shortages of professionals are endemic. 
Two Sydney agriculture students have taken part in the AC21 Student World Forum in Bangkok, studying at first hand how Thailand is tackling the challenge of promoting sustainable rural development.
A postgraduate research opportunity is now available working with the iconic Australian flower, the waratah. This is part of the research collaboration between NSW Wildflower Industry, RBG Trust, RIRDC and the University of Sydney.
The 2011 Faculty Alumni Awards will be presented at the annual Alumni Awards Cocktail Reception, on Friday 29 July at 6.30pm, in The Great Hall.
Associate Profofessor Colin Wellings and his wife featured in a recently screened episode of the current Masterchef series, on the theme of sustainability
Professor Alex McBratney and Dr. Budiman Minasny in cooperation with Darren Kidd (TAS) have received funding for their project in soil and sustainable irrigation in Tasmania.
More than 300 students, distinguished alumni, supporters, friends and family recently attended the Faculty's annual Scholars Reception
Researchers and artist collaborate on living art exhibit.
The development of a National Curriculum for Soil Science moved a step closer with the holding of the third forum hosted by the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources on the 28 of April. 
Food supplies for millions of people and the crops of millions of farmers are at risk if an international meeting next week in Geneva decides to implement a worldwide ban on a commonly used pesticide, Professor Kenney warns.
One of the Faculty's first year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture students, Richard Quigley has been awarded an Investing in Youth Undergraduate Studentship Program 2011 Scholarship by the Rural Industry Research and Development Corporation. 
Professor Mark Adams has written an opinion paper of his views regarding fire risks and their management in Victoria's high country.
Join staff, students and graduates of the Faculty at our annual awards ceremony for prizes and scholarships.
The Australian Collaborative Land Evaluation Program (ACLEP) arranged for the world leading Sydney University to deliver an introductory DSM training course to a number of federal and state agency representatives. 
Scientists believe stem rust, which looks like red dust on wheat, could threaten global food security.
Researchers are exploring ways to store carbon in the soil on Coolringdon a 3,500 hectare working property south of Cooma
The University of Sydney is behind a global initiative to bring soil knowledge into the digital age and help the international battle to secure food resources and tackle climate change. 
The inaugural RD Watt Centenary Lecture will be held on Thursday 10 March 2011 in MacLaurin Hall, The University of Sydney.
Top international soil scientists have called on Australia to lead the world in increasing soil carbon for improved soil security.
The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Sydney in collaboration with the United States Studies Centre, as part of its Dow Sustainability Program, will host leading soil and plant scientists from the USA, Canada, Europe, UK and Australasia as they discuss one of the great challenges facing the world: the restoration of carbon depleted soils in order to ensure future food production and mitigate climate change.
The current deluge and floods near Brisbane fills us all with shock and awe. Clearly, such events demonstrate the high variability of the Australian climate and the power of the water. Care for the affected people in the area is the first priority. However, the deluge has rekindled the debate about dams. Calling for the building of new dams is not a good response to a very wet La Nina year. 
Thinking of studying with us? We are still accepting scholarship applications. Hurry, closes soon!