2023 Archived News
Below are the latest CeRDI news items. CeRDI also publish a quarterly newsletter.
CeRDI 25: A story of growth and success - 21 December 2023
CeRDI is a thriving Research Centre, one of six across Federation University, and certainly one of the most successful.... Continue reading...
CeRDI 25: 5 of our best projects - 21 December 2023
We're commencing a series of stories to demonstrate the unique and important research and technology achievements that have occurred throughout CeRDI's eResearch journey.... Continue reading...
CeRDI 25: A new professor and an enduring team - 21 December 2023
CeRDI success is demonstrated through the sustained growth of the CeRDI team.... Continue reading...
CeRDI 25: Celebrating CeRDI - 21 December 2023
In November, CeRDI's 25-year anniversary was commemorated with a special forum showcasing research and technology achievements over the years.... Continue reading...
CeRDI 25: Commemorative video - 21 December 2023
A commemorative video has been produced to mark the Centre's 25th anniversary.... Continue reading...
Soil Indicators project: Making sense of soils - 21 December 2023
Farmers, agronomists and researchers are invited to participate in a project that looks at the factors influencing their decisions about soil indicators.... Continue reading...
Latest news from Visualising Australasia's Soils - 21 December 2023
Visualising Australasia's Soils (VAS) is providing farmers, agronomy practitioners, agricultural researchers and agribusinesses with place-based information via an online platform with access to data,... Continue reading...
Yarrowee River History: From Peel to Prest - 21 December 2023
CeRDI has been working with Federation University historian Dr David Waldron on a web portal to map key points of cultural and historical interest along the Yarrowee River.... Continue reading...
CeRDI Writing Retreat - 21 December 2023
A two-day writing retreat for CeRDI researchers was held in October to facilitate the preparation of research manuscripts.... Continue reading...
News snippets - Spring 2023 - 21 December 2023
News snippets: Digital Agrifood Summit, eResearch Australasia Conference Brisbane 16-20 October 2023, and Graduation for Dr Aakansha Chadha.... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Spring 2023 - 20 December 2023
The latest news and updates from CeRDI are included in the following newsletter.... Continue reading...
CeRDI 25 years - 15 November 2023
CeRDI is celebrating its 25 year anniversary. This milestone was recently acknowledged with a special forum showcasing CeRDI’s research and technology achievements over the years.... Continue reading...
Improved soil data management - 22 September 2023
The Managing and Enabling Soils Data project is an initiative of the Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils (Soil CRC)... Continue reading...
Interactive database of parasitic diseases - 22 September 2023
An interactive database of parasitic diseases for Victoria will be developed in a new research partnership... Continue reading...
Knowledge sharing for good soil stewardship - 22 September 2023
Dr Hanabeth Luke of Southern Cross University is leading the Soil CRC’s research effort to address challenges with sharing knowledge... Continue reading...
Enhancing frost tolerance for Australia's grains and cropping industry - 22 September 2023
Frost damage to Australia’s grain and cropping industry, with impact on lost production estimated at $400 million annually... Continue reading...
GRDC Data Partnership Initiative - 22 September 2023
The July-August issue of Groundcover features a story about the GRDC $2.8M Data Partnership initiative.... Continue reading...
News snippets - Winter 2023 - 22 September 2023
Including: Soil Science Conference Darwin June 2023, Upcoming Ag Tech opportunity for farmers and Ag Tech providers, Soil CRC Conference Tasmania August 2023, Pork research and report, and recent publ... Continue reading...
Higher Degrees by Research news - Winter 2023 - 22 September 2023
Recent presentations by CeRDI PhD candidates at the CeRDI seminar... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Winter 2023 - 19 September 2023
The latest news and updates from CeRDI are included in the following newsletter.... Continue reading...
Improving water security for farms and lakes - 4 July 2023
Researchers from CeRDI have been working to improve farm water security and resilience in Victoria's Lake Corangamite region... Continue reading...
Piggery effluent - waste or valuable resource? - 4 July 2023
Piggeries can give rise to substantial amounts of waste materials... Continue reading...
Supporting data sharing for improved food security - 4 July 2023
CeRDI has commenced work on a new project to develop and promote data sharing initiatives to support Australia’s food security... Continue reading...
Online Farm Trials (OFT) - 4 July 2023
OFT is a web portal that provides access to data collected from on-farm and field-based cropping research trials... Continue reading...
Visualising Australasia's Soils (VAS) - 4 July 2023
VAS is providing farmers, agronomy practitioners, agricultural researchers and agribusinesses with place-based information via an online platform... Continue reading...
Scholarship Opportunity - 4 July 2023
Federation University is partnering with DEECA and RMIT to offer a PhD scholarship in Environmental Management and Monitoring... Continue reading...
News snippets - 4 July 2023
Include: Staff updates, Irrigation Australia article, and Publications... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Autumn 2023 - 2 July 2023
The latest news and updates from CeRDI are included in the following newsletter.... Continue reading...
A Food Agility CRC PhD scholarship in Digital Agriculture - 13 April 2023
Investigation into soil and carbon management levers for farming systems optimisation... Continue reading...
National soil judging competition - 10 March 2023
In early December, Federation University hosted the 10th National Soil Judging Competition. ... Continue reading...
CeRDI staff attend GRDC grains research update - 10 March 2023
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) conducted a GRDC Update symposium in Adelaide to showcase the latest work in grains research.... Continue reading...
Managing and enabling soil data project - 10 March 2023
Dr Nathan Robinson is leading a research project that aims to develop guidelines, processes and policies that supports soil research data.... Continue reading...
The CeRDI server migration project - 10 March 2023
During 2021-22, the CeRDI technology team undertook a substantial internal project migrating the CeRDI servers.... Continue reading...
Victorian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub - Podcasts - 10 March 2023
The Victorian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub has launched a 10-part series Innovation AG Podcast.... Continue reading...
Russian aggression impacts biodiversity conservation beyond Ukraine - 10 March 2023
An international nature conservation report by researchers including CeRDI’s Dr Birgita Hansen has been published about the Russian-Ukraine war.... Continue reading...
Australian Research Data Commons Initiative and Co-investment - 10 March 2023
The ARDC is coinvesting $3.6 million to address pressing research data challenges for Australia's food security.... Continue reading...
News snippets - 10 March 2023
Includes: Food Agility CRC summit, Soil Science Australia 2023 conference, recent publications, writing retreat, and Sustainable Soils Forum 2023. ... Continue reading...
Higher Degrees by Research news - 10 March 2023
CeRDI's PhD candidates are conducting research on diverse topics, many with industry support.... Continue reading...
CeRDI Newsletter Summer 2023 - 8 March 2023
This is the first CeRDI newsletter for 2023 and it’s a bumper issue...... Continue reading...