Page 3 - Photon Systems Instruments News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Date Time
Growing future of agriculture
A $10 million State Government funding boost will increase La Trobe University’s world-leading research capabilities in agriculture and food, leading to practical solutions and greater sustainability for Australian agriculture and regional communities.
The funding, announced today by Victoria Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas as part of the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund (VHESIF), will be used to fund:
Agriculture Production Platform ($3.5 million), to expand La Trobe’s research glasshouses, creating new growth facilities and controlled environment pods. The refurbished glasshouses will provide a unique facility where industry partners will be able to rapidly optimise management and breeding, and use “big data’ to improve yield, quality and plant health. ....

La Trobe , Jim Whelan , Mary Anne Thomas , Trobe University , Trobe Institute For Agriculture , Trobe University Research , Australian Research Council , Centre For Agribiosciences Agribio , Cann Group , Trobe University Vice , Trobe Research , Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund , University Bendigo Campus , Industry Transformation Research Hub For Medicinal Agriculture , Trobe University City Of The , State Government , Victoria Agriculture Minister Mary Anne Thomas , Production Platform , Industry Agri Platforms , Innovation Precinct , University City , Minister Thomas , Research Director , Photon Systems Instruments , Agriculture Victoria , Environment Rooms ,