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Cereals, 07 Feb 2023
Australia reaps rewards as international oat conference host
The Australian grain industry has benefited from hosting the 11th International Oat Conference in Perth during October 2022. This unique event brought international experts from across the global oat value chain together with a large cohort of Australian oat specialists to learn about the opportunities and challenges for oat.
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Cereals, 06 Feb 2023
Oat breeding effort celebrated
The international oat community paid tribute to Dr Pamela Zwer upon her retirement and her decades of breeding improved oat varieties for Australian environments and varied end products at the 11th International Oat Conference held in Perth, late 2022.
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Cereals, 02 Feb 2023
Global oat development gains momentum
Oat research and development is gaining momentum with an imperative to meet growing health markets and mitigate lifestyle diseases. New technology and scientific break throughs underpinning these developments were discussed at the 11th International Oat Conference held in Perth late 2022.
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Cereals, 01 Feb 2023
Oats – from stock feed to health food
Provenance is a win-win for customers and farmers says oat-grower Megan Gooding. However, there is a need for on-going investment in Australian oat R&D to not only access growing health markets but also improve the agronomic performance of the crop.
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Cereals, 27 Jan 2023
‘Dad’s oats’ – a value-added business driven by ideals
Over 160 years, the Cain family has tapped into consumer values transitioning from fuelling hungry gold miners with oats to online marketing directly to health-conscious oat connoisseurs.
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Cereals, 20 Jan 2023
How do dual-purpose oats fit in the HRZ?
Dual-purpose oat varieties give added flexibility to growers in providing winter forage for livestock, in addition to income from the grain or hay harvested. But when produced in high-rainfall regions, growers need to contend with greater risk due to adverse weather conditions. A team from NSW DPI has been assessing the fit of dual-purpose oats in the HRZ and provide a few recommendations for growers.
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Cereals, 19 Jan 2023
Oat life cycle optimisation
The basis of oats’ seasonal flowering behaviour is being unpicked by a team of Australian experts who have honed their science on wheat and barley. Using emerging genetic tools that will be made available to oat breeders they aim to improve its adaptation to Australian environments.
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Cereals, 17 Jan 2023
Mission to decode the oat genome
Australia has secured early and ongoing involvement in an international venture to sequence the oat pan genome. Through investment with Murdoch University, GRDC has ensured inclusion of Australian oat varieties in the pan-genome initiative, PanOat. Mapping the genomes of key Australian oat varieties together with diverse international lines will lay the foundation for genomic assisted selection and accelerate Australian oat breeding.
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Cereals, 16 Jan 2023
Oats benefit from joining InterGrain stable
When InterGrain successfully tendered for the Australian oat breeding program in 2020, InterGrain brought efficiencies of scale and the latest technologies to the endeavour. Together with forging key scientific collaborations the company is seeking to make a step change in oat performance for Australian growers.
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Cereals, 13 Jan 2023
Beyond breakfast for Aussie oats
Noodles, rice, couscous, semolina, bubble tea – oats are becoming an option for lunch, dinner and snacks. The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre are developing these products for growing markets for Australian oats into Asia.