News from our blog
Indian agricultural research shares APPF expertise
The Australian Plant Phenomics facility team is pleased to welcome visiting scientist Sudhir Kumar, Ph.D, from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) at the Indian [...]
Postgraduate Internship Award recipients announced
The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility has announced the recipients of its November 2022 Postgraduate Internship Awards. Rucha Patil from the School of BioSciences, University of [...]
APPF supports SABRE alliance
The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility is one of the foundation members of the Safeguarding Australia through Biotechnology Response and Engagement (SABRE) Alliance. SABRE was launched by [...]
Board Update: 2022 – The Year in Review
The approaching end of 2022 offers us a chance to reflect on our achievements, our people and our business. As Chair of the APPF Board, [...]
Towards more accessible data
The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility is working to meet the highest standards for research data management. Crop phenomics is about characterising plant behaviour in a [...]
APPF staff lead the way to green gold for ANU
APPF staff at our ANU Canberra node have earned a Gold award for sustainability in the 2022 Green Impact program. Led by Dr Frederike Stock, [...]
The APPF in the media
NBN News – “APPN-University of Sydney partnership blossoms”
The APPN University of Sydney Node staged its official launch as part of the annual University of Sydney Narrabri Plant Breeding Institute Open Field Day on Wednesday 11 September 2024.
CEO Richard Dickmann travelled north to join Node Director Dr William Salter, University of Sydney Dean of the Faculty of Science, Professor Marcel Dinger, academics and educators, plus over 200 local growers, agronomists and researchers from industry for the day. Dr Salter introduced the attendees to the new APPN infrastructure and end-to-end data support the node will offer. He was also able to demonstrate some of the new APPN drones, handheld sensors and ground-truthing physiological tools.
“It is incredibly exciting to launch our new node of the APPN here in Narrabri, one of the agricultural heartlands of Australia,” he said
Expanded plant phenomics facility to accelerate crop development
The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF), Australia’s national plant phenomics research infrastructure, will receive $60 million in core funding over the next five years to expand its world-leading network of facilities across Australia and accelerate the development of improved crops.
APPF headquarters is hosted by the University of Adelaide and supported by the Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
The $60 million NCRIS investment is planned to be matched by contributions from university partners, state governments and industry for a total investment of nearly $135 million.
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APPF welcomes Richard Dickmann as new CEO
The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF), Australia’s premier national plant phenomics research infrastructure facility, is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Dickmann as its new Chief Executive Officer.
APPF Board Chair, Dr. Ron Sandland, expressed his enthusiasm for Richard’s appointment.
“Following a competitive recruitment process, I am delighted that Richard has accepted this critical role,” he said.
“Richard’s hands-on experience and vision make him the ideal leader for our ambitious future.”
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ABC Catalyst – “Feeding Australia”
The two-part series, Feeding Australia, was produced by the Catalyst team on ABC TV. In Part 2, Chef Paul West, Professor Clare Collins and Dr Noby Leong reveal how technology is set to transform food production, including talking with the APPF and Dr Trevor Garnett in Part 2 here (start from 44:30).
Feeding Australia – Part 1 “Foods of Tomorrow”, and Part 2 “A Sustainable Future”, are available to watch on ABC’s iView.
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Channel 7 News – “Helping drought-stricken farmers”
As farmers across the country struggle with drought, researchers at the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF) and the University of Adelaide’s Waite Institute are developing wheat varieties resilient to climate change. They are improving genetic diversity and crop yields – and they are doing it using state-of-the-art drone technology and robotics.
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ABC News – “Opening of Boorowa Research Facility”
APPF technology used at the newly opened Boorowa Research Facility featured heavily in an ABC News announcement. See research drones and the APPF developed phenoMobile® in action, along with an interview with the APPF’s Jamie Scarrow.
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