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A novel grazing trial has used virtual fencing technology to better align the availability of pasture to times when cows naturally want to eat. Prelim data indicates positive outcomes for cow health and welfare. @halterHQ Read more: ow.ly/TTR550Vpox5

🍇 Honours research opportunity – mechanical harvesting in premium cool-climate vineyards. Apply now! Learn more or express your interest: utas.edu.au/tia/study/hono… #HonoursResearch #CoolClimateWine

The latest TIA newsletter is out now! 📰 Read it online: ow.ly/y74i50Vs2fO 📥Subscribe to get future editions straight to your inbox: ow.ly/bRw550Vs2fP

Congratulations to Juniper Lea at Dairy Plains, managed by Luke Davey-Baldock, for winning the 2025 ANZ Dairy Business of the Year Award at the Tasmanian Dairy Awards! Read the full list of awards: ow.ly/bsmk50Vpkk3 @dairy_tas

🌱🍇 Meet our people: Oliver Overman 🌱🍇 From vineyards to irrigation research, Oliver brings hands-on farming experience and a passion for sustainability to his role as Industry Engagement and Extension Officer at TIA! Keep reading: ow.ly/zF1250VoBae

Efforts to manage codling moth, a major pest to the apple industry, are ramping up with the release of 2500 wasps imported from Chile. Our research team recently released the species at an apple orchard in the Huon Valley. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4lfUKX5

Froth, Freeze and fermentation is on at five o’clock today at the @UTAS_The Shed in Launceston. 🍻🍓🍴 It's not too late to register for this lineup of inspirational stories of entrepreneurship from Northern Tasmania’s food and beverage innovators. 🔗ow.ly/h2fv50VgbNy

Another group of our Agricultural Science students have got a taste of a Tasmanian agricultural business. Recently a group of first-year students visited Bangor Farm at Dunalley in the state’s south-east. Do you want to study with us? 👉 bit.ly/3KFrwPb

Looking for a degree that takes you beyond the classroom? First-year Bachelor of Agricultural Science students recently visited Landfall Angus, gaining a practical insight into animal production systems. Study with us: ow.ly/pkr750ViPBI

Only 40 growing days left for schools in our Let it Grow competition for Agfest. We are also excited to see the undies from the 'Soil Your Undies' challenge once they are dug up. The radish and undies will be displayed at Agfest so make sure you drop by @UTAS_pavillion to view.

🌱🐮Finalists for the Tasmanian Dairy Awards have been announced! 🌱🐮 Hosted by @dairy_tas and TIA, the awards celebrate innovation, resilience, and best practices within the state’s dairy sector. 📸Lirra Lirra Dairy Farm Learn more: ow.ly/og0450VjCJ9

We love highlighting the work we’re doing at our research farms! Last week we had a visit from Irish dairy farmer Gillian O’Sullivan who had a close look at our Dairy Research Facility at Elliott. 🐄🥛 It’s a great way to showcase what we do.

First-year Agricultural Science student, James Harvey, has recently moved from Sydney’s Northern Beaches to study at the University of Tasmania and is urging other students to do the same. "Be bold," he said. 👍 Read more 👉 bit.ly/4izZuom

Harvest is a busy time for TIA tree crop physiologist Leticia Reis. 🍏🍎 Her research at Montague Farms orchard at Legana is exploring alternatives to traditional thinning methods to improve orchard efficiency across Australia. 👍 #AppleHarvest #AppleResearch #AppleOrchards

Zac Beechey-Gradwell joined TIA this year as a Pasture Feedbase Research Fellow. He's working on the Dairy HIGH 2 project, a partnership between TIA and Dairy Australia with a focus on feedbase research. 👉 ow.ly/1wzy50VgWyQ

Schools participating in our 2025 Let it Grow competition have shared radishing images and it looks like they are having a rad time! 🌱😃 Schools are aiming to grow the heaviest black radish with the winner announced Thursday, 1 May in the University of Tasmania pavilion.

PhD research opportunity: We're offering two PhD positions as part of a new collaborative program to support sustainable growth of the wine sector and position the state as a leader in cool-climate wine research. Details here 👉 bit.ly/420gzSw, bit.ly/3XEtabt

Missed the recent TIA Dairy Research Facility Field Day? Don't worry, we’ve got you covered! Watch the recording to catch all the highlights and key takeaways. Watch now: ow.ly/pOEs50VgaFl #DairyResearch #DairyInnovation

Our Agricultural Science students get lots of opportunities to get out and experience what it’s really like at Tasmanian agricultural businesses. This week a group of our Bachelor of Agricultural Science students visited Hansen Orchards in Grove in the Huon Valley. 🍎🍏🍒

Our Agricultural Science students are always keen to learn! 😃 Some of the passionate group recently had a tour of the University of Tasmania’s community garden at the Inveresk campus. They love hands-on education!