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#Farming and Food

Skeleton weed

Biological control of skeleton weed

Cotton planting seed of Sicot 71

Cotton breeding and new cotton varieties

Canola flowers in crop.

The development of DHA canola, a sustainable source of essential long-chain omega-3 oils.

_Cyrtobagous salviniae_

Salvinia biocontrol

Sheep gastro-intestinal parasite eggs as viewed under a light microscope.

Concepts and strategies to control gastro-intestinal parasites of ruminants

Cupped hands holding BARLEYmax grain

Movement for more resistant starch in your diet

Coloured transmission electron micrograph of the Hendra virus

Vaccine for killer Hendra virus launched

Pigs at a pig farm.

Some things are not welcome in Australia

Cotton ready for harvest.

CSIRO Chairman’s Medal 2011 – The Cotton Breeding and Biotechnology Team

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