An expert in animal production at CSU has added his voice to criticism of Coles’ decision to ban growth promotants in the beef sold in its supermarkets.

As Australians continue to be able to buy milk at $1 a litre, a CSU academic has urged consumers to reflect on the real cost of food production for Australian producers.

The Vice-Chancellor and President of CSU, Professor Ian Goulter, today welcomed the publication of the first national evaluation of the research strengths of Australian universities. CSU research was ranked as world-class in the five broad fields of agricultural and veterinary science, education, biological science, environmental science and chemical science.

A leading CSU researcher has called for caution amid a recent newspaper report claiming efforts to mitigate carbon emissions in the Murray-Darling Basin could be ‘damaged’ by proposed cuts to irrigation in favour of returning water to the rivers.

CSU has awarded its biggest single construction contract for a multi-million dollar teaching and research life sciences hub in regional NSW.

World experts on operating dams, including a leading CSU aquatic scientist, have called for bold leadership from lending institutions, national governments and dam owners and operators worldwide.

The man recruited to CSU to oversee the establishment of the first veterinary science program based in regional Australia has received resounding praise for his legacy.

The state of ever-changing rural societies in Australia and overseas are topics for three books being launched at CSU on Monday 18 October.

CSU experts are well placed to comment on the guide for the Murray Darling Basin plan and its future possible effects on the people, plants, animals and communities that live together in the Basin.