Charles Sturt University (CSU) Winery's 2009 Reserve Sparkling has been recognised as the country's best boutique sparkling white at the 2013 Australian Boutique Wine Awards.

Contrary to popular belief, specialist animals such as the Mistletoe bird from Australia are not vital to the spread of parasitic mistletoes through woodlands and forests but 'cheat' on the efforts of more common birds, says senior CSU ecologist Associate Professor David Watson.

As the candidates hit the hustings ahead of the 2013 Federal Eelection on Saturday 7 September CSU researchers and academics can provide comment and analysis.

New research at CSU examining what drives agricultural land use change in Australia has found that changes in commodity prices, total land holdings and rainfall only have a minor impact on land allocations in the short term.

Food security is shaping as a critical issue for all Australians, especially those in the Murray Darling Basin, and CSU

Improving the viability of lamb and wool enterprises in the central west of NSW will be the focus of a one-day forum to be held at Borenore, west of Orange, on Thursday 8 August.

A CSU economist has welcomed news the carbon tax will be scrapped next year in favour of an early start to an emissions trading scheme.

Enhancing the profitability of sheep and wool producers will be the key focus of a major Agribusiness Today forum to be held at Borenore, west of Orange, on Thursday 8 August.

While there has been much research about rivers in rural and remote Australia, including by Charles Sturt University, a CSU PhD student from Botswana is examining the Cooks and Georges Rivers in Sydney, NSW, to estimate the value to urban communities of improved riverine health.