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Animal fat could be the surprising solution to Australia's fuel security problem
Australia imports 90 per cent of its diesel, which is vital for transport, agriculture, mining and more. The disruption of global oil supplies from the Iran war has highlighted Australia's fuel import dependence and increased momentum for alternative energy supplies. "What's happened in the Strait of Hormuz is fuel security has become really important," GrainCorp's head of agri-energy, Jeff Summerville said.
Cerus Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results Original
Cerus Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cerus Corporation (Nasdaq: CERS) announced today financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, and provided a business update. "Our solid performance in Q3 builds upon a strong first half of 2026 and increases our confidence as we approach year-end,” said Vivek Jayaraman, Cerus’s president and chief executive officer.
Cerus Corporation Announces Positive Topline Results from Phase 3 RedeS Trial of the INTERCEPT Blood System for Red Blood Cells Original
- Met primary efficacy endpoint demonstrating non-inferiority of INTERCEPT Red Blood Cells (RBCs) to conventional RBCs by adjusted hemoglobin increment Primary safety endpoints: No statistically significant difference in related treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) between treatment and control arms No evidence of hemolysis or clinical impact detected in treatment-emergent, low titer, transient antibodies, which were observed in RedeS, consistent with Cerus’ prior ReCePI study CONCORD,...
Redefining Agile In The Age Of AI
Palmer Luckey 4 hours ago Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey's new Pentagon roles raise ethics worries NPR - Katie McQue , Tom Bowman • 4h A new Pentagon study focusing on the future of warfare is raising ethical concerns about its authors' potential conflicts of interest. Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced "Project Meridian: The Future of Warfare," a study of automated and AI-powered weaponry.
Australia's eucalyptus industry fights back against fake oil and cheap imports
Tell us about your experience. The air is awash with the distinctive aroma of eucalyptus. There is no smell so evocative of Australia. Its vapour creates the blue haze of our native forests and it is said to be the first major export from Australia of an Indigenous product. "It's the fragrance of the Australian bush," Annabelle Davis says. Three generations of the Davis family (from left): Isabella, Sybil, Richard, Abigail and Annabelle.
Turning Negative Feedback Into a Competitive Advantage
Tim Lee, Founder and CEO of Bookipi No business likes to receive negative customer reviews. Negative comments on social media and sites like Yelp can hurt a business since consumers and B2B prospects usually check vendors online before becoming customers. What’s worse is when a dissatisfied customer posts a one-star review and a detailed complaint making an accusation you know isn’t true. The natural response is to defend yourself and your business. Resist that impulse.
Better representation needed
Letters to the Editor are typed as submitted. No changes are made to sentence structure or grammar. Power transmission lines and data centers have become a flashpoint topic for Hampshire County and other West Virginia residents. Transmission lines are opposed because they will provide little direct benefit to WV and would instead disrupt generations-owned farmland, forests, waterways, and rural communities, mainly to serve Northern Virginia data centers.
Repair gets the spotlight, Take-Back gets the leftovers.
Our sustainability strategy is focused on repair. I hear this regularly from brand sustainability teams and I understand the appeal. Repair is tangible, visual, and easy to communicate. A customer watching their favorite jacket get a new lease of life is a powerful brand moment. It generates revenue through service fees. It photographs well.
The Teamsters' Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern opposition sacrifices the wrong members
Tim Lee, Washington Examiner America's freight rail industry, deregulated by the 1980 Staggers Rail Act, has spent four decades investing private capital to move goods more efficiently across a continent-sized economy . The proposed $71.5 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to create the nation's first coast-to-coast single-line railroad represents the logical culmination of that progress. Predictably, some elements of Big Labor oppose it.
Scientists target rabbit fertility in radical new pest-control plan
Using the tailgate of a four-wheeler motorbike as a makeshift dissection table, Dr Ellen Cottingham surgically removes the sex organs from half a dozen freshly caught rabbits. Males and females, plump and in prime breeding condition, are exactly what she and her team of scientists require. "We're out here really looking for a well-matured reproductive rabbit, and there are certainly a lot of them out here," Dr Cottingham said.
Predator-free farm helps endangered species thrive
Ecologist Damian Jones is constantly reminded of the menace feral predators pose to Australian wildlife. Every week, riding a four-wheel motorbike, he patrols a 17-kilometre-long, high voltage exclusion fence that encircles the 1,000-hectare Tiverton farm at Dundonell in Western Victoria. Then, assisted by AI technology, he reviews hundreds of hours of footage taken nightly by 50 trail cameras strategically placed along its length.
Love Hibachi Named Official Catering Partner for Silicon Valley AI Film Festival LA Launch
Love Hibachi served as official catering partner for the SVAIFF LA launch, bringing live teppanyaki cuisine to Hollywood and tech leaders. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, April 23, 2026 / EINPresswire.com/ -- The Silicon Valley AI Film Festival (SVAIFF) launched its Los Angeles division on April 12, with Love Hibachi, a leading North American mobile teppanyaki catering service, serving as the official catering partner for the high-profile event.
The bin in the home is the enemy – you cannot trace your way out of that.
“Every conversation about circularity comes back to product data. The industry is chasing perfection on the product. The biggest unknown is the person.” The real enemy of circularity is the bin in the home. Everything downstream of that bin depends on one decision a person makes in a kitchen or a hallway. Every conversation I have with a brand or a retailer about how to influence that decision still comes back to product data. It is the wrong fight.
'Let Mom Do Nothing': Private Hibachi Caters to Mother's Day Trend in LA
Love Hibachi to honor 10 deserving moms with free $600 hibachi dinner. Submit a 300-word story by April 30. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, April 14, 2026 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Mother’s Day is just around the corner.
Outdoor Dining Demand Rises, Hibachi Catering Gains Popularity for Spring Parties
As NYC brings back outdoor dining with stricter rules, in-home hibachi catering is becoming a popular alternative for spring parties and private celebrations. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, April 6, 2026 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Outdoor street dining is returning to New York City in 2026. According to the New York Post, about 500 roadside cafes have already been approved under the city’s “Dining Out NYC” program.
The overlooked problem in fiber to fiber textile recycling
In 2022, Renewcell opened the world’s first industrial-scale textile-to-textile recycling plant in Sundsvall, Sweden. It had spent twelve years developing the technology. It had raised nearly $200 million. H&M had backed it for seven years. Levi’s had launched a product with it. Inditex, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Ganni, and Reformation had all signed agreements to buy its recycled material. The technology worked.
Mobile Hibachi Gains Spotlight at Pre-Oscar Industry Event in Hollywood
Jeff Gund, founder of InfoList, at the Red Carpet Pre-Oscar Soiree in West Hollywood. Love Hibachi CEO Mr. Li with a celebrity guest and the chef team at the March 12 event. Love Hibachi chef team on-site at the VIP gathering. Pre-Oscar industry gathering in West Hollywood features mobile hibachi catering, with Love Hibachi serving as VIP food sponsor.
The new health-boosting wheat ready to change the Western diet
For decades health authorities have been advising to eat less white bread because of its low fibre content. Now, should you wish, you can eat your fill. And be healthier for it. It's possible because of a type of flour derived from a new wheat variety that contains considerably higher fibre levels. High-amylose wheat, largely developed by the CSIRO, has taken 20 years to get here.
Growing appetite for native grasses reshapes rural landscapes
When Kath Raulings set out to write a book about native grasses, she quickly discovered it was difficult to source good photographs. So she planted a patch of native grassland in her suburban Melbourne backyard. The 27 varieties of grasses and forbs (flowering plants with soft stems) became the still life subjects for the illustrations in her book. "I'd sit here, measure them, and draw them as accurately as I could," Ms Raulings said.
'Tales of a Traveling Toubabo'
(A short introduction to the 2026 Janjangbureh Kankurang Festival) Twenty-six checkpoint stops, two punctures and four emergency evacuations due to an overheating engine, resulted in a seven hour delay checking into my favourite pension, The Baobolong Riverside, in Janjangbureh. My host, Basiru Sinyan, had kindly allocated a room during the busiest weekend of the year. The 2026 Janjangbureh Kankurang Festival. The dignitaries and tourists are arriving by the hour.
A Chef’s Oasis Showcasing Brass Details and Copper Cookware
An all-star architect/designer team opens a chef’s kitchen to the view and transforms it into a brass-adorned jewel box. January 06, 2026 by Ann Loynd Burton | Tim Lee Brass accents—including sinks and faucets from Sun Valley Bronze, Lundy pendant lights by Urban Electric and an Amuneal pot rack—shine against the homeowner’s collection of copperware. For a pop of color, Petra Counter stools by Thomas Hayes Studio are topped with leather from Edelman Leather.
The 'gun' shearer still setting a cracking pace at 85
At a woolshed in central Victoria, one of the greats of Australian shearing is busily at work. John Harris is on the wool table, inspecting and "skirting" every newly shorn fleece spread out for sorting and grading. His hands move quickly and constantly. With four shearers toiling away, the pace is fast. John Harris (third from left) was one of six champion shearers chosen in the 1960s to instruct the industry about a new way of shearing.
Analyst Report: Mobile Hibachi Positioned for Growth in a Shifting U.S. Dining Market
Analyst Report: Mobile Hibachi Positioned for Growth in a Shifting U.S. Dining Market Hibachi Catering Los Angeles With inflation pushing restaurant prices up nearly 50% over the last decade, mobile hibachi offers a flexible, experience-driven alternative. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, September 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As inflation continues to shape consumer spending patterns, new dining models are emerging that balance affordability with experience.
U.S. Mobile Hibachi Caterers Sprint into the Holiday Season amid Record Demand
Hibachi Catering Los Angeles Record holiday rush ahead: 200–300 U.S. mobile hibachi caterers expand coverage, menus, and shows; Love Hibachi hired 200+ chefs and enhances customer service. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, September 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- With Thanksgiving and Christmas fast approaching, mobile hibachi (on-site teppanyaki) providers across the United States are moving into full holiday mode.
'White-hot anger' in the bush as Victorians fight government on multiple fronts
Yellow has become the colour of discontent and defiance in rural Victoria. Bright yellow volunteer firefighter overalls are draped on fence lines and outside country fire stations in protest at the Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund announced in the May state budget. Formerly known as the Services Property Levy, the Victorian government says the increased tax will provide a broader range of disaster response services.
Migrants and refugees thrive in jobs locals 'not comfortable doing'
Anita San Ba holds a grainy Polaroid photo, discoloured with age. "This is the only family and childhood photo I have," she said. In the photo she is four, standing alongside her parents and two younger brothers, one a baby in her mother's arms. "I still remember that day. We had to wait from early morning to midday," Ms San Ba said.
Love Hibachi Champions Employee-First Model With $46 Million Investment to Reshape California Catering Industry
Love Hibachi Champions Employee-First Model With $46 Million Investment to Reshape California Catering Industry Love Hibachi Catering Service Love Hibachi Catering Service Love Hibachi unveils a $46M expansion plan, redefining mobile catering with an employee-first model and breakthrough technology.
Coloured wool from Polwarth sheep popular with crafters around the world
August 18, 2025 Category: FIBRES Country: Australia By Tim Lee Topic: Wool Growing 16th August, 2025. In 1971, Wendy Dennis had an epiphany while under the shower. "I thought, 'Why don't I breed coloured sheep?' Because it's already got a colour, you don't have to dye it, no chemicals. Breed them." Wendy was newly married to a farmer in south-west Victoria and the global resurgence in home crafts such as spinning and knitting natural fibres was just beginning.
Coloured wool from Polwarth sheep popular with crafters around the world
In 1971, Wendy Dennis had an epiphany while under the shower. "I thought, 'Why don't I breed coloured sheep?' Because it's already got a colour, you don't have to dye it, no chemicals. Breed them." Wendy was newly married to a farmer in south-west Victoria and the global resurgence in home crafts such as spinning and knitting natural fibres was just beginning. Up until that time, most "coloured sheep", namely anything with not entirely white wool, usually ended up on the dinner table.
California MLB Teams in August Playoff Race - Padres, Dodgers Neck-and-Neck
California MLB Teams in August Playoff Race — Padres, Dodgers Neck-and-Neck Padres and Dodgers tied atop NL West; Brewers and Astros lead divisions. MLB playoff races draw record fan engagement in California. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, August 14, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- California MLB Playoff Races Intensify as August Heats Up As the Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season heads into its final stretch, August has brought intense competition, thrilling games, and fierce playoff races.
Backyard Hibachi Events Gain Popularity During Back-to-School and College Football Season
Backyard Hibachi Events Gain Popularity During Back-to-School and College Football Season Sake Spray Game in Hibahi Party hibachi catering booked by students Hibachi party catering heats up California as families and football fans celebrate August with live chefs, fire shows, and unforgettable food.
Record-breaking family newspaper dynasty's 150-year milestone
For 150 years, The Buloke Times has rolled off the press in Donald, a small town of 1,500 in regional Victoria. And for that entire time, it's been run by one devoted family. Now aged 95, editor Robin Letts has been at the helm of the newspaper for more than half that history. "Robin has been here 76 years," said Quill McQuilty, a journalist with The Buloke Times. "That's half, over half [the newspaper's history] that he's been involved in this paper.
Australia's biggest sheep drive, and the young drover history forgot
A freshly hewn marble headstone stands out from its grey surroundings in Perth's historic Karrakatta Cemetery. After 80 years buried in an unmarked grave, Wallace Ogilvie Caldwell, who died aged 80 in 1941, and his wife Sarah, who died a year later, are finally being commemorated. Etched into the gleaming marble is Wallace Caldwell's claim to fame. Head Drover — Longest Sheep Droving Trip in Aust. History - 1882 VIC to NT - 3,500 km.
License Plate Readers Need Guardrails, Not Bans
Editor's note: Law360 welcomes opinionated commentary and debate in our Expert Analysis "Perspectives" section, which covers access to justice issues. To submit op-eds or rebuttals, or to speak to an editor about submissions, please email expertanalysis@law360.com.
Ending Victoria's timber industry has created a 'time bomb' in the state's mountain ash forests
Scientists say Victoria's mountain forests are on the brink of collapse due to frequent bushfires and a lack of regeneration support. Key species like alpine ash are unable to recover because of short fire intervals and slow seed production. Experts are calling for urgent action to prevent irreversible ecosystem loss, including a large seed bank and reforestation. Vast tracts of Victoria's alpine forests are one major bushfire away from oblivion, according to a growing number of scientists.
Declining seed back a threat to Victorian forests
The end of logging in Victoria may have inadvertently put the state's Alpine forests at risk. Job cuts mean there's been next to no collection of eucalypt seed for two years, which has left the state's gene bank almost empty. The seeds are vital for regenerating forests after bushfires. Scientists say with high intensity fires increasing, the majestic forests are at risk of being wiped out.
Big Brother Movement that brought 15,000 boys to Australia marks a century
Identical twins Alistair and Alex Macdonald were just 16 when they arrived at an isolated farm in southern New South Wales in 1955, a world away from the grey streets of Edinburgh. They had left Scotland for Australia as part of the Big Brother Movement, a government-backed scheme aimed to help populate and develop a young Australian nation. "When we were uncouth youth looking for our future," Alex laughed.
How a group of rice growers funded and built their own mill
A new $10 million rice mill in southern New South Wales is being hailed as a bold step towards food security and rural sustainability. Built on the outskirts of Jerilderie, the mill opened in the Riverina region, which produces 98 per cent of Australia's rice. The proud group of farmers behind the project hope their mill, equipped with cutting-edge Japanese technology, will increase profitability and resilience after a century of domination by a corporate monopoly.
Australians carve global success at World Butchers' Challenge in Paris
In a packed Paris stadium filled with patriotic fervour and flags from 16 nations, a baying crowd joins the countdown to begin the competition. At the bell, each man in a team of six unsheathes his knife and seizes a carcass of beef, pork, chicken or lamb. It is "the Olympics of butchery", also known as the World Butchers' Challenge. "The atmosphere was electric this year, especially with the addition of the Belgian team," Australian competitor Tom Bouchier said.
How King Valley became Australia's home of Italian wine varieties
A roll call of Tuscan grape varieties are finding new expression half a world away from their Italian birthplace. As are many of the pioneers who brought varieties including prosecco, pinot grigio, nebbiolo, sangiovese, fiano and dolcetto to Victoria's King Valley, one of Australia's most exciting, emerging wine regions.
Do speckle park cattle hold the secret to a tender and flavoursome steak?
Tender. Succulent. Mouth-watering. It's hard to find words to describe a superb-tasting steak. And even harder to find one that's consistently good. However, a leading Australian animal scientist believes he may have solved part of the mystery. For decades, intramuscular fat — or marbling — has been considered crucial to a juicy, tender steak. It's a key reason Wagyu comes with a hefty price tag. But speckle park beef is challenging that idea.
The PIU officer and The Programme
The small village of Sare Soffi lies 5 Kms or so north of the South road, east of Bansang and west of Basse, hopefully that's nailed down the location. I'm told that not many Toubabs get there, a few Peace Corps volunteers, the occasional charity worker perhaps. Quite remote. A close friend, Siyaka Trawally 'popularly known as ST', a fountain of unreliable information, had been stationed there for one year. Either unwilling or unable to travel to Kombo, he decided that I would travel there.
Rice farming science in race to reduce grain's climate change impacts
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The livelihood of the world's 150 million rice farmers comes with a cruel paradox. Many are among the poorest in the world, living in regions hardest hit by climate change, yet they depend on a crop which is worsening its effects. Rice, a staple crop feeding 4 billion people daily, contributes to 10 per cent of global human-made methane emissions.
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Dogs trained to hunt raccoons used for Kangaroo Island feral cats
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As dusk breaks on Kangaroo Island, Paul Jennings unleashes the latest weapon in the war against feral cats. It is a battle as old as time, but this time, the dogs have technology on their side. Bluetick coonhounds, which are bred in the United States for their tracking skills, are being trained to help eliminate the invasive predators. "The bloodlines have been developed there for trailing game," Mr Jennings said. "So, things like raccoons, bobcats, mountain lions and bears.
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Bird flu costs one farm 540,000 birds and 'tens of millions' of dollars
Farmers are facing a crisis behind the scenes of egg shortages and price hikes that are frustrating grocery shoppers. A fast-spreading disease has forced egg producers to destroy millions of chickens nationwide, leaving the industry reeling. Avian influenza — also known as bird flu — has ripped through chicken farms in southern Australia since May last year. The outbreak has led to the culling of more than 10 per cent of the national flock, putting pressure on egg supplies.
Pork industry creates alternative to controversial farrowing crates to protect piglets
Australia's biggest pork producer has introduced a "maternity ring" for pigs giving birth to replace controversial farrowing crates. Farrowing crates have been in widespread use in the pork industry since the 1960s to restrict a nursing sow from accidentally killing their young. Piglet mortality in farrowing crates could still be as high as 20 per cent, despite the restrictive confinement.
Artificial intelligence helps Aussie farmers target weeds, livestock illnesses and pests
In a lab at Melbourne University, a robotic arm grips a stubby and precisely pours a beer into a glass repeatedly with unerring accuracy. It is not a gimmick, but a robot designed to function in outer space where there is no gravity. The arm is also an example of artificial intelligence (AI) at work. Loading... The scientists behind this innovation are part of NASA's global team, whose work includes cultivating plants for future, long-term space missions.
Melbourne mussel farmers use tourism to boost the shellfish's sustainable consumption
Lance Wiffen is at the wheel of his luxury motor cruiser in the middle of Port Philip Bay while an enthusiastic foreign tour group swills champagne and gulps down raw mussels on the deck. But this is more than a pleasure cruise. The veteran fisherman is out to educate the wider public about the virtues of mussels and the sustainability of Victoria's farmed mussel industry.
Australian farmland prices outpace housing market with 'stunning' growth
Australian farmland prices have increased by more than 8 per cent per annum for the past two decades. Analysts with decades of experience in the industry say they have never seen such growth. Like most scarce resources, the value of farmland is expected to keep increasing. Reports of increasing house prices have been dominating Australian real estate news, but it is farming land that has been undergoing a more dramatic leap in value.
This massive woolshed is crumbling after two decades of disuse. Volunteers fear it will be lost in the next big wind storm
Christine Chirgwin's recent cake-decorating course has proved unexpectedly useful. Squeezing icing sugar onto cakes isn't so different, she says, to squeezing silicon between iron roofing sheets. Except this energetic grandmother has been clambering over the uneven gable roof of one of Australia's largest woolsheds, to try to make it weatherproof. Toganmain, near Darling Point in the New South Wales Riverina, is regarded as one of Australia's most significant woolsheds. "Such a spectacular shed.
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