ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding

Excited to be attending the inaugural #BreedingHorizons2025 Showcase @nextgenbreeders.bsky.social

🎉 #BreedingHorizons2025 is underway! 🎉

Our Centre Annual Meeting kicks off with a recap from our Centre Director highlighting the progress we've made over the past 11 months. Excited to share what's ahead as we continue advancing our mission to train the next generation of plant & animal breeders.

⭐ Closing Soon: Abstract Submission Breeding Horizons 2025 ⭐

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to present your research during our Predictive Breeding Showcase on 24 July!

Submit your abstract before 10 June: predictive-breeding.org/breeding-hor...

🔊Abstract submission is now OPEN for #BreedingHorizons2025 at The University of Queensland on 21-25 July!

Present your cutting edge predictive breeding research as an oral or poster presentation.

🗓️Submit by 10 June.

More information: predictive-breeding.org/breeding-hor...

Catch up on our latest activities in the April edition of our newsletter:

- Save the Date for Breeding Horizons 2025
- Apply to attend our Next-Gen Breeder Training Workshop
- Recording from Prof Sam Clark's seminar
- Spotlight, success stories, events, opportunities, and more!

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🌟 Announcing Breeding Horizons 2025! 🌟

We will host our inaugural training event at UQ on July 21-25.

✅Intensive breeding theory & statistics training
✅Cutting-edge predictive breeding research
✅Cross-sector networking opportunities

#BreedingHorizons2025

Breeding Horizons 2025 The ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding's inaugural face-to-face training event, Breeding Horizons 2025, will be held at Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland from 21-25 July.

grdc.com.au/events/list/... Apply for GRDC support to attend this workshop 👇Training for the next generation of Plant Breeders @nextgenbreeders.bsky.social

Exciting day yesterday at Warwick! Our partners at DPI have released two new mungbean cultivars: Brolga and Kookaburra 🐦

A team of UQ researchers attended the launch event hosted by DPI, GDRC, and the Australian Mungbean Association.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for yesterday's Centre seminar!

Prof Sam Clark from UNE delivered a fascinating overview of designing and optimising reference populations.

📹 Missed the session? Don't worry - a recording will be available soon.

There is only one week left to apply to attend our Next-Gen Breeders Workshop, taking place at UWA on 3 June.

Connect with fellow plant breeders, learn about new technologies, and network before #APBC2025.

Apply before 7 April: bit.ly/Nextgenworks...

Catch up on our Centre Seminar Series, Next-Gen Breeders Workshop, and upcoming events, recent publications, and other opportunities from the world of plant and animal breeding in our March newsletter 🌏

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Are you an exceptional organiser with a background in research administration or project coordination?

This is your final opportunity to join our team as a Centre Coordinator and shape the future of the next generation of breeders.

Apply by 24 March! bit.ly/43Hp4mL

From Farm to Science: It’s in my Genes – a Global Journey in Dairy Cow Genetics Professor Jennie Pryce, one of Australia's leading voices in dairy genetics and genomics, grew up on a dairy farm in the UK where at an early age she bred pedigree Holstein dairy cattle. Since then, she has dedicated her life to dairy herd improvement. In her seminar ahead of International Women’s Day on Saturday 8 March, hosted by the ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding and facilitated by Dr Millicent Smith from The University of Queensland, Professor Pryce shares the opportunities that come with working in the dairy-breeding sector, while also acknowledging some of the key challenges women face. Professor Pryce is Research Director of the Genomics and Cellular Sciences team within Agriculture Victoria Research, part of the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, and a research professor at La Trobe University (LTU). Professor Pryce is also the ARC Training Centre’s Deputy Director for Industry Engagement and LTU Node Leader. According to the International Dairy Foods Association State of Women in Dairy Report (2025), 41% of Gen Z and Millennial women believe it’s hard to advance in the sector due to gender. When it comes to research, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) May 2022 'Space Allocation' report confirms that women scientists have on average half the research space and one-third the research storage space as their male counterparts. This seminar highlights the incredible impact women are having in the research sector. It’s also an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of a trailblazer in the dairy breeding industry. If you are looking to be inspired, register today for this seminar. If you have any questions about the seminar, please contact the Centre Operations Team at predictivebreeding@uq.edu.au.

“When we support each other, we really do all rise”. We celebrated #IWD2025 with a fantastic seminar from Agriculture Victoria Research Director and the Centre’s Deputy Director for Industry Engagement, Prof Jennie Pryce, a trailblazer in the field of dairy herd genetics. Listen here. bit.ly/41FZXyc

Seminar: Reference populations: the power behind genomic selection. Join University of New England Prof Sam Clark for an insight into the key components of reference population design. ➡️ Register here lnkd.in/gnt7aqCu 📅 2 April
🕛 1:00pm AEST 🎤 Onsite at UQ and Zoom

From Farm to Science: It’s in my Genes – a Global Journey in Dairy Cow Genetics Professor Jennie Pryce, one of Australia's leading voices in dairy genetics and genomics, grew up on a dairy farm in the UK where at an early age she bred pedigree Holstein dairy cattle. Since then, she has dedicated her life to dairy herd improvement. In her seminar ahead of International Women’s Day on Saturday 8 March, hosted by the ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding and facilitated by Dr Millicent Smith from The University of Queensland, Professor Pryce shares the opportunities that come with working in the dairy-breeding sector, while also acknowledging some of the key challenges women face. Professor Pryce is Research Director of the Genomics and Cellular Sciences team within Agriculture Victoria Research, part of the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, and a research professor at La Trobe University (LTU). Professor Pryce is also the ARC Training Centre’s Deputy Director for Industry Engagement and LTU Node Leader. According to the International Dairy Foods Association State of Women in Dairy Report (2025), 41% of Gen Z and Millennial women believe it’s hard to advance in the sector due to gender. When it comes to research, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) May 2022 'Space Allocation' report confirms that women scientists have on average half the research space and one-third the research storage space as their male counterparts. This seminar highlights the incredible impact women are having in the research sector. It’s also an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of a trailblazer in the dairy breeding industry. If you are looking to be inspired, register today for this seminar. If you have any questions about the seminar, please contact the Centre Operations Team at predictivebreeding@uq.edu.au.

Inspired by the love of cow pedigrees at only 11, Agriculture Victoria Research Director and the Centre’s Deputy Director for Industry Engagement, Professor Jennie Pryce set out on a lifelong quest for a GIFT – the Genetic Improvement of Functional Traits – in dairy herds. ➡️ bit.ly/41FZXyc

Be at the heart of a brand-new Centre and make a difference to the careers of the next generation of plant and animal breeders. We need a Centre Coordinator to support our innovative activities across more than 36 Partner organisations. Apply by 24 March
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Reminder: Join us for Professor Jennie Pryce's story of breeding pedigree Holstein cattle to leading dairy breeding research. She shares some of the key challenges she's faced in her journey while highlighting future opportunities for women in the sector.
➡️ 6 March 11:00am AEST
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Calling ECR and plant breeders! Join a one-day workshop on 3 June ahead of the 17th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference to explore advances in predictive breeding and meet keynote speakers. Deadline to apply 7 April. You will need to be registered for #APBC2025.
Apply bit.ly/Nextgenworks...

An exciting opportunity for Early Career Researchers and plant breeders! Join a one-day workshop on 3 June ahead of the 17th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference in Perth to hear first-hand from industry experts. You will need to be registered for #APBC2025 ➡️ Apply here lnkd.in/g7CGamnu by 7 April

Our latest newsletter has arrived! Get insights, updates, and get to know the awesome people starting their exciting work with the Training Centre.

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🤝Strengthening research partnerships at Chickpea Breeding Australia! Members of the heat tolerance project team and members of GRDC investments on chilling and phenology discuss advancing reproductive stress adaptation in chickpea. Hard work is helping secure the future of this vital crop! 🌱

From breeding pedigree Holstein cattle 🐮 to leading gene research, Prof Jennie Pryce is a dairy-breeding trailblazer. Join us as she shares some of the key challenges women face in the sector. Register for our seminar to learn from her incredible career.
📅 6 March
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3X8u14c

Crop breeding PhD students Stephanie Brunner, Zachary Aldiss and David van Lubeck with AGT Director of Science & Business Development, Dr Tristan Coram.

It’s been meet and greet time at the ARC Training Centre as we welcomed AGT's Dr Tristan Coram and introduced him to our crop breeding PhD students. Next gen plant breeders building connections with industry partners for real future impact 🌱🧬🚀

We were delighted to kick off our Seminar Series this week with an insightful presentation from Prof Ben Hayes from @qaafi.bsky.social on potential approaches to creating ultimate genotypes in crops and livestock. You can watch the Seminar recording here➡️https://bit.ly/4hnENLS

✨ We're excited to share our first Centre newsletter, and equally thrilled to be kicking off the first of our monthly Seminar Series with a thought-provoking talk from Prof Ben Hayes. Catch up on all our news with our January update. 🚀

Read all about it here ➡️ bit.ly/3WFx6Ze

🌾 QAAFI researchers are tackling the tough link between yield and lodging with innovative stem-strength phenotyping. By mapping key genes, they're paving the way for stronger, high-yielding crops—even under water stress. 💪 bit.ly/42t2mye

📢 New publication '#Temperature and plant-available soil #phosphorus drive intraspecific variation in plant economic traits of Schima superba across an elevation gradient' by Jinlong Li et al. in Annals of Botany.

Seminar: Potential approaches to create ultimate genotypes in crops and livestock. Join @qaafi.bsky.social Prof Ben Hayes on Wed, 5 Feb for an insight into alternatives to advance current breeding strategies. Register here bit.ly/4jtflX0

🌿 Exciting career opportunity for plant or animal breeding grads! Join the ARC Training Centre as a Training Coordinator & shape the future of plant and animal breeding. 🌍
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New year, new job! 🚀 If you are an agricultural science graduate this unique and exciting position could be yours.

Apply to be our Centre Training Coordinator and develop training opportunities for the next generation of plant and animal breeders. 🐮🌱

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