Save Research project Want to save opportunities and organisations? Register for a growAG account today. Sign up Sign in Forestry Input management Research project Optimising machinery configurations for profitable harvesting operations of small-scale plantations This project will provide guidelines and a web-based decision support tool (DSS) to effectively select harvesting equipment configurations for smaller, … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 15 Dec 2018 - 31 Oct 2020 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Save Research project Forestry Plant science Research project Optimising nutrition management of hardwood plantations for sustainable productivity and profitability This project will develop knowledge and tools that will enable the identification of the most responsive multi-rotation hardwood plantation sites … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 7 Dec 2018 - 1 Dec 2022
Save Research project Forestry Input management Research project Improved tools to predict fertiliser response and profitability in softwood plantations across Australia. Component 2: Eastern Australia ProFert is a decision support tool for assisting plantation growers in predicting growth responses to and financial performance of fertiliser … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 3 Dec 2018 - 28 Feb 2022
Save Research project Other rural industries Research project Reducing Kid loss – Select and Protect; Phase 1 This project will investigate the baseline level of reproductive issues Australian goat production systems and examine how management changes could … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Dec 2018 - 1 Nov 2020 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Save Research project Pork Animal technology Research project Optimising the duration of betaine supplementation in pig production Betaine is a conditional supplement used in pig production which has been found to enhance growth of pigs, thereby reducing … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 14 Nov 2018 - 15 Feb 2021
Save Research project Cross industry Research project RHDV2 Product Registration - Stage 1 This project assists with the implementation of the recommendations for a long-term rabbit biocontrol research and innovation plan. Specifically, it … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 5 Nov 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
Save Research project Cotton Imagery Research project The platform for monitoring and analysis of cotton canopy nitrogen status and yield projection using calibrated aerial and satellite imagery (Phase 2, incoporation of NutriLOGIC) This project, a continuation of CRDC Project FLUR1801, aims to improve the accuracy of the FluroSense on-line nitrogen management and … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Nov 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), FluroSat
Save Research project Multiple industries Fruits Vegetables Input management Research project Managing flies for crop pollination This investment is investigating the potential of using flies as alternative crop pollinators, including looking at the effectiveness of specific … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Nov 2018 - 15 Sep 2023 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Save Research project Other rural industries Research project Dough from does phase 1 This project is a desktop review of best practice guidelines to improve lifetime productivity of a doe to better understand … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 20 Oct 2018 - 12 Jul 2019
Save Research project Beef cattle Multiple technology areas Automation Robotics Research project Prototype feedlot autonomous mobile robot for bunk calling The project aimed to develop a prototype of an automated feedlot mobile robot to complement the Bunk Scanner, which can … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 31 Oct 2019 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Save Research project Beef cattle Automation Research project Prototype automatic feed bunk management The goal of this project is to develop algorithms to determine daily feed allocation for feedlot cattle. Up to the … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 1 Feb 2020 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Save Research project Beef cattle Input management Research project Feedlot energy efficiency and cost reduction This project will update the current energy use practices and costs in the Australian feedlot industry. This will include how … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 1 Nov 2019 Research organisation All Energy Pty Ltd
Save Research project Beef cattle Input management Research project Improving Feedlot Water & Energy Use Efficiency Water use and energy use efficiency are important issues for the feedlot industry to ensure long-term sustainability. This project will … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2021
Save Research project Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Renewable energy Research project Technical and economic feasibility of water recycling and energy recovery for red meat processing operations in abattoirs This project will conduct a technical and economic feasibility study to identify technologies capable of water recycling while simultaneously recovering … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Oct 2018 - 1 Apr 2021 Research organisation University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Save Research project Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Energy and Materials Recovery from Paunch Waste Using Novel Hydrothermal and Supercritical Water Gasification Processes - Phase 1 This multiphase project aims to investigate the feasibility of Hydrothermal Carbonisation and Supercritical Water Gasification processes for processing heavily moisture-laden … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Sep 2018 - 3 Feb 2020 Research organisation Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)
Save Research project Cereal grains Input management Research project Improving mid-season nitrogen management of rice This project will improve mid-season nitrogen management of rice through the use of red-edge and other sensor imagery and refinement … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Aug 2018 - 6 Dec 2021 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Save Research project Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Evaluation of Electrocoagulation as a wastewater treatment technology for meat processors The aim of the project is to review the applicability and effectiveness of electrocoagulation for treating wastewater streams from small … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 30 Jul 2018 - 1 Nov 2018
Save Research project Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Data and AI Research project Automated Sheep Counting for the Live Export Industry This project has taken artificial intelligence technology already used regularly on roads to count vehicles, to develop a system of … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 30 Jul 2018 - 1 Mar 2020 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Save Research project Cross industry Input management Research project Maintenance of O. Vacca Beetles (Dung Beetles) Meat & Livestock Australia has reached agreement with Invetus to maintain the O. vacca beetles in Armidale until 31 October 2018, when … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 12 Jul 2018 - 31 Oct 2018
Save Research project Cotton Plant science Research project Improving the nitrogen use efficiency of cotton crops through better understanding the role of dissolved organic N Soil, arguably a farm’s most important asset, relies on its organic matter for soil health and fertility. But in … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Queensland (UQ)