Consultancy to explore options to improve the application of amendments for subsoil amelioration

Soil constraints, which are responsible for significant yield losses globally, can be defined as any soil characteristic that limits crop …

Economics of Amelioration of Soil Sodicity

The 2020-22 results from soil amelioration research trials (established by USQ1803-002RTX) were able to deliver significant yield increases …

Grower and advisor survey - pests and disease 2022

This investment will assist another investment that will estimate the economic impacts of pests and diseases across crops and grain …

Disease Detection in Ginger Rhizomes

Whilst the ginger industry generates $32 million gross volume for fresh ginger and $50 million in semi - processed ginger, disease is …

Understanding and developing a response to bluegreen aphid resistance to chemical controls

Lucerne and other legume crops can suffer significant damage from bluegreen aphids (BGA) directly feeding and spreading harmful plant viruses. …

Increasing yield potential of Tasmanian white clover seed production crops

Tasmania is a major producer of certified white clover seed production crops.  The climate and environmental conditions in Southern …

Trellis

Trellis, an Israeli-based start-up, has opened its Australian office. The Australian team is led by Justine Cohen – Master of Agribusiness, 28 years of Australian wine industry experience – and Mark Cohen – Founder of Malesco Wine Broker. Justine leads product development and training implementation, while Mark focuses on product introduction and marketing.

Understanding and developing a response to blue green aphid resistance to chemical controls

Recently, field populations of bluegreen aphids (BGA - Acyrthosiphon kondoi) have been found with resistance to the insecticides omethoate, chlorpyrifos …

Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA)

Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA) is the non-profit, peak body leading best practice in industry engagement, technology transfer and entrepreneurship for research organisations since 1978. KCA is a founding member of the global Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals.

Application for Top-Up Scholarship - University of Queensland

The water shortage brought about by a combination of climate changes and recent environmental flow legislation that limits irrigation water …

Increasing cereal yield potential through reduced floret abortion

The number of grains produced by a cereal contributes significantly to yield. Grain number is determined largely by the number …

Acumen Automation

Acumen Automation is a provider of automation technology and solutions for manufacturers and producers across various industries. We have expertise across software, robotics and industrial automation in close partnership with a global network of suppliers that ensure we deliver best in class solutions. By leveraging our expertise in automation across its various forms, we empower our customers to be more lean, profitable, scalable and stay abreast of global challenges.

Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group - Market Expansion Initiative

Carbon EDGE package development

A Carbon EDGE training program will equip producers with the knowledge and skills to create a carbon account and formulate a customised plan to address emissions and production benefits at an enterprise level.

Reducing the Effects of Heat Stress and Ageing on Sperm DNA damage in Thoroughbred Stallions

The reproductive fitness of a male animal is not only measured by the ability of his sperm to fertilise the …

Epidemiological and bacteriological analyses of Salmonella infection in the Australian Thoroughbred horse breeding industry

Salmonella is a bacterial pathogen that can infect horses of all ages and result in disease (including diarrhoea, dehydration and …

Yarta: a central platform reimagining physical commodity trading, financing and hedging in Australia and North America - Investment opportunity

Opportunity for

• Yarta is seeking an investment round of USD$1.5m sourced from strategic angel and venture capital investors to support the scaling of technology for Yarta platform and hardware in grains and livestock sectors in Australia and North America (Canada, US, and Mexico)
• Investors who are interested in artificial intelligence, trading, financing, traceability, and big data
• Strategic partners across various agricultural sectors seeking an innovative trading platform to streamline trading decision-making and execution and post-trade logistics. 

Yarta

Yarta is an Australian-based company focused on reimagining how physical commodities can be traded, financed, and hedged via a central ecosystem.

Improving Fruit and Banana Spotting Bug control

The objective of this project is to develop a new improved Banana Spotting Bug (BSB Amblypelta lutescens lutescens) trap that …

Ginger Ninja – Fusarium predictor multi-expert training data collection

This project aims to increase the seed ginger training dataset for improving the performance of the AI-based Fusarium Predictor prototype …