Forestry Multiple technology areas Harvest technology Input management Research project Assessing the economic impact of damage to Eucalyptus nitens logs during mechanised harvesting operations This project will deliver improvements to practices and equipment to reduce log damage to Eucalyptus nitens logs during mechanised harvesting, … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 5 Jun 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Fisheries biology of Western Australian Salmon: improving our understanding of population dynamics in South Australia to enable quantitative stock assessments and improved fisheries management There is opportunity for the Western Australian Salmon Fishery in South Australia to expand into emerging national and international seafood … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 4 Jun 2019 - 27 Feb 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Cotton Research project Scoping study: accounting for climate variability in Australian cotton production data This investment will explore possible methods to normalise industry production data with respect to climate to better account for flow-on … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 3 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD)
Wild catch fisheries Research project A South Australian gulfs and coastal ecosystem model to optimise multi-species fisheries management in a changing environment This project aims to develop a South Australian Gulfs and Coastal ecosystem model to provide a Management Strategy Evaluation tool … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 3 Jun 2019 - 17 Dec 2020 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Poultry Multiple technology areas Food processing technology Input management Machinery & hardware Research project Unlocking the Power of Digital in Chicken Meat This co-designed scoping study leverages networks, knowledge and industry insight from AgriFutures Australia Australia’s Chicken Meat Program to explore the potential value of new digital transformation for the poultry meat sector. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 3 Jun 2019 - 14 Jun 2020 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Developing primary school teacher kits for use by the Professional Fishers Association (NSW) This project will develop teacher resource kits collating existing Australian seafood, aquaculture and wild catch school resources for use by … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 2 Jun 2019 - 29 Sep 2019 Research organisation Honey and Fox Pty Ltd
Cotton Plant science Research project Increased yield through improved management of soil constraints in cotton farming systems Each year, soil compaction costs the Australian cotton industry $30 million. It increases waterlogging, and restricts crop growth, nutrition, yield and … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Potential for Broadacre cropping in the Northern Territory This project aims to support the development of viable broadacre cotton systems in the Northern Territory, through the collation of … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 31 Dec 2022 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Northern Territory [NT] Farmers Association, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Cotton Processing & packaging Research project Strategies for improving labour conditions within the Australian cotton value chain Activities of a range of participants across the cotton value chain can represent a reputational risk to the Australian cotton … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Cotton Research project Cotton industry social and wellbeing sustainability indicators This investment is focused on developing robust, practical and relevant social and wellbeing targets and indicators for the Australian cotton … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation University of Canberra
Forestry Crop protection Research project Biological Control of Giant Pine Scale in Australia Giant pine scale (Marchalina hellenica) is a tiny scale insect that lives by sucking the sap of pine, fir and … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 1 Sep 2023 Research organisations Agriculture Victoria, Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Beef cattle Automation Research project Evaluation of automated bunk management Further research data is required to determine the animal performance response (carcase weight, feed intake, morbidity and mortality) to semi … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 15 Dec 2021
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Manure value calculator This project will develop and validate a decision support tool for organo-mineral nutrient budgeting, assisting the farming community to reduce … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 1 Dec 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Beef cattle Research project Comparison NFAS and live export welfare This project reviewed and identified several areas of live export welfare that industry, FLIAC and AUS-MEAT could address over two … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 31 Jan 2020
Beef cattle Research project Reconditioning and eating quality potent The project aims to investigate the ability of older female cattle to regain body condition at short feeding intervals, as … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 31 Jan 2022 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Sheep & lamb Research project Refining body condition score for region This project will refine current advice on body condition score (BCS) targets for ewes across a wide range of regions, … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 15 Nov 2022 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment (NSW DPIE)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Research project Delivery of Profitable Grazing Systems Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is an Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) adoption program, which will drive measurable, improved business performance … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Mar 2021 Research organisation AgPro Management
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Food processing technology Processing & packaging Research project Mince Cooling by Liquid Nitrogen This project will evaluate the feasibility and business case of liquid nitrogen as an alternative to carbon dioxide in meat … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Processing & packaging Research project Preliminary Review of Liquid Lock Red Meat Trays Eliminating the need for soaker pads could save $400,000/year and decrease the environmental impact of the red meat industry and … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 1 Jun 2020
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Data and AI Processing & packaging Research project DEXA and CT prediction of retail beef cuts By establishing the relationships between DEXA and CT measurements and beef cut weights from a range of retail cut specifications, … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 15 Dec 2021 Research organisation Murdoch University