Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Data and AI Research project Employee Retention for the Meat Industry The aim of this project is to develop data-driven solutions which improve employee retention at six months in meat industry … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 6 Jun 2019 - 9 Jun 2021
Forestry Input management Research project Optimising the management of plantation, water and environmental assets A key aim of this project is to enable the industry to commercially manage plantation, water and natural wetland assets … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 5 Jun 2019 - 1 Apr 2022 Research organisation University of South Australia (UniSA)
Forestry Research project Eagle Eye - Applying the Internet of Things to landscape scale Wedge-tailed eagle management This project is applying the Internet of Things to identify the presence of wedge-tailed eagles in nesting locations across Tasmania. … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 5 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2021
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Using long season wheats for increases in profits and grazing opportunities Long season, dual purpose wheats that allow for grazing without yield penalty are attracting significant attention in a range of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Apr 2022
Oilseeds Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Program 5 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola : Canola infrastructure and FFS Blackleg, caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans, is the most serious disease of canola in Australia. A critical component of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
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
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Development and validation of soil amelioration and agronomic practices to realise the genetic potential of grain crops grown under a high yield potential, irrigated environment in the northern and southern regions. This investment will develop and evaluate the effectiveness of novel soil management technologies and crop specific agronomic management practices on … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Facilitated action learning groups to support profitable irrigated farming systems in the northern and southern regions. GRDC has invested in a suite of irrigation projects across the GRDC southern region irrigation areas, including projects looking to … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Optimising farm scale returns from irrigated grains: maximising dollar return per megalitre of water This investment will assist growers and advisers to make informed decisions that maximise the economic return per megalitre of water … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship - Understanding sorghum root growth and function in cold soils aligned to UOQ1808-001RTX This investment aims to improve grower and adviser knowledge of the effects of establishing winter grown sorghum including the impact … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 31 May 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project National Resistance Monitoring for Insect Pests of Stored Grain. This project aims to monitor on farm grain storages for resistance to key grain protectants for five major stored grain … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Using long season wheats for increases in profits and grazing opportunities Long season, dual purpose wheats that allow for grazing without yield penalty are attracting significant attention in a range of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Apr 2022