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
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
Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Imagery Machinery & hardware Research project Camera grading for lamb meat quality This project is designed to enable the implementation of MSA mark II lamb cuts based grading. The project will develop … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 31 May 2019 - 30 Dec 2022 Research organisation Murdoch University
Wild catch fisheries Research project Opportunities and impacts of range extending scalefish species: understanding population dynamics, ecosystem impacts and management needs The response of different species to ocean warming is important as they underpin the structure and function of marine ecosystems … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 May 2019 - 30 Nov 2020 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Rural Safety & Health Alliance - A joint RDC initiative This investment is FRDC's contribution to the Rural Safety and Health Alliance, a collaboration across nine Rural Research and Development … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 May 2019 - 29 Jun 2021 Research organisation AgriFutures Australia
Wild catch fisheries Research project Informing strategies, policies and options supporting owner-operated fishing businesses in fisheries experiencing corporatisation This project aims to host a workshop for fishery managers and leaders to inform management strategies, policies and options in … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 May 2019 - 30 Dec 2019
Cross industry Research project Grazing bytes Improving pasture production and utilisation and savings on labour costs provide significant opportunities to improve the profitability and productivity of … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 31 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Murdoch University
Beef cattle Research project Quantifying the benefits of breeding for immune competence The aim of this project is to validate findings from a previous Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) project (B.STU.0244)… Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 31 May 2019 - 31 May 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Sheep & lamb Processing & packaging Research project Preliminary evaluation of Flavourless Smoke This project tests the value proposition(s) for the inclusion of flavourless smoke with Australian sheep meat; a technology that … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 May 2019 - 15 Jun 2021
Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Food processing technology Imagery Research project Rapid measurement of intramuscular fat This project tested the potential for a high-resolution imaging needle probe to measure the intramuscular fat (IMF) percentage in lamb. … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 May 2019 - 30 Dec 2019 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)