Wild catch fisheries Research project Effects of climate change and habitat degradation on Coral Trout Coral trout are important target species for the Queensland Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery, recreational, charter and indigenous fishery sectors. … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 3 Mar 2019 - 3 Mar 2022 Research organisation James Cook University (JCU)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Integrated approach to improving stock assessment of Black Jewfish Current stock assessment of Black jewfish in the Northern Territory relies on outputs from a Stock Reduction Analysis based on … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 3 Mar 2019 - 27 Feb 2022 Research organisation Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Wild catch fisheries Research project National Social and Economic Survey of Recreational Fishers 2019 There is a lack of national scale robust data on the motivations and behaviours of recreational fishers or of the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 3 Mar 2019 - 19 Jun 2021 Research organisation University of Canberra
Aquaculture Multiple technology areas E-commerce & market platforms Fisheries technology Imagery Robotics Traceability Research project Seafood tracking and traceability This Food Agility project will track fish from bait to plate. It harnesses a range of technologies to verify fish origin and quality and to support an online trading system for Sydney Fish Market. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 31 Jul 2020 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship - Enhancing Genomic Prediction for Sorghum to deal with genotype-by-environment interactions for yield This project will investigate the opportunity to develop more powerful genomic prediction methods that can better handle the effects of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Pulse grains Plant science Research project High Value Pulses – Raising awareness, optimising yield and expanding the area of lentil, chickpea and faba bean in Western Australia Pulses are an important part of many productive, profitable and sustainable farming systems in Australia. Historically in the western region, … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 28 Feb 2022 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Wool Input management Research project Understanding and Prevention of Shearer Injuries Shearing is a physically demanding occupation accompanied with a range of potential injuries. This investment will utilise data from wearable … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Cross industry Data and AI Research project Sensors for reduce reproductive wastage This investment will utilise on-animal sensors, such as AWI Smart Tags, to monitor and evaluate reproductive events and performance. A … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Forestry Automation Research project Solutions for the optimal use of remotely acquired, high resolution data by the forestry sector Rapidly advancing remote sensors on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), airborne and satellite platforms are providing high-fidelity data in terms of … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 15 Apr 2021 Research organisation University of South Australia (UniSA)
Forestry Research project Wearable sensors for improving occupational health and safety of workers in the forestry industry: a pilot prototype for harvesting and processing operations This project will evaluate workwear embedded with smart sensors for monitoring workplace health and safety hazards for those working in … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 15 Dec 2020 Research organisation University of South Australia (UniSA)
Forestry Processing & packaging Research project Scoping an Automated Forest Fire Detection and Suppression Framework for the Green Triangle This project will establish the physical and mechanical properties of a nationally pooled Australian structural softwood timber sample to validate … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 Research organisation University of South Australia (UniSA)
Forestry Input management Research project Options for Operating Efficiently and Sustainably within Forest Water Licence Rules Plantation managers have the opportunity to manage their forest and licenced water assets and develop methods to efficiently and sustainably … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 30 Dec 2020 Research organisation University of South Australia (UniSA)
Cross industry Plant science Research project More Profit from Nitrogen - Nitrogen use efficiency indicators for the Australian cotton, sugar, dairy & horticulture industries This project looked at nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) indicators across the four industries of cotton, dairy, horticulture and sugarcane. Nitrogen … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 30 Sep 2019 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Dairy Australia, Hort Innovation, Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
Beef cattle Research project Evaluation of orchard fans for heat load amelioration This project aimed to determine the effects of adding industrial fans used in orchard farms on the health, welfare and … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 15 Feb 2020
Beef cattle Research project Evaluation of feedlot heat load model adjustments To follow on from a previous Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) project, which found that accumulated heat load units significantly … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 15 Jan 2020 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Other rural industries Traceability Research project Goatmeat quality – pathway to the future This project will map out and test pathways to address the issue of inconsistent goatmeat eating quality and product differentiation. … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 1 Dec 2021 Research organisation Murdoch University
Beef cattle Research project North Coast Grazing Maize Group This Producer Demonstration Site will demonstrate that directly grazing a standing corn crop is an economically viable, and agronomically sound, … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 30 May 2024 Research organisation New South Wales Local Land Services (NSW LLS)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Research project Business Essentials Delivery of PGS Supported learning Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is one of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s adoption programs, which will drive measurable, improved … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 3 Nov 2019 Research organisation Macquarie Franklin Pty Ltd
Wild catch fisheries Research project Methods to profile and connect the provenance of wild caught prawn fisheries and their values to the community Australia’s wild prawn industry is Australia’s largest wild catch trawling sector but the industry is aware that to … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Feb 2019 - 28 May 2020
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Modification of fishery assessment and modelling processes to better take account of changes in population structure, specifically animal size, on catch rate data. Size selectivity is an important aspect of southern rock lobster stock assessment models and has been estimated for different fleets, … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Feb 2019 - 29 Feb 2020 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)