Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project The nutritive value of modern crop stubble A recent scoping study found that modern crop stubbles are notoriously variable in quality, with non-cereal crops even more variable. … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 16 Oct 2018 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Australian Export Meat Inspection Service Review The project will review the Export Certification Services (Australian Export Meat Inspection System - AEMIS) provided by the Australian Government … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 2 Sep 2019
Forestry Research project Demonstrating Stewardship of the Environment and Ecologically Sustainable Forestry: Monitoring the Effectiveness of the Tasmanian Forest Practices Code for Biodiversity Forest certification requires demonstration of ecologically sustainable forestry. This project explores the environmental, social and economic adequacy of Tasmanian provisions … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 30 Jun 2021
Beef cattle Research project Survey of Australian feedlot drinking water quality This project aims to summarise the range of total dissolved solids (TDS) and salts in feedlot drinking water across Australia, … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 1 Nov 2019 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Beef cattle Multiple technology areas Automation Robotics Research project Prototype feedlot autonomous mobile robot for bunk calling The project aimed to develop a prototype of an automated feedlot mobile robot to complement the Bunk Scanner, which can … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 31 Oct 2019 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Beef cattle Automation Research project Prototype automatic feed bunk management The goal of this project is to develop algorithms to determine daily feed allocation for feedlot cattle. Up to the … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 1 Feb 2020 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Beef cattle Research project Heat load forecast service 2018-19 PROJECT: This project covers the operating costs of trialling the heat load forecast service (CHLT) for the 2018-19financial year, … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 30 Sep 2019
Beef cattle Input management Research project Feedlot energy efficiency and cost reduction This project will update the current energy use practices and costs in the Australian feedlot industry. This will include how … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 1 Nov 2019 Research organisation All Energy Pty Ltd
Beef cattle Input management Research project Improving Feedlot Water & Energy Use Efficiency Water use and energy use efficiency are important issues for the feedlot industry to ensure long-term sustainability. This project will … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2021
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project No more gaps with superior shrub systems This project will develop high-value shrub systems to improve utilisation of the summer/autumn/early winter feed base in Mediterranean … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Poultry Processing & packaging Research project Assessment welfare and carcass quality issues during transport (w/truck design) This project assesses potential welfare and carcass quality issues during transport of broiler chickens and develops options for proof-of-concept truck … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Oct 2018 - 30 Mar 2020 Research organisation EnviroAg Australia Pty Ltd
Cereal grains Consumer health Research project Exploring the health beneficial properties of rice bran The primary aim of this research project is to investigate the potential health benefits associated with the consumption of stabilised … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2019 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Cereal grains Consumer health Research project The Therapeutic Properties of Coloured Rice-derived Polyphenols Global obesity rates are of epidemic proportion. With limited treatments available there is a large demand for therapeutic alternatives. Polyphenols … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2019 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Cereal grains Input management Research project The impact of farm practices on rice grain quality in south-eastern Australia This project aims to help identify farm management practices that can improve Australian rice grain quality and on farm profitability. … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2019 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Cereal grains Consumer health Research project Effect of environment on cereal phenolic composition and its chemopreventive pot This research is an attempt at investigating the effects climate has on Australian cereal crops such as rice, sorghum, oats … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2019 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Cereal grains Consumer health Research project Factors affecting the starch digestibility of rice This research will investigate the effect of industrial scale thermal processing on the starch digestibility of Australian medium and long … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2019 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Plant science Research project Preserving Australia’s Rhizobial Collections to Benefit the Australian Grain Industry The gene-bank collections of rhizobia strains in Australia have provided the cultures for development of commercial inoculant production and are … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 11 Oct 2018 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Murdoch University
Aquaculture Research project Reinvigorating the Queensland Oyster Industry This project aims to assess the potential of tropical oyster aquaculture as a emerging aquaculture growth opportunity. It will provide … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 11 Oct 2018 - 29 Jun 2020 Research organisation Griffith University
Wool Processing & packaging Research project Biodegradation of textiles in marine & terrestrial environments. This project assessed the marine and terrestrial biodegradation of major apparel fibre types, including shrink resist treated and untreated wool … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 8 Oct 2018 - 30 Jun 2020
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics 2017 Statistics on Australian fisheries production and trade provides a source of information for a range of purposes. This project will … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 4 Oct 2018 - 22 Jun 2019 Research organisation Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)