Beef cattle Research project Optimising heifer development and manage Achieving maximum lifetime reproductive performance requires that heifers conceive early, calve unassisted, raise a viable calf and re-breed early. This … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Oct 2018 - 30 Sep 2024 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Other rural industries Research project Rangeland goat PGS SLP – increasing profitability Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has developed a Supported Learning Program (SLP) for Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS)specifically targeted to … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Oct 2018 - 20 Jul 2020
Beef cattle Research project Predicting age of livestock from DNA samples This project will adopt methodology developed in the field of forensic science and apply it to livestock in order to … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Oct 2018 - 30 Jul 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Wild catch fisheries Data and AI Research project e-fish - An Integrated Data Capture and Sharing Project The management of fisheries data is multifaceted with contributions from fisheries management agencies, fishers and the fishing industry, retailers, traceability … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Sep 2018 - 31 Dec 2019
Cross industry Data and AI Research project P2D2 Phase1 The P2D investment consisted of six projects across all industries represented by the 15 RDCs. The projects addressed the current … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Australian Farm Institute (AFI), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Griffith University, University of New England (UNE), University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Crop protection Research project The Less Weeds Better Pasture Package The Less Weeds Better Pasture package will provide practical information and actions to producers and advisors on the growth and … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Sep 2018 - 28 Feb 2022
Multiple industries Beef cattle Pasture, fodder & feed Sheep & lamb Crop protection Research project The Healthy Soils Project This project will provide practical information and actions to producers and advisors on the management of common soil issues impacting … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2022
Multiple industries Beef cattle Pasture, fodder & feed Sheep & lamb Crop protection Research project Persistent and Productive Pasture Package The Persistent and Productive pasture package will enable producers and advisors to apply management practices maintain good pastures on their … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2022
Pasture, fodder & feed Crop protection Research project The More Sub Clover Package This project will build the capacity of producers and advisors to assess and rank limitations to sub clover growth and … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Nov 2021
Beef cattle Research project PDS: Better Bega Beef This Producer Demonstration Site will carry out three “Paired Paddock Programs” (each with two sites) to demonstrate the impact of … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Dec 2022
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries 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 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2019 Research organisation AgPro Management
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Improved bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing This project will generate epidemiological data on the bacterial species associated with different infectious diseases in horses in south eastern … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 28 Sep 2018 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Aquaculture Research project CRC Northern Australia - Biosecurity in northern Australian prawn aquaculture The threat of both endemic and exotic pathogens is now the biggest management issue facing the Australian prawn farming industry. … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 27 Sep 2018 - 29 Jun 2020
Wild catch fisheries Research project National tropical oyster aquaculture workshop - Darwin 2018 This project aims to support a national tropical oyster aquaculture workshop that will provide a forum to share information on … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 27 Sep 2018 - 22 Dec 2018 Research organisation Department of Industry Tourism and Trade (DITT) [NT]
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Improving the detection of parasitic infections and control strategies of horses Currently, there is an incomplete understanding of the gastrointestinal parasites affecting the health, performance and welfare of thoroughbred horses in … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 27 Sep 2018 - 16 Apr 2023 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Sugar Research project Sugar Milling R & D Capability Building Program The Bioprocessing Group within the Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is the successor … Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 26 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2023 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Pasture, fodder & feed Multiple technology areas Harvest technology Machinery & hardware Plant science Research project Profitable and environmentally sustainable sub clover and medic seed harvesting Sub clover and annual medic seed harvesting is environmentally and socially challenging, and relatively inefficient. This project explores options to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 26 Sep 2018 - 21 Apr 2022 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Southern Beef and Sheep Commercial Producers case studies, demonstrating on farm productivity improvements Collection and production of 3 case studies of commercial producers (2 Victorian sheep producer and 1 NSW cattle producer) who can demonstrate improvements … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 24 Sep 2018 - 21 Jun 2022
Forestry Crop protection Research project Giant Pine Scale Postgraduate Research Scholarship Agreement Giant Pine Scale (Marchalina hellenica) is a scale insect that sucks the sap of pine trees. If established, the insect … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 20 Sep 2018 - 20 Sep 2020 Research organisation La Trobe University
Research project Synthesis of Case Studies Investigating the Value of Seasonal Climate Forecasts This project is a synthesis of the value of Seasonal Climate Forecasting (SCF) to Australian agriculture realised through the key … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 20 Sep 2018 - 31 Oct 2019 Research organisation The Crown in right of the State of NSW acting through the Department of Primary Industries