Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Development of Fish Health Indicators for the Gladstone Harbour Report Card The primary aim of this project is an improved understanding of fish health in Gladstone Harbour (and beyond) leading to … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 19 Dec 2017 - 19 Dec 2018 Research organisation Central Queensland University Australia (CQU)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project New tools to assess visual fish health There is a need to assess new technologies in collecting and assessing fish health data. Such technologies offer the potential … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 19 Dec 2017 - 30 Aug 2018
Wool Research project Resilience in the Merinos This project is focussed on validating production benefits in wool sheep by: Determining if it is possible to identify Merino … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 18 Dec 2017 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Aquaculture Aquaculture technology Research project NSW Oysters Transformation This project will improve the efficiency and transparency of food safety regulation of the NSW Oyster industry by combining industry leading research with state-of-the-art sensing to enable real-time water quality testing. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 15 Dec 2017 - 17 Dec 2020 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Northern Australia Rice - Developing High Quality Rice for Northern Australia "This project aims to develop and establish a rice industry in Northern Australia that can target new markets, provide geographic … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Dec 2017 - 31 May 2020 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Northern Rice Australia - Developing Rice Growing Packages for TropicalNorth Aus "This project aims to assist in increasing the scale of the northern Australia rice industry through advancements in: (… Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Dec 2017 - 30 Mar 2020 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Cereal grains Research project Northern Australia Rice - Developing and building capacity The overall objective of this project is to increase the scale of the Northern Australia rice industry by providing overarching … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Dec 2017 - 30 Apr 2020 Research organisation Rice Research Australia Pty Ltd
Fruits Crop protection Research project Integrated Pest Management of Redberry Mite, Acalitus essigi, on Blackberries This project identified and assessed the impact of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies on the sustainable control of redberry mite … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 13 Dec 2017 - 30 Oct 2020 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Fruits Input management Research project Evaluation of new citrus varieties This investment is focused on rapidly and independently assessing new citrus varieties from public and commercial global programs under local … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 12 Dec 2017 - 30 Oct 2022 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Wool Traceability Research project National Wool Residue Study CLSD This project addressed a critical priority to undertake studies addressing threats to wool’s environmental credential and strengthen wool’s … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 12 Dec 2017 - 30 Jun 2019
Cotton Imagery Research project The platform for monitoring and analysis of cotton canopy nitrogen status and yield projection using calibrated aerial and satellite imagery Nitrogen (N) plays a key role in the growth and development of a cotton plant and the timing of N … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 11 Dec 2017 - 1 Aug 2018 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), FluroSat
Vegetables Crop protection Research project Soil wealth and integrated crop protection - phase 2 This investment provides vegetable producers with the latest information in soil and pest related areas. Extension resources, event information, case … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 8 Dec 2017 - 1 Dec 2022 Research organisation Applied Horticultural Research (AHR)
Wild catch fisheries Research project NCCP: defining best practice for viral susceptibility testing of non-target species to Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 -a discussion paper based on systematic quantitative literature reviews The National Carp Control Plan (NCCP) aims to reduce common carp numbers in Australian waters. A key aspect of this … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 3 Dec 2017 - 29 Nov 2018 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Food processing technology Research project First prototype automation for deboning lamb Shoulder - Stage 2 This stage 2 project follows a feasibility, conducted by BMC, to develop a pilot automation – AMPC project 2017-1050. Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Dec 2017 - 1 Feb 2021
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Review and compare Australian animal welfare systems throughout the supply chain to major trading partners (whole of life animal welfare) This project will provide a tool for industry and individual processors to defend Australian meat animal welfare practices on a … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Dec 2017 - 15 Oct 2018
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Food processing technology Research project An on-line system to assess beef quality characteristics The overall goal of this project is to evaluate the TenderSpecTM Beef Classification System for objective assessment of ribeye quality … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Dec 2017 - 15 Jan 2019
Fruits Plant science Research project Evaluation of new rootstocks for the Australian citrus industry This investment is evaluating the performance of new commercial and public rootstocks from global programs for the Australian citrus growers, … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Dec 2017 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Wool Research project A new method for conducting FECRTs Internal parasites are ranked the highest costing disease in the Australian sheep industry. Losses in production will continue to rise … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Dec 2017 - 30 Jun 2020
Cotton Crop protection Research project Transformation of Verticillium dahliae, causal agent of Verticillium wilt of cotton, with the GFP gene This project has developed a protocol to prepare cotton samples infected with GFP (Green fluorescent protein)-tagged Verticillium dahliae for … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Dec 2017 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), The University of Queensland (UQ)
Other rural industries Research project Economic Evaluation of Investment in the New & Emerging Plant & Animal Program Undertake an economic evaluation of AgriFutures' investment in the New and Emerging Plant Industries (NEPI) and the New and Emerging … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Dec 2017 - 21 Aug 2018 Research organisation Agtrans Research