Aquaculture Research project Planning for a Blue Future Salmon - informing R&D, regulation and industry development The Tasmanian salmon industry is seeking to grow production safely and sustainably over the next two decades, further increasing the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Nov 2017 - 29 Nov 2018 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Harvest technology Research project Digitising the Western Rock Lobster Industry The western rock lobster (WRL) fishery has been managed via increasingly sophisticated input controls since 1875. WRL has determined that the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Nov 2017 - 30 Oct 2021
Wool Traceability Research project IWTO Sustainable Practices Working CLSD The International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) is the global authority for standards in the wool textile industry. This project includes … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 30 Nov 2017 - 30 Jun 2019
Eggs Research project Assessment of the efficacy of autogenous vaccines in Spotty Liver Disease control This project will examine the ability of an autogenous vaccine developed using site-specific strains of Campylobacter hepaticus originating from the … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 30 Nov 2017 - 30 Apr 2020 Research organisation Scolexia Pty Ltd
Other rural industries Research project Ginger Development and Extension The overall objective of this project is to implement an Extension and Development program that supports all ginger growers to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 22 Nov 2017 - 31 Jul 2019 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project Australian National Vetch Breeding Program The Australian National Vetch Breeding Program builds on previous work in vetch breeding and aims to deliver improved vetch varieties, … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 16 Nov 2017 - 31 Jan 2021 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Indigenous Fishing Subprogram: Ensuring that fishing and seafood industry focused RD&E delivers improved economic, environmental and social benefits to Australia’s Indigenous people – IRG and Indigenous Subprogram Support The aim of this project is to assist in the planning and implementation of targeted and agreed research, development and … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Nov 2017 - 29 Jun 2022
Cotton Crop protection Research project Understanding the ecology of reniform nematodes in cotton The reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) is a growing threat to the cotton industry. This project aimed to develop knowledge of … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 11 Nov 2017 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Nuts Crop protection Research project Macadamia Integrated Disease Management This project is tasked with delivering a holistic integrated disease management program – which is compatible with integrated pest management – to … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 10 Nov 2017 - 19 May 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Fruits Research project Review of the Biosecurity plan The aim of this project is to undertake a comprehensive review of the national biosecurity plan for the avocado and … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 10 Nov 2017 - 10 Nov 2022 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Vegetables Consumer health Research project Tools and Interventions for Increasing Children's Vegetable Knowledge This investment is identifying new ways of increasing the demand for vegetables to children, helping growers better serve the key … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 9 Nov 2017 - 30 Nov 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Cultural management for weed control and maintenance of crop yield In the past, many single factor studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of cultural weed control tactics in decreasing weed biomass … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 9 Nov 2017 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Wool Consumer health Research project Optimised Fire Resistant Base Layer It is widely accepted that woollen garments have a range of fire resistance benefits. This investment sought to generate evidence … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 9 Nov 2017 - 30 Jun 2019
Fruits Crop protection Research project Improved Disease Management in Avocado Orchards This investment is identifying strategies to minimise the effects of key diseases in avocado orchards and in fruit as it … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 6 Nov 2017 - 5 May 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Research project Developing a national systems approach for meeting biosecurity requirements to access key Asian Markets Currently, most horticultural trade of hosts of important pests (such as fruit fly) rely on exporters demonstrating that the commodity … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 6 Nov 2017 - 30 May 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Review of the National Biosecurity Management Plan for the Summerfruit Industry This investment is responsible for reviewing and updating the summerfruit industry’s National Biosecurity Management Plan. The plan is an … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Nov 2017 - 11 Nov 2022 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Wool Research project Sheep Ectoparasite Resistance Update The impact of insecticide resistance on blowflies is usually a reduction in the protection period provided by treatments rather than … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Nov 2017 - 1 Jul 2020 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Fisheries technology Harvest technology Machinery & hardware Research project Reducing bycatch using modifications to sweeps and lines anterior to the trawl mouth - collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark Most of the developments that have occurred in reducing bycatch from penaeid trawling have concerned modifications to the codend - … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Oct 2017 - 29 Jun 2018
Wild catch fisheries Research project Southern Ocean IPA - Stock Connectivity of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) Australia has an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) declared adjacent to its Antarctic territorial claims in East Antarctica. The EEZ in … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Oct 2017 - 30 Jan 2019
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Long-term recovery of trawled marine communities 25 years after the world’s largest adaptive management experiment Understanding the effects of trawling on seabed habitats is a major issue in Australia and internationally and is a major … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Oct 2017 - 28 Sep 2019 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere