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Pork
Indoor agriculture
Research project

Industry Rodenticide Stewardship Plan

Rodents and other wildlife can play an important role in the transmission of pig diseases such leptospirosis, salmonellosis, swine dysentery, …
  • Funded by

    Australian Pork (APL)

  • Project date

    1 Mar 2022 -
    1 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Australian Pork (APL)

Wild catch fisheries
Multiple technology areas
Fisheries technology Machinery & hardware
Research project

Investigating the use of a remote operated underwater vehicle (ROUV) for surveying abalone on reefs in the Western zone abalone fishery, Victoria.

Wild abalone off the coast of Cape Nelson, Victoria have tested positive to a disease called Abalone Virus Ganglioneuritis (AVG). …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    3 Jun 2021 -
    21 Feb 2022

Eggs
Animal technology
Research project

Alternatives to antibiotics in the layer industry

Antibiotics are widely used for the prevention, control and treatment of diseases and bacterial infections in human and animals. It …
  • Funded by

    Australian Eggs

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2021 -
    31 Dec 2021

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)

Other rural industries
Machinery & hardware
Opportunity

AgriFutures Australia: ‘Equility’ – Rapid stallion fertility testing device – partnership opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Veterinary equipment and instrument developer and manufacture companies, with knowledge and understanding of sales and marketing of instruments
  • Preferably with links and knowledge of the horse breeding industries – natural and artificial insemination.
  • Led by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Licensing, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Aquaculture Natural capital assets Other rural industries
Multiple technology areas
Aquaculture technology Renewable energy
Research project

Overcoming propagule supply bottlenecks for seaweed production

Asparagopsis taxiformis, a red seaweed, seems to be the most effective species of macroalgae to reduce methane production in Australian livestock. To support the Australian livestock sector to reduce its emissions footprint by adding it to animal feed, there is an urgent need and significant commercial incentive to rapidly develop next-generation ways to propagate, farm and process Asparagopsis taxiformis at scale. This project will develop micropropagation tools for seaweed farming. By using plant tissue in small amounts, micropropagation can produce large numbers of disease-free plants in a short period, using small spaces.
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    14 Oct 2021 -
    30 Oct 2022

  • Research organisation

    University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Multiple industries
Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed
Plant science
Research project

Dairy BIO Forage Project 2d - Seed Phenomics Technologies

DairyBio is targeting increased digestibility to improve the nutritive quality by making more energy accessible from the feed. Improving pasture quality has a direct relationship with increasing milk production.
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2021 -
    1 Jun 2026

  • Research organisation

    Dairy Australia

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb
Research project

PGS SLP Delivery Gra$$ to Dollars Barossa

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

    14 Feb 2020 -
    26 Feb 2022

Wool
Research project

Vaccine for control of flystrike

Flystrike, and its control, is a significant cost to the Australian sheep and wool industries. With the advent of new …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    26 Nov 2018 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Automation Food processing technology Machinery & hardware
Research project

Prevention of Contamination of Rendered Meal and Tallow by Foreign Matter

The specific aim of this project is to ensure that meal and tallow are not contaminated with foreign matter by: …
  • Funded by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Project date

    1 Mar 2018 -
    1 Nov 2018

  • Research organisation

    All Energy Pty Ltd

Cereal grains
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Research project

ACRCP Phase 5: Optimising genetic control of wheat rusts through identification of gene editing targets for broad spectrum wheat rust control

Plant diseases are a significant production constraint to all agricultural crops, including wheat where rust diseases remain a major threat. …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    3 Apr 2023 -
    31 May 2026

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Wild catch fisheries
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Harvest technology
Research project

Shark depredation in Australian fisheries: Understanding the scope of the issue and identify potential mitigation options

Shark depredation, where a shark consumes an animal caught by fishing gear before it can be retrieved to the fishing vessel, has been nationally acknowledged as an issue for all Australian fishing industry stakeholders. This project aims to define the characteristics of the shark species and populations involved, identify the relevant traits of the fisheries, and assess the potential impacts of shark depredation, to determine ways to mitigate and manage this source of mortality.
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    29 Aug 2021 -
    29 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Wild catch fisheries
Multiple technology areas
Fisheries technology Processing & packaging
Research project

Minimising plastic in the western rock lobster industry (Phase 1 – scope and identify)

Recent studies have estimated that approximately eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the world’s oceans every year. …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Aug 2020 -
    31 May 2022

Pork
Multiple technology areas
Automation Consumer health
Research project

Standardised antimicrobial testing

One of the key steps in controlling and managing bacterial infections in animals is by accurate identification of infections, and …
  • Funded by

    Australian Pork (APL)

  • Project date

    31 May 2017 -
    28 Jun 2018

  • Research organisation

    Murdoch University

Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Crop protection Imagery Input management IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Plant science Renewable energy
Research project

Online Tool for Decision Making Pathways

This project will provide farmer-friendly tools to assist farmers in adopting innovations that reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    7 Apr 2023 -
    31 Jul 2024

  • Research organisation

    Heytesbury District Landcare Network

Game
Harvest technology
Research project

Evaluation of captive bolts for the stunning of kangaroo young

During the commercial harvesting of kangaroos, it is a requirement of a national code of practice that the dependent young …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    5 Dec 2022 -
    2 May 2024

  • Research organisation

    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

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