Cotton Input management Research project Understanding environmental impacts and resource impacts with changing demand for Australian cotton, assessed using a change modelling life cycle assessment approach The penultimate consumers of cotton (retailers and brands) are increasingly interested in understanding and reducing the environmental and social impact … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 15 Aug 2018 - 28 Feb 2020 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
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
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
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Research project CSP00208 - Optimising whole-farm water use efficiency and risk using whole farm bioeconomics - Postdoctoral Fellow aligned to Northern farming Systems projects Australian farms are becoming larger, timeliness of operations and managing risk for the whole farm business is becoming increasingly complex. … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2017 - 1 Jul 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project DAQ00211 - Quantifying the effectiveness of cover crops as a means of increased water infiltration and reduced evaporation in the northern region More effective capture and storage of rainfall are major challenges for both grain and cotton growers across the northern region … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 May 2017 - 20 Oct 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Save Opportunity Want to save opportunities and organisations? Register for a growAG. account today. Sign up Sign in Beef cattle Multiple technology areas Automation Food processing technology Machinery & hardware Processing & packaging Robotics Opportunity Waterless knife sterilisation for meat processing plants Opportunity for Solution providers wanting to develop new solutions for sterilisation of knives and other tools for Australian red meat abattoirs. Participants may be: Wishing to brainstorm and evaluate (without substantially building) new approaches (this can be initially focussed and limited to knife sterilisation) Ready to build and evaluate designs for new approaches Led by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Opportunity type Seeking interest, Research partner, Field trial, Innovation challenge, Seeking solutions Readiness Early (TRL 1-4) Describes the challenge or opportunity being pursued and undertakes preliminary R&D to determine if the concept is feasible.
Multiple industries Aquaculture Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Dairy Eggs Forestry Fruits Natural capital assets Packaged food Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Alternative protein Aquaculture technology Consumer health Crop protection Data and AI E-commerce & market platforms Fisheries technology Food processing technology Harvest technology Imagery Input management IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Novel ingredients Plant science Processing & packaging Renewable energy Robotics Traceability Opportunity SparkLabs Cultiv8: 2024 CleanTech accelerator Opportunity for: Early-stage startups and entrepreneurs looking to scale Scientists or researchers looking to commercialise innovations Innovations from other industry sectors that could be applied to agriculture Pre-seed or seed-stage (typically) start-ups that have a working prototype or proof of concept. Led by SparkLabs Cultiv8 Opportunity type Acceleration Readiness Any (TRL 1-9) For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are at any stage of readiness.
Other rural industries Research project Online Training Portal To Improve Animal Welfare Via Upskilling Existing And Prospective Breeding Farm Staff With A Focus On Early Career Workers This project will develop three courses that will utilise experts in various areas of welfare and factors that contribute to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 Jul 2022 - 29 Jan 2023 Research organisation Thoroughbred Breeders Australia
Cotton Research project Developing a better understanding of the growth dynamics of different varieties and quantifying resource use efficiency of grown-on cotton in Central Queensland Climate change in Central Queensland bringing warmer conditions, constraints of limited irrigation water over the last number of years, along … Funded by Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) Project date 1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jul 2025
Wild catch fisheries Research project An investigation of recreational fishing peak bodies in Western Australia, Victoria and Northern Territory to identify insights into models of success The Tasmanian Association for Recreational Fishing Inc. (TARFish) has identified that its current operating model is not sustainable. Through this project TARfish will investigate three successful models of recreational fishing peak bodies - RecFishWest (Western Australia), VRFish (Victoria) and Amateur Fisherman's Association of the Nothern Territory (Northern Territory) - to learn about success factors, risks, and the pathways for future growth planned by each group that will ensure its own survival. Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 16 Jan 2022 - 29 Jun 2022 Research organisation Tasmanian Association for Recreational Fishing Inc (TARFish)
Save Opportunity Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Aquaculture technology Automation Fisheries technology Harvest technology Input management Plant science Renewable energy Robotics Opportunity Ocean Nourishment Corporation: Carbon removal technology seeking investment Opportunity for VC, Family offices, corporate investors and strategic partners interested in patented scalable commercial inshore and offshore ocean carbon removal solutions. Aquaculture farming operations looking for phytoplankton supply or water quality solutions. This includes filter feeders that rely directly on phytoplankton (microalgae) include bivalves like clams, scallops, mussels, and oysters; and Corporates in green hydrogen, ammonia, shipping and the fishing industry seeking large scale carbon solutions. Led by Ocean Nourishment Corporation Opportunity type Seeking investment, Licensing, Joint venture, Research partner Readiness Mid (TRL 5-7) Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
Multiple industries Cross industry Fruits Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Research project Identifying Revenue Opportunities for AgriFutures Rural Industries The project is to develop a Research Report for the targeted rural industries, including 13 levied sectors and 15 emerging sectors, identified … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 11 Dec 2022 - 17 Oct 2023 Research organisation Consulting & Implementation Services Pty Ltd
Save Opportunity Beef cattle Multiple technology areas Automation Data and AI Food processing technology Imagery Processing & packaging Opportunity AMPC: Red meat bone belt automated monitoring solution Opportunity for Imagery solutions providers or developers seeking financial support to demonstrate and evolve your offering in red meat monitoring on bone belts to measure and manage red meat discharging on the bone belt to acceptable levels Led by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Opportunity type Seeking interest, Research partner, Innovation challenge, Seeking solutions Readiness Early (TRL 1-4) Describes the challenge or opportunity being pursued and undertakes preliminary R&D to determine if the concept is feasible.
Cross industry Research project Promoting uptake of remote water monitoring systems in livestock enterprises through education with the intended outcome of increased productivity, profitability and sustainability. This project is designed to address barriers that growers have towards adoption and uptake of agtech. The project raises awareness … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 22 Dec 2021 - 19 May 2023 Research organisation AMPS Research
Cotton Research project Building profitable farming systems for the future through increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) and optimising water use efficiency (WUE) in a changing climate This project will investigate tactics integral to the future farming system: cover cropping, accumulation of soil organic carbon, and optimising water use efficiency. Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Dryland Cotton Research Association
Cross industry Research project Evaluation of cooperative models under a carbon market as a method of increased engagement and uptake by producers, including exploring new or augmented approaches. Current research has focused on carbon practices at a national and regional level, but not at a local level to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 28 May 2021 - 30 Aug 2022 Research organisation Southern Queensland Natural Resources Management trading as Southern Queensland Landscapes
Sugar Input management Research project On ground testing and modelling of the effectiveness of enhanced efficiency Fertilisers in the Wet Tropics catchments of the Great Barrier Reef This project aims to improve knowledge of when and where the use of enhanced efficiency fertilisers (EEFs) in place of urea will both reduce the amount of nitrogen lost through leaching and run-off and result in agro-economic benefits for growers. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Nov 2020 - 1 Jun 2020 Research organisation Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Data and AI Fisheries technology Research project Understanding the stock structure of Rock Flathead and the role of movement dynamics in influencing the performance of the Corner Inlet fishery Rock flathead supports an important commercial fishery in Corner Inlet. However, the stock structure of rock flathead in Victorian waters, … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 29 May 2020 - 29 Sep 2022 Research organisation Deakin University
Wild catch fisheries Research project Risk analysis to identify and minimise biosecurity risks arising from recycling bivalve mollusc shell waste during shellfish reef restoration projects in Australia Attempts to restore lost shellfish reefs in Australian estuaries using recycled bivalve shells as reef cultch to attract wild oyster … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 23 Jan 2020 - 19 Nov 2020
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Development of “Is it fit to process?” guides for Tier 1 export abattoirs and small to medium enterprises processing for the domestic market This project will develop “Is it fit to process?” guides for small to medium enterprises (SME) processing for the domestic … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Mar 2018 - 1 Dec 2018