Sugar Multiple technology areas Imagery Machinery & hardware Research project To understand the relative health of a sugarcane crop through the use of drone technology. The purchase of a drone with associated agriculture software may be seen to be cost prohibitive to a large number … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 13 Dec 2021 - 19 Jan 2023 Research organisation Plane Creek Productivity Services Limited
Research project Model impacts of extreme disruptions on production and profitability of small and emerging industries There have been increasing national and global incidences such as pandemic, bushfires, and trade war, causing extreme disruptions to businesses … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 17 Jun 2021 - 29 Jun 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Assessment of the sustainability of common dolphin interactions with the South Australian Sardine Fishery Bycatch in fisheries is the number one source of direct human-caused death and serious injury to marine mammals worldwide. Many … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 2 Feb 2020 - 9 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Cross industry Crop protection Research project AGVET Commonwealth Agreement (ID 4-B14CTJ9) i) Control of Brassica & ii) Control of Teratosphaeria Leaf Disease The Agvet Code is part of a cooperative statutory scheme in place for the evaluation, registration and control of agricultural … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 15 Jun 2019 - 30 Nov 2024 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Oilseeds Crop protection Research project Program 2 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Coordinating international blackleg research and development The use of resistance genes is one of the major strategies for minimising the impact of blackleg disease of canola. … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Beef cattle Research project Development and evaluation of approaches to cost-effective testing of beef herds for Johne's disease The overall aim of the project is to investigate ways in which the cost to beef producers of herd screening … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 May 2018 - 1 Sep 2019 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Wine Food processing technology Research project The impact of metal speciation on the development, shelf-life and sensory properties of wine The aim of this project is to develop a better understanding of how the presence of different metal species can … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Apr 2018 - 31 Dec 2022 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Identification of wheat frost tolerance loci using a combination of genetics, biochemistry and molecular approaches This project aims to provide wheat growers with flexibility in the use of earlier sowings or varieties that flower earlier … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2016 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project Understanding the amelioration processes of the subsoil application of amendments in the southern region Most cropping soils in the southern region contain one or more subsoil physicochemical constraints, such as high boron or sodicity, … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2016 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Cotton Multiple technology areas Crop protection Imagery Research project Identifying sensors for better IPM in Cotton Silverleaf whitefly (SLW), mites and aphids gathering under cotton leaves are not easily detected manually because of diurnal movement or … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Cotton Crop protection Research project PhD: Biology of Amarathus retroflexus and Amaranthus viridis This PhD project studies the phenology (cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena) of two weedy Amaranthus species (A. retroflexus and A. … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2017 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cotton Crop protection Research project Biological control and taxonomic advancement for management in the Noogoora burr complex This project aimed to develop a bioherbicide for species and/or hybrids within the Noogoora burr species complex utilizing an … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2017 - 28 Jun 2019 Research organisations Charles Sturt University (CSU), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), The University of Queensland (UQ)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Review of the business model for the delivery of red meat industry genetic evaluation services This project will review the industry structure underpinning the current livestock genetics delivery model of genetic evaluations for the red meat sector. Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2023 Research organisation ACIL Allen
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Aquaculture technology Research project A synthesis of research conducted into the impacts of surface water abstraction on tropical aquatic species The project aims to conduct a synthesis of research on the impacts of surface water abstraction on tropical aquatic species … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jul 2022 - 30 Jul 2023 Research organisation Griffith University
Pork Animal technology Research project Altering the timing and dosage of the Improvac vaccination for control of boar taint compounds The vaccine Improvac® is an effective means of controlling boar taint without affecting performance attributes up to the second vaccination. … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 19 Apr 2021 - 30 Sep 2021 Research organisation Rivalea Australia
Wild catch fisheries Research project The End of an Era: Acknowledging the socio-cultural history and contribution of Australian small-scale fisheries Australia’s oldest small-scale commercial fisheries which have operated since the 1800s. The Australian commercial fishing industry was built on … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Aug 2019 - 30 Aug 2020
Forestry Input management Research project Development of best practice guidance for protective guarding of mobile plant used in Australian forests This project intends to create and implement a Best Practice Guideline for guarding of machinery used in Australia's forest industry. … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 26 Jul 2019 - 30 Apr 2021 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Plant science Research project Development and implementation of protocols to enable importation of improved honey bee genetics to Australia This investment is laying the groundwork to allow the first importation of desirable honey bee germplasm into Australia, with a … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 14 Jun 2019 - 15 Dec 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Wild catch fisheries Research project A preliminary assessment of the prevalence of marine micro plastics in Australian fish, crustaceans and molluscs Recently, concerns have been raised about how anthropogenic debris ingested by animals may impact human health. In Australia we know … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 3 Feb 2019 - 27 Aug 2020 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Pork Animal technology Research project Development of a protocol for the use of feeding conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in lactating gilts A number of feeding strategies have been used in attempts to improve performance of progeny born to primiparous sows. This … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 1 Nov 2018 - 1 Sep 2020