Save Research project Want to save opportunities and organisations? Register for a growAG account today. Sign up Sign in Other rural industries Input management Research project Investigating the potential of hemp as a forage crop Currently the value of the hemp crop is limited, as only the seed is harvested and utilised the vegetative parts … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 Jun 2020 - 3 Jun 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Save Research project Nuts Research project Almond Industry Innovation and Adoption Program This project is helping to deliver technical advice to Australian almond growers, promoting best practice and facilitating the adoption of … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 28 May 2020 - 1 Apr 2023 Research organisation Almond Board of Australia
Save Research project Nuts Research project Almond Market Access and Trade Development This project aims to assist in market access and trade development activities for the Australian almond industry. It is aimed … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 26 Mar 2020 - 31 May 2022 Research organisation Almond Board of Australia
Save Research project Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Input management Research project Honey bee health and pollination under protected and contained environments This PhD project will test and optimise RFID systems and pollination outcomes using honeybees in covered cropping. It will test … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 10 Feb 2020 - 31 May 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Save Research project Eggs Research project In-ovo egg gender determination The aim of the In-ovo chicken egg gender determination project is to investigate the optical methodology to differentiate gender of … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Save Research project Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Research project Wide Span Farming: Economic and Logistic Feasibility Study PhD project undertaking an economics and logistics feasibility study of adoptiing wide span technology in annual horticulture. Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 20 Dec 2019 - 20 May 2023 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Save Research project Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Crop protection Research project Biopesticides in horticulture – efficacy of Trichoderma harzianum to control Botrytis cinerea in horticultural crops The overall objective of this project is to improve the efficacy of biopesticides, using a strain of Trichoderma harzianum as … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 20 Dec 2019 - 1 Dec 2024 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Save Research project Fruits Input management Research project Protected cropping for high value horticultural production: effects of climate modification and growing systems using cherry as a case study The aim of this PhD project is to quantify the effects of protected cropping systems on key climate variables and … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 20 Dec 2019 - 20 May 2023 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Save Research project Nuts Research project Market Access, Maintenance and Development Program This project aims to develop a strategic plan for the market development for the export of Australian almonds to China. Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 3 Dec 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Almond Board of Australia
Save Research project Nuts Research project Almond industry communications program This program continues to provide a broad range of timely information to Australian almond growers and other industry stakeholders, to … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 24 Sep 2019 - 22 Sep 2022 Research organisation Almond Board of Australia
Save Research project Wine Plant science Research project Incubator Initiative - Which grapevine rootstock performs the best for Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir? Phylloxera infestation is a critical risk faced by the Australian wine industry, and phylloxera-resistant rootstocks provides a viable solution. This … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Dec 2020 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Save Research project Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Developing a novel diagnostic test for early pregnancy in the mare Despite gold standard management practices, breeding in the Thoroughbred industry is still inefficient. While fertilisation rates are estimated at 95%, only … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 18 May 2019 - 30 Apr 2023 Research organisation The University of Newcastle
Save Research project Other rural industries Animal technology Research project A Novel Device for the On-farm Assessment of Stallion Sperm Fertility The use of assisted reproductive technologies is prohibited in the Thoroughbred industry. Historically this has meant that stallion sperm quality … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 17 May 2019 - 31 May 2022 Research organisation The University of Newcastle
Save Research project Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Coxiella burnetii infection in association with equine abortion Coxiella burnetii causes 'Q fever' in humans and can cause abortions in some other species including horses. This project uses … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 17 May 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Save Research project Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Managing stocking density, bedding use and ammonia production during live export voyages For livestock being exported by sea, the number of animals in a pen, the condition of their bedding, and the … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 15 May 2019 - 30 Apr 2024 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Save Research project Vegetables Crop protection Research project Mechanisms and manipulation of resistance to powdery scab in potato roots Root infection with powdery scab disrupts root function – meaning more irrigation, fertiliser and fungicides are needed to compensate for poor … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 20 Dec 2018 - 1 Jul 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Save Research project Other rural industries Animal technology Research project The uterine microbiome- key to equine infertility? Infertility of horses is a major issue in the thoroughbred breeding industry. This investment will assess the potential impact of … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 2 Oct 2018 - 28 Feb 2021 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Save Research project Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Computational modelling of limb loads from galloping horses on different tracks Musculoskeletal injuries in racehorses are commonly caused by repeated high magnitude loading generated during galloping that results in deterioration of … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 20 Aug 2018 - 29 May 2020 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Save Research project Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Data and AI Research project Automated Sheep Counting for the Live Export Industry This project has taken artificial intelligence technology already used regularly on roads to count vehicles, to develop a system of … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 30 Jul 2018 - 1 Mar 2020 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Save Research project Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Wellbeing: Racing demographics, reasons for retirement & post racing destinations This study builds upon previous Victorian industry studies and will describe the dynamics of the racehorse population in other States … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 20 Jun 2018 - 30 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Melbourne