Renewable energy Research project TAS component of Australian Biomass for Bioenergy Assessment The Australian Biomass for Bioenergy Assessment (ABBA) project aims to catalyse investment in the renewable energy sector through the provision … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 6 May 2016 - 15 Dec 2020 Research organisation The Crown in right of Tasmania - Represented by the Department of State Growth Tasmania
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project A review of the impact of heat stress The core focus of this project is to conduct a review of literature on the effect of heat stress on … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Aug 2019 - 14 Jun 2020 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Eggs Research project Development of practical measures of hen welfare The aim of the project is to develop a reliable and repeatable methodology for the prediction of animal welfare for … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisation Deakin University
Fruits Crop protection Research project Improved management of charcoal rot of strawberry This project aims to help tackle charcoal rot, reducing its occurrence and related losses and costs for the Australian strawberry … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Aug 2017 - 1 Oct 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Surveys and associated diagnostics of the incidence and severity of diseases of cereals and pulses within the northern region This project aims to enhance partnerships with industry and state and federal agencies to provide disease surveillance and related diagnostic … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Surveys and associated diagnostics of the incidence and severity of diseases of cereals and pulses within the southern region (Victoria). This project will capture data to establish the current prevalence and severity of diseases of cereals and pulses in the … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Surveys and associated diagnostics of the incidence and severity of diseases of cereals, pulses and oilseeds in the western region Random stratified surveys will be conducted across the GRDC's western region recording the incidence and severity of the established and … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Wild catch fisheries Research project Assessment of Frozen Uncooked Imported Prawns for Antimicrobial-Resistant Micro-organisms of Aquaculture and Public Health Significance and residues of Ag-vet chemicals The risk of importation of AMR into Australia via uncooked prawn commodities has not been assessed. Given the existing pathway … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 16 Jul 2017 - 12 Oct 2017
Dairy Plant science Research project More Profit from Nitrogen - Quantifying the whole farm systems impact of nitrogen best practice on dairy farms The dairy industry has invested in and proven that whole farm system modelling is a highly efficient way to assess … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2016 - 30 Nov 2020 Research organisations Dairy Australia, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), The University of Melbourne
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Processing & packaging Research project Estimation of the age/maturity of beef hide samples This project will examine whether NIRS of skin/hide samples can be used to accurately estimate the age/maturity of … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Mar 2019 - 30 Nov 2021 Research organisation Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Forestry Input management Research project A forest resource characterisation of Tasmania – Stage 1 of 2. Feasibility This project is the first stage in a proposed two part project on developing more accurate and reliable models that … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 21 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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
Pork Indoor agriculture Research project Review of research on epidemiological aspects of transportation-related biosecurity for Afrain swine ever - risk factors for environmental persistence of the virus The potential risks to pigs from disease due to pathogen contamination brought into the piggery by people, vehicles, and/or … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 14 Aug 2020 - 13 Nov 2020 Research organisation DH Consulting Pty Ltd
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Surveys and associated diagnostics of the incidence and severity of diseases of cereals, and pulses in the southern region (South Australia) This investment is part of the ongoing disease surveillance program to monitor the changes in pathogen populations including their incidence … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Multiple industries Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Dairy Up project 1a: Unlocking the potential of kikuyu based pastures Kikuyu grass is a high yielding C4 species capable of producing well over 20 t of dry matter/ha. per annum. … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2025 Research organisations Dairy Australia, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), The University of Sydney (USYD)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Research project National tree crop intensification program The National tree crop intensification program (AS18000) is a multi-agency, multi-discipline five-year collaborative R&D program of tree crop-specific … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 26 Jun 2020 - 31 Jan 2025 Research organisations New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Vegetables Crop protection Research project Area wide management of vegetable viruses and bacteria This project will contribute to the area wide management strategy for the New South Wales and Queensland vegetable industry to … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Oct 2017 - 30 Jan 2022 Research organisations New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Other rural industries Alternative protein Research project Development of a RD&E Plan for the production of insects This project will support the growth of the Australian insect industry by developing an industry-endorsed RD&E plan, building … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 17 Apr 2023 - 26 Jul 2023 Research organisation Tenacious Insights Pty Ltd
Aquaculture Aquaculture technology Research project Optimisation of treatment of Cryptocaryon irritans in Barramundi aquaculture Significant losses of farmed barramundi have occurred in coastal marine aquaculture sites utilising marine water sources due to Cryptocaryon irritans … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Sep 2021 - 29 Aug 2024 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Research project Review of the security of tenure on public lands Public land access is important for commercial beekeepers across Australia, and it also underpins essential pollination services for agriculture. &… Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 Jun 2021 - 13 Apr 2022 Research organisation King & Woods Mallesons