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
Beef cattle Research project Effect of monensin on antimicrobial resistance of feedlot manure This project will conduct a literature review on the effect of ionophores and bambermycins on antimicrobial resistance of the microbiome, … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2020 - 15 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Beef cattle Research project Evaluation of the benefits of shade for cattle feedlots This project will evaluate the economic and animal welfare benefits of shade for feedlot cattle in a West Australian feedlot. … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2020 - 1 Jan 2023 Research organisation Murdoch University
Poultry Input management Research project Review of the Nutrient Content of Australian Feed Ingredients Formulation of a cost-effective diet that meets broiler nutritional requirements is critical for efficient production. However, many nutrient specification databases … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 5 Apr 2019 - 12 Mar 2020 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Rapid diagnosis of infectious agents of equine reproductive loss Equine reproductive loss due to infectious agents impacts significantly on the Australian Thoroughbred horse breeding industry. To counter this, the … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Jan 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Assessment of national-scale tracking of commercially important fish species The Integrated Marine Observing System Animal Tracking Facility (IMOS ATF) has been collecting data on a range of commercially and … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Jan 2019 - 29 Oct 2019
Multiple industries Beef cattle Dairy Consumer health Research project Longitudinal analysis of antimicrobial resistance of grain-fed beef cattle PROJECT: Previous Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) projects (Barlow et al. 2015; Barlowet al. 2017) conducted slaughter surveillance in2013 at 31 Australian abattoirs … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Sep 2018 - 1 Sep 2021 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
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 Ecological modeling of the impacts of water development in the Gulf of Carpentaria with particular reference to impacts on the Northern Prawn Fishery There is increasing interest in developing irrigated agriculture across northern Australia – a development that will modify natural water flow regimes … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 6 Jan 2019 - 28 Jan 2021
Wild catch fisheries Data and AI Research project Reducing the Number of Undefined Species in Future Status of Australian Fish Stocks Reports: Phase Two - training in the assessment of data-poor stocks The Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) Reports bring together available biological, catch and effort information to determine the status … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 4 Feb 2018 - 29 Sep 2018 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere
Cotton Processing & packaging Research project Strategies for improving labour conditions within the Australian cotton value chain Activities of a range of participants across the cotton value chain can represent a reputational risk to the Australian cotton … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Dairy Plant science Research project More Profit from Nitrogen - Increasing nitrogen use efficiency in dairy pastures This project aims to increase nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in dairy pasture systems where direct loss of nitrogen (N) has … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2016 - 30 Nov 2019 Research organisations Dairy Australia, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
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)
Cross industry Input management Research project Biology of Pasture Mealybug and Identification of Natural Enemies (CAS-1) Pasture dieback has emerged widespread across Queensland causing significant impacts to pasture, affecting beef production systems. This will investigate a … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 20 Feb 2020 - 30 Nov 2021 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Poultry Research project Study of the economic impact of the chicken meat industry "This project will estimate the economic value of the Australian chicken meat industry and investigate local and national issues … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 20 May 2018 - 3 Jun 2019
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project NCCP: assessment of options for utilisation of virus infected carp Wild carp (Cyprinus carpio) are an invasive species found throughout Australian freshwater systems. The Australian Federal government has developed the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 29 Jul 2017 - 14 Dec 2018 Research organisation Curtin University
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Wider investigation of the use of video survey techniques to determine commercial scallop abundance in inshore and offshore waters, closed areas and juvenile beds Commercial scallop is fished by dredging in three jurisdictions, with Tasmania (TSF) and Victoria currently classified as depleted. The third … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2021 - 30 Dec 2023 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Sugar Crop protection Research project Viruses to aid biological control of major root-feeding pests of sugarcane Australia’s $1.7 billion sugar industry is threatened by severe root-feeding pests such as canegrubs and soldier flies. There are no … Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2027 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)