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Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains
Research project

Virtual fencing for better crop integrated weed management

Livestock can be a key Integrated Weed Management (IWM) tool in cropping systems through grazing in the summer fallow, the …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    24 Jun 2019 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Dairy Eggs Essential oils Fruits Honey bees Nuts Packaged food Pork Poultry Sheep & lamb Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI IoT & smart-farming Traceability
Opportunity

Orijin Plus: Revolutionary traceability platform that boosts export sales and profitability - $5m investment round

Opportunity for

  • Investors (HNW, family offices, venture capital) seeking a high growth B2B2C platform that is exposed to Asian emerging markets and delivers downstream value to agriculture supply chains
  • Food and beverage brands looking for export growth, seeking to enter new markets or wanting to provide product confidence for their end consumers.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Orijin Plus

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Early to Mid (TRL 1-7)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the early to mid stages of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Dairy Eggs Forestry Fruits Game Honey bees Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine Wool
Data and AI
Research project

A common approach to sector-level GHG accounting for Australian agriculture

This project is focused on developing a common framework for greenhouse gas accounting of Australian agricultural activities at the sector level.
  • Funded by

    Agricultural Innovation Australia (AIA)

  • Project date

    18 Nov 2021 -
    31 Mar 2023

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains
Plant science
Research project

Boosting profit and reducing risk on mixed farms in low and medium rainfall areas with newly discovered legume pastures enabled by innovative management methods – western region (Dryland pasture legume systems).

Growers have shifted their focus from livestock to crops over the last 30 years, however continuously cropped paddocks are not sustainable …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    22 May 2018 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Murdoch University

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Dairy Eggs Essential oils Forestry Natural capital assets Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Sheep & lamb Sugar Wine
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Data and AI Imagery IoT & smart-farming Plant science Traceability
Opportunity

Hone Ag: AgriTech data company - $6m Series A raise

Opportunity for

  • Strategic partners and investors for $6m Series A investment round to support and accelerate the expansion of market access and product evolution of an agritech ML/AI spectrometer data company.

  ^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.  

  • Led by

    Hone Corporation

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Joint venture, Research partner, Seeking partners

  • Express interest by

    Thursday, 6 June 2024 12:00 Australia/Sydney

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Research project

St Catherine's Livestock Technology Enablers Project

1. "Producers generally learn best from others – seeing the agtech demonstrated, talking to existing users": our project allows local producers …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    15 May 2022 -
    15 May 2023

  • Research organisation

    St Catherine's Catholic College

Beef cattle
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Traceability
Research project

Implantable RFID for cattle - Commercial Supply Chain trials

Based on the positive results that come out of the limited field trials completed on implantable RFID devices, it was recommended that further supply chain trials were undertaken to expand on this work to address the remaining adoption barriers for an implantable RFID device.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Nov 2022 -
    21 Jan 2025

  • Research organisation

    The Growth Drivers Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Wool
Research project

RRDfP 'Forewarned is Forearmed' Final Monitoring and Evaluation.

The output of this project will be a final monitoring and evaluation report for the project Forewarned is Forearmed (FWFA), equipping farmers and agricultural value chains to proactively manage the impacts of extreme climate events
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    20 Jul 2022 -
    16 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    ACRE Economics

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Data and AI
Research project

Embedding animal disease reporting and benchmarking into Future Feedback

This project focuses on further developing the necessary structures, systems and resources to embed disease and defect reporting that is linked to carcase performance within Future Feedback to provide for robust benchmark reporting.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    10 Jun 2022 -
    15 Dec 2023

  • Research organisation

    Herd Health Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Wool
Research project

Forewarned is Forearmed: Videos demonstrating use of extreme climate forecasts for Southern Australia

Four short videos will be professionally produced to demonstrate the 'Forewarned is Forearmed' products and their use in decision making and risk mitigation within the red-meat, dairy, wine grape and grains and industries. This is part of the Rural R&D for Profit project 'Forewarned is Forearmed'.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    31 May 2022 -
    16 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    Laundry Lane Productions Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Pasture, fodder & feed
Research project

Development & implementation of NB2 feedbase data templates, skills training, analysis and reporting.

The feedbase sub-project of Northern Beef 2 (NB2) is designed to develop skills in assessing long-term carrying capacities and pasture based management decisions that complement the stock flow and financial data sets collected by participating producers.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    10 May 2022 -
    16 Sep 2025

  • Research organisation

    Range IQ Pty Ltd

Beef cattle
Research project

Antimicrobial usage - development of data collection and metrics for beef

Antimicrobial usage (AMU) is an important aspect of the international campaign to minimise and control antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in human and domestic animal pathogens.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 May 2022 -
    30 Jun 2024

  • Research organisation

    AgVet Projects Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Automation Food processing technology Processing & packaging
Research project

Translating intramuscular fat measurement technology to the sheepmeat industry

Intramuscular fat contributes positively to the juiciness and flavour of lamb and is a useful indicator of eating quality. This project will deliver a commercially applicable intramuscular probe to measure intramuscular fat in un-cut lamb carcases. This project will focus on lamb but the device will also be applicable to beef.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Dec 2021 -
    31 Jan 2025

  • Research organisation

    Miniprobes Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology E-commerce & market platforms
Research project

Project Proof

Animal health and welfare is a key issue for the Australian red meat and wool industries. Project Proof is a proposed biennial/triennial national tracking study designed to benchmark on-farm animal health and welfare and measure performance trends over time.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    10 Dec 2021 -
    30 Dec 2022

  • Research organisation

    Kynetec Australia Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Animal technology
Research project

Best Practice Management of Non-mulesed Sheep

This project funds a Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) to demonstrate best management practice of a non-mulesed flock, using available tools and management strategies, to mitigate the effect of flystrike on flock production and profitability.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Nov 2021 -
    20 Aug 2026

  • Research organisation

    Aggregate Consulting Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Automation
Research project

PDS: Effective Rangeland EID Decision Making Systems

This project supports a Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) to show how the use of individual animal identification can contribute to improved profitability, productivity and sustainability in rangeland sheep enterprises. An Electronic Identification (EID) system that measures the individual animal can provide data to inform decision making for the whole flock.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    20 Nov 2021 -
    15 Jul 2025

  • Research organisation

    Nala Agribusiness

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed Sheep & lamb Wool
Plant science
Research project

Testing Tropicals - NSW Southern Slopes

This project will fund a Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) featuring tropical and sub-tropical pasture species in production systems on the southern slopes of New South Wales. Producers will be able to compare these species to current summer feed options (e.g. lucerne and summer-active perennials), and work out what management adaptations would be necessary to successfully incorporate these species.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    10 Nov 2021 -
    1 Jun 2027

  • Research organisation

    Holbrook Landcare Group

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Pasture, fodder & feed Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Input management Plant science
Research project

Healthy Subsoils Produce More Red Meat

The Southern Australia Livestock Research Council (SALRC) promotes innovation and learning in the red meat and livestock industries of southeast Australia. This project funds a Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) to address the priority to 'Improve pasture establishment, productivity and persistence in landscapes prone to subsoil compaction or hard pan soil structure'. The project is to be conducted with the Yarra Valley Farmers and Alexandra/Mansfield Farmers Groups in north central Victoria.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Nov 2021 -
    11 Jul 2028

  • Research organisation

    Agridome Consultancy

Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Automation Processing & packaging Robotics
Research project

Calibration and accreditation of the SOMA device to measure IMF in sheepmeat

Soma Optics, Ltd is a Japanese supplier of near infrared technologies to assess meat quality characteristics in livestock. This project will support the final calibration of three SOMA devices to predict intramuscular fat (IMF) in Australian sheepmeat, which is an indicator of eating quality.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Oct 2021 -
    29 Dec 2023

  • Research organisations

    FHK FUJIHIRA INDUSTRY CO., LTD

Multiple industries
Pork Wool
Research project

Real-time, data-driven approach to assessing networked biosecurity risk

The purpose of this project was to interview a number of red meat stakeholders that are custodians of biosecurity data to collect feedback, and identify data sharing opportunities to determine the key risks and opportunities for data sharing between government and commercial organisations.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Oct 2021 -
    30 Sep 2022

  • Research organisation

    Exoflare Pty Ltd

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