Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Food processing technology Research project Non-invasive prediction of flavour, tenderness and juiciness for individual animals at point of slaughter – Stages 1 & 2 This work aims to provide a step-change in prediction of end-product meat quality from non-invasive analysis at point of slaughter … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 23 Apr 2018 - 1 Nov 2019
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Aquaculture technology Fisheries technology Research project National People Development: Membership of PIEFA to support and encourage the teaching and learning in Australian schools of information related to the Australian Fishing Industry This project supported Fisheries Research and Development Corporation's (FRDC) membership of the Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA), a not for profit organisation that aims to engage and inform students, teachers and the broader community about the role and importance of primary industries in the Australian economy, environment and wider community, and the career opportunities available within the food and fibre supply chain. Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2016 - 29 Jun 2019 Research organisation Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA)
Forestry Input management Research project Optimising the management of plantation, water and environmental assets A key aim of this project is to enable the industry to commercially manage plantation, water and natural wetland assets … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 5 Jun 2019 - 1 Apr 2022 Research organisation University of South Australia (UniSA)
Forestry Research project The Industry Plantation Management Group – Applied Research and Extension This five-year program, is focussed on providing the capacity to enable multi-party coordination of regional or national scale applied R,… Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 22 Jun 2018 - 15 Jun 2023
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Data and AI Food processing technology Machinery & hardware Research project Naked Primal Cut Recognition Vision System Trial in Plant The intent of this project is to take the technology developed during current AMPC Project no: 2017-1064 “Development of Naked … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 May 2018 - 10 Aug 2020
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Data and AI Research project CSP00210 - Methods to predict plant available water capacity (PAWC) Plant available water (PAW) is a key determinant of potential yield in dryland agriculture. Obtaining a measurement or estimate of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Aquaculture technology Fisheries technology Research project Identifying and mitigating obstacles to uptake and adoption of aquatic animal welfare practices by the Australian Fishing Industry Achieving animal welfare practices that are based in science and socially acceptable has been recognised by governments and the fishing … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 1 Dec 2019 - 14 Dec 2020
Forestry Crop protection Research project Characterising and managing fire risks to plantations under changing climates This project will evaluate fire risks in plantation regions under current and changing climates to support evidence-based management to reduce … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 30 Jun 2020 - 31 Aug 2022 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project De-risking, commercial validation & value maximisation of Plantago in the ORIA. This investment provides R&D to establish Plantago as a commercial crop option in the Ord River Irrigation Area (… Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 25 Jun 2020 - 29 Aug 2021 Research organisation RJ AGRICULTURAL SERVICES PTY LTD (T/A RAITECH)
Forestry Data and AI Research project Next Generation Resource Assessment and Forecasting for Australian Plantation Forestry This project will provide a business and technical pathway for the Australian plantation forest industry to cooperatively invest in remote … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 18 Jun 2020 - 30 Jul 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cotton Crop protection Research project Summers Scholarships: Can insects spread cotton plant diseases in Australia? Verticillium wilt is a major disease in Australian cotton production systems. This investment will assess the potential for insects to … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 13 Jan 2020 - 6 Mar 2020 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Sydney (USYD)
Forestry Input management Research project Optimising machinery configurations for profitable harvesting operations of small-scale plantations This project will provide guidelines and a web-based decision support tool (DSS) to effectively select harvesting equipment configurations for smaller, … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 15 Dec 2018 - 31 Oct 2020 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Eggs Research project Resilient plants to entice hens outdoors on free range farms Plants (ground cover and trees) grown on free range layer farms provide a vital role by enriching the outdoor range … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Save Organisation Want to save opportunities and organisations? Register for a growAG. account today. Sign up Sign in Organisation UK Research Innovation: Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Helping build a globally competitive, knowledge-based UK economy UK Research Innovation are a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, and our goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people – and more broadly to the world. Organisation type Industry body
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Potential for Broadacre cropping in the Northern Territory This project aims to support the development of viable broadacre cotton systems in the Northern Territory, through the collation of … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 31 Dec 2022 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Northern Territory [NT] Farmers Association, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Research project Scoping study into sustainable nutrition for productive tea tree oil plantations Optimising tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) plant nutrition and soil fertility is a critical aspect of effective crop management, to ensure … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 8 Aug 2020 - 6 Aug 2021 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Fruits Input management Research project Soil health and plant nutrition in Australian Apple and Pear orchards The outcome of this project is to achieve more efficient use of resources (nutrients, water and soil) through improved orchard … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Jun 2020 - 31 Jul 2023 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Essential oils Crop protection Research project Scoping study of sustainable weed management in tea tree oil plantations This project for the tea tree oil industry (TTO) undertakes a comprehensive literature review of weed management in Melaleuca production … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Sep 2019 - 31 Aug 2020 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Forestry Plant science Research project Optimising nutrition management of hardwood plantations for sustainable productivity and profitability This project will develop knowledge and tools that will enable the identification of the most responsive multi-rotation hardwood plantation sites … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 7 Dec 2018 - 1 Dec 2022
Other rural industries Crop protection Research project Residue studies to enable acceleration of commercial Plantago production in ORIA The overall objective of this project is to accelerate the opportunity for commercial Plantago ovata production in the Ord River … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 19 Jul 2018 - 30 Apr 2019 Research organisation RJ AGRICULTURAL SERVICES PTY LTD (T/A RAITECH)