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Cross industry
Research project

Objective 5 - Carbon Market Readiness – Financial Services

Australia’s carbon farming industry has grown steadily since the commencement of the Carbon Farming Initiative in 2011 and there …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    29 May 2021 -
    28 Dec 2022

  • Research organisation

    Carbon Market Institute Limited

Pork
Indoor agriculture
Research project

Reduced nightly heating for indoor weaner sheds

Heating weaner sheds in winter represents a significant energy cost in the pig industry. Reducing the heating cost in weaner …
  • Funded by

    Australian Pork (APL)

  • Project date

    8 Mar 2021 -
    30 Jul 2021

Animal technology
Research project

Bacteriophage and R. equi pneumonia risk.

Rhodococcus equi pneumonia (aka 'Rattles') is caused by foals inhaling virulent strains of the bacterium R. equi from soil. Bacteriophages (…
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2020 -
    30 Jul 2023

  • Research organisation

    The University of Sydney (USYD)

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries
Research project

Update of Whichfish Risk Assessments

This project aims to update risk assessment reports in “Whichfish” to keep its website current for users. Th project will …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    11 Aug 2019 -
    29 Nov 2019

Research project

Risk Management in Australian Agriculture

To identify strategies to improve the availability and effectiveness of risk management options in the Australian agriculture sector.  
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    1 Mar 2018 -
    17 Dec 2018

  • Research organisation

    Australian Farm Institute (AFI)

Cross industry
Crop protection
Research project

Managing verticillium risk for cotton

This project is part of a broader Australian Government’s Rural R&D for Profit cross-sectoral investment assessing the …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2016 -
    31 Dec 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

Multiple industries
Cross industry Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Opportunity

TIA: Bacterial Inoculant for Plant Growth and Disease Reduction

Opportunity for:

  • Crop protection specialist (agchemical companies and chemical resellers), potato/vegetable processing and agronomy companies interested in licensing a bacterial inoculant.
  • Science industry partners interested in partnering for further development of the product.

 

  • Led by

    Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)

  • Opportunity type

    Licensing, Research partner, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid (TRL 5-7)
    Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
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Input management
Research project

Risk assessment of alternative litter types

The chicken meat industry requires reliable supplies of safe high quality litter for meat chicken production. The Australian industry predominantly …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    16 Aug 2019 -
    28 Feb 2021

  • Research organisation

    Integrity Ag

Pork
Indoor agriculture
Research project

Low carbon emission roadmap for the Australian pork industry

This project aimed to consolidate current knowledge of greenhouse gas emission reduction opportunities for the pork industry and identify research …
  • Funded by

    Australian Pork (APL)

  • Project date

    18 Jun 2021 -
    30 Oct 2021

  • Research organisation

    Integrity Ag

Research project

Residues in Livestock Production - On-Farm Risk Mitigation

This project aims to strengthen on-farm risk management around biosecurity and food safety through exploring mechanisms to notify users and stakeholders of potential contamination or exposure. This is the discovery and design phase (including prototype testing), which will then inform a separate phase for the full build and rollout.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    2 Sep 2021 -
    30 Nov 2022

  • Research organisations

    TigerSpike Pty Ltd, RPC Agri Services Pty Ltd

Wild catch fisheries
Data and AI
Research project

Developing a guidance document for Whichfish Risk Assessment

Whichfish.com.au is the FRDC B2B portal which provides the results of the risk assessments of key Australian …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Mar 2020 -
    30 May 2020

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries
Aquaculture technology
Research project

NCCP: Risks, costs, and water industry response

This project focuses on the potential impacts of the release of Cyprinid Herpes Virus (CyHV3) as a control measure for …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    11 Nov 2018 -
    13 Dec 2019

  • Research organisation

    Water Research Australia Ltd

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Aquaculture Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Cotton Dairy Eggs Essential oils Forestry Fruits Game Honey bees Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Packaged food Pasture, fodder & feed Poultry Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine Wool
Organisation

Department of Industry, Science, and Resources (DISR)

The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources is committed to driving economic growth and job creation for all Australians.
  • Location

    Australia

  • Organisation type

    Government agency

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cross industry Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Traceability
Research project

Molecular risk assessment of Salmonella in red meat

Salmonella infection (salmonellosis) is a type of gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella bacteria. It remains a significant public health issue in Australia, and foods of animal origin are most frequently considered to be the source of infection in humans. This project will conduct a molecular risk assessment of Salmonella in red meat in order to prepare for potential changes to regulations in the USA that may impact Australian exporters.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Dec 2021 -
    29 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

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

Cereal grains
Crop protection
Research project

Russian Wheat Aphid Risk Assessment and Regional Thresholds

Russian Wheat Aphid (RWA) is a cereal pest of international significance due to yield losses caused by feeding induced phytotoxicity …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    1 May 2018 -
    31 Aug 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Fruits
Research project

Cost effective thinning for Nashi (desktop evaluation)

This project is identifying opportunities for the reduction in thinning and budding costs for the nashi industry through a desktop …
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    24 Jun 2021 -
    31 Dec 2021

Beef cattle
Research project

Feeding Leucaena to manage the rumen for performance

This project investigated the comparative animal performance of the new psyllid resistant Leucaena, “Redlands”, against a standard modern cultivar, Wonder …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    27 Apr 2018 -
    29 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

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