Cross industry Multiple technology areas Input management Renewable energy Research project The Efficiency Factor of Soil Carbon Stock Auditing Methods For carbon markets to work effectively, we need a soil carbon auditing method that maximises grower profitability and gives purchasers … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2021 - 30 May 2023 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Cross industry Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Renewable energy Research project Collaborative management and measurement of carbon farming and its co-benefits Farmers can earn money by storing carbon in their soils, but there is an opportunity to work together to develop … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 May 2021 - 14 Dec 2022 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Cross industry Research project Recognising on-farm biodiversity management Early in 2020 the Australian Farm Institute undertook a research project on behalf of the National Farmer’s Federation for Phase 1 … Funded by National Farmers' Federation (NFF) Project date 1 Feb 2020 - 1 Dec 2020 Research organisation Australian Farm Institute (AFI)
Fruits Multiple technology areas Harvest technology Imagery Machinery & hardware Plant science Robotics Research project Sensors for Summerfruit Exports Developing innovative new real-time sensors to assess fruit quality to meet summerfruit export requirements for the Chinese market. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 31 May 2020 - 30 Oct 2022 Research organisation Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Research project RRDfP Wastes to Profits This project involves identifying and developing ways to capture a market opportunity in excess of $100M p.a. by converting … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 22 Mar 2018 - 21 Apr 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Research project Consumer Usage & Attitude Tracking This investment is providing a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 28 Jun 2022 - 31 Jul 2023 Research organisation Fifityfive5
Vegetables Research project Green Beans Prediction This research project will use data science and real-world testing to create accurate predictive models that will help the green bean industry to meet market demand. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 1 Apr 2020 - 31 Mar 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Save Story Want to save opportunities and organisations? Register for a growAG. account today. Sign up Sign in Story Water saving agritech solution, Goanna Ag seeks $10m investment to fund US expansion Australian startup, Goanna Ag has set its sights on the US cotton market. Already used across half of Australia’s irrigated cotton footprint, its market-leading irrigation scheduling solution revolutionises water use efficiency while delivering higher yields. Now the startup is seeking $10 million from investors to support its expansion plans.^ Author Casey Dunn Published Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Cross industry Research project Protecting Data in Digital Agriculture This project aims to overcome broad global challenges of data privacy and security in three key areas of the data value chain: Sensing, Data Modelling, and Exchange in data marketplaces. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 1 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Vegetables Research project Sweetpotato Export Strategy The aim of this work is to assist Hort Innovation develop and deliver for the Australian sweetpotato industry an export … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 31 May 2021 - 30 Nov 2021
Oilseeds Plant science Research project Amaranth - Emerging in Australia To develop a Research Development and Extension (RD&E) Strategy through establishing a better understanding of the domestic and … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Jan 2021 - 30 Apr 2021 Research organisation Stilts Pty Ltd trading as Rounding Up
Aquaculture Multiple technology areas E-commerce & market platforms Fisheries technology Imagery Robotics Traceability Research project Seafood tracking and traceability This Food Agility project will track fish from bait to plate. It harnesses a range of technologies to verify fish origin and quality and to support an online trading system for Sydney Fish Market. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 31 Jul 2020 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Beef cattle Research project Reconditioning and eating quality potent The project aims to investigate the ability of older female cattle to regain body condition at short feeding intervals, as … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 31 Jan 2022 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Investigation and Improvement of Live Blue Swimmer Crab Handling in NSW This project will produce handling guidelines and conduct a series of industry training workshops to reduce the mortality rate of … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 27 Aug 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Other rural industries Processing & packaging Research project Ginger Automation Scoping Study Undertake a scoping study on cutting and spraying technologies from a range of industries that could be applied to the … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jun 2018 - 30 Nov 2018 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Wild catch fisheries Research project What’s stopping you from protecting yourself and your mates? Identifying barriers to the adoption of safe work practises in the small-scale wild catch commercial fishing industry This project aims to foster a stronger safety culture in the wild catch commercial fishing industry in Australia. It will … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 5 Oct 2017 - 29 Sep 2020
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Processing & packaging Research project Stage 2 Upscaling 3D Printed Meat Floss This project had two main objectives; to design and build a 3D printing machine with capacity to work with several … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Oct 2018 - 14 Aug 2019
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Alternative protein Crop protection Plant science Research project National Field Pea Breeding Program The National Field Pea Breeding program is focussed on developing improved, high yielding varieties faster. The program deploys breeding technologies … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 31 May 2021 - 30 Jun 2026 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Sheep & lamb Research project Fodder Systems and Feed Gaps This Producer Demonstration Site aims to demonstrate an economical alternative fodder crop system to increase weight gain in weaner lambs, … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 31 Mar 2020 - 15 Sep 2023
Sheep & lamb Research project Alternative Fodder Crops for Turning Off This Producer Demonstration Site aims to demonstrate an economical alternative fodder crop system that can increase weight gain in weaner … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 19 Feb 2020 - 30 Oct 2023