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1,427 results for water use efficiency

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Aquaculture Beverage Cross industry Other rural industries Pork Poultry Sugar Vegetables Wine
Organisation

Akvotek

Akvotek are industry leaders in water science, with extensive experience in membrane technology.
  • Location

    Victoria

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains
Input management
Research project

Increasing farming system profitability and longevity of benefits following soil amelioration

Research and consultant analysis indicates that amelioration of sandplain soils in the western region is highly profitable, resulting in consistent …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2019 -
    15 Jun 2024

  • Research organisation

    Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]

Cotton
Plant science
Research project

PhD: The impact of irrigation methods and management strategies on nitrogen fertiliser recovery in cotton in southern QLD

This project seeks to benchmark nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) and to explore the management options that may yield significant improvements in …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2014 -
    31 Dec 2020

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), The University of Queensland (UQ)

Aquaculture
Aquaculture technology
Research project

Evaluation of nanobubble technology in aquaculture

In intensive aquaculture systems oxygen supplementation is necessary to prevent hypoxia; however, oversupply can hyper-saturate systems causing gas bubble disease. …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2021 -
    29 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

Cotton
Automation
Research project

CottonInfo field demonstration trial: Optimisation of application in tailwater backup systems

This trial will provide robust water measurements and indicators of irrigation performance and water productivity to growers to help them make informed decisions around implementing a siphon-less system.
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2021 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD)

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
Multiple technology areas
Food processing technology Machinery & hardware
Research project

Investigations to mitigate the effects of sucrose degradation and acid formation in factory evaporators on sugar recovery and quality, corrosion and effluent loadings

This project will determine the effects of sucrose degradation and acid formation in factory evaporators on sugar recovery, corrosion and effluent loadings and develop strategies to mitigate these issues.
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2017 -
    1 Mar 2022

  • Research organisation

    Queensland University of Technology

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Beverage Fruits Wine
Organisation

Lytegro Limited

LyteGro turns waste bananas into liquid gold. We make BacLyte, a water-based extract from the pulp of black bananas, which turbocharges bacteria and yeast to improve the performance and yield of important microbially-driven industrial processes such as fermentation, yeast and chemical production and anaerobic digestion. Our products improve microbial growth and metabolism to increase production efficiency and profitability whilst also reducing their feedstock, water and energy footprints.
  • Location

    UK

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

Aquaculture
Aquaculture technology
Research project

NSW Oysters Transformation

This project will improve the efficiency and transparency of food safety regulation of the NSW Oyster industry by combining industry leading research with state-of-the-art sensing to enable real-time water quality testing.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    15 Dec 2017 -
    17 Dec 2020

  • Research organisation

    University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Story

Tender called for livestock export app

LIVEXCollect is the system used by the livestock export industry to meet regulatory reporting requirements such as animal welfare, health treatments and environmental conditions during sea voyages. LiveCorp is seeking Australian-based solutions providers to help develop an app to improve the efficiency of data collection and allow near real-time monitoring and analysis on board livestock export ships.

  • Author

    Judy Kennedy

  • Published

    Wednesday, 07 September 2022

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Multiple technology areas
Automation Crop protection Data and AI Imagery Input management
Research project

Quick and Easy Precision Ag tools to increase rice yield and WUE

This project will deliver quick and easy Precision Agriculture tools to the whole rice industry, to increase yield and improve …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    15 Nov 2021 -
    15 May 2024

  • Research organisation

    DataFarming

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Research project

Meat Industry Environment Network 2017-2019

The Meat Industry Environment Network provides a means to share information on the research, development and extension (RD&E) …
  • Funded by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Project date

    1 Aug 2017 -
    20 Jul 2019

  • Research organisation

    National Meat Industry Training Advisory Council Limited (MINTRAC)

Story

Perth-based SWAN Systems take water and nutrient management to the cloud – and the world

Working as consultants, Tim Hyde, Ivor Gaylard and Rod Campbell could see the enormous benefits of efficient water use and nutrient management in agricultural production, but knew there was scope to systemise the way knowledge and advice was shared. Fast forward six years, and their platform SWAN Systems, is now making inroads to transforming water and fertiliser use on a global stage.

  • Published

    Thursday, 12 May 2022

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Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Dairy Fruits Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Poultry Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Vegetables Wine
Organisation

Aquaria Water Systems

Aquaria Water provides atmospheric water generators which create pure water from air. Our vision is to assist those in need of a water supply including drought agri areas or those that want to have a more sustainable way to produce.
  • Location

    NSW, Australia and Global

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

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