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Wine
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Input management Plant science
Research project

Drought resilience

The aim of this project is to develop management strategies that irrigated, rain-dependent vineyards can apply during a drought to minimise the loss of yield and grape quality. This involves better understanding of vine and cover crop water use.
  • Funded by

    Wine Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2021 -
    30 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    Charles Sturt University (CSU)

Cotton
Research project

Building profitable farming systems for the future through increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) and optimising water use efficiency (WUE) in a changing climate

This project will investigate tactics integral to the future farming system: cover cropping, accumulation of soil organic carbon, and optimising water use efficiency.
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2021 -
    30 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    Dryland Cotton Research Association

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

UWA00174 - A LONG-TERM STUDY TO INCREASE WATER USE EFFICIENCY, GRAIN YIELD AND THE PROFIT OF GROWERS IN THE western region IN A NO-TILL SYSTEM

This project is the latest extension to a long-term study that has the overall objective of determining the impact of …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2016 -
    30 Sep 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Western Australia (UWA)

Multiple industries
Dairy Pork
Machinery & hardware
Opportunity

Australian Pork - Waste water and effluent sterilisation technology

Opportunity for

Intensive agriculture and power generators interested in commercialising water treatment technology to recycle wastewater and effluent with hot gas bubbles from exhaust gases. Use cases include:

  • farms and wastewater treatment plants with biogas generation
  • waste disposal industries like landfills with biogas generation
  • biogas plants and coal power plants which emit large amounts of hot CO2 from exhaust gases that can be reused.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Australian Pork (APL)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Licensing

  • 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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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)

Wild catch fisheries
Multiple technology areas
Fisheries technology Input management
Research project

Assess causes and implications of anomalous low lobster catch rates in the shallow water areas near the centre of the Western Rock Lobster fishery

During the 1970s and 1990s the area between Dongara and Leeman, supported large numbers of boats and produced very good …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    8 Jan 2017 -
    19 Dec 2019

  • Research organisation

    The University of Western Australia (UWA)

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI Input management Machinery & hardware
Opportunity

AgResearch NZ: Surface Water Assessment and Mitigation for Irrigation (SWAMI) - Licensing

Opportunity for

  • Centre pivot and lateral overhead irrigation manufacturers, irrigation control system integration
  • Led by

    AgResearch

  • Opportunity type

    Licensing

  • 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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Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cotton Cross industry Dairy Essential oils Fruits Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Sheep & lamb Sugar Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine
Multiple technology areas
Input management Machinery & hardware
Opportunity

Australasian Pork Research Institute Limited (APRIL): rapid water quality assessment hardware

Opportunity for

  • Water testing service providers: state, local government, irrigation bodies, sampling laboratories with access to water sampling and testing facilities
  • Commercial irrigation, horticultural, water sampling service providers capable to commercialising a rapid water testing solution.
  • Led by

    Australasian Pork Research Institute (APRIL)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Early (TRL 1-4)
    Describes the challenge or opportunity being pursued and undertakes preliminary R&D to determine if the concept is feasible.
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Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains
Plant science
Research project

Increased grower profitability on soils with sodicity and transient salinity in the eastern grain belt of the western region.

Interacting combinations of sodicity and transient salinity, often associated with high subsoil pH, ion toxicities and poor subsoil structure, interact …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Feb 2019 -
    31 Dec 2023

  • Research organisation

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

Cereal grains
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI Imagery Input management
Research project

Real-time remote-sensing based monitoring for the rice industry

Rice growing operations rely on good information to make the best use of the available water to produce high quantity …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    30 Nov 2021 -
    31 Aug 2025

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Cotton
Crop protection
Research project

Agronomy for Resilient Future Cotton Systems

Research is needed to update existing agronomic recommendations largely developed under different environmental conditions or in lower yielding cotton crops, …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2015 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisations

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

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)

Sugar
Multiple technology areas
Automation Food processing technology Processing & packaging Robotics
Research project

Use of a purge sensor to improve performance and reduce the need for supervision of batch centrifugals

Batch centrifugals that operate like a spinning washing machine are used widely to separate raw sugar crystals from the mother molasses. This project will trial a Danish-made sensor to show when and how long to add wash water to the batch centrifugal, to purify the raw sugar crystals - a job that is usually done by a worker at the sugar mill.
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    15 Sep 2021 -
    30 Jul 2022

  • Research organisation

    Bundaberg Sugar

Cotton
Multiple technology areas
Automation Crop protection
Research project

Trial to compare mechanical and chemical tactics for effective crop termination of herbicide tolerant cotton

Control of cotton re-growth (ratoons) is a critical part of an insect resistance management plan, however the presence of GM …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisations

    Annabelle Guest Agricultural Development (AGDel), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Multiple technology areas
Automation Data and AI Food processing technology Imagery Machinery & hardware Processing & packaging Robotics
Opportunity

Waterless lamb frenching: reducing 210,000 knifing path actions per shift to zero

Opportunity for

  • Solution providers wanting to demonstrate and evolve an offering in 'waterless frenching' and demonstrate it in meat processing environments
  • Solution providers wishing to validate conceptual designs and/or build and evaluate initial prototypes that reduce human effort, water and energy consumption
  • Led by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Research partner, Field trial, Innovation challenge, Seeking solutions

  • Readiness
    Early (TRL 1-4)
    Describes the challenge or opportunity being pursued and undertakes preliminary R&D to determine if the concept is feasible.
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Cotton
Research project

Grassroots Grant: On farm evaluation of the IoT technologies

This investment supports on-farm demonstration of IoT (internet of things) sensor technology and transmission of sensor output data via low …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2019 -
    15 Jun 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), Goanna Ag, Macquarie Cotton Growers Association

Story

WaterCan Profit calculator set to optimise cropping, ready for commercialisation

An integrated online agritech tool, WaterCan Profit is helping Australian grain growers navigate the road to maximum profitability by answering the “what ifs” using economic and climactic factors to calculate the most successful on-farm outcome. The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture and Grains Research and Development Corporation are now seeking partners to help host and commercialise this analysis platform. Expressions of Interest close Sunday, 30 October 2022.

  • Author

    Michelle Meehan

  • Published

    Thursday, 18 August 2022

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