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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Eggs Pork Poultry Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI Input management
Opportunity

APRIL – AusScan – Licensing opportunity for in vivo NIR energy cereal calibrations for pigs (swine), poultry and ruminants

Opportunity for

  • Australian and international grain buyers, feed mills, food testing laboratories and integrated livestock companies involved in pork, poultry or beef production seeking to license in vivo Near Infra-red (NIR) energy cereal calibrations
  • Partners / Investors to enhance utilisation of AusScan technology from benchtop to field application through miniaturisation. 
  • Led by

    Australasian Pork Research Institute (APRIL)

  • Opportunity type

    Licensing, Research partner, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Alternative protein Aquaculture Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Dairy Eggs Forestry Fruits Game Honey bees Natural capital assets Nuts Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine Wool
Organisation

Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

The Victorian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub is one of eight national hubs funded by the Commonwealth Government to enhance drought preparedness and resilience through economic, environmental, and community initiatives.
  • Location

    Victoria, Australia

  • Organisation type

    Industry body, Research funding body

Other rural industries
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Input management Plant science
Research project

Best practice manual for growing pomegranates in Australia

Commercial production of pomegranates in Australia began in the early 2000s and the Australian industry has now been identified as …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    27 Mar 2022 -
    8 Jun 2023

Forestry
Multiple technology areas
Input management Plant science
Research project

Innovative nursery management solutions to sustainably manage root disease, improve nursery utilization, and enhance resilience and productivity of planted pines

Root-borne diseases are increasingly affecting tree production nurseries, lowering productivity and profitability. This project will improve nursery management by defining the right balance of fertilizer, fungicide and microbial inoculum to break the disease cycle, and use field trials to refine treatments to improve establishment and resilience post-planting.
  • Funded by

    Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

  • Project date

    15 Mar 2022 -
    30 May 2024

  • Research organisation

    Western Sydney University (WSU)

Vegetables
Input management
Research project

Causes and management strategies for skin loss in Sweetpotato

This investment is developing a comprehensive manual for sweetpotato growers on pre-and post-harvest best practices for reducing skin loss in …
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    5 Mar 2022 -
    30 Mar 2025

  • Research organisation

    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

Dairy
Organisation

DemoDAIRY Foundation

The DemoDAIRY Foundation (DDF) has been established as a company limited by guarantee using the residual funds from the winding-up …
  • Location

    Victoria, Australia

  • Organisation type

    Industry body

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cross industry Fruits Nuts Sugar
Organisation

AgKonect Pty Ltd

AgKonect custom-builds data management systems for agriculture, working with producers and their service providers.
  • Location

    Australia, Global

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Pork
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Food processing technology Input management Machinery & hardware Traceability
Opportunity

Australasian Pork Research Institute Limited (APRIL) - call for commercialisation projects

Opportunity for

  • Solution providers, innovators, creative thinkers with technical expertise
  • Research partners, willing to consider “out of the box” ideas and approaches to tackle current and emerging challenges for the Australasian pork industry.
  • Led by

    Australasian Pork Research Institute (APRIL)

  • Opportunity type

    Joint venture, Seeking solutions, 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 Other rural industries Pulse grains Wine
Organisation

Centre for Crop and Disease Management

With co-investment by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Curtin University, research by the Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) is providing Australian farmers with long term solutions for managing crops and major pathogens.
  • Organisation type

    Public research organisation

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Dairy Oilseeds Packaged food Pork Poultry Wine
Organisation

Next Instruments Pty Ltd

Next Instruments manufactures analysers for the agriculture and food industries. Their technologies include Near Infrared Analysis, Image Analysis and Enzymatic Digestion Analysis which we have developed in house or licensed from CSIRO or universities.
  • Location

    Condell Park, NSW - Global

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

Natural capital assets
Input management
Research project

Rangelands Carbon

The project team is developing models and tools to accurately and affordably estimate soil and vegetation carbon in Australian rangelands, unlocking 75% of the country’s landmass to reach its carbon sequestration potential.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    1 Feb 2022 -
    31 Mar 2025

  • Research organisations

    Charles Sturt University (CSU), Federation University Australia, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

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

Maintaining cultural practices and building knowledge and capacity to support sustainable fishing of the Gynburra on Narungga Sea Country

This study by Narungga people of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia sought to improve understanding of the fishery biology and ecology of the culturally significant Gynburra species, also known as Butterfish or Strongfish. The project aims to build the Narungga people's capacity and knowledge to support sustainable fishing of the Gynburra on Narungga Sea Country and extend the findings to the broader community.
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    19 Jan 2022 -
    30 Nov 2022

  • Research organisation

    Southern Fishery and Ecosystem Solutions (SFES)

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Aquaculture
Organisation

Aquatic AI

Aquatic AI are an aquaculture technology company building a new fully automated, scalable vertical aquaculture system for producing marron.
  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Input management Plant science
Research project

PDS: Improved Pasture Management Systems

This project aims to improve the pasture management systems implemented in the upper north of South Australia, by promoting better pasture options that improve the mixed farming enterprise; and demonstrating that an improved understanding of Food On Offer, including feed budgeting and the use of remote sensing pasture assessment tools, will improve overall productivity, profitability and sustainability.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2022 -
    15 Sep 2025

  • Research organisation

    Upper North Farming Systems

Sugar
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Data and AI Input management Plant science
Research project

Scoping studies for an integrative digital platform for sustainable sugarcane crop management (CaneMAPPS)

This project will assess what is required to develop the interactive digital platform, CaneMAPPS - Cane Mapping and Analysis for Productivity, Profitability and Sustainability - as a central point for sugarcane farm data collection, processing and reporting.
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2022 -
    14 Apr 2022

  • Research organisation

    University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

Cereal grains
Multiple technology areas
Automation Crop protection Harvest technology Imagery Input management Plant science
Research project

Rice Extension Program

The Rice Extension program is key to influencing and increasing the adoption of water saving technologies and other good management …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    31 Dec 2021 -
    30 Oct 2026

  • Research organisation

    SunRice

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cotton Dairy Eggs Fruits Nuts Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine
Multiple technology areas
Input management Plant science
Research project

Designing the integration of extension into research projects

This project will work with researchers, extension officers, growers and farmers to develop an RD&E process which provides the best opportunities for adoption of research outputs that will benefit the end user. Phase 2 which is separate to this project aims to trial the process.
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    24 Dec 2021 -
    10 Jul 2022

  • Research organisation

    Enablers of Change

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Dairy Eggs Fruits Honey bees Nuts Other rural industries Packaged food Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Vegetables Wine
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Automation Data and AI Food processing technology Imagery Input management IoT & smart-farming Novel ingredients Processing & packaging Renewable energy Robotics Traceability
Opportunity

NorVicFoods®

Opportunity for

  • Industry partners, innovators and creative thinkers with ideas and approaches to tackle current and emerging challenges for the agrifood sector in the Hume region of Victoria
  • Led by

    The University of Melbourne

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Research partner, Seeking solutions, 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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Cross industry
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Aquaculture technology Automation Consumer health Crop protection Fisheries technology Harvest technology Imagery Indoor agriculture Input management Machinery & hardware
Research project

Services to Develop the Producer Technology Uptake Program Community of Practice Resources

This project is aimed at identifying and where required (and within the available budget and timeframe) developing content, tools and …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    9 Dec 2021 -
    28 Apr 2022

  • Research organisation

    Price Rural Management Pty Ltd

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)

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