Skip to Content Skip to Navigation

Connecting the agrifood innovation community around the world by providing a digital platform and a premier agrifood tech event.

258 results

List Map
Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb
Processing & packaging
Research project

Fast prototyping value added meat product

This project will case study several minimum viable product (MVP) concepts from Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)'s Product & …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 May 2020 -
    11 Jun 2021

Other rural industries
Multiple technology areas
Novel ingredients Processing & packaging
Research project

Goat Pet treats – Proof of Concept development

This project will explore the proof of concept development of goat-based pet treats, such as goat horns and ears. The …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 May 2020 -
    1 Apr 2021

Fruits
Multiple technology areas
Input management Plant science Processing & packaging
Research project

Improved fruit robustness and quality in avocado supply chains

This short project ran during 2020 to examine pre-harvest mineral nutrition and the effect this has on post-harvest fruit, to provide …
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    17 May 2020 -
    14 Nov 2020

  • Research organisation

    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

Fruits
Multiple technology areas
Consumer health Processing & packaging
Research project

Nashi Consumer Research 2020

In 2020, this short investment provided the Australian nashi industry with crucial insights into consumer attitudes and behaviours towards nashi pears. …
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    1 May 2020 -
    18 Sep 2020

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Consumer health Food processing technology Processing & packaging
Research project

Technical field officers for shelf life modal to improve product integrity

Shelf life of fresh red meat can be affected by several factors. Good plant hygiene restricts the initial level of …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Apr 2020 -
    30 Nov 2022

Fruits
Multiple technology areas
Harvest technology Processing & packaging
Research project

Improving Avocado Exports

This project aims to develop a data model that identifies the lead indicators of avocado robustness such as growing conditions, harvest timing, storage duration and temperature, along with handling practices. These ‘lead indicators’ will be used to determine if and when an avocado is suitable for export.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    1 Mar 2020 -
    31 Dec 2022

  • Research organisation

    Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Processing & packaging
Research project

Completion of Customer personas – Wellness

The overall objective of this project is to understand if mapping carcases for wellness/mood traits is a potential future …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Dec 2019 -
    1 May 2021

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Processing & packaging
Research project

Behind the Glass – Ready to Heat red meat

This project will investigate the operational protocols and consumer/market insights for a "behind the glass offer", ready …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    18 Sep 2019 -
    30 Apr 2021

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Consumer health Food processing technology Processing & packaging
Research project

Molecular assessment and characterisation

Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)produce potentially lethal toxins, however only a very small percentage of STEC are known to …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Aug 2019 -
    15 May 2023

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Processing & packaging
Research project

Proof of Concept Cold Smoked red meat

This project will develop proof of concept red meat products based on cold smoke technology, and develop quality systems and …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Jul 2019 -
    8 Jun 2020

Sugar
Multiple technology areas
Machinery & hardware Processing & packaging
Research project

Eliminating roll arcing

This project is testing a range of long-life coating technologies, involving MIG welding and laser cladding, that are designed to eliminate the need to undertake roll arcing during the cane crushing season.
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    1 Aug 2022

  • Research organisation

    University of Queensland

Forestry
Processing & packaging
Research project

Minimising market-limiting discolouration in appearance Tasmanian hardwood

This project will investigate the cause of market-limiting, grey discolouration and ‘tyre track’ of Tasmanian Plantation Oak (Eucalyptus nitens), a …
  • Funded by

    Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    30 Jun 2021

  • Research organisation

    University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Processing & packaging
Research project

Investigating opportunities for Interactive packaging

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has been investigating advances in Smart Packaging and mega trends, such as Gamification. This project …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    25 Jun 2019 -
    1 Nov 2020

Beef cattle
Multiple technology areas
Consumer health Food processing technology Processing & packaging
Research project

Egypt beef shelf life verification trial

Australian vacuum-packed chilled beef has a practical storage life of 140 days when stored below 0 C. In Egypt, much shorter limits …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Jun 2019 -
    23 Dec 2020

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Food processing technology Processing & packaging
Research project

Mince Cooling by Liquid Nitrogen

This project will evaluate the feasibility and business case of liquid nitrogen as an alternative to carbon dioxide in meat …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jun 2019 -
    30 Jun 2020

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb
Processing & packaging
Research project

Preliminary Review of Liquid Lock Red Meat Trays

Eliminating the need for soaker pads could save $400,000/year and decrease the environmental impact of the red meat industry and …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jun 2019 -
    1 Jun 2020

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI Processing & packaging
Research project

DEXA and CT prediction of retail beef cuts

By establishing the relationships between DEXA and CT measurements and beef cut weights from a range of retail cut specifications, …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jun 2019 -
    15 Dec 2021

  • Research organisation

    Murdoch University

Cotton
Processing & packaging
Research project

Strategies for improving labour conditions within the Australian cotton value chain

Activities of a range of participants across the cotton value chain can represent a reputational risk to the Australian cotton …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jun 2019 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Sheep & lamb
Processing & packaging
Research project

Preliminary evaluation of Flavourless Smoke

This project tests the value proposition(s) for the inclusion of flavourless smoke with Australian sheep meat; a technology that …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 May 2019 -
    15 Jun 2021

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Machinery & hardware Processing & packaging
Research project

Trial of HMT-1 industrial wearable computer

This project is designed to identify core functionality, potential productivity and safety improvements enabled by the Real wear HMT-1 wearable …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 May 2019 -
    29 May 2021

Back to top

Readiness

Clear

Create a growAG. account

Personalise your experience and get notified when new content is published.

Create a growAG. account