Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Alternative protein Animal technology Aquaculture technology Automation Consumer health Crop protection Data and AI E-commerce & market platforms Fisheries technology Food processing technology Harvest technology Imagery Indoor agriculture Research project Horizon Scanning for Australian rural industries Australia’s rural industries must be prepared to adapt to and thrive amidst a complex and increasingly uncertain future.&… Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 20 Dec 2023 - 16 May 2024 Research organisation Tenacious Insights Pty Ltd
Multiple industries Other rural industries Wool Research project Australian Goat Fibre extension and industry development program - Future fibre farming This project will work with the fibre goat industry to conduct an extension and education campaign with the overall objective … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Oct 2023 - 29 Sep 2026 Research organisation neXtgen Agri International
Honey bees Data and AI Research project Size and Scope of the Honey Bee and Pollination Industry - An Updated Snapshot The Size and Scope of the Australian Honey Bee and Pollination Industry report (Clarke and Le Feuvre, February 2021) provided a … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 28 Jul 2023 - 15 May 2024 Research organisation AgEconPlus Pty Ltd
Eggs Research project Best Practice Lighting Management for Australian Layers A review of lighting systems in hen housing facilities, to understand factors that can help boost flock productivity through optimising … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date - 1 Sep 2018 Research organisation Livestock Welfare
Eggs Research project Assessment of the efficacy of feed additive products on Spotty Liver Disease control Spotty Liver Disease (SLD) is a serious condition extensively affecting laying hens (particularly in free range systems), leading to losses … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date - 21 Dec 2018 Research organisation Scolexia Pty Ltd
Eggs Research project Barriers to the implementation of Max- profit and Stochastic models to industry This project was conducted to figure out why these promising, alternate feed formulation strategies are not widely adopted by in … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date - 27 Jan 2021 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Eggs Research project The economics of layer diet amino acid levels throughout lay This report provides a comparison of using three different diet formulation strategies for layer diets. While least-cost diet formulation is … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date - 22 Apr 2021 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Multiple industries Game Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Funding agreement - Improving health and welfare in the buffalo live export supply chain Co-funding Investment in research in ways to improve buffalo health and welfare, and establish best practice, within the supply … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 18 Jun 2023 - 12 Oct 2026 Research organisation CRC for Developing Northern Australia Ltd
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Evaluation of a prototype vaccine for rattles in foals Rattles is a severe and potentially fatal disease of Thoroughbred foals, caused by the bacterium Rhodococcus equi. As the bacterium … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Jun 2023 - 15 Jun 2025 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Animal technology Aquaculture technology Research project Identification of novel anti-methanogenic pasture and freshwater and algae feed supplements Approximately 65% of Australian agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to methane emissions. As majority of Australian sheep and beef cattle … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 16 Apr 2023 - 9 Sep 2024 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Multiple technology areas Animal technology Crop protection Imagery Input management IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Plant science Renewable energy Research project Online Tool for Decision Making Pathways This project will provide farmer-friendly tools to assist farmers in adopting innovations that reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 7 Apr 2023 - 31 Jul 2024 Research organisation Heytesbury District Landcare Network
Multiple industries Game Other rural industries Poultry Research project Develop a Biosecurity Manual for the Ratite Program To help the ratite (emu and ostrich) industry to reduce and manage biosecurity risks, there is a need for a … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 17 Feb 2023 - 28 Jul 2023 Research organisation Animal Health Australia (AHA)
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Animal technology Research project Predictors of AI Success & Semen Standards The aim of this project is to comprehensively analyse the impact of both male and female factors on the success of artificial insemination programs in the sheep industry. Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date - 30 Apr 2024 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Game Harvest technology Research project Evaluation of captive bolts for the stunning of kangaroo young During the commercial harvesting of kangaroos, it is a requirement of a national code of practice that the dependent young … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 5 Dec 2022 - 2 May 2024 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Review of the business model for the delivery of red meat industry genetic evaluation services This project will review the industry structure underpinning the current livestock genetics delivery model of genetic evaluations for the red meat sector. Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2023 Research organisation ACIL Allen
Other rural industries Research project Endoscopy of the upper respiratory tract at Australian Thoroughbred yearling sales: Can we do better? Post-sale examination of the upper airways (scoping) is commonly performed at Australian yearling sales to determine whether there is evidence … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 16 Oct 2022 - 1 Nov 2024 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Dairy Research project Lumpy Skin Disease Transmission Studies in Milk Through a series of planned experiments, undertaken through the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP/CSIRO), this project shall ascertain … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Oct 2022 - 31 Jul 2023
Other rural industries Consumer health Research project Rapid diagnosis of strangles to improve horse health Equine infectious diseases impact significantly on Australian thoroughbred breeders. A well-known example of such highly contagious disease is strangles, caused … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 19 Sep 2022 - 19 Jan 2024 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Dairy Research project Enteric Methane Reduction This project will look to address the problem of finding novel solutions to reduce enteric methane, which is the largest component of dairy farm emissions with the fewest available solutions. Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 24 Aug 2022 - 30 Sep 2023
Other rural industries Research project Epidemiological and bacteriological analyses of Salmonella infection in the Australian Thoroughbred horse breeding industry Salmonella is a bacterial pathogen that can infect horses of all ages and result in disease (including diarrhoea, dehydration and … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Aug 2022 - 1 Dec 2024 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)