Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Automation Crop protection Research project Site-specific weed control for ginger cropping systems Australian ginger growers face a significant threat from weeds with limited opportunities for in crop weed control leading to yield … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2022 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Other rural industries Automation Research project Ginger Ninja: Automating disease detection in seed ginger stock Pests and diseases pose a significant production concern to most ginger growers and are a constant threat to yields. Fusarium, … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 16 Apr 2021 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Forestry Crop protection Research project Plantation Forestry Biosecurity Plan Review This project aims to work with forest stakeholders to review and update the Plantation Forest Biosecurity Plan. This strategic plan … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 20 Jun 2019 - 15 Dec 2023 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Avocado Sunblotch Viroid Survey This investment is surveying for avocado sunblotch viroid in growing regions across Australia, to provide evidence to support declarations of … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 18 Jun 2019 - 20 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cross industry Crop protection Research project SITplus production facility - proof of concept A purpose-built sterile Queensland fruit fly facility was established in Port Augusta, South Australia under earlier work. With sterile insect … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 18 Jun 2019 - 30 Apr 2022 Research organisations Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA), Western Sydney University (WSU)
Beef cattle Research project Review of Grain Devitalisation Methods This project consisted of a desktop review and industry interviews to provide an overview of the current challenges to bulk … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 7 Jun 2019 - 28 Feb 2020
Poultry Multiple technology areas Food processing technology Input management Machinery & hardware Research project Unlocking the Power of Digital in Chicken Meat This co-designed scoping study leverages networks, knowledge and industry insight from AgriFutures Australia Australia’s Chicken Meat Program to explore the potential value of new digital transformation for the poultry meat sector. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 3 Jun 2019 - 14 Jun 2020 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Oilseeds Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Program 5 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola : Canola infrastructure and FFS Blackleg, caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans, is the most serious disease of canola in Australia. A critical component of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Cross industry Research project Improving preparedness of the Australian horticultural sector to the threat potentially posed by Xylella fastidiosa (a severe biosecurity risk) This multi-industry and multi-sector investment supports the role and activities of a national Xylella coordinator, through the Plant Biosecurity Research … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 14 May 2019 - 30 Jan 2023 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Cross industry Crop protection Research project Improving access to new germplasm through faster and more accurate diagnostics (PBRI) This project will improve access to new germplasm through the deployment of faster and more accurate diagnostics. It will enable: … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 14 May 2019 - 31 Oct 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Forestry Crop protection Research project Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship: Biological invasions in forestry: drivers, predictors and mitigation for biosecurity and industry This project will: Work alongside industry to manage current and emerging invasive forest species in Queensland; analyse historical invasions of … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 18 Apr 2019 - 5 Mar 2022 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Improving diagnostics and biosecurity for graft-transmissible diseases in citrus The objectives of this project are to strengthen the Australian citrus industry’s biosecurity against graft transmissible pathogens. This project … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 4 Apr 2019 - 20 Sep 2022 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Aquaculture Research project Assessment of the capability of Shrimp MultiPath White Spot virus tests: A multiplexed screening platform for pathogen diagnostics in prawns Biosecurity is the top R&D priority for Australia’s Prawn Farming industry. However, pathogen testing is used sparingly … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Mar 2019 - 30 Jan 2020
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project NCCP: Socio-economic impact assessment and stakeholder engagement The National Carp Control Plan (NCCP) will be delivered over a large geographic area in waterways used by thousands of … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 26 Feb 2019 - 29 Nov 2019 Research organisation University of Canberra
Fruits Crop protection Research project Biosecurity Plan for the Berry Sector This investment is tasked with reviewing existing biosecurity priorities, plans and needs for the Rubus and strawberry industries, and will … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 12 Dec 2023 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Eggs Research project Decontamination project for the Australian poultry industry Decontamination forms an integral part of on-farm biosecurity and is necessary for improving animal health and on-farm food safety. The … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Pork Research project Anticoagulant rodenticide excretion in rats following median lethal dose (LD50) administration While rodenticide residue levels are low and therefore unlikely to affect the safety of pork, there is a consumer perception … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 29 Nov 2018 - 29 Jan 2020 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA)
Cross industry Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Research project Post factory Pilot of SitPlus Fly production The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a promising control method for Queensland fruit fly. Currently a significant research effort is … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 23 Oct 2018 - 10 Dec 2023 Research organisation Macquarie University
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Plant science Research project Preserving Australia’s Rhizobial Collections to Benefit the Australian Grain Industry The gene-bank collections of rhizobia strains in Australia have provided the cultures for development of commercial inoculant production and are … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 11 Oct 2018 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Murdoch University
Wine Crop protection Research project Review of the Biosecurity Plan and Manual for the Viticulture Industry This investment provides funding in a collaborative project with Hort Innovation, to deliver an updated viticulture biosecurity plan for the … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Oct 2018 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)