Wool Traceability Research project Measures for low GHG wool AWI's cradle-to-grave Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) identified the contribution of methane emissions from sheep to global warming as a key … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 31 Jan 2020 - 31 Aug 2022
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project ‘Back to Business’ Bushfire Recovery Project The recent bushfires in NSW, ACT, WA, Vic, Tas and SA have affected an estimated 26,000 livestock producers (approx. 57,000 PICs). Meat … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Jan 2020 - 15 Sep 2021
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project ‘Back to Business’ Bushfire Recovery Project The recent bushfires in NSW, ACT, WA, Vic, Tas and SA have affected an estimated 26,000 livestock producers (approx. 57,000 PICs). Meat … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Jan 2020 - 13 Sep 2021 Research organisation AgPro Management
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Aquaculture technology E-commerce & market platforms Fisheries technology Harvest technology Research project Seafood Marketing Symposium 2020 This project allowed planning of a National Seafood Marketing Symposium, to expand producers' knowledge of the seafood market supply chain and advances in marketing and product development. Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jan 2020 - 29 Sep 2020 Research organisation Queensland Seafood Marketers Association Inc (QSMA)
Sheep & lamb Research project PGS Feeder Optimising irrigated clover Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is one of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s adoption programs, which will drive measurable, improved … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 17 Jan 2020 - 30 Mar 2021 Research organisation Macquarie Franklin Pty Ltd
Eggs Research project Cost effective and practical way to regenerate layer hen ranges The aim of the project is to address the problem of cost effective range regeneration. There is a need to … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Dairy Research project Our Farm, Our Plan Our Farm, Our Plan is a new program that addresses strategic planning, risk and resilience. Supported by an extension program … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2024
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Research project Wide Span Farming: Economic and Logistic Feasibility Study PhD project undertaking an economics and logistics feasibility study of adoptiing wide span technology in annual horticulture. Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 20 Dec 2019 - 20 May 2023 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Fruits Input management Research project Protected cropping for high value horticultural production: effects of climate modification and growing systems using cherry as a case study The aim of this PhD project is to quantify the effects of protected cropping systems on key climate variables and … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 20 Dec 2019 - 20 May 2023 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Cross industry Research project Summers Scholarships: Understanding capacity of aerial seed banks in revegetation of abandoned farming areas in an agroecological landscape A number of cropping areas in the northern Murray-Darling basin are becoming more marginal, and in some areas, active cropping … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 2 Dec 2019 - 3 Mar 2020 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Griffith University
Sheep & lamb Research project Feeder Activities Profitable Grazing Systems Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is one of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s adoption programs, which will drive measurable, improved … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 5 Nov 2019 - 30 Dec 2020 Research organisation Pinion Advisory Trust
Cotton Research project Grassroots Grant: Demonstration farm of IoTR and LoRaWAN technology 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 Nov 2019 - 15 Aug 2020 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Goanna Ag
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Input management Research project Development of Non-invasive methods and systems for the Assessment of Hive Health The strength and health of bee colonies used for pollination need to be assured both on delivery to the grower, … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 18 Oct 2019 - 15 Jul 2023 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Essential oils Traceability Research project Developing Industry Standards for Australian Native Oils The investment supports the growth of the native oils industry through; development of industry standards for oil quality and identification; … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 11 Oct 2019 - 15 Jul 2023 Research organisation Essential Oil Producers Association of Australia
Multiple industries Cotton Wool Traceability Research project Australian Participation in the European Union Product Environmental Footprint Technical Advisory Board The EU has, since 2015, been developing an life cycle assessment (LCA)-based approach for assessing the environmental impact of consumer … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 30 Sep 2019 - 30 Dec 2022 Research organisations Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Cross industry Research project Cotton industry sustainabililty reporting: On-farm safety incidences 2014-2019 Agriculture contributes disproportionately to workplace health and safety (WHS) incidents across Australia. The cotton industry is committed to improving WHS … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Sep 2019 - 30 Nov 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Sydney (USYD)
Cross industry Research project Leadership Development Program This multi-industry leadership-building project runs and supports the participation of sweetpotato, raspberry and blackberry and vegetable workers in a leadership … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 22 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2023
Natural capital assets Research project On-Farm Water Demand Putting real-time water usage data into the hands of farmers in Manjimup, Western Australia, to enable accurate assessment of the economic value of water for irrigation to agribusinesses and to the community. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 3 Jul 2019 - 30 Oct 2022 Research organisation Curtin University
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Input management Research project Nursery Industry Natural Disaster risk mitigation and disaster recovery plan This investment is assessing the potential for natural disasters and severe weather events to adversely impact upon the Australian production … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Nov 2021
Sugar Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Research project Australian sugar industry soil health benchmarking in the Central region of Qld - increasing profit and transforming soil health practices through cooperative industry research, extension and adoption This project will directly address soil and nutrient management practices which have off-farm impacts on water quality of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 15 Dec 2021 Research organisation Farmacist