Multiple industries Beef cattle Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed Sheep & lamb Plant science Research project Desktop analysis of opportunities for oil-enhanced forages Feed quality from pastures and of forages is directly related to animal productivity. Higher quality forage lines will contribute to … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Jun 2021 - 6 Feb 2023 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Animal technology Traceability Research project Opportunities for utilizing DNA-based technologies to enhance traceability and profitability in the Australian Red Meat industry Co-funded scoping project with the Food Agility CRC. Genotyping has potential as a traceability technology in the red meat industry. … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Jun 2021 - 15 Dec 2021 Research organisation Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)
Sugar Crop protection Research project Environmental DNA technologies and predictive modelling for rapid detection and identification of sugarcane priority pests and diseases The combination of forecasting and eDNA testing will improve the speed, efficiency, cost-effectiveness and accuracy of biosecurity surveillance. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jun 2021 - 1 Jun 2024 Research organisation EnviroDNA
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Alternative protein Crop protection Plant science Research project National Field Pea Breeding Program The National Field Pea Breeding program is focussed on developing improved, high yielding varieties faster. The program deploys breeding technologies … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 31 May 2021 - 30 Jun 2026 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Crop protection Input management Plant science Research project Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in Victoria This investment will deliver local development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise faming systems benefits from … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 20 May 2021 - 31 Jul 2025 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Durable resistance to Oat crown rust [CSIRO]. Oat is attacked by two rust diseases: crown rust and stem rust. The pathogens that cause these diseases do not … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 3 May 2021 - 30 Jul 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Durable resistance to oat crown rust (short term investment) Oat is attacked by two rust diseases: crown rust and stem rust. The pathogens that cause these diseases do not … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 27 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Other rural industries Plant science Research project Introducing, testing and breeding low saponin quinoa genotypes in Australia This project will introduce a set of low-saponin quinoa genotypes to Australia and test these across a range of environments … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 Apr 2021 - 7 Mar 2025 Research organisation Murdoch University
Multiple industries Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Dairy Up project 1c: Unlocking the potential of kikuyu based pastures - genetic variability Kikuyu is a C4 tropical grass which in Australia is an important component of dairy pastures. Genetic diversity is the … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2025 Research organisations Dairy Australia, The University of Sydney (USYD)
Plant science Research project National Oaten Hay Breeding Program The National Oat Breeding Program develops new and improved varieties for hay and milling oat production using technologies such as … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 23 Mar 2021 - 4 Jan 2026 Research organisation Intergrain Pty Ltd
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Plant science Research project Novel technologies to assist rapid and sensitive detection of brown marmorated stink bug Interceptions of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) at Australian ports have been increasing in number for several years. An … Funded by Hort Innovation Research organisation CESAR Pty. Ltd
Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Alternative protein Crop protection Input management Novel ingredients Plant science Research project Leveraging International Germplasm to Deliver Improved Chickpea Chilling Tolerance for Australian Growers Chickpea is one of Australia’s most rapidly expanding crops, becoming increasingly valuable to the grains industry and providing rotational … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Feb 2021 - 31 May 2025 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Sugar Plant science Research project Engineering bacterial enzyme secretion for cellulose utilisation This two-year Master of Philosophy project aims to develop microbial technology to reduce the cost of extracting fermentable sugars, which would potentially enable the industry to produce biochemicals such as ethanol from sugar waste. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Feb 2021 - 1 Feb 2023 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Wild catch fisheries Data and AI Research project Can DNA from routine plankton surveys be used to measure fish spawning areas and monitor changes in pelagic ecosystems? The benefits of establishing long-term ecological programs to monitor ocean health are recognised internationally and the National Marine Science Plan (… Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 17 Jan 2021 - 15 Dec 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Identifying population connectivity of shark bycatch species in NT waters Trawl fisheries are often criticised for their indiscriminate nature, catching a broad range of target and by-catch species. Increasing community … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 3 Dec 2020 - 9 Dec 2021 Research organisation Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Improving ginger, to future proof the industry against major pest and diseases Introducing genetic diversity to Australian ginger is required for the ginger industry to cope with growing pest and disease pressures. … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Dec 2020 - 15 Jul 2024 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Fruits Plant science Research project eDNA analysis of plant-pollinator relationships to improve Hass avocado production in south-west Western Australia Inadequate pollination has been identified as one of the main contributors impacting fruit production in avocados, an issue experienced in … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 26 Nov 2020 - 30 Nov 2023 Research organisation Curtin University
Beef cattle Animal technology Research project Biomarkers for reducing non-compliance in beef carcases This project aims to identify and generate a library of biomarkers, present in saliva samples, which may be linked to … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 13 Nov 2020 - 20 Jun 2025 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Vegetables Plant science Research project Remastering Cassava in Australia Early work on cassava in Australia focussed on the crop as a source of ethanol and later as feed for … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 7 Sep 2020 - 4 Dec 2021 Research organisation Agsight Pty Ltd
Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project DNA testing for mycotoxin producing fungi in fodder Mycotoxins are toxic chemicals produced by a range of mould and plant pathogenic fungi that affect many crop production systems. … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 3 Sep 2020 - 1 Sep 2023 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (PIRSA/SARDI)