Beef cattle Input management Research project Improving Feedlot Water & Energy Use Efficiency Water use and energy use efficiency are important issues for the feedlot industry to ensure long-term sustainability. This project will … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2021
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Renewable energy Research project Technical and economic feasibility of water recycling and energy recovery for red meat processing operations in abattoirs This project will conduct a technical and economic feasibility study to identify technologies capable of water recycling while simultaneously recovering … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Oct 2018 - 1 Apr 2021 Research organisation University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Energy and Materials Recovery from Paunch Waste Using Novel Hydrothermal and Supercritical Water Gasification Processes - Phase 1 This multiphase project aims to investigate the feasibility of Hydrothermal Carbonisation and Supercritical Water Gasification processes for processing heavily moisture-laden … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Sep 2018 - 3 Feb 2020 Research organisation Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)
Cereal grains Input management Research project Improving mid-season nitrogen management of rice This project will improve mid-season nitrogen management of rice through the use of red-edge and other sensor imagery and refinement … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Aug 2018 - 6 Dec 2021 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Evaluation of Electrocoagulation as a wastewater treatment technology for meat processors The aim of the project is to review the applicability and effectiveness of electrocoagulation for treating wastewater streams from small … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 30 Jul 2018 - 1 Nov 2018
Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Data and AI Research project Automated Sheep Counting for the Live Export Industry This project has taken artificial intelligence technology already used regularly on roads to count vehicles, to develop a system of … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 30 Jul 2018 - 1 Mar 2020 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Cross industry Input management Research project Maintenance of O. Vacca Beetles (Dung Beetles) Meat & Livestock Australia has reached agreement with Invetus to maintain the O. vacca beetles in Armidale until 31 October 2018, when … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 12 Jul 2018 - 31 Oct 2018
Sugar Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Research project New approaches to quantifying nitrogen fluxes in enhanced efficiency fertilisers in Australian sugarcane This project is using a range of techniques to understand how nitrogen (N) flows in EEFs in relation to soil types and environmental conditions in sugarcane. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland
Sugar Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Research project Implementation of root system diagnostics to deliver a field-based measure for root health This project will build on extensive research including recent projects that have developed a test which reports the quantity of live sugarcane roots in field soil samples. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 1 Oct 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Sugar Input management Research project Characterising nitrogen-use efficiency in sugarcane This project will build on previous research evaluating the genetic variation in N response in the field and characterising traits that contribute to nitrogen-use efficiency. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Sep 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland
Dairy Input management Research project Access To AgVet Chemicals Access to safe and effective agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals is important to Australian agricultural and livestock industries, the community … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisations Dairy Australia, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
Dairy Research project DairyFeedbase - Feeding Cool Cows The Cool Cows project aims to assess the cost of hot weather in terms of individual cow milk production and … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisations Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia
Multiple industries Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project DairyFeedbase - Pasture Smarts The Pasture Smarts project was established to develop a robust and reliable automated pasture measurement process that will simplify the … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisations Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia
Multiple industries Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed Research project DairyFeedbase - Smart Feeding The Smart Feeding project aims to deliver tools and technologies for the measurement of dry matter intake in individual cows … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisations Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia
Multiple industries Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed Research project DairyFeedbase - Future Forage Value Index The Forage Value Index (FVI) rating system helps Australian dairy farmers and their advisers make more informed decisions when selecting … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisations Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia
Dairy Research project DairyFeedbase - First 100 Days The First 100 Days project aims to assist Australian dairy farmers make management decisions about supplementary feeding to economically increase production, … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisations Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia
Cotton Plant science Research project Improving the nitrogen use efficiency of cotton crops through better understanding the role of dissolved organic N Soil, arguably a farm’s most important asset, relies on its organic matter for soil health and fertility. But in … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cotton Plant science Research project Optimising the management of manures in southern NSW cotton production II This project, a continuation of CRDC project DU1603, aims to assist cotton growers in the irrigated Riverina region of southern … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University
Cotton Input management Research project Future Farm Phase 2: Improving farmer confidence in targeted N management through automated sensing and decision support With the high cost of nitrogen (N) fertiliser – about 20 per cent of variable costs – cotton growers seek to optimise its … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Cotton Crop protection Research project IPM to support the management of emerging pests To continuously improve the adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), this project scrutinises invertebrate communities and insect-plant interactions that support … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)