Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Automation Research project Future Farm Phase 2: Improving farmer confidence in targeted N management through automated sensing and decision support This Future Farm investment aims to re-examine the way in which soil and crop sensors are used to inform decisions … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Mar 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cross industry Plant science Research project More profit from Nitrogen - Potentially mineralisable N soil analysis This project provides additional value to individual More Profit for Nitrogen (MPfN) projects by undertaking additional soil nitrogen (N) mineralisation … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 21 Mar 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Food processing technology Machinery & hardware Robotics Research project Scoping processor requirements in beef cutting control, yield data traceability, robotics, automation and structured manual cutting and handling The Australian beef industry has specific requirements for planning automation and robotics integrated with traceability of information in the value … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 20 Mar 2018 - 1 Sep 2018
Cotton Research project Annual consultant qualitative and quantitative surveys This investment is in annual qualitative and quantitative surveys to measure the performance of research, production, practices and capacity critical … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 15 Mar 2018 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Fisheries technology Input management Research project Improved risk management of paralytic shellfish toxins in Southern Rock Lobster Since 2012 the east coast of Tasmania has suffered from significant outbreaks of seafood contamination by paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) from … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Mar 2018 - 7 Jul 2021 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Beef cattle Research project Investigating the causes of calf losses This project seeks to revolutionise research into calf mortality by facilitating the identification of the time and location of calving. … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 31 Jan 2018 - 30 May 2022 Research organisation Department of Industry Tourism and Trade (DITT) [NT]
Sugar Input management Research project SIX EASY STEPS - continuing perspectives in time and space The objective of this project is to update and further refine the SIX EASY STEPS program, which is currently accepted as a best practice for nutrient management in the Australian sugar industry. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jan 2018 - 1 Feb 2022 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Input management Research project Improved sampling methods to better predict nutrient availability and supply for soils in the western region With the widescale uptake of minimum tillage, controlled traffic and precision farming techniques across Western Australia's grainbelt, new sampling guidelines … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2018 - 30 Mar 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Input management Research project Increasing profit from N, P and K fertiliser inputs into the evolving cropping sequences in the western region This project aims to give GRDC's western region grain growers increased confidence in decision making around fertilisers with a focus … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2018 - 1 Oct 2022 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Beef cattle Research project Water Security for the Australian Feedlot Industry This project aims to document and assess the current legislative ‘state of play’ as it relates to water access and … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Oct 2018
Beef cattle Research project Grazing with Self Herding to Improve Performance of Pastoral Cattle This project was designed as a proof-of-concept to test the effectiveness of self-herding for grazing land management and as Australian … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jan 2018 - 30 Mar 2020
Fruits Input management Research project Evaluation of new citrus varieties This investment is focused on rapidly and independently assessing new citrus varieties from public and commercial global programs under local … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 12 Dec 2017 - 30 Oct 2022 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Cotton Imagery Research project The platform for monitoring and analysis of cotton canopy nitrogen status and yield projection using calibrated aerial and satellite imagery Nitrogen (N) plays a key role in the growth and development of a cotton plant and the timing of N … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 11 Dec 2017 - 1 Aug 2018 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), FluroSat
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Cultural management for weed control and maintenance of crop yield In the past, many single factor studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of cultural weed control tactics in decreasing weed biomass … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 9 Nov 2017 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Wild catch fisheries Input management Research project Assessing the efficiency of alternative pot designs for the Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery Currently in South Australia, Southern Rock Lobster are captured with pots designed in line with State fishing gear regulations. However, … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Jul 2017 - 30 May 2020 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Dairy Input management Research project C4 Milk Project This project aims to assist dairy farmers in Queensland and northern New South Wales to increase their margin over feed … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Dairy Australia, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cross industry Research project The Microwave Pilot Connectivity between the central homestead and isolated paddocks and infrastructure is an issue for the use of digital platforms across … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2018
Wine Input management Research project Physiology of root:shoot interactions Rootstock effects on grapevine scion vigour and fruit composition are driven by a variety of root-to-shoot signals, which vary further … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food
Vegetables Crop protection Research project Integrated Farm management to control nematodes in sweetpotato crops This project aims to both extend existing knowledge and develop new knowledge on soil health and nematode management in the … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 15 Jun 2017 - 25 Aug 2023 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Oilseeds Crop protection Research project Agvet #046 Grant Agreement -Peanuts - Aphids/Mealybugs - Priority Use -Bayer Spirotetramat has registration in vegetable crops and also in cotton for control of some invertebrate pests. This investment will provide … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2021