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Wool
Research project

Biological Fleece Weakening

Previous attempts to develop biological defleecing of sheep by chemically inducing separation of the wool fibres from the skin, while …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    14 Oct 2019 -
    15 Jun 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Cross industry
Data and AI
Research project

Tasmania Wool Smart Farm

While advanced management technologies (AMTs) such as AWI SMART Tags offer great promise, their value for enhanced sustainability and profitability …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    13 Oct 2019 -
    30 Dec 2020

  • Research organisation

    University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Dairy
Research project

Adapting Farm Systems

This project aims to build resources and processes to assist Australian dairy farmers and their advisers make low risk decisions …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2019 -
    22 Jun 2021

  • Research organisations

    Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

Cross industry
Data and AI
Research project

Maternal Mothering Up

This investment aims to use proximity data from on-animal sensors (AWI SMART Tags) to generate an algorithm for maternal ewe/…
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2019 -
    21 Dec 2020

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Renewable energy
Research project

Megasonic demulsification of oil and grease from meat processing wastewater

AMPC is focussed on reducing water consumption, recycling wherever possible, and considering new sources of water where they are available, …
  • Funded by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Project date

    30 Sep 2019 -
    29 Jun 2021

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Research project

Working towards an ideal RMI Visa Program

This project will deliver a proposed "ideal visa program" for the red meat industry. The project will identify …
  • Funded by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Project date

    16 Sep 2019 -
    16 Dec 2019

  • Research organisation

    KPMG Australia

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Quantifying spatial and temporal changes in feed supply and demand

This project will identify technically feasible pathways to create a tool that provides an early warning of imbalanced feed supply …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Sep 2019 -
    1 Feb 2021

  • Research organisation

    New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment (NSW DPIE)

Essential oils
Crop protection
Research project

Scoping study of sustainable weed management in tea tree oil plantations

This project for the tea tree oil industry (TTO) undertakes a comprehensive literature review of weed management in Melaleuca production …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    1 Sep 2019 -
    31 Aug 2020

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Research project

Aggregated Waste to Energy (W2E)

A circular economy approach will be utilized to explore how waste to energy (W2E) facilities aggregating non-recyclable waste from …
  • Funded by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Project date

    19 Aug 2019 -
    2 Sep 2020

  • Research organisation

    All Energy Pty Ltd

Poultry
Animal technology
Research project

Peri-hatching strategies to endure enteric pathogens in broilers

This investment will explore in ovo interventions and early post hatch feeding strategies to increase post hatching performance and robustness …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    15 Aug 2019 -
    30 Oct 2024

  • Research organisation

    The University of Queensland (UQ)

Other rural industries
Input management
Research project

Chemical Minor Use Permit Research

This investment provides the data to support the minor chemical use applications for the ginger industry. It also provides training …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    1 Aug 2019 -
    28 Jul 2022

  • Research organisation

    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

Poultry
Input management
Research project

Economic impact of non-starch polysaccharides in broiler diets

Non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) have antinutritional effects on boiler chickens; insoluble NSP act as nutrient diluents and physical barriers to enzymes …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    12 Jul 2019 -
    15 Jul 2021

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Poultry
Input management
Research project

Branched-chain amino acids in wheat-based, crude protein-reduced diets

The chicken meat industry recognises the benefits associated with a reduced crude protein diet. This investment seeks to understand the …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    12 Jul 2019 -
    15 Jul 2021

  • Research organisation

    The University of Sydney (USYD)

Poultry
Animal technology
Research project

Optimising amino acid profiles and energy in reduced-protein diets

This investment will investigate amino acid requirements and validate ideal protein ratios for modern genotype broiler chickens being fed reduced …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    11 Jul 2019 -
    21 Jul 2022

  • Research organisation

    The University of Sydney (USYD)

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

Sugar
Plant science
Research project

Australian sugarcane industry soil health benchmarking in the Wet Tropics 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.
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    31 Oct 2021

  • Research organisation

    T.R.A.P. Services

Cotton
Crop protection
Research project

ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection

This project incorporates the Cotton Research & Development Corporation’s involvement in the multi-partner ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    30 Jun 2024

  • Research organisations

    Hort Innovation, The University of Queensland (UQ)

Cotton
Multiple technology areas
Automation Input management
Research project

Smarter Irrigation 2: New tech integrated smart sensing & automation for cotton

This project aims to increase the adoption of automated irrigation technologies into the Australian cotton industry. Water price and labour …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    30 May 2022

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University, Goanna Ag, Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC)

Wine
Multiple technology areas
Input management Plant science
Research project

Managing wine pH in a changing climate

This project aims to better understand the relationship between potassium levels in soil, vine and berry, and berry composition and …
  • Funded by

    Wine Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    31 Dec 2022

  • Research organisation

    Charles Sturt University (CSU)

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