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Sugar
Research project

Development of a resistance screening method for chlorotic streak

To build on previous work to better understand relationships between clones, symptoms and pathogen load. To develop an effective method …

Sugar
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    10 Jul 2023 -
    1 Jun 2026

  • Research organisation

    Sugar Research Australia Limited (SRA)

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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Other rural industries Pulse grains Sheep & lamb
Data and AI
Research project

Supporting better decision-making through increasing farmers data-based knowledge

This project aims to increase the adoption of soil moisture probes and weather stations to provide farmers with data-based knowledge …

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Other rural industries Pulse grains Sheep & lamb
Data and AI
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    30 Apr 2023 -
    5 Sep 2024

  • Research organisation

    Facey Group

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Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Crop protection Imagery Input management IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Plant science Renewable energy
Research project

Online Tool for Decision Making Pathways

This project will provide farmer-friendly tools to assist farmers in adopting innovations that reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil …

Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Crop protection Imagery Input management IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Plant science Renewable energy
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    5 Apr 2023 -
    28 Jun 2024

  • Research organisation

    Heytesbury District Landcare Network

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Multiple industries
Fruits Vegetables
Input management
Research project

Avocado Industry Benchmarking

The avocado industry seeks to understand and learn from favourable market conditions and industry growth through benchmarking the industry. There …

Multiple industries
Fruits Vegetables
Input management
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    27 Feb 2023 -
    17 Dec 2027

  • Research organisation

    RM Consulting Group (RMCG)

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Pasture, fodder & feed
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Research project

Assessing the effects of application of plant hormones on percentage head emergence in oats.

This research proposal looks to assess the change in percentage of head emergence of oaten hay crops when plant hormones …

Pasture, fodder & feed
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    14 Oct 2022 -
    17 May 2023

  • Research organisation

    AgXtra

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Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Harvest technology
Research project

Next generation wool harvesting

This project will explore the potential for developing an alternative to conventional shearing through R&D directed towards a novel approach, based on delivering a product by feed or injection, which creates a weakened zone in the fleece. The fleece can then be removed by unskilled labour or an automated high-throughput system. If successful, this project will revolutionise wool harvesting, by improving wool quality, eliminating shearer injuries, allowing producers to decide harvesting time, harvesting small numbers of sheep and improving sheep welfare.

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Harvest technology
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2022 -
    30 Jun 2025

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

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Other rural industries
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Crop protection Harvest technology Input management Machinery & hardware Plant science Processing & packaging
Research project

Best practice manual for growing, harvesting and storing Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) in Australia

The Australian Hemp Council (AHC) is a formal association of Australia's IH growers and crop consultants including personnel from state …

Other rural industries
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Crop protection Harvest technology Input management Machinery & hardware Plant science Processing & packaging
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    28 Jun 2022 -
    17 Mar 2023

  • Research organisation

    Australian Hemp Council

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Sugar
Research project

Oil Canes Part 1: technical readiness and regulatory assessment

The Australian sugar industry leads the world in terms of productivity per hectare, but despite this advantage, it continues to …

Sugar
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    24 Jun 2022 -
    30 Sep 2022

  • Research organisation

    The University of Queensland (UQ)

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Wine
Multiple technology areas
Plant science Traceability
Research project

Volatile compound insights: Flavour attributes of current and future commercial significance to growers and winemakers

Understanding the formation and fate of key volatile compounds is a core capability that requires continuation in our sector, as these compounds provide researchers and producers with quality targets for improvements in vineyard and winemaking practices. Volatiles contribute specific varietal and regional characters and contribute greatly to the overall in-mouth sensory experience. The volatiles of wine can be the mark of its quality for a consumer when drinking or the basis of its rejection and are influenced at every stage of handling or processing. At the core of an innovative sector is the ability to understand and measure key volatiles, while developing practices to influence or control flavours associated with wine quality and style.

Wine
Multiple technology areas
Plant science Traceability
  • Funded by

    Wine Australia

  • Project date

    17 Jun 2022 -
    30 Jun 2026

  • Research organisation

    The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)

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Wine
Plant science
Research project

Fermentation management through optimal microbial consortia

An ideal fermentation for wine is short, typically lasting no longer than a week. When fermentations become protracted, the delays can have a direct effect on the scheduling of winery operations. Worst-case scenarios may see residual sugar concentrations failing to meet production specifications, resulting in time-consuming and potentially expensive remediation actions. Fermentation management is complicated by the different types of fermentation employed (alcoholic and malolatic), the mode of those fermentations (concurrent or sequential, inoculated or not), the styles of wine being made (red or white, cellar bright juice or high solids) and the composition of the fermentation substrate (high YAN or high sugar) to name a few. These choices have the potential to shape fermentation outcomes and can lead to unpredictability in both the overall duration and completeness of fermentation.

Wine
Plant science
  • Funded by

    Wine Australia

  • Project date

    17 Jun 2022 -
    30 Jun 2026

  • Research organisation

    The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)

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Wine
Food processing technology
Research project

Addressing production challenges through the management of wine non-volatiles

Non-volatile compounds such as anthocyanins, tannins, polysaccharides, proteins, amino acides and organic acids are present in wine at high concentrations relative to other components. Adequate extraction and retention of non-volatile compounds are critical to wine quality (colour, texture). However, due to both their larger size and tendency to interact, non-volatile compounds cause problems in wine processing, like haze formation, precipitation, crystallisation and adsorption.

Wine
Food processing technology
  • Funded by

    Wine Australia

  • Project date

    17 Jun 2022 -
    30 Jun 2026

  • Research organisation

    The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)

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Wine
Plant science
Research project

Wine components and interactions influencing the in-mouth sensory properties of Australian wine

The primary tastes of sweet, salty, sour, bitter and savoury (umami) are well defined and understood to direct our food choices. Overt bitterness in wine is generally considered acceptable and it is important to identify and learn to control bitterants in wine. Savoury characters in wine, although commonly reported in tastings are virtually unstudied. Sweet taste, even at low level, can strongly drive consumer preferences of beverages. Although wine sweetness is often ascribed to residual sugar it does not explain the sensation often described by winemakers as 'fruit-sweetness', which appears in 'dry' red wines. Beyond these basic tastes, there are the mouth-feel sensations, such as astringency, fullness (body) and viscosity, which together elicit the more complex experience of wine texture.

Wine
Plant science
  • Funded by

    Wine Australia

  • Project date

    17 Jun 2022 -
    30 Jun 2026

  • Research organisation

    The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)

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Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Traceability
Research project

Zondii On farm Wool Classing

Using patented scientific technology the project aims to enable producers to scan wool in-shed and detect micron, colour and crimp of the wool, by creating machine learning models accessed by affordable non-connected devices. This project will benefit the producer by providing real time wool test results cheaper and quicker than current laboratory options, allowing more sheep to be tested.

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Traceability
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    31 May 2022 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Zondii

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Multiple industries
Fruits Vegetables
Research project

Australian Horticulture International Demand Creation

This investment is delivering insights into what the international consumer wants across 13 priority markets for the Australian horticulture sector. A …

Multiple industries
Fruits Vegetables
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    30 May 2022 -
    30 Nov 2023

  • Research organisation

    Kantar Insights Australia Pty Ltd

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Other rural industries
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Animal technology Aquaculture technology Consumer health Plant science Processing & packaging Renewable energy
Research project

Horizon scan for new market opportunities in emerging industries

This project will conduct a market analysis of emerging agricultural-related food, fodder, fibre, and fertiliser products in general and eight …

Other rural industries
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Animal technology Aquaculture technology Consumer health Plant science Processing & packaging Renewable energy
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    8 Apr 2022 -
    2 Oct 2022

  • Research organisation

    Centre for International Economics

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Forestry
Plant science
Research project

Sustained productivity gains in softwood plantations through enablement of single-step genomic selection

This project forms part of a series that aims to at least double the rate of genetic gain in pine tree breeding in Australia. This project will focus on the extensive network of trials and orchards in the Gippsland region of Victoria to further implement cutting-edge single-step genomic selection, provide pedigree and identity assurance for the radiata pine breeding and deployment populations, and deliver new, high-throughput sample processing methods.

Forestry
Plant science
  • Funded by

    Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

  • Project date

    30 Mar 2022 -
    30 May 2024

  • Research organisation

    Treebreeding Australia

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Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Automation E-commerce & market platforms Traceability
Research project

On-line measurement of intramuscular fat in hot lamb carcases

An imaging needle using an established medical technology has established a positive proof-of-concept to measure Intra Muscular Fat (IMF) percentage in an un-cut lamb carcase. Intramuscular fat contributes positively to the juiciness and flavour of lamb and is a useful indicator of eating quality. This project will assist in refining the pre-commercial prototype probe under development, validate the precision and accuracy of IMF measurement and release a prototype device to an early-adopter industry partner.

Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Automation E-commerce & market platforms Traceability
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    9 Feb 2022 -
    1 Jun 2025

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Automation Food processing technology Processing & packaging
Research project

Translating intramuscular fat measurement technology to the sheepmeat industry

Intramuscular fat contributes positively to the juiciness and flavour of lamb and is a useful indicator of eating quality. This project will deliver a commercially applicable intramuscular probe to measure intramuscular fat in un-cut lamb carcases. This project will focus on lamb but the device will also be applicable to beef.

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Automation Food processing technology Processing & packaging
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Dec 2021 -
    31 Jan 2025

  • Research organisation

    Miniprobes Pty Ltd

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Cross industry
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Aquaculture technology Automation Consumer health Crop protection Fisheries technology Harvest technology Imagery Indoor agriculture Input management Machinery & hardware
Research project

Services to Develop the Producer Technology Uptake Program Community of Practice Resources

This project is aimed at identifying and where required (and within the available budget and timeframe) developing content, tools and …

Cross industry
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Aquaculture technology Automation Consumer health Crop protection Fisheries technology Harvest technology Imagery Indoor agriculture Input management Machinery & hardware
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    9 Dec 2021 -
    28 Apr 2022

  • Research organisation

    Price Rural Management Pty Ltd

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