Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Traceability Research project Using pallet labels as an alternate system of shipping mark application to loads of beef intended for the US Demonstration project to the US showing the utilisation of pallet labels as a method of shipping mark compliance for a … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Aug 2018 - 3 Dec 2018 Research organisation Management for Technology Pty Ltd
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Review of ACCC report on electricity affordability and Australia’s competitive advantage AMPC requires a timely assessment of the implications for the red meat industry of the findings of the ACCC’s … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 23 Jul 2018 - 31 Jul 2018
Cross industry Crop protection Research project Understanding motivational factors for improved spray application on farms Spray drift, the off-target movement of herbicides and pesticides, negatively impacts agricultural production across Australia. The problem is particularly acute … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 23 Jul 2018 - 15 Feb 2020 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of New England (UNE)
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship - An integrative approach towards sustainable management of sorghum stalk rot in the GRDC northern region This post-doctoral fellowhip will generate new knowledge on the genetic and genotypic variability and structure of Macrophomina phaseolina in sorghum … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jul 2022 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Sugar Crop protection Research project Moth Borers - how are we going to manage them when they arrive? Moth borers are medium to large moths that eat through sugarcane as caterpillars, reducing yields by up to 20%. To prepare for a potential incursion, this project is investigating the feasibility of using soil-applied systemic insecticides to manage moth borers. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 1 Aug 2021 Research organisation Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
Cotton Multiple technology areas Crop protection Imagery Research project Identifying sensors for better IPM in Cotton Silverleaf whitefly (SLW), mites and aphids gathering under cotton leaves are not easily detected manually because of diurnal movement or … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Cotton Research project Cotton Map This initiative provides ongoing support for an online tool that enables cotton growers to communicate the location of cotton to … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Game Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Research project Review and Update of the ERP & CRMP for the live export industry Australia’s livestock export industry must manage ongoing risks to people, animals, the environment and businesses across the supply chain. … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 30 Jun 2018 - 30 May 2020
Aquaculture Aquaculture technology Research project Water treatment to control influent water biosecurity risk on Australian prawn farms. Effectiveness and impacts on production ponds. In response to the occurrence of white spot disease (WSD), an exotic viral disease that has heavily impacted South-East Queensland … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Jun 2018 - 28 May 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Pulse grains Plant science Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship - More profit from lentils through enhanced tolerance of waterlogging and improved canopy management This investment will utilise pulse agronomy and physiology techniques to improved tolerance to waterlogging and improve canopy management to avoid … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 25 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Wellbeing: Racing demographics, reasons for retirement & post racing destinations This study builds upon previous Victorian industry studies and will describe the dynamics of the racehorse population in other States … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 20 Jun 2018 - 30 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Cereal grains Data and AI Research project ULA00011 - National Phenology Initiative The GRDC National Phenology Initiative aims to deliver accurate cultivar and environment specific estimations of wheat and barley phenology to … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 13 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation La Trobe University
Beef cattle Automation Research project Feasibility of induction automation R&D This project with establish the feasibility of a feedlot Integrated Automation Development Facility (IADF), which can be used to evaluate … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2018 - 3 Mar 2019 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project Boosting profit and reducing risk on mixed farms in low and medium rainfall areas with newly discovered legume pastures enabled by innovative management methods – western region (Dryland pasture legume systems). Growers have shifted their focus from livestock to crops over the last 30 years, however continuously cropped paddocks are not sustainable … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 22 May 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Murdoch University
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Informing adaptive management of portunid fisheries in New South Wales NSW have recently launched two major initiatives for the management of Blue Swimmer Crab (BSC) and Giant Mud Crab (GMC). … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 16 May 2018 - 15 Jun 2022 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Boosting profit and reducing risk on mixed farms in low and medium rainfall areas with newly discovered legume pastures enabled by innovative management methods – southern region. Growers have shifted their focus from livestock to crops over the last 30 years, however continuously cropped paddocks are not sustainable … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 10 May 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Beef cattle Research project Feedlot issues management briefs As part of a routine review of its issues management capacity, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and ALFA have jointly … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 May 2018 - 3 Mar 2019
Wild catch fisheries Research project Improving risk management of paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) in the Blacklip Abalone (Haliotis rubra rubra) This proposal has been developed to improve the risk management of paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) in abalone, particularly to reduce … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Apr 2018 - 29 Apr 2020 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Food processing technology Research project Non-invasive prediction of flavour, tenderness and juiciness for individual animals at point of slaughter – Stages 1 & 2 This work aims to provide a step-change in prediction of end-product meat quality from non-invasive analysis at point of slaughter … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 23 Apr 2018 - 1 Nov 2019
Wool Traceability Research project Critical Review Sustainable Apparel CLSD Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a key tool for determining environmental impacts for textiles and apparel and is the basis … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 12 Apr 2018 - 30 Jun 2019