Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Harvest technology Plant science Processing & packaging Research project Australian Coffee Growers' Manual This project will develop a Manual of current best practices for growing, harvesting and processing coffee grown in Australia. The … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 Nov 2023 - 8 Jun 2024 Research organisation Peasley Horticultural Services Pty Ltd
Other rural industries Research project Australian Industrial Hemp Program of Research (AIHPR) Broadacre hemp for seed and/or fiber production has the potential to become a sustainable and profitable crop in Australia. … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 May 2023 - 30 May 2028 Research organisation Southern Cross University (SCU)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Cereal grains Other rural industries Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Wool Multiple technology areas Data and AI Input management IoT & smart-farming Research project Connecting soil moisture monitoring and soil moisture predictions with automated irrigation systems This project aims to connect soil moisture monitoring and soil moisture predictions with automated irrigation systems from end to end … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 3 May 2023 - 10 Jul 2024 Research organisation Southern Growers Incorporated
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 … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 Apr 2023 - 5 Sep 2024 Research organisation Facey Group
Oilseeds Multiple technology areas Crop protection Harvest technology Input management Plant science Research project Australian Sesame Industry Production Research Program The Australian sesame industry is poised for a major expansion, driven by support from AgriFutures Australia and a collaborating group … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Mar 2023 - 29 Feb 2028 Research organisation Central Queensland University Australia (CQU)
Cotton Input management Research project Economic Assessment of Australian Cotton Systems - What are the key drivers of profitability? Rising costs of production, increased climate variability impacting yield and quality, regulatory constraints and increased value of land all, contribute … Funded by Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) Project date 15 Mar 2023 - 30 Dec 2023 Research organisation AgEconPlus Pty Ltd
Vegetables Input management Research project Industry level lifecycle analysis updated to better understand eco-credentials and minimise risks This investment is developing a tool for mushroom growers to compare their environmental performance against industry-average benchmarks. This information will … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 2 Feb 2023 - 2 Jan 2025 Research organisation thinkstep-anz
Vegetables Input management Research project Nursery Sustainability - Undertaking a life cycle assessment This investment is developing a tool for nursery growers to compare their environmental performance against industry-average benchmarks. This information will … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 2 Feb 2023 - 12 Jan 2024 Research organisation thinkstep-anz
Poultry Machinery & hardware Research project Contribution to Pilot to Paddock Innovative energy, water & nutrient technologies & practices smart farms project The AgriFutures Australia Chicken Meat program is contributing towards the project to Identify potential policy and regulatory barriers and … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 9 Nov 2022 - 14 Jun 2023 Research organisation Scolexia Pty Ltd
Multiple industries Fruits Vegetables Crop protection Research project Validating water disinfestation systems in nursery production This project is evaluating and comparing the effectiveness of current and alternative irrigation water disinfestation methods so that guidelines on … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 31 Oct 2022 - 31 Oct 2024 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Nuts Crop protection Research project AL21004 - Cover crops for soil health and productivity This investment explores cover cropping as a management practice in Australian almond orchards by assessing its efficacy and practicality in … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 18 Oct 2022 - 30 Jul 2027 Research organisation University of Adelaide
Cotton Input management Research project Whole of farm water management digital dashboard This investment supports the development of an interface (dashboard/platform) that collates necessary data from a range of data sources … Funded by Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) Project date 15 Oct 2022 - 30 Jun 2025 Research organisation Goanna Ag
Sugar Input management Research project Optimising milling train extraction through added water control using online NIR cane and bagasse data For reasons such as limited evaporator capacity and energy efficiency in sugarcane mills, the water available to be added to … Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 2 Sep 2022 - 1 Jun 2023 Research organisation Tully Sugar Limited (TSL)
Dairy Research project Enteric Methane Reduction This project will look to address the problem of finding novel solutions to reduce enteric methane, which is the largest component of dairy farm emissions with the fewest available solutions. Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 24 Aug 2022 - 30 Sep 2023
Cereal grains Multiple technology areas Imagery Input management Research project Application for Top-Up Scholarship - University of Queensland The water shortage brought about by a combination of climate changes and recent environmental flow legislation that limits irrigation water … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 18 Aug 2022 - 29 Aug 2025 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cotton Research project Developing a better understanding of the growth dynamics of different varieties and quantifying resource use efficiency of grown-on cotton in Central Queensland Climate change in Central Queensland bringing warmer conditions, constraints of limited irrigation water over the last number of years, along … Funded by Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) Project date 1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jul 2025
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 … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 28 Jun 2022 - 17 Mar 2023 Research organisation Australian Hemp Council
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Research project Farmers targets for change This project will undertake a number of activities aimed at building the capacity of students and producers to adopt new … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 May 2022 - 15 May 2023 Research organisation Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
Other rural industries Research project Developing students and staff while improving farm efficiencies This project will give students, staff and the wider College community an opportunity to learn about agtech solutions that are … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 May 2022 - 15 Jun 2023 Research organisation Western Australia College of Agriculture Harvey
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Data and AI IoT & smart-farming Research project AgTech road trip and showcase tour of technology on farm The tour will provide excellent and practical information on the use of technology in pasture systems to enable further increases … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 May 2022 - 15 May 2023 Research organisation Perennial Pasture Systems