RRDfP 'Forewarned is Forearmed' Final Monitoring and Evaluation.

The output of this project will be a final monitoring and evaluation report for the project Forewarned is Forearmed (FWFA), equipping farmers and agricultural value chains to proactively manage the impacts of extreme climate events

What are the drivers and limitations of practice change for nitrogen application in the Australian cotton industry

This project involves a preliminary investigation into the drivers and limitations of practice change in terms of nitrogen budgeting for the Australian cotton industry.

AIA Agri Climate Outlooks

Agri-Climate Outlooks will enhance seasonal outlook services and provide relevant, interpretable products and services to support better decision making and greater resilience for Australian farmers, fishers, and foresters.

Forewarned is Forearmed: Videos demonstrating use of extreme climate forecasts for northern Australia

Four short videos will be professionally produced to demonstrate the 'Forewarned is Forearmed' products and their use in decision making and risk mitigation within the red-meat, sugar, grains and cotton industries. This is part of the Rural R&D for Profit project 'Forewarned is Forearmed'.

Forewarned is Forearmed: Videos demonstrating use of extreme climate forecasts for Southern Australia

Four short videos will be professionally produced to demonstrate the 'Forewarned is Forearmed' products and their use in decision making and risk mitigation within the red-meat, dairy, wine grape and grains and industries. This is part of the Rural R&D for Profit project 'Forewarned is Forearmed'.

Practical AgTech: existing and emerging innovations

The project will create networks and share knowledge using innovator or early adopter producers that are operating ahead of the …

Beyond pretty green pictures -Interpreting and ground-truthing satellite imagery for farmers in the Ord River Irrigation Area

This project is about transferring readily available data into useful information that can be used in the farming operations of …

HIA21001 - Designing the integration of extension into research projects

This cross-sectoral collaboration brings together Rural Research and Development Corporation (RDC) extension expertise. The project aims to understand the opportunity to better integrate extension into research project design phases to improve adoption and impact outcomes.

Designing the integration of extension into research projects

This project will work with researchers, extension officers, growers and farmers to develop an RD&E process which provides the best opportunities for adoption of research outputs that will benefit the end user. Phase 2 which is separate to this project aims to trial the process.

Grassroots grants: The Connectivity Challenge

This Grassroots Grant was awarded to the Macquarie CGA for a local grower connectivity challenge.

Smarter Irrigation 2: Understanding the irrigation professional development needs of young agronomists and the value proposition of building their skills

This project aims to better understand and meet the professional development needs of agronomists in order to build their skills in irrigation technologies.

CottonInfo field demonstration trial: Optimisation of application in tailwater backup systems

This trial will provide robust water measurements and indicators of irrigation performance and water productivity to growers to help them make informed decisions around implementing a siphon-less system.

Delivering best practice to manage future workforce skills

Determining efficacy of microwave treatment for controlling weed cotton, problem weeds and black rot root

A proof of concept project to assess the feasibility and viability (cost-benefit) of using the Growave microwave technology to control diseases of cotton.

Undertaking the Fourth environmental assessment of the Australian cotton industry

Validation and implementation of new molecular tools for Bt Resistance monitoring

Resistance in the cotton pest Helicoverpa spp. is a great threat to the continued availability and efficacy of Bollgard 3 cotton. This project supports a partnership with Monsanto Australia and CSIRO to continue resistance research.

Developing proactive approaches to IPM in cotton production systems

This project is reviewing the use of pesticides in the cotton production system, identifing research gaps and exploring alternative management techniques to manage key pests.

Climate proofing Australia’s cotton industry through improving crop water use and photosynthetic carbon assimilation (Climate Proof Cotton)

Defoliating cotton in an increasingly difficult environment

Defoliating cotton has increased in difficulty over the years with a growing number of passes and increased rates often required …

SLW App commercialisation and development

Silverleaf whitefly (SLW) numbers can be difficult to monitor, due to their small size and mobility. This pest has increased …