Wild catch fisheries Research project A preliminary assessment of the prevalence of marine micro plastics in Australian fish, crustaceans and molluscs Recently, concerns have been raised about how anthropogenic debris ingested by animals may impact human health. In Australia we know … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 3 Feb 2019 - 27 Aug 2020 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Nuts Research project Australian macadamia communication program Continuing on from the National macadamia grower communication program (MC15003), this project shares R&D and marketing outcomes and … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 2 Feb 2019 - 1 Feb 2022
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Byborre Innovations: Phase 1 BYBORRE is an Amsterdam based company who in partnership with the Australian Woolmark Company focusses on utilising the material functionality … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 30 Jun 2019
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Input management Research project Re-engineering soils to improve the access of crop root systems to water and nutrients stored in the subsoil. Multiple interacting soil constraints are reducing Plant Available Water (PAW), grain production and long-term profitability of crops across most of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Increased grower profitability on soils with sodicity and transient salinity in the eastern grain belt of the western region. Interacting combinations of sodicity and transient salinity, often associated with high subsoil pH, ion toxicities and poor subsoil structure, interact … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 31 Dec 2023 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Dairy Research project The University of Melbourne Dairy Resident Training Program The University of Melbourne Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 1 Mar 2022 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Dairy Research project Dairy Beef Supply Chain This project is investigating genetic and nutritional/management growth paths on the performance and eating quality of beef from dairy … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Scibus
Fruits Crop protection Research project Biosecurity Plan for the Berry Sector This investment is tasked with reviewing existing biosecurity priorities, plans and needs for the Rubus and strawberry industries, and will … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 12 Dec 2023 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Cross industry Data and AI Research project Autonomous Remote Predation Detection There is enormous potential for on-animal sensing systems to increase the profitability of sheep production systems across Australia. This investment … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Central Queensland University Australia (CQU)
Beef cattle Automation Research project Prototype feedlot biometric system This project will develop a cost effective automated system to capture biometrics on large numbers of diverse feedlot cattle, enabling … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 30 Oct 2020 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Beef cattle Research project Evaluation of a Mycobacterium cell wall This project will investigate the potential of an innate immune stimulating compound, a Mycobacterium cell wall fraction, to provide short … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 15 Dec 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Adapted barley germplasm with waterlogging tolerance for the southern and western regions High winter rainfall, combined with poor soil structure regularly causes severe waterlogging damage to crop growth, whereby winter waterlogging becomes … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 31 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Evaluate Deckhand Investment Readiness and Develop a best-practice Global Commercialisation Road Map for Execution with Potential Investors The global fishing industry predominately uses paper to record regulatory and other data. While fisheries management and research agencies globally … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Jan 2019 - 28 Feb 2019
Wild catch fisheries Research project Sharing and preserving knowledge through story This project will result in a high quality, documentary style production that can be used to protect, share and promote … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Jan 2019 - 5 Dec 2019
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Rapid diagnosis of infectious agents of equine reproductive loss Equine reproductive loss due to infectious agents impacts significantly on the Australian Thoroughbred horse breeding industry. To counter this, the … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Jan 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Forestry Input management Research project A forest resource characterisation of Tasmania – Stage 1 of 2. Feasibility This project is the first stage in a proposed two part project on developing more accurate and reliable models that … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 21 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wool Traceability Research project Comparative analysis of wool & other fibre types Current Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) modelling and SAC scoring treats natural/renewable and non-renewable fibres differently by fully costing the … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 20 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2021
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Processing & packaging Research project Re-locatable medical CT for DEXA This project will develop a reliable predictor of lean meat yield (LMY%) using DEXA within processing plants. The results will … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Jan 2019 - 15 Dec 2024 Research organisation Murdoch University
Pulse grains Input management Research project Increasing the effectiveness of nitrogen fixation in pulses through improved rhizobial strains in the GRDC northern region This investment aims to develop improved rhizobial strains and inoculation practices for chickpea, lentil and faba bean in acidic soils … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)
Multiple industries Other rural industries Vegetables Input management Research project Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in mushroom composting The yield and quality of a mushroom crop depends on consistent quality in the compost used to grow the mushrooms. … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 15 Jan 2019 - 31 Jul 2023 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)