Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project SeSAFE - delivering industry safety through electronic learning This project aims to raise safety awareness and improve safety performance in the Australian fishing and aquaculture industry. For more … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Feb 2018 - 28 Feb 2020
Cross industry Input management Research project Additional On Ground Wild Dog This project will provide funding for wild dog on ground control to assist woolgrowers and landholders through QLD, NSW, VIC, … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 28 Feb 2018 - 30 Jun 2018
Nuts Input management Research project Hazelnuts in Australia: Productivity & Economic Analysis for Industry Expansion This investment will produce resources to inform and guide existing and new hazelnut growers on productive farm management strategies and … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 28 Feb 2018 - 30 May 2022 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Assessment of gamma irradiation as a feasible method for treating prawns to inactivate White Spot Syndrome Virus White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) was confirmed in prawn farms on the Logan River in Moreton Bay Queensland. Subsequent investigations … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 24 Feb 2018 - 30 May 2019 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Vegetables Crop protection Research project Review of the Biosecurity Plan for the Sweetpotato Industry This project develops a biosecurity plan for the sweet potato industry. It will identify exotic pest threats and provide a … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 22 Feb 2018 - 17 Feb 2023 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Vegetables Input management Research project Novel topical vegetable, cotton virus and whitefly protection This investment aims to minimise the economic impact of pest infestation on vegetables (and on cotton) through the development of … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 22 Feb 2018 - 29 Oct 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Sheep & lamb Crop protection Research project Managing Subterranean Clover Red Leaf Systems Surveys conducted in 2017 identified Soybean dwarf virus (SbDV) as the dominant virus species infecting the majority of the clover plants … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 20 Feb 2018 - 31 May 2018 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Consumer health Research project Cold Chain Management Manual for China This project will create a manual and other materials to allow cold chain participants(managers, supervisors, staff) to manage the … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Feb 2018 - 30 May 2018 Research organisation National Meat Industry Training Advisory Council Limited (MINTRAC)
Aquaculture Research project Assessing the nutritional value of Australian Barramundi This project will assess the variability in nutrient composition, specifically omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFA) and minerals, in … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 15 Feb 2018 - 21 Feb 2019 Research organisation James Cook University (JCU)
Wool Research project Rate of Genetic Gain in Reducing Breech Wrinkle Flystrike remains one of the major diseases adversely affecting the Australian sheep industry. Flystrike in the breech (crutch and tail) … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 15 Feb 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Determinates of socially-supported wild-catch and aquaculture fisheries in Australia To secure the future of Australian wild-catch and aquaculture fisheries it is increasingly clear that building and maintaining societal support … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Feb 2018 - 30 Jul 2018 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Pork Animal technology Research project More piglets born alive with dextrose Seasonal infertility can manifest itself in various forms but reports typically concentrate on reductions in farrowing rate and litter size. … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 12 Feb 2018 - 27 Jun 2019
Multiple industries Beef cattle Game Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Identifying opportunities for continued improvements to the on-board live export feed ration Providing the correct quality and quantity of fodder and feed to livestock during export voyages is a significant and fundamental … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 12 Feb 2018 - 31 Aug 2018
Beef cattle Research project Northern commercial producer case studies This project investigated and compiled four case studies of commercial producers, to demonstrate the benefits and improvements of reproductive performance … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 5 Feb 2018 - 19 Apr 2019
Wild catch fisheries Data and AI Research project Reducing the Number of Undefined Species in Future Status of Australian Fish Stocks Reports: Phase Two - training in the assessment of data-poor stocks The Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) Reports bring together available biological, catch and effort information to determine the status … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 4 Feb 2018 - 29 Sep 2018 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere
Other rural industries Research project National Market Development Program for the Australian Turf Industry This project assists growers in developing their skills, knowledge and businesses through a range of extension activities, including delivering training … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Feb 2018 - 1 Apr 2022
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb E-commerce & market platforms Research project Evaluation of Blockchain Technology Blockchain technology may have the potential to improve integrity systems for the Australian red meat industry. The purpose of this … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Feb 2018 - 14 Jun 2018
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Research project Quantifying the impact of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s Supply Chain Sustainability Program The purpose of this project was to develop a framework to measure and evaluate the success and impact of Meat … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Feb 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Energy-sufficient meat processing plant The objective of the project is to demonstrate that meat processing plants can become energy self-sufficient by utilising reliable renewable … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Feb 2018 - 1 Nov 2018
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Microbiological food safety and storage life of Australian red meat Over recent decades, Australia's meat industry has invested heavily in improving infrastructure of its processing facilities. There have also been … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Feb 2018 - 2 Jul 2018 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)