Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Cultural management for weed control and maintenance of crop yield In the past, many single factor studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of cultural weed control tactics in decreasing weed biomass … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 9 Nov 2017 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Wool Consumer health Research project Optimised Fire Resistant Base Layer It is widely accepted that woollen garments have a range of fire resistance benefits. This investment sought to generate evidence … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 9 Nov 2017 - 30 Jun 2019
Fruits Crop protection Research project Improved Disease Management in Avocado Orchards This investment is identifying strategies to minimise the effects of key diseases in avocado orchards and in fruit as it … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 6 Nov 2017 - 5 May 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Research project Developing a national systems approach for meeting biosecurity requirements to access key Asian Markets Currently, most horticultural trade of hosts of important pests (such as fruit fly) rely on exporters demonstrating that the commodity … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 6 Nov 2017 - 30 May 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Review of the National Biosecurity Management Plan for the Summerfruit Industry This investment is responsible for reviewing and updating the summerfruit industry’s National Biosecurity Management Plan. The plan is an … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Nov 2017 - 11 Nov 2022 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Wool Research project Sheep Ectoparasite Resistance Update The impact of insecticide resistance on blowflies is usually a reduction in the protection period provided by treatments rather than … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Nov 2017 - 1 Jul 2020 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Fisheries technology Harvest technology Machinery & hardware Research project Reducing bycatch using modifications to sweeps and lines anterior to the trawl mouth - collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark Most of the developments that have occurred in reducing bycatch from penaeid trawling have concerned modifications to the codend - … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Oct 2017 - 29 Jun 2018
Wild catch fisheries Research project Southern Ocean IPA - Stock Connectivity of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) Australia has an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) declared adjacent to its Antarctic territorial claims in East Antarctica. The EEZ in … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Oct 2017 - 30 Jan 2019
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Long-term recovery of trawled marine communities 25 years after the world’s largest adaptive management experiment Understanding the effects of trawling on seabed habitats is a major issue in Australia and internationally and is a major … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Oct 2017 - 28 Sep 2019 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere
Fruits Crop protection Research project An Integrated Pest and Disease Management Extension Program for the Olive Industry This program delivered olive growers up-to-date, practical information for implementing integrated pest and disease management (IPDM) strategies in their groves. … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Oct 2017 - 30 Oct 2020 Research organisation Western Sydney University (WSU)
Vegetables Crop protection Research project Area wide management of vegetable viruses and bacteria This project will contribute to the area wide management strategy for the New South Wales and Queensland vegetable industry to … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Oct 2017 - 30 Jan 2022 Research organisations New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Survival and growth rate of ranched Greenlip Abalone off South Australia The aim of this project was to investigate the viability of Greenlip Abalone ranching in Thorny Passage, near Port Lincoln, … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Oct 2017 - 30 Mar 2019 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Wild catch fisheries Research project FishPath: Tailoring Management to Context in Data-Limited Fisheries A number of fisheries in Australia are characterised as being 'small scale', 'data ' and/or 'capacity' limited (hereafter small … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Oct 2017 - 30 Jan 2018 Research organisation Department of Industry Tourism and Trade (DITT) [NT]
Aquaculture Input management Research project Elucidating the nutritional requirements of farmed hybrid abalone This project is investigating the ideal level of protein in feed for hybrid abalone. It aims to produce recommendations for … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Oct 2017 - 14 Oct 2020 Research organisation Deakin University
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Aquaculture technology Research project Tassal: Flesh quality issues in spring grown Atlantic Salmon The project aimed to address quality issues, specifically excessive gape, in Atlantic Salmon harvested during the spring season. Customer complaints … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 12 Oct 2017 - 16 Dec 2017 Research organisation Tassal Group
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Aquaculture technology Research project Tassal: improved Atlantic Salmon enclosure netting The project aimed to address the issue of net damage and stock loss caused by predators (sharks and seals) in … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 12 Oct 2017 - 28 Feb 2018 Research organisation Tassal Group
Pork Animal technology Research project Review of the scientific literature and the international pig welfare codes and standards to underpin the future Standards and Guidelines for Pigs All pigs farmed in Australia are governed by the Australian Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals - … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 12 Oct 2017 - 9 May 2018 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Wild catch fisheries Research project What’s stopping you from protecting yourself and your mates? Identifying barriers to the adoption of safe work practises in the small-scale wild catch commercial fishing industry This project aims to foster a stronger safety culture in the wild catch commercial fishing industry in Australia. It will … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 5 Oct 2017 - 29 Sep 2020
Cotton Research project Post Doc: Understanding and planning for the future cotton workforce This investment investigates the potential impact of digital agriculture on the skills required for the next generation of workers, the … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 3 Oct 2017 - 30 Sep 2020 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Wool Research project Demonstration of a new method for WEC ASBVs This project investigated the use of a more sensitive worm egg count (WEC) method (using the Mini-FLOTAC technique) for Australian … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 2 Oct 2017 - 12 Dec 2020