Wild catch fisheries Research project Investigation and Improvement of Live Blue Swimmer Crab Handling in NSW This project will produce handling guidelines and conduct a series of industry training workshops to reduce the mortality rate of … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 27 Aug 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Fruits Automation Research project Implementing precision agriculture solutions in Australian avocado production systems Hort Innovation has contracted UNE to continue to map all asutralian avocado orchards >1Ha. In addition UNE will continue … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Wool Consumer health Research project Communicating Wool's Skin Health This investment focusses on the extension and communication of research findings regarding the use of wool garments in eczema sufferers … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 30 Jun 2019
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Evaluation of the Sterile Insect Technique for Sheep Blowfly Control This project will review the concept of using Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to control sheep blowfly in Australia, including a … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 1 May 2021 Research organisation Macquarie University
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Strategic and novel approaches to reducing flystrike in sheep This project conducted an extensive review of flystrike control and technological developments to produce a new strategy for the sheep … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 6 Jun 2020 Research organisation Nextgen Agri Limited
Beef cattle Research project Validation dataset for feedlot hydrological modelling The project updated an outdated version of the feedlot hydrological modelling component of the Model for Effluent Disposal Using Land … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 1 Oct 2022
Beef cattle Research project Animal health and welfare workshops Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has invested in a suite of projects to develop and present animal health and welfare … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 30 Sep 2019
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Input management Research project Decisions to optimise investment in fertiliser and soil ameliorants Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is one of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s adoption programs, which will drive measurable, improved … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 30 Nov 2019
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Sheep & lamb Research project Drought Feeding Economically Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is one of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s adoption programs, which will drive measurable, improved … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 5 Nov 2019 Research organisation Holmes Sackett Pty Ltd
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Sheep & lamb Research project Delivery of PGS Supported Learning Project Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is an Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) adoption program, which will drive measurable, improved business performance … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 3 Nov 2019
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship: Alternative phenotyping for reproductive stage frost tolerance using metabolite markers and identification of frost tolerance QTL in wheat - aligned to CSP00202 Frost and other cold events are major causes of yield loss in a number of Australian cropping systems. Management options … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 31 Mar 2019 - 30 Sep 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Assessing the spawning characteristics and reproductive biology of Pearl Perch (Glaucosoma scapulare) in Queensland A recent assessment suggested that the pearl perch stock extending from Queensland into New South Wales waters needs a period … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Mar 2019 - 30 Dec 2021 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Improving Outcomes of Fisher Interactions with Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras The overarching objective of this project is to cause behavioural change of fishers in their interactions with captured sharks, rays … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Mar 2019 - 29 Sep 2020
Wild catch fisheries Research project Custom training and technical support for the fishery stock assessment software ‘stock synthesis’ To conduct more stock assessments of finfish, Fisheries Queensland and the SFS expert panel have directed Queensland Department of Agriculture … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Mar 2019 - 29 Jun 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Aquaculture Research project Aquaculture-Community Futures: North West Tasmania To secure the future of Australian aquaculture, building and maintaining a sufficient level of support and trust from interested and … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Mar 2019 - 30 Mar 2021 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wool Traceability Research project Plastic Leak Project CLSD The environmental impacts of plastics and microplastics are currently omitted from Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) due to it being a … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 31 Mar 2019 - 30 Jun 2019
Pasture, fodder & feed Research project FAP Pasture Tools & Calculators Update FAP Pasture Tools & Calculators Update Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 31 Mar 2019 - 30 Jun 2022
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Processing & packaging Research project Using microwave to detect foreign object This project will design, build and test a prototype microwave system for detecting plastics and other contaminants in meat. The … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Mar 2019 - 15 Nov 2021 Research organisation Murdoch University
Sheep & lamb Research project Sheep Genetics Database Upgrade Funding from this project aims to improve the rate of genetic gain of the Australian sheep industry by simplifying the … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Mar 2019 - 15 Feb 2020
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Sheep & lamb Research project Delivery of Profitable Grazing Systems Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is an Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) adoption program, which will drive measurable, improved business performance … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Mar 2019 - 15 Nov 2021