Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Renewable energy Research project Can freshwater plants act as a feed supplement to reduce methane emissions from cattle? Farmers seeking to develop Soils Carbon Projects based upon the drawdown of CO2e through vigorous plant growth must offset … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2021 - 12 Dec 2022 Research organisation Deakin University (a body politic and corporate established pursuant to the Deakin University Act 2009 (Vic))
Pork Indoor agriculture Research project Reduced nightly heating for indoor weaner sheds Heating weaner sheds in winter represents a significant energy cost in the pig industry. Reducing the heating cost in weaner … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 8 Mar 2021 - 30 Jul 2021
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Traceability Research project Advanced livestock data insights for improved producer use There are a number of industry facilitated databases that collect data on livestock, carcases and animal health. Many of these … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 5 Sep 2020 - 12 Aug 2021 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Improving Southern Rock Lobster on-vessel handling practices, data collection and industry tools for lobster quality assessment The Australian Southern rock lobster (SRL) fishery is largely reliant on an international live lobster market. The reliance on live … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2019 - 30 Dec 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Aquaculture Research project Assessment of the capability of Shrimp MultiPath White Spot virus tests: A multiplexed screening platform for pathogen diagnostics in prawns Biosecurity is the top R&D priority for Australia’s Prawn Farming industry. However, pathogen testing is used sparingly … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Mar 2019 - 30 Jan 2020
Eggs Research project Analytical epidemiology of Spotty Liver Disease While some epidemiological work has been conducted on Spotty Liver Disease (SLD) since the identification of the causative organism, this … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Other rural industries Consumer health Research project Rapid diagnosis of strangles to improve horse health Equine infectious diseases impact significantly on Australian thoroughbred breeders. A well-known example of such highly contagious disease is strangles, caused … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 19 Sep 2022 - 19 Jan 2024 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Refining body condition score Condition scoring a mob of sheep at key times throughout the year gives producers information to make management decisions in … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 21 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project PhD Understanding, reducing the effects of heat stress on TB stallion fertility Systemic heat stress is detrimental to sperm production and male fertility but this phenomenon has not been adequately examined in … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2018 - 1 Jul 2020 Research organisation The University of Newcastle
Aquaculture Multiple technology areas Aquaculture technology Consumer health Research project Toxigenic vibrio baselines and optimum storage, transport and shelf-life conditions to inform cold supply chains in the north Australian Tropical Rock Oyster industry Internationally, Tropical Rock Oysters (TRO) have a poor food safety reputation with Vibrio at the top of the list. Vibrios … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Mar 2021 - 28 Sep 2023 Research organisation Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Cross industry Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Renewable energy Research project Collaborative management and measurement of carbon farming and its co-benefits Farmers can earn money by storing carbon in their soils, but there is an opportunity to work together to develop … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 May 2021 - 14 Dec 2022 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Sugar Multiple technology areas Automation Crop protection Imagery Input management Robotics Research project Reducing herbicide usage on sugarcane farms in reef catchment areas with precise robotic weed control This project will extend the AutoWeed smart spot spraying technology to sugarcane, targeting grass and broadleaf weed species. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 30 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2022 Research organisation James Cook University (JCU)
Aquaculture Aquaculture technology Research project Real time monitoring of water quality and mechanisation of pond management to boost productivity and increase profit Aquaculture is conducted largely on experience often driven by “gut-feel” in response to biological demands and environmental constraints of production … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 Research organisation James Cook University (JCU)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project St Catherine's Livestock Technology Enablers Project 1. "Producers generally learn best from others – seeing the agtech demonstrated, talking to existing users": our project allows local producers … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 May 2022 - 15 May 2023 Research organisation St Catherine's Catholic College
Other rural industries Research project Increasing producer use of the TAFCO online automatic weather stations Our project opens the door for producers to uptake new technology and increase knowledge, in turn producers will be able … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 May 2022 - 14 May 2023 Research organisation Tobacco & Associated Farmers Co-operative Limited
Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Animal technology Aquaculture technology Research project Identification of novel anti-methanogenic pasture and freshwater and algae feed supplements Approximately 65% of Australian agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to methane emissions. As majority of Australian sheep and beef cattle … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 16 Apr 2023 - 9 Sep 2024 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Other rural industries Research project Epidemiological and bacteriological analyses of Salmonella infection in the Australian Thoroughbred horse breeding industry Salmonella is a bacterial pathogen that can infect horses of all ages and result in disease (including diarrhoea, dehydration and … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Aug 2022 - 1 Dec 2024 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Essential oils Multiple technology areas Novel ingredients Plant science Research project The anti-viral and surface virucidal activity of tea tree oil An increasing focus on the efficacy of natural products to combat infectious agents is driven by a need for alternative … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 17 Mar 2022 - 29 Mar 2023 Research organisation Curtin University
Cross industry Research project Development of the Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework 2021-2022 The Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework (AASF) is a unique piece of work which aims to provide a ‘translation layer’ between farm practices, markets and the community by drawing together information about Australian agricultural sustainability under a cohesive set of recognised principles and criteria. Funded by National Farmers' Federation (NFF) Project date 1 Mar 2021 - 1 Jun 2022 Research organisation Australian Farm Institute (AFI)
Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Emissions life-cycle assessment for the Australian export fodder industry Action on climate change is accelerating around the world, driving changes across all sectors – including agriculture. Agrifood value chains … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 Jun 2023 - 7 Apr 2024 Research organisation Common Capital