Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Data and AI Fisheries technology Research project Indicators for density and biomass of exploitable abalone – developing and applying a new approach Most jurisdictions have developed and used various combinations of indicators in stock assessment and the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) setting … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Nov 2020 - 30 May 2022
Cereal grains Research project AgScore: An agricultural approach to assessing the skill of seasonal climate forecasting systems and their value for aiding on-farm decision making This project takes an agriculturally focused approach to assessing the skill of seasonal climate forecasting systems and their value for … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 13 Apr 2020 - 30 Dec 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Animal technology Research project Predictors of AI Success & Semen Standards The aim of this project is to comprehensively analyse the impact of both male and female factors on the success of artificial insemination programs in the sheep industry. Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date - 30 Apr 2024 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Improving success of sheep AI program For many years laparoscopic Artificial Insemination (AI) using frozen semen has produced highly variable results and as a consequence, some … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Wool Research project Low Cost AI With Frozen Ram The aim of this project was to seek improvement of the function of frozen ram semen so that it can … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 5 Jun 2013 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Other rural industries Research project Australian Industrial Hemp Program of Research (AIHPR) Broadacre hemp for seed and/or fiber production has the potential to become a sustainable and profitable crop in Australia. … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 May 2023 - 30 May 2028 Research organisation Southern Cross University (SCU)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Crop protection Data and AI Research project Air inversion modelling to manage spray drift For many pesticides it is an Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) mandatory requirement not to spray when inversions … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Feb 2016 - 30 Oct 2020
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Automation Research project Developing automated data cleansing and validation processes for fisheries catch and effort data The industry has identified the need for automated data cleansing and diagnostic procedures that can be applied to large fisheries … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 21 Dec 2017 - 29 Jun 2020 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Wool Data and AI Research project Measurement of Follicle density and diameter Current measures of wool follicle density are expensive and time consuming as they require a biopsy sample of the animal’… Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Dec 2019 - 31 Aug 2020 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Merinos- Realising Performance Potential Realising Performance Potential was a series of pilot, one-day workshops aimed at helping Australian woolgrowers increase the reproductive rate of … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 15 Aug 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisation Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
Sugar Crop protection Research project Viruses to aid biological control of major root-feeding pests of sugarcane Australia’s $1.7 billion sugar industry is threatened by severe root-feeding pests such as canegrubs and soldier flies. There are no … Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2027 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Research project Understanding export supply chain logistics under COVID-19 - Air freight capacity phase 2 This investment is focussed on providing a detailed analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 disruption on the trade of Australian … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 23 Jun 2021 - 27 Sep 2021
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Animal technology Data and AI Research project Development of DATAbank IT System for Research Project Design and Data Storage This project will develop a cloud based system to manage eating quality research trial design and a database to securely … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 3 Dec 2020 - 30 Sep 2022
Cross industry Data and AI Research project Artificial Intelligence in Wool The Australian wool industry generates large amounts of data every day. Novel sources of data include digital imaging, GPS location … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 18 May 2018 - 15 May 2019 Research organisation Nextgen Agri Limited
Forestry Research project Harnessing the power of airborne high spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery for the softwood plantation industry This project will harness the power of airborne high spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery for the Australian softwood plantation industry. Using … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 1 Oct 2021 - 1 Dec 2023
Multiple industries Honey bees Other rural industries Research project Support commercial beekeepers in trialling the use of technologies to capture, analyse and share data (including provenance and traceability) and to determine the value of that data to their businesse The project will introduce the group to various technologies and these systems will assist the capturing of in-field data, sharing … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 May 2022 - 29 Apr 2024 Research organisation Meridian Agriculture Pty Ltd
Dairy Research project Farm Business Snapshot The Farm Business Snapshot is an online tool that can be used by farmers to capture farm physical and financial … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Dairy Australia
Wild catch fisheries Data and AI Research project Giant Crab Enhanced Data Collection - Innovative approaches to enhance data collection in the Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian Giant crab fisheries The giant crab fishery (GCF) across southern Australia has a small tonnage of large, individually valuable animals. Despite the implementation … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 27 Jan 2021 - 26 Jan 2023
Eggs Research project Floor eggs data analysis and trials The conditions contributing to floor egg production are poorly understood. By identifying these conditions targeted interventions can be used to … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 20 Oct 2022 - 1 May 2026 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Dairy Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Data and AI Research project Data stocktake, analysis and implementation roadmap Significant amounts of animal welfare and productivity data are collected through the livestock export supply chain, but is often managed … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 1 Sep 2021 - 1 Apr 2022 Research organisation KPMG Australia