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Wool
Research project

Australian Pastures Genebank - Phase 3

The Australian Pastures Genebank (APG) Phase 1 was established in 2013 and operates under the framework of the International Treaty on Plant …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2023 -
    30 Jun 2028

  • Research organisation

    South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Natural capital assets Sheep & lamb
Input management
Research project

Sustainable pathways to CN30

The investment goal is to use design-led thinking and interactive workshops to provide producers with the understanding of regionally-specific GHG …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    27 Jun 2021 -
    1 Nov 2026

  • Research organisation

    University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb
Research project

PGS SLP Delivery Gra$$ to Dollars Barossa

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

    14 Feb 2020 -
    26 Feb 2022

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Improving lamb survival by optimising lambing density

Lamb mortalities represent a major source of reproductive wastage and are estimated to cost the Australian sheep industry more than $1…
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Jun 2016 -
    30 Sep 2018

  • Research organisation

    Agriculture Victoria

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Wool
Animal technology
Research project

PARABOSS PHASE III

ParaBoss, which commenced in 2013, is the national resource for sheep and goat parasite control in Australia, providing information on the …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2021 -
    30 Jun 2024

  • Research organisations

    Animal Health Australia (AHA), University of New England (UNE)

Wool
Research project

Carbon Storage Partnership - Biodiversit

Historical studies tell a negative story as they set a baseline prior to European settlement that used foreign practices to …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    28 Feb 2022 -
    30 Jun 2024

  • Research organisation

    University of Tasmania

Cross industry
Input management
Research project

A new hope for the biological control of blackberry

Blackberry is one of the top ten weeds of priority to Australian grazing industries. Over 9 million hectares of productive pastures …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    29 Jun 2020 -
    30 Apr 2026

  • Research organisation

    Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains
Research project

Virtual fencing for better crop integrated weed management

Livestock can be a key Integrated Weed Management (IWM) tool in cropping systems through grazing in the summer fallow, the …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    24 Jun 2019 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Dairy Eggs Forestry Fruits Game Honey bees Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine Wool
Data and AI
Research project

A common approach to sector-level GHG accounting for Australian agriculture

This project is focused on developing a common framework for greenhouse gas accounting of Australian agricultural activities at the sector level.
  • Funded by

    Agricultural Innovation Australia (AIA)

  • Project date

    18 Nov 2021 -
    31 Mar 2023

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains
Plant science
Research project

Boosting profit and reducing risk on mixed farms in low and medium rainfall areas with newly discovered legume pastures enabled by innovative management methods – western region (Dryland pasture legume systems).

Growers have shifted their focus from livestock to crops over the last 30 years, however continuously cropped paddocks are not sustainable …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    22 May 2018 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Murdoch University

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

Wool
Research project

Merino Genomic Reference Flock 2023 to 2025

The existing Sire Evaluation Flocks will be used as a base for the Merino Genomic Reference Flock. In most years …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    8 Mar 2023 -
    30 Jun 2025

Beef cattle
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Traceability
Research project

Implantable RFID for cattle - Commercial Supply Chain trials

Based on the positive results that come out of the limited field trials completed on implantable RFID devices, it was recommended that further supply chain trials were undertaken to expand on this work to address the remaining adoption barriers for an implantable RFID device.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Nov 2022 -
    21 Jan 2025

  • Research organisation

    The Growth Drivers Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Wool
Research project

RRDfP 'Forewarned is Forearmed' Final Monitoring and Evaluation.

The output of this project will be a final monitoring and evaluation report for the project Forewarned is Forearmed (FWFA), equipping farmers and agricultural value chains to proactively manage the impacts of extreme climate events
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    20 Jul 2022 -
    16 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    ACRE Economics

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Data and AI
Research project

Embedding animal disease reporting and benchmarking into Future Feedback

This project focuses on further developing the necessary structures, systems and resources to embed disease and defect reporting that is linked to carcase performance within Future Feedback to provide for robust benchmark reporting.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    10 Jun 2022 -
    15 Dec 2023

  • Research organisation

    Herd Health Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Wool
Research project

Forewarned is Forearmed: Videos demonstrating use of extreme climate forecasts for Southern Australia

Four short videos will be professionally produced to demonstrate the 'Forewarned is Forearmed' products and their use in decision making and risk mitigation within the red-meat, dairy, wine grape and grains and industries. This is part of the Rural R&D for Profit project 'Forewarned is Forearmed'.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    31 May 2022 -
    16 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    Laundry Lane Productions Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Pasture, fodder & feed
Research project

Development & implementation of NB2 feedbase data templates, skills training, analysis and reporting.

The feedbase sub-project of Northern Beef 2 (NB2) is designed to develop skills in assessing long-term carrying capacities and pasture based management decisions that complement the stock flow and financial data sets collected by participating producers.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    10 May 2022 -
    16 Sep 2025

  • Research organisation

    Range IQ Pty Ltd

Beef cattle
Research project

Antimicrobial usage - development of data collection and metrics for beef

Antimicrobial usage (AMU) is an important aspect of the international campaign to minimise and control antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in human and domestic animal pathogens.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 May 2022 -
    30 Jun 2024

  • Research organisation

    AgVet Projects Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Automation Food processing technology Processing & packaging
Research project

Translating intramuscular fat measurement technology to the sheepmeat industry

Intramuscular fat contributes positively to the juiciness and flavour of lamb and is a useful indicator of eating quality. This project will deliver a commercially applicable intramuscular probe to measure intramuscular fat in un-cut lamb carcases. This project will focus on lamb but the device will also be applicable to beef.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Dec 2021 -
    31 Jan 2025

  • Research organisation

    Miniprobes Pty Ltd

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