Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Data and AI Research project Machine learning applied to high-throughput feature extraction from imagery to map spatial variability This project will advance upon existing techniques for image analytics by setting up datasets from a greater range of situations, … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 17 Feb 2020 - 16 Feb 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Other rural industries Automation Research project Ginger Ninja: Automating disease detection in seed ginger stock Pests and diseases pose a significant production concern to most ginger growers and are a constant threat to yields. Fusarium, … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 16 Apr 2021 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Data and AI Research project Applying machine learning to improve genetic gain delivered from genomic selection in plant breeding Machine learning is the next-generation solution to identifying patterns in large datasets and involves using computer science and statistics to … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 17 Feb 2020 - 16 Feb 2022
Sugar Research project Biorefineries for Profit Phase 3 Delivering the vision of an Australian agricultural sector with a farmgate value of $100 billion by 2030 requires improved productivity and better … Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 28 Oct 2021 - 30 Aug 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Sugar Research project Use of machine learning to determine the extraneous matter and billet length in cane consignments For several mill districts in Australia the cane supplies have high extraneous matter content (more than 15% by mass) and short … Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jul 2023 - 1 Feb 2027 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Food processing technology Machinery & hardware Research project Prototype development of machine to remove fat from beef striploins leaving a uniform thickness behind - Stage 2 This project is a continuation of AMPC project 2016-1032 on evaluation of beef striploin fat trimming, leaving a uniform layer … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Sep 2016 - 1 Feb 2019
Aquaculture Research project Workshop - Aquaculture opportunities in northern Australia: Solutions and Strategies Northern Australia has multiple advantages for aquaculture industry development. Industry sentiment and estimates indicate a probable doubling of production by 2028 … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 15 Sep 2019 - 29 Apr 2020 Research organisation James Cook University (JCU)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Data and AI Research project Using Machine Learning To Develop New Methods For Genetic Gain In Crops Challenged By Fungal Diseases This project will apply a machine learning approach to genetic and high throughput phenotyping data to draw out genetic markers … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 17 Feb 2020 - 16 Feb 2022 Research organisation Curtin University
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Data and AI Research project Digital Transformation Road Map for Meat Export Reforms The project will develop a Digital Transformation Roadmap for the export meat sector to support its modernisation, underpinned by systems … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 23 Jul 2020 - 11 Aug 2020
Multiple industries Cotton Dairy Multiple technology areas Automation Input management Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Precise real-time automated cotton & dairy irrigation for improved water productivity This project is building on previous research to further develop fully autonomous broadacre irrigation systems for cotton (furrow and pivot) … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Dairy Australia, University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Multiple industries Alternative protein Aquaculture Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Dairy Eggs Essential oils Forestry Fruits Game Honey bees Natural capital assets Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Packaged food Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine Wool Multiple technology areas Data and AI Traceability Research project OzAg Data exchange The Australian AgriFood Data Exchange has a vision to create an interconnected data highway for Australia’s AgriFood value chain.… Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 30 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation KPMG Australia
Forestry Input management Research project Development of best practice guidance for protective guarding of mobile plant used in Australian forests This project intends to create and implement a Best Practice Guideline for guarding of machinery used in Australia's forest industry. … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 26 Jul 2019 - 30 Apr 2021 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Aquaculture technology Research project Human Dimensions Research Coordination Program 2021-24 The Human Dimensions Research Coordination Program plays a crucial role in understanding and addressing the complex social, economic, and cultural … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Sep 2021 - 29 Sep 2024 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Eggs Research project Optimising performance. health, flock consistency and egg quality characteristics through management The Sustainability Framework Report 2019 raised opportunities to optimise performance, health, flock consistency and egg quality. Hen-house egg production can differ … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Eggs Research project Optimising performance, Health, flock consistency and egg quality characteristics through management The Sustainability Framework Report 2019 raised opportunities to optimise performance, health, flock consistency and egg quality. Hen-house egg production can differ … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 22 Jan 2021 - 1 Jan 2023 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Research project Industry Development Grant_Alan Dorin The funds will be used to support a current project by allowing us to extend an existing, working, single-unit honeybee … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 20 Oct 2020 - 19 Nov 2021 Research organisation Monash University
Other rural industries Imagery Research project Australian Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) agronomic scoping studies The Australian industrial hemp industry, which currently is focused predominantly on the use of fibre and seed, is … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 20 Jun 2022 - 10 Mar 2023 Research organisation Growfield Agricultural Consultancy
Aquaculture Aquaculture technology Research project Investigating aetiology and risk factors of ocular lesions and associated mortality in ranched Southern Bluefin Tuna Southern Bluefin Tune (SBT) ranching operations have evolved rapidly and industry has experienced relatively few serious issues through its short … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2017 - 29 Jun 2019 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Sugar Multiple technology areas Harvest technology Machinery & hardware Research project Reduce Sugar Cane Harvest losses byinstallingLossMonitorsin Cane harvesters The aim of the project is to generate better uptake of harvest loss monitors. Our approach is to demonstrate the … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Dec 2021 - 18 Mar 2023 Research organisation Mackay Sugar
Cotton Multiple technology areas Crop protection Imagery Research project Identifying sensors for better IPM in Cotton Silverleaf whitefly (SLW), mites and aphids gathering under cotton leaves are not easily detected manually because of diurnal movement or … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)