Vegetables Research project Quality improvement across the sweetpotato industry This project will investigate pre- and post-harvest quality issues for Australian sweetpotatoes and develop a business case for quality improvements … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 28 Jun 2021 - 1 Jul 2024
Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Tracking and Tracing Sheep This project build's on V.RDA.0002 extended the methodology and findings to the sheep industry. It will validate assumptions related … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 2 Apr 2021 - 6 Jun 2022
Dairy Plant science Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Economic dairy case studies An outcome of the Smarter Irrigation for Profit (SIP) project is the adoption of new irrigation technologies and science application … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Nov 2020 - 28 Feb 2022
Cross industry Research project Innovation Uptake Program Riverine Plains Inc (a farming systems group covering North East Victoria and Southern NSW) is planning a two day “… Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2021 - 29 May 2022 Research organisation Riverine Plains
Research project Innovation & Technology to Improve Natural Disaster Management For the ongoing growth and environmental sustainability of the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector, Australian rural industries need to implement … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 27 Mar 2020 - 4 Sep 2020 Research organisation GHD
Research project Emerging Technologies - Impact of Consumer Perceptions This project will provide an updated and expanded assessment of the top 10 emerging technologies across the agricultural sector to examine … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Jan 2018 - 27 Jul 2018 Research organisation GHD
Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Accelerating sheep reproduction best practice This project will create a PDS style adoption program that links component PDS’s to a focus farm that emulates … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 May 2021 - 1 Dec 2025
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 Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project Understanding the amelioration processes of the subsoil application of amendments in the southern region Most cropping soils in the southern region contain one or more subsoil physicochemical constraints, such as high boron or sodicity, … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2016 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Forestry Input management Research project Lifting farmgate profitability through high value modular agroforestry This project will address the development and adoption of knowledge to support targeted integration of trees into agricultural landscapes where … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 17 Jun 2016 - 1 May 2020 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Fruits Food processing technology Research project Implementing best practice of avocado fruit management and handling practices from farm to ripening DC This project will help the avocado industry achieve further improvements in fruit quality, by facilitating the adoption of better practices – … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 7 Feb 2019 - 31 Jul 2022 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Aquaculture Research project Undertaking an audit and assessment of past Australian aquaculture research, development and extension for all species, to determine what factors led to successful or not successful development of the aquaculture species To meet the projected seafood demand Australian aquaculture needs to increase its rate of growth in both production and competitiveness. … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Jan 2018 - 30 Aug 2019 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains IoT & smart-farming Research project Failure to deliver the proposed activities may result in the requirement to repay grant funds This project plans to build the skills and abilities of all students completing Agricultural pathways within our school. Many of … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 May 2022 - 14 May 2023 Research organisation Manjimup Senior High School
Cross industry Multiple technology areas Animal technology Aquaculture technology Automation Crop protection Data and AI Fisheries technology Harvest technology Imagery Input management IoT & smart-farming Plant science Renewable energy Research project Navigating Environmental and Social Lending Opportunities for Australian Producers Conduct a comprehensive two-phase project navigating environmental and social lending opportunities for Australian producers. Phase 1 of the project will build … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 10 Mar 2024 - 19 Sep 2024 Research organisation Ernst & Young
Cross industry Research project Promoting uptake of remote water monitoring systems in livestock enterprises through education with the intended outcome of increased productivity, profitability and sustainability. This project is designed to address barriers that growers have towards adoption and uptake of agtech. The project raises awareness … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 22 Dec 2021 - 19 May 2023 Research organisation AMPS Research
Cotton Automation Research project Grassroots Grant: DIGITALLY ENABLED COTTON FARMS This investment explores the barriers to adoption of digital farming technologies including infrastructure deficiencies. Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Sep 2020 - 1 Oct 2021 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Macquarie Cotton Growers Association
Sugar Multiple technology areas Data and AI Harvest technology Machinery & hardware Research project Maximising cane recovery through development of a harvesting decision support tool The online harvesting predictive tool will allow growers and harvesting groups to make decisions on harvesting practices based on economic data which will increase the profitability of growers, harvesters and mills. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Sugar Research Australia
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project GRDC Grower Solutions- North GRDC Grower Solutions Projects are the link between regional research and localised development resulting in fast-tracked locally relevant outcomes to … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2020
Sheep & lamb Research project PGS Delivery Lifting Lamb Survival WA Delivery of Lifting Lamb Survival supported learning project (SLP), within Profitable Grazing Systems adoption program, to sheep producers in WA. Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 4 Jun 2020 - 10 Dec 2021
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Aquaculture technology Research project Partnering to deliver national research, development and extension for Australia’s recreational fishing sector: management project 2022-2024 The partnership between the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) and the FRDC for national research, development, and extension in the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2025 Research organisation Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF)