Other rural industries Research project Online Training Portal To Improve Animal Welfare Via Upskilling Existing And Prospective Breeding Farm Staff With A Focus On Early Career Workers This project will develop three courses that will utilise experts in various areas of welfare and factors that contribute to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 Jul 2022 - 29 Jan 2023 Research organisation Thoroughbred Breeders Australia
Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Automation Data and AI Imagery Processing & packaging Robotics Research project Ginger Ninja – Fusarium predictor multi-expert training data collection This project aims to increase the seed ginger training dataset for improving the performance of the AI-based Fusarium Predictor prototype … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 27 Jul 2022 - 12 Mar 2023 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Fruits Plant science Research project A platform for gene editing vegetative propagated crops The discovery, followed by the development, of gene editing technologies has dramatically altered the potential to genetically improve the vast … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Jun 2021 - 30 Sep 2026 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Cross industry Input management Research project Towards Circular Material Futures: Development of innovative solutions to recycling and re-purposing existing pre-farm gate waste Plastics and limited quantities of mixed general waste can be effectively repurposed into new products for the built environment through … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 May 2021 - 27 Jan 2022 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
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)
Cross industry Research project Evaluation of Cooperative Models for Carbon Pooling through Behavioural Economics This project aims to identify the most optimal cooperative model for agricultural producers for carbon pooling in Australia through the … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 28 May 2021 - 29 Aug 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Eggs Research project Automated, Real-time Monitoring of Bird and Flock Movement and Behaviour This research offers opportunity to improve management of layer flocks through enabling remote monitoring. The findings from this work may … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Input management Research project Development of Non-invasive methods and systems for the Assessment of Hive Health The strength and health of bee colonies used for pollination need to be assured both on delivery to the grower, … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 18 Oct 2019 - 15 Jul 2023 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
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)
Cross industry Crop protection Research project Improving access to new germplasm through faster and more accurate diagnostics (PBRI) This project will improve access to new germplasm through the deployment of faster and more accurate diagnostics. It will enable: … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 14 May 2019 - 31 Oct 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Honey bees Consumer health Research project Increasing the value of Australian honey as a health food Gut microbes are recognised as playing a crucial role in health and disease and manipulating the balance of gut microbes … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 3 Apr 2022 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Multiple technology areas Automation Imagery Robotics Research project Horizon Scanning - Opportunities for new technologies and industries The objectives of this project are to identify potential new agriculture industries that could emerge due to the influence of … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 16 Apr 2018 - 28 Feb 2019 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Research project 3D Printing – Rural Industry Opportunities The project involves a multi-pronged approach to investigating and documenting the potential for 3D printing in agriculture, fisheries and forestry … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Renewable energy Research project QUT component of Australian Biomass for Bioenergy Assessment Development of interactive tools far analysis and querying of the National Biomass for Bioenergy database. Analytic interface tools will be … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 23 Dec 2015 - 15 Dec 2020 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Honey bees Food processing technology Research project Active Australian Leptospermum honey: new sources and their bioactivity This project provides a rigorous evidence base for the value of Australian Leptospermum honey as a therapeutic agent that is … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 Aug 2014 - 28 Oct 2019 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Cross industry Research project Development of a national waste management strategy for primary industries focusing on plastics (hard & soft), animal waste and hard waste such as workshop waste Agriculture, fisheries and forestry produce a large amount and diversity of waste with the disposal of waste often involving environmentally … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2021 - 9 Oct 2022
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Modification of fishery assessment and modelling processes to better take account of changes in population structure, specifically animal size, on catch rate data. Size selectivity is an important aspect of southern rock lobster stock assessment models and has been estimated for different fleets, … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Feb 2019 - 29 Feb 2020 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Cotton Input management Research project Improving grower decision in complex systems: A targeted tool to assist cotton growers in appropriate technology adoption Adoption choices of appropriate technology and digital systems for a farm business enterprise are often difficult to make given the … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 1 Mar 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Raise awareness of the guidelines developed by the AAWWG (Aquatic Animal Welfare Working Group) with industry and review their adoption, uptake rates and utility This project is aimed at assessing the success of the work undertaken by the Aquatic Animal Welfare Working Group (AAWWG), … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Jul 2018 - 29 Jun 2019
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)