Dairy Automation Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: What is my yield gap? Maximising water productivity Irrigation underpins the Australian dairy industry, with dairy the second largest irrigation water user behind cotton. Reduced water availability because … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisations Dairy Australia, Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Cotton Multiple technology areas Automation Plant science Research project Where does water go? Visualising irrigation efficiency by time-lapse water monitoring Understanding soil water content is fundamental to agriculture as it has implications for soil and water management, and will potentially … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2017 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Cotton Crop protection Research project Conventional insecticide resistance in Helicoverpa - monitoring, management and novel mitigation strategies in Bollgard III The Helicoverpa insecticide resistance project continues a long-term, pre-emptive monitoring program. Resistance data produced feeds directly into a process driven … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2014 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Resistance surveillance for sustainable management of Helicoverpa in grains The cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera is a major pest of grain crops and represents a significant challenge for the Australian … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2022 Research organisation Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)
Cotton Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Understanding the irrigation professional development needs of young agronomists and the value proposition of building their skills This project aims to better understand and meet the professional development needs of agronomists in order to build their skills in irrigation technologies. Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 4 Oct 2021 - 17 Mar 2022 Research organisation Emergent Futures Pty Ltd
Cotton Research project Climate Research Strategy for Primary Industry (CRSPI) - Developing a common methodology This project will develop an agreed standard protocol for Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting and common understanding of terminology across … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 17 Jun 2021 - 28 Feb 2023
Cotton Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Review of existing and planned broadacre irrigation research, development, and extension (RD&E) – desk top study This project is designed to identify and recommend such collaborations between public, industry, and private sector irrigation RD&E organisations, investors, and agtech. Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 28 Feb 2021 - 30 Jul 2021 Research organisation Water Strategies Ltd
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
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Dairy Oilseeds Sugar Multiple technology areas Automation Input management Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Cross Sectoral Integration and Extension The aim of this project is to support Australian irrigators to adopt new and innovative tools and technologies which will … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Dairy Oilseeds Input management Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Key Learning Sites Southern (making the most of water) This project aims to increase water productivity and profitability by expanding growers’ knowledge of irrigation technology and best practice management. … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022
Cotton Traceability Research project PhD: Textile supply chain transparency and accountability The objective of this investment is to map the physical flow of material within a typical supply chain, and also … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Oct 2018 - 30 Sep 2021
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Dairy Oilseeds Sugar Multiple technology areas Automation Input management Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Gwydir demonstration of latest digital technologies for precise automated irrigation Automation of irrigation in the Australian cotton industry has the potential to improve water productivity, whilst addressing challenges of optimising … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisation Goanna Ag
Cotton Research project HIA21001 - Designing the integration of extension into research projects This cross-sectoral collaboration brings together Rural Research and Development Corporation (RDC) extension expertise. The project aims to understand the opportunity to better integrate extension into research project design phases to improve adoption and impact outcomes. Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Hort Innovation
Cotton Research project Understanding the environmental co-benefits of irrigation water in the northern Murray-Darling Basin This project will investigate the ecological outcomes of water delivered for irrigation to watercourses in the northern Murray-Darling Basin (MDB). Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation Griffith University
Cross industry Crop protection Research project Podcasts and National RD&E gap analysis for Fall Armyworm in northern farming systems This multi-industry and cross-sector project was established in response to the incursion of Fall Armyworm (FAW) into Australia. It will … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 17 Mar 2020 - 30 Apr 2022 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Cereal grains Automation Research project SIP2 - Smarter irrigation in rice growing systems - John Hornbuckle As the Australian rice industry moves to implement 'Dry Rice' strategies that aim to minimise ponded water time and reduce … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Jan 2020 - 15 Feb 2022 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Research project P2D2: Growing a Digital Future (Phase 1) - AgriFutures contribution The Accelerating Precision to Decision Agriculture (P2D2) project involved all rural Research and Development Corporations, and focused on three … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2019 - 3 Jun 2019 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Sugar Automation Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Improved irrigation system selection and operation for increased sugarcane productivity and profitability Irrigation management is critical to the profitability and economic sustainability of Australia’s 166,000ha of irrigated sugarcane. Factors such as … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Cereal grains Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Smart irrigation control for water and labour savings in rice growing systems This project aims to develop automated sensing and control for reduced water input rice farming systems. As the Australian rice … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisations AgriFutures Australia, Deakin University
Cross industry Automation Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Beyond Water Smart - Advancing Dairy Irrigation System Performance Currently key irrigation decisions such as start-up time, scheduling interval, irrigation depth and system performance (uniformity and energy efficiency) are … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)