Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project Optimising plant establishment, density and spacings to maximise crop yield and profit in the southern and western regions Rapid and even crop establishment is a foundation for vigorous crops that are competitive against weeds. In recent years there … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Mar 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Cross industry Multiple technology areas Input management IoT & smart-farming Plant science Research project Improving the Impact from Current and Future Genetic and Genomic Investments Emerging agriculture and aquaculture industries face barriers in accessing superior genetic material for improved productivity. These barriers can be commercial, … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Mar 2023 - 12 May 2024 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project 'Equility' - Assessing Stallion Fertility in the Field: Extension and Adoption Activities The relative fertility of Thoroughbred stallions is highly variability, ranging from 35% to 90%. Owing to the relatively short 4-month breeding season, … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 2 Jul 2022 - 1 Jul 2024 Research organisation The University of Newcastle
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Input management Research project Maximising The Uptake Of Phosphorus By Crops To Optimise Profit In Central And Southern NSW, Victoria And South Australia This project explores the effect fertiliser placement has on nutrient (and water) use efficiency given nutrient stratification, soil water availability … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 10 Jan 2020 - 30 Apr 2024 Research organisation Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)
Fruits Input management Research project Protected cropping for high value horticultural production: effects of climate modification and growing systems using cherry as a case study The aim of this PhD project is to quantify the effects of protected cropping systems on key climate variables and … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 20 Dec 2019 - 20 May 2023 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Quantifying the effectiveness of cover crops as a means of increased water infiltration and reduced evaporation in the northern region This cross-sectoral project investigated the effectiveness of cover crops to increase infiltration, reduce evaporation, and increase plant-available water for dryland … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 May 2017 - 20 Oct 2020 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project DAQ00211 - Quantifying the effectiveness of cover crops as a means of increased water infiltration and reduced evaporation in the northern region More effective capture and storage of rainfall are major challenges for both grain and cotton growers across the northern region … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 May 2017 - 20 Oct 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship - Crop lower limit: Root water extraction responses to soil properties as key to variability in PAWC - aligned to CSP00210 This investment will provide research aimed at quantifying soil and crop effects on Crop Lower Limits (CLL - the amount … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2018 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Design and implementation of an Australian National Bycatch Report: Phase 1 - Scoping The purposes of this project are: To design and implement a national bycatch report system, facilitated by the FRDC, that … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 21 Jan 2018 - 30 May 2018
Sugar Plant science Research project More Profit from Nitrogen - Improved nitrogen use efficiency through accounting for deep soil and mineralisable N supply, and deployment of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilisers to better match crop N demand This project looks at increasing nitrogen (N) use efficiency in sugar. Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) can be poor, especially after … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2016 - 31 May 2020 Research organisations New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Southern Cross University (SCU), Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Development and validation of soil amelioration and agronomic practices to realise the genetic potential of grain crops grown under a high yield potential, irrigated environment in the northern and southern regions. This investment will develop and evaluate the effectiveness of novel soil management technologies and crop specific agronomic management practices on … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Input management Research project Stingless Bees as Effective Managed Pollinators for Australia Horticulture This project is examining Australia’s native stingless bees for their suitability as alternative pollinators to honey bees in horticulture … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 22 Sep 2017 - 30 Aug 2022 Research organisation Western Sydney University (WSU)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project CFF00011 - Improving farming system efficiency in southern NSW Australian grain growers have adopted crop benchmarking tools such as the French and Schultz water use efficiency (WUE) tool to … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Mar 2017 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Input management Research project Strengthening and Enabling Effective Pollination for Australia This project is delivering sustainable pollination services for Australian crops by improving the understanding of pollination requirements. It is also … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 26 Jun 2016 - 30 May 2022
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Input management Research project Deep placement of nutrients Extensive research has focussed on demonstrating the quantum of crop responses with different crop species at different nutrient addition rates … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 May 2015 - 31 Mar 2020 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Imagery Research project Increasing yield and quality in tropical horticulture with better pollination, fruit retention and nutrient distribution This program aims to optimise crop pollination efficiency. Key objectives are to increase yield and quality through better understanding of … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 23 Jun 2017 - 1 Jul 2023 Research organisation Griffith University
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project CSA00050 - Northern Farming Systems - integrating research solutions for profitable outcome Data indicate that there is a significant gap between potential and current cropping system efficiency and profitability in the northern … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2014 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Input management Research project Northern Australia Agronomy Northern Australia Crop Research Alliance (NACRA) is a private research organisation consisting of three companies namely, Ord River District Co-operative (… Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Apr 2024
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Research project SATACROP This project provides support to an online crop mapping tool, SataCrop, designed to reduce the risk of damage to sensitive … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
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