Aquaculture Research project Assessing the capacity for sustainable finfish aquaculture in the vicinity of seagrasses Globally, aquaculture accounts for over 50% of fish production. However, it brings with it an environmental risk associated with eutrophication and … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2019 - 29 Jun 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Poultry Automation Research project Co-designed Scoping study to unlock the power of digital Digital innovation lies at the heart of value adding to chicken meat. It is key to optimising individual stages of … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 May 2019 - 14 Jun 2020 Research organisation Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)
Multiple industries Fruits Vegetables Input management Research project Managing flies for crop pollination This investment is investigating the potential of using flies as alternative crop pollinators, including looking at the effectiveness of specific … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Nov 2018 - 15 Sep 2023 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Cotton Imagery Research project The platform for monitoring and analysis of cotton canopy nitrogen status and yield projection using calibrated aerial and satellite imagery (Phase 2, incoporation of NutriLOGIC) This project, a continuation of CRDC Project FLUR1801, aims to improve the accuracy of the FluroSense on-line nitrogen management and … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Nov 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), FluroSat
Fruits Research project Cost effective thinning for Nashi (desktop evaluation) This project is identifying opportunities for the reduction in thinning and budding costs for the nashi industry through a desktop … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 24 Jun 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
Beef cattle Multiple technology areas Animal technology Data and AI Research project Cattle heat load toolbox 2021 to 2022 This project covers the operating costs of the Cattle Heat Load Toolbox service for April 2021 to June 2022, which includes improving … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 16 Jun 2021 - 18 Feb 2023
Wool Automation Research project Fully Automated Wool Harvesting CLSD This engineering project aims to design, construct, field test and evaluate a proof of concept prototype machine for fully automated … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 May 2018
Multiple technology areas Alternative protein Food processing technology Novel ingredients Processing & packaging Research project Nutritional Qualities of Black Soldier Fly Larvae As the global population continues to grow towards a predicted 9.5 billion by 2050, a critical shortage of animal proteins is increasingly … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Jun 2022 - 2 Jul 2023 Research organisation Western Sydney University (WSU)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Game Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Research project Economic analysis of regulation in the livestock export industry This project will analyse the economic and business impacts of regulation on the livestock export industry, map the current regulatory … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 10 Aug 2021 - 1 Mar 2022
Pork Indoor agriculture Research project Fast-tracking new struvite separation technology adoption - industry feasibility review of the technology Currently, manure use as a fertiliser can be limited by high transportation costs, and perceived environmental concerns. There is potential … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 30 Apr 2017 - 30 Jun 2017 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Sugar Automation Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Precision automated furrow irrigation for the Australian sugar industry Irrigation is the key driver of sugar cane production in many Queensland milling areas. Much of this land is irrigated … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Input management Research project Fertiliser form and soil interactions when applied in high concentration bands – Post-Doctoral Fellow aligned UQ00063 Although crop rotations with grain legumes and ley pastures play an important role in maintaining and improving soil fertility, fertilisers … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 5 Jun 2017 - 15 Apr 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Wild catch fisheries Input management Research project Assessing the efficiency of alternative pot designs for the Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery Currently in South Australia, Southern Rock Lobster are captured with pots designed in line with State fishing gear regulations. However, … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Jul 2017 - 30 May 2020 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Aquaculture Research project FRDC Sponsorship International Symposium for Genetics in Aquaculture XIII The International Symposium for Genetics in Aquaculture (ISGA) is a triennial premier aquaculture event that brings together globally leading researchers, … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Jul 2018 - 19 Jul 2018 Research organisation James Cook University (JCU)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Dairy Game Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas E-commerce & market platforms Traceability Research project Economic Analysis of Regulation in the Livestock Export Industry Livestock exporters must adhere to substantial regulatory requirements set by the Australian government, and the cost of compliance impacts the … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 31 Aug 2021 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation LiveCorp
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Integrated disease management in western region grain crops This investment aims to reduce costs and losses attributable to crop diseases, particularly in cereal cropping, in the GRDC's western … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Sheep & lamb Research project Phasing out of Mulesing: cost, benefits This project will examine the benefits and costs of ceasing Mulesing in prime lamb systems and will examine the key … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 7 May 2019 - 15 Nov 2022 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Crop protection Research project Pineapple Integrated Crop Protection program This investment aims to provide information on integrated crop protection to Australian pineapple growers, to help the industry achieve higher … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 8 Nov 2018 - 3 Apr 2023
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Input management Research project Developing AgTech Prioritisation & ROI Estimator tools for the livestock sector Using insights and cost & benefits data from MLA’s Carwoola and Romani trials, other relevant MLA projects and vendor … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Jul 2020 - 30 May 2021 Research organisation KPMG Australia
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Integrated disease management tools to manage summer crop diseases in the northern region This investment aims to reduce costs and losses attributable to endemic, emerging and exotic crop diseases in the GRDC's northern … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Sep 2020 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)