Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Development of regional disease risk models for fungal diseases of pyrethrum Pyrethrum is a type of chrysanthemum which produces one of the most commonly used non-synthetic insecticides. Diseases such as ray blight and tan spot represent a major risk to yield of pyrethrum in Australia, and this project intends to develop a framework for treatment of the diseases in specific regions. Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 21 Sep 2021 - 30 Sep 2023 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Poultry Input management Research project Age dependent energy and digestible amino acids of common Australian feedstuffs Phase feeding is a chicken feeding system in which energy content of the diet is increased and dietary amino acids (… Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Mar 2020 - 30 Apr 2023 Research organisation Massey University
Cotton Multiple technology areas Automation Input management Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: New tech integrated smart sensing & automation for cotton This project aims to increase the adoption of automated irrigation technologies into the Australian cotton industry. Water price and labour … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University, Goanna Ag, Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC)
Dairy Input management Research project C4 Milk Project This project aims to assist dairy farmers in Queensland and northern New South Wales to increase their margin over feed … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Dairy Australia, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), The University of Queensland (UQ)
Poultry Animal technology Research project Improved broiler phosphorus utilization and transporter gene expression Phosphorus (P) is an expensive feed ingredient and there is a scarcity of global P reserves. There is a need … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 6 Jul 2015 - 30 Oct 2018 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cross industry Research project Practical Technology Uptake on the Monaro- Hosting a Regional Agricultural Technology Symposium Monaro Farming Systems will coordinate a Regional Agricultural Technology Symposium, which will run over a full day. The symposium will&… Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2021 - 29 May 2022 Research organisation Monaro Farming Systems CMC Inc
Fruits Traceability Research project Technology review for fruit traceability at every stage of the Apple and Pear fruit production and supply chain This investment is exploring available technologies that could improve traceability in the apple and pear supply chain. This research will … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 2 Oct 2020 - 30 Jul 2021 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Other rural industries Input management Research project Assessing the performance of international coffee cultivars in Australia The Australian coffee grower industry generates a unique product from a small footprint. Established over the past 30 years it … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 May 2020 - 30 May 2025 Research organisation Southern Cross University (SCU)
Cotton Plant science Research project Increased yield through improved management of soil constraints in cotton farming systems Each year, soil compaction costs the Australian cotton industry $30 million. It increases waterlogging, and restricts crop growth, nutrition, yield and … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Cotton Input management Research project Future Farm Phase 2: Improving farmer confidence in targeted N management through automated sensing and decision support With the high cost of nitrogen (N) fertiliser – about 20 per cent of variable costs – cotton growers seek to optimise its … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Food processing technology Research project Non-invasive prediction of flavour, tenderness and juiciness for individual animals at point of slaughter – Stages 1 & 2 This work aims to provide a step-change in prediction of end-product meat quality from non-invasive analysis at point of slaughter … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 23 Apr 2018 - 1 Nov 2019
Crop protection Research project QDAF - Weed Biocontrol (RnD4Profit-15-02-005) This project aims to improve the longterm profitability of primary producers by developing novel biocontrol solutions that reduce the recurrent … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Aug 2016 - 15 Jun 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Crop protection Research project DJPR - Weed Biocontrol (RnD4Profit-15-02-005) This project aims to improve the longterm profitability of primary producers by developing novel biocontrol solutions that reduce the recurrent … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Aug 2016 - 15 Jun 2020 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Sugar Plant science Research project More Profit from Nitrogen - Smart blended use of enhanced efficiency fertilisers to maximise sugarcane profitability This project looks at increasing nitrogen (N) use efficiency in sugar. On sugarcane farms, losses of applied N through emissions, … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2016 - 30 Apr 2020 Research organisations Griffith University, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
Wild catch fisheries Research project National Social and Economic Survey of Recreational Fishers 2019 There is a lack of national scale robust data on the motivations and behaviours of recreational fishers or of the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 3 Mar 2019 - 19 Jun 2021 Research organisation University of Canberra
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Increased grower profitability on soils with sodicity and transient salinity in the eastern grain belt of the western region. Interacting combinations of sodicity and transient salinity, often associated with high subsoil pH, ion toxicities and poor subsoil structure, interact … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 31 Dec 2023 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Wool Research project Fertility of sexed ram semen 18/19 The ability to pre-select the production of male or female lambs will provide a number of benefits to the Australian … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Feb 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project New tools to assess visual fish health There is a need to assess new technologies in collecting and assessing fish health data. Such technologies offer the potential … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 19 Dec 2017 - 30 Aug 2018
Crop protection Research project NSW DPI - Weed Biocontrol (RnD4Profit-15-02-005) "This project aims to improve the longterm profitability of primary producers by developing novel biocontrol solutions that reduce the … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Aug 2016 - 15 Jun 2020 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Research project Model impacts of extreme disruptions on production and profitability of small and emerging industries There have been increasing national and global incidences such as pandemic, bushfires, and trade war, causing extreme disruptions to businesses … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 17 Jun 2021 - 29 Jun 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)