Research project Connectivity solutions: In-paddock and on-boat, where to from here? This work is designed to be very practical and consider the opportunities and barriers to connectivity solutions in-paddock. Particularly in … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 26 Apr 2023 - 5 Oct 2023 Research organisation More Than Machines Pty Limited
Oilseeds Data and AI Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship: High-throughput quantitative analysis of flowering dynamics and canopy structure in Canola germplasm using image analysis and deep learning methods Crop improvement is dependent on accurate measurements of plant traits such as flowering time, leaf and seed number. For canola, … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Dairy Research project Clinical mastitis treatment decision tool Optimising the management of a cow with clinical mastitis is crucial for the cow’s welfare, for ongoing milk production … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Mar 2021 - 30 Jun 2024
Dairy Research project Pathways for People in Dairy This project aims to delive tools that enable the rapid, high-quality and safe induction of new employees on an Australian … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 11 May 2020 - 1 Aug 2021 Research organisation Dairy Australia
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Imagery Research project CropPhen: Remote mapping of grain crop type and phenology This project aims to develop a software-based tool to remotely map crop type (wheat, barley, chickpea, lentils, sorghum and mungbean) … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 24 Feb 2020 - 30 Jan 2024 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Better use of pregnancy scanning technology This project aims to improve adoption of pregnancy scanning of ewes by 25% over 10 years with 25% more flocks managed according to … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 14 Jun 2019 - 31 Aug 2022 Research organisation Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)
Wine Input management Research project Digital tools for canopy management to increase competitiveness Australian grape growers have access to a free app called VitiCanopy, which characterises canopy architecture with geotagged data across a … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Cotton Data and AI Research project PhD: Assessing yield and fibre quality variability in cotton systems through data science for improved management The many years of on-farm data, yield maps and fibre quality data collected by growers and gins have the potential … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Mar 2021 - 29 Feb 2024 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
Forestry Harvest technology Research project Advanced real-time measurements at harvest to increase value recovery Advanced technologies are revolutionising industries around the globe, and Australian forestry operators have begun pioneering the use of advanced technologies … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 15 Jun 2018 - 30 Mar 2021 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Sugar Food processing technology Research project On-line measurement of the physical properties of each cane consignment at the factory Grower deliveries to a mill comprise billets of the cane stalk, leaves, tops and roots, with everything else classified as … Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 6 Sep 2021 - 30 Jul 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Cross industry Machinery & hardware Research project Application of spaceborne-inspired hyperspectral imaging for soil carbon quantification With the scale of broadacre farming in Australia, there is demonstrable need to develop a method to quantify soil organic … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 May 2021 - 29 Dec 2022 Research organisation Cloud Agronomics Pty Ltd
Cereal grains Multiple technology areas Data and AI Imagery Input management Research project Real-time remote-sensing based monitoring for the rice industry Rice growing operations rely on good information to make the best use of the available water to produce high quantity … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 Nov 2021 - 31 Aug 2025 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Cereal grains Data and AI Research project LMA Project A – Improved Phenotyping For Late Maturity Alpha-Amylase (LMA) Susceptibility In Wheat Late maturity ?-amylase (LMA) is a grain defect causing a reduction in Hagberg falling number and potential failing to meet … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Sugar Harvest technology Research project Harvester losses assessment by real-time Machine Vision Systems This project seeks to develop a novel proof-of-concept Machine Vision System for real-time estimation of cane losses during harvest, using imaging to detect billet particles and juice that falls onto trash blanket. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2021 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland
Poultry Imagery Research project Novel detection of chicken welfare using machine vision The Australian chicken meat industry predominantly uses sheds to house chickens. Sheds are typically inspected 3 times per day, however continual … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 2 Jul 2017 - 7 Oct 2021 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Eggs Research project Hen health status by machine vision on free range farms Poultry farmers spend a great deal of time checking the health and welfare of their chickens. This can mean walking … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
Forestry Input management Research project Optimising machinery configurations for profitable harvesting operations of small-scale plantations This project will provide guidelines and a web-based decision support tool (DSS) to effectively select harvesting equipment configurations for smaller, … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 15 Dec 2018 - 31 Oct 2020 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Multiple industries Cotton Sugar Imagery Research project Commercial development and evaluation of a machine vision-based weed spot sprayer This project aimed to integrate machine vision-based weed discrimination algorithms with commercial spray control systems from a spray equipment manufacturer, … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2013 - 30 Apr 2019 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Research project ACE Benchmarking Supported Learning Project Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is one of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s adoption programs, which will drive measurable, improved … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Sep 2019 - 28 Aug 2020