Dairy Research project Precision Agriculture in Practice This project has been designed to provide farmers with an understanding of, and access to, support materials that will assist … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 24 Dec 2021 - 21 May 2023 Research organisation Society of Precision Agriculture Australia (SPAA)
Cotton Research project Precision Management for improved cotton quality This project aims to improve management strategies by using new sensor technologies that automate the measurement of certain crop parameters, … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2017 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Other rural industries Machinery & hardware Research project Precision Agriculture using 'Real Data' in Education This project will enable student to develop relevant skills in technology, particularly in agriculture sciences. As the agricultural industry moves … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 May 2022 - 14 Jun 2023 Research organisation Rockhampton State High School
Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Precision soil mapping in Central Victorian Pastures This Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) is designed to support adoption of precision soil testing on variable grazing paddocks in central … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Dec 2020 - 15 Apr 2025
Fruits Automation Research project Implementing precision agriculture solutions in Australian avocado production systems Hort Innovation has contracted UNE to continue to map all asutralian avocado orchards >1Ha. In addition UNE will continue … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Pulse grains Research project Digital viticulture technology for the Canberra Wine District This project will support members of the Viticulture Society of the Canberra District Incorporated to: - hold a members workshop … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2021 - 29 Apr 2023 Research organisation Viticulture Society of the Canberra District Incorporated Association
Cotton Input management Research project PhD: Improving precision agriculture and climate adaptation for the Australian Cotton Industry This PhD project focuses on improving precision agriculture and climate adaptation by increasing the efficiency of nitrogen application in cotton. … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Feb 2016 - 31 Oct 2019 Research organisations Australian National University (ANU), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
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 technology areas Automation Crop protection Data and AI Imagery Input management Research project Quick and Easy Precision Ag tools to increase rice yield and WUE This project will deliver quick and easy Precision Agriculture tools to the whole rice industry, to increase yield and improve … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Nov 2021 - 15 May 2024 Research organisation DataFarming
Multiple industries Aquaculture Cross industry Wild catch fisheries Data and AI Research project RRD4P: FRDC contribution: Precision to Decision Agriculture (Rural Research and Development for Profit Programme 2016) This project aims to increase the profitability of average performing producers to become as profitable as the top 25%. The project … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 25 Jun 2018 - 30 Dec 2018 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Fruits Imagery Research project Turning images into action: precision orcharding and variability mapping to improve returns in tree fruit orchards This project will provide an opportunity to personally engage in a specific technology workshop where growers can group (and potentially … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 Dec 2021 - 20 Jan 2023 Research organisation Apple and Pear Australia Limited
Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project PDS - Increasing number of lambs weaned / ewe unit This Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) is designed to demonstrate how much ewe reproductivity and Gross Margin/DSE can be increased, … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jan 2021 - 20 Apr 2025
Beef cattle Multiple technology areas Automation Robotics Research project Prototype feedlot autonomous mobile robot for bunk calling The project aimed to develop a prototype of an automated feedlot mobile robot to complement the Bunk Scanner, which can … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 31 Oct 2019 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Wine Research project Plant sensor-based precision irrigation for improved vineyard water use efficiency, grape and wine composition and quality, and vineyard profitability This project will provide new tools to Australian grapegrowers to schedule irrigation based on real-time measurements of vine water status. … 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 Grassroots Grant: Digitally Ready Cotton Farmers This participatory program will work with growers to establish digital ready platforms for the ongoing use of precision agriculture technologies. … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Sep 2020 - 31 May 2021 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC), Southern Valley Cotton Growers Association
Cross industry Research project CRDC: FRDC Contribution: Growing a digital future - understanding digital capability in Australian agriculture This project is part of a multi-rural research corporation collaboration aimed at implementing recommendations from Rural R&D for … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 17 Feb 2019 - 31 Oct 2019 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Cereal grains Data and AI Research project Upgrading APSIM nitrogen cycling and loss routines with data from the National Australian Nitrous Oxide Research Program (NANORP) This investment will access the high precision Nitrogen (N) dataset collected by the NANORP program to develop validate and/or … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 19 Feb 2021 - 19 Feb 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Validating a new sampling technique for estimating egg production This project aimed to improve the accuracy and precision of estimates of spawning biomass obtained using the Daily Egg Production … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Sep 2017 - 27 Feb 2019 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Assess new technologies and techniques that could improve the cost-effectiveness and robustness of recreational fishing surveys Knowledge of the size and impact of recreational fishing currently represents the most significant gap in the assessment of community-shared … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Aug 2018 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Automation Crop protection Research project Site-specific weed control for ginger cropping systems Australian ginger growers face a significant threat from weeds with limited opportunities for in crop weed control leading to yield … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2022 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)