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Vegetables
Research project

Extension and adoption for food safety, quality and risk management

This investment delivers targeted food safety, quality and risk management information to the mushroom industry through an online knowledge hub, …
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    1 Dec 2020 -
    1 Nov 2025

Multiple technology areas
Machinery & hardware Plant science
Research project

Implementing new technologies for assessing oaten hay yield and quality

There are current limitations for assessing biomass and quality traits in oaten hay breeding and agronomy research. The FieldExplorer is …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    28 Sep 2020 -
    30 Mar 2024

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Poultry
Processing & packaging
Research project

Assessment welfare and carcass quality issues during transport (w/truck design)

This project assesses potential welfare and carcass quality issues during transport of broiler chickens and develops options for proof-of-concept truck …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    12 Oct 2018 -
    30 Mar 2020

  • Research organisation

    EnviroAg Australia Pty Ltd

Cereal grains
Plant science
Research project

Northern Australia Rice - Developing High Quality Rice for Northern Australia

"This project aims to develop and establish a rice industry in Northern Australia that can target new markets, provide geographic …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    15 Dec 2017 -
    31 May 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Queensland (UQ)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Research project

Meat Industry Efficiency and Innovation Capacity Enhancement: Benchmarking Technologies and Systems from Automotive Industry

This project will focus on accelerating the adoption of new technologies by benchmarking the competitive and sustainable Automotive manufacturing industry …
  • Funded by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Project date

    1 Dec 2016 -
    15 Nov 2019

  • Research organisation

    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)

Multiple industries
Cotton Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed Sugar
Input management
Research project

More Profit from Nitrogen:Enhancing the Nutrient use efficiency of intensive cropping and pasture systems

This project aimed to improve the nitrogen use efficiency in the irrigated cotton, dairy, cherry, mango and sugar industries, by …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2016 -
    30 Jan 2021

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Dairy Australia, Hort Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Sugar Research Australia (SRA), Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), The University of Melbourne

Cereal grains
Multiple technology areas
Input management Plant science
Research project

Molecular markers for root hair traits and enhanced phosphorus use efficiency (PUE) in wheat

Extensive root systems as well as root hairs are essential for the absorption of nutrients from soil and particularly those …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2015 -
    31 Dec 2020

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Beef cattle
Animal technology
Research project

Providing Mineral Supplementation via Water

This Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) is designed to demonstrate that water medication can be successfully implemented at a commercial scale, …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    27 Nov 2020 -
    30 Aug 2024

  • Research organisation

    Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]

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)

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)

Other rural industries
Research project

Increasing producer use of the TAFCO online automatic weather stations

Our project opens the door for producers to uptake new technology and increase knowledge, in turn producers will be able …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    14 May 2022 -
    14 May 2023

  • Research organisation

    Tobacco & Associated Farmers Co-operative Limited

Beef cattle
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Harvest technology Processing & packaging
Research project

The effect of lairage duration on carcase quality, yield and microbiological status

The purpose of lairage is to rest sheep and cattle prior to slaughter, to recover from loading and transport. This project will further develop the findings of a previous pilot study to determine if a shorter time in lairage improves carcase yield, meat quality and animal welfare at a commercial scale.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Jul 2021 -
    19 Mar 2023

  • Research organisation

    Bovine Dynamics

Cereal grains
Input management
Research project

The impact of farm practices on rice grain quality in south-eastern Australia

This project aims to help identify farm management practices that can improve Australian rice grain quality and on farm profitability. …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    12 Oct 2018 -
    30 Apr 2019

  • Research organisation

    Charles Sturt University (CSU)

Cotton
Plant science
Research project

Improving the nitrogen use efficiency of cotton crops through better understanding the role of dissolved organic N

Soil, arguably a farm’s most important asset, relies on its organic matter for soil health and fertility. But in …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Jun 2021

  • Research organisations

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Queensland (UQ)

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