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1,149 results for water use efficiency

Wild catch fisheries
Fisheries technology
Research project

NCCP: Expanded modelling to determine anoxia risk in main river channel and shallow wetlands

The aim of this project is to predict the impact of mass carp mortality on the dissolved oxygen concentration of …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2017 -
    30 Dec 2018

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains
Data and AI
Research project

SoilWaterNow: Soil water nowcasting for the grains industry

This project will deliver a scientific framework to nowcast plant available water (PAW) at any point in time, within and …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    28 Feb 2020 -
    31 Jan 2024

  • Research organisation

    The University of Sydney (USYD)

Animal technology
Research project

Evaluation of equine endometrium using Confocal Laser endomicroscopy

This project seeks to develop a novel state-of-the-art diagnostic technique to evaluate the health of uterine tissue in broodmares. Confocal …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    31 Jul 2020 -
    1 Jan 2023

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Cereal grains
Research project

Developing and testing tools for measuring and managing variability in rice

The project aims to utilise the platform of existing remote sensing technologies in the form of irrigation management tool IrriSAT (…
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    15 Jun 2014 -
    30 Sep 2018

  • Research organisation

    Deakin University (a body politic and corporate established pursuant to the Deakin University Act 2009 (Vic))

Other rural industries
Research project

FECPAC Validation for Use in Goats

This project will address validation of diagnostic methods for worm burdens in goats based on FECPAC, an internet connected, image …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Jun 2020 -
    31 Dec 2020

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)

Beef cattle
Research project

Optimising rumen modifier use for feedlots

A key component in improving feedlot production efficiency is to improve the efficiency of converting feed to gain by optimising …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Apr 2018 -
    1 Apr 2021

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Cotton
Input management
Research project

Understanding environmental impacts and resource impacts with changing demand for Australian cotton, assessed using a change modelling life cycle assessment approach

The penultimate consumers of cotton (retailers and brands) are increasingly interested in understanding and reducing the environmental and social impact …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    15 Aug 2018 -
    28 Feb 2020

  • Research organisation

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Beef cattle
Research project

Calf 48 hour – better detection of calving

This project aims to deliver the development and evaluation of the Calf Alert System, to create a process that enables …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    22 Jun 2020 -
    30 Nov 2023

  • Research organisation

    Central Queensland University Australia (CQU)

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains
Data and AI
Research project

Machine learning to map soil constraint variability and predict crop yield

This project will use a variety of Machine Learning techniques to bring together previously underutilised on-farm, satellite, and weather data …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    17 Feb 2020 -
    31 Oct 2021

  • Research organisation

    The University of Sydney (USYD)

Wild catch fisheries
Fisheries technology
Research project

NCCP: Development of hydrological, ecological and epidemiological modelling to inform a CyHV3 release strategy for the biocontrol of carp in the Murray Darling Basin

This project aimed to predict the effect of the CyHV-3 virus on carp in the Murray Darling Basin using computer …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2017 -
    30 Oct 2019

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Cotton
Plant science
Research project

Optimising the management of manures in southern NSW cotton production

This project aims to assist cotton growers in the irrigated Riverina region of southern NSW better estimate how chicken and …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2015 -
    30 Sep 2018

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

Cotton
Automation
Research project

Precise real-time automated cotton irrigation for improved water productivity

The project seeks to combine existing low cost ‘off the shelf’ technologies to develop a low cost, integrated sensing and …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    31 Dec 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University, Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC)

Cotton
Input management
Research project

Evaporation mitigation solutions for Australian cotton farm water storages

Evaporation losses from farm water storages are the major loss of water on cotton farms. Monolayer technology involving ultra-thin monolayers …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University, The University of Melbourne

Cotton
Input management
Research project

A sprayable water barrier to line irrigation channels - Scoping Study

This scoping study conducted a literature review and engaged with water board authorities, grower organisations and individual growers to identify …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2017 -
    30 Sep 2018

  • Research organisations

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Aquaculture
Research project

Cumulative Impact Risk Assessment Tool for Aquaculture in Australia

This project will undertake a comprehensive literature review to develop a cumulative impact assessments (CIA) approach that make aquaculture the …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    1 May 2019 -
    30 May 2021

Pork
Animal technology
Research project

Rural R&D for Profit Program - Waste to Revenue: Novel Fertilisers and Feeds

Agricultural industries produce large volumes of waste containing valuable nutrients, carbon and water. Unfortunately, this waste doesn’t have the …
  • Funded by

    Australian Pork (APL)

  • Project date

    23 Jun 2015 -
    31 Aug 2018

  • Research organisation

    The University of Western Australia (UWA)

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