Save Research project Want to save opportunities and organisations? Register for a growAG account today. Sign up Sign in Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Assessment of gamma irradiation as a feasible method for treating prawns to inactivate White Spot Syndrome Virus White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) was confirmed in prawn farms on the Logan River in Moreton Bay Queensland. Subsequent investigations … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 24 Feb 2018 - 30 May 2019 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Save Research project Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Facilitated action learning groups to support profitable irrigated farming systems in the northern and southern regions. GRDC has invested in a suite of irrigation projects across the GRDC southern region irrigation areas, including projects looking to … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023
Save Research project Research project Agricultural Health and Safety Statistics This project aims to track annual statistics on farm deaths and injuries. Agriculture is recognised as a highly dangerous sector … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Mar 2018 - 10 Jan 2019 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Save Research project Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Data and AI Research project Business Cases for Data Use in the Red Meat Supply Chain The purpose of this project is to help facilitate the adoption of technology and data solutions by stakeholders across the … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Mar 2021 - 18 Dec 2021 Research organisation AgThentic
Save Research project Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Food processing technology Processing & packaging Research project An audit of plastic use in the fishing and aquaculture sectors A major challenge facing the Australian seafood industries is the lack of baseline data to support plastic usage trends. It … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 12 Feb 2021 - 29 Jun 2021
Save Research project Cross industry Research project Sex selection genes from fruit fly species for use in SITplus This investment is contributing to an improved understanding of the genetics involved in developing fit, male-only lines of Queensland fruit … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 19 Oct 2018 - 19 Oct 2022 Research organisation Macquarie University
Save Research project Cotton Crop protection Research project Ready to use soil test to manage black root rot risks Black root rot is an important disease in seedling cotton, especially in cooler regions. This project looks to validate a … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Microbiology Laboratories Australia
Save Research project Eggs Consumer health Research project Optimisation of use of probiotics for control of Salmonella in hens Probiotics, prebiotics, or their combinations (synbiotics) are used in poultry production for enhancing overall bird performance. This project was conducted … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Save Research project Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Stable isotopes: a rapid method to determine lobster diet and trace lobster origin? Southern rock lobster is only found in the waters of Southern Australia and New Zealand. Chemical tracers such as stable … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2021 - 29 Jun 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Save Research project Poultry Machinery & hardware Research project Contribution to Pilot to Paddock Innovative energy, water & nutrient technologies & practices smart farms project The AgriFutures Australia Chicken Meat program is contributing towards the project to Identify potential policy and regulatory barriers and … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 9 Nov 2022 - 14 Jun 2023 Research organisation Scolexia Pty Ltd
Save Research project Cereal grains Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Smart irrigation control for water and labour savings in rice growing systems This project aims to develop automated sensing and control for reduced water input rice farming systems. As the Australian rice … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisations AgriFutures Australia, Deakin University
Save Research project Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Optimising farm scale returns from irrigated grains: maximising dollar return per megalitre of water This investment will assist growers and advisers to make informed decisions that maximise the economic return per megalitre of water … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Save Research project Cotton Research project Utilizing plant-based sensing techniques for improving water profitability in fully and partially irrigated cotton Water is the most limiting factor for cotton production in Australia. This project aims to help optimise the irrigation strategies … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Save Research project Pasture, fodder & feed Multiple technology areas Harvest technology Imagery Plant science Research project Dispelling value uncertainty for hay growers – application of high-throughput, low-cost phenomics to predict Oaten hay quality in-crop fields, while improving oat breeding selection efficiency. Oaten hay quality is determined by the variety grown, management of the crop and environmental conditions, and then estimated once … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Apr 2024 - 14 Jan 2027 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Save Research project Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Data and AI Fisheries technology Research project Determining the spatial distribution and abundance indices for Moreton Bay Bugs, Thenus parindicus and Thenus australiensis in Queensland to improve stock assessment and management Moreton Bay bugs are a commercially important fished resource in northern Australian coastal waters. About 600 tonnes of bugs is reported … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Aug 2020 - 30 Mar 2023 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Save Research project Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project Understanding the amelioration processes of the subsoil application of amendments in the southern region Most cropping soils in the southern region contain one or more subsoil physicochemical constraints, such as high boron or sodicity, … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2016 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Save Research project Wild catch fisheries Research project Testing retail commodities for the presence of Taura Syndrome Virus and Yellow head Virus I The Australian prawn farming industry has been fortunate to remain free from many of the serious viral diseases which have … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 2 Jul 2017 - 30 Aug 2017
Save Research project Forestry Crop protection Research project Development of a portfolio of alternative weed control strategies for use in plantations Weed control is critical to productivity and financial viability of Australian forest plantations. A hierarchy of options is required to … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 31 Aug 2020 - 30 May 2021 Research organisation University of South Australia (UniSA)
Save Research project Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Development of a user-friendly Management Strategy Evaluation framework for Queensland’s rocky reef fishery This project was designed to develop a modelling tool to evaluate the management strategy for Queensland's Rocky Reef Fin Fish Fishery, where the two main fished species, snapper and pearl perch, are overfished. The MSE modelling framework is quick, user-friendly and adaptable for more fish species as needed. Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 5 Jan 2020 - 10 Dec 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Save Research project Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Managing stocking density, bedding use and ammonia production during live export voyages For livestock being exported by sea, the number of animals in a pen, the condition of their bedding, and the … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 15 May 2019 - 30 Apr 2024 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)