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Aquaculture
Research project

Risk factors and management strategies associated with summer mortality in Australian abalone

Greenlip abalone and hybrid abalone are grown in southern Australia. During grow-out, abalone are exposed to water temperatures that range …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    19 Mar 2020 -
    29 Jun 2021

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Cotton
Imagery
Research project

The platform for monitoring and analysis of cotton canopy nitrogen status and yield projection using calibrated aerial and satellite imagery (Phase 2, incoporation of NutriLOGIC)

This project, a continuation of CRDC Project FLUR1801, aims to improve the accuracy of the FluroSense on-line nitrogen management and …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Nov 2018 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), FluroSat

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains
Plant science
Research project

Increasing production on sandy soils in low and medium rainfall areas of the southern region

A large gap exists between actual yield and water limited yield potential on sandy soils in the low rainfall cropping …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2016 -
    30 May 2023

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Aquaculture
Aquaculture technology
Research project

Evaluation of nanobubble technology in aquaculture

In intensive aquaculture systems oxygen supplementation is necessary to prevent hypoxia; however, oversupply can hyper-saturate systems causing gas bubble disease. …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2021 -
    29 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

Poultry
Input management
Research project

Effects of an in-shed sprinkler cooling system multiple parameters

This project set out to demonstrate the application of a water sprinkler cooling system into tunnel ventilated meat chicken sheds. …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    1 May 2016 -
    20 Aug 2018

  • Research organisation

    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries
Data and AI
Research project

Tasmania's Marine Atlas

Marine spatial planning (MSP) has emerged in recent years as a tool for sea use management. However, MSP requires adequate …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    31 Dec 2020 -
    30 Dec 2023

  • Research organisation

    University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains
Plant science
Research project

CFF00011 - Improving farming system efficiency in southern NSW

Australian grain growers have adopted crop benchmarking tools such as the French and Schultz water use efficiency (WUE) tool to …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Mar 2017 -
    30 Jun 2021

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Cotton
Research project

Grassroots Grant: On-farm evaluation of pumping telemetry

This investment will undertake an on-farm evaluation of telemetry infrastructure compatible with a non-urban water metering framework for water monitoring. …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Sep 2017 -
    31 Aug 2021

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Macquarie Cotton Growers Association

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Renewable energy
Research project

Megasonic demulsification of oil and grease from meat processing wastewater

AMPC is focussed on reducing water consumption, recycling wherever possible, and considering new sources of water where they are available, …
  • Funded by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Project date

    30 Sep 2019 -
    29 Jun 2021

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Sugar
Automation
Research project

Smarter Irrigation 2: Improved irrigation system selection and operation for increased sugarcane productivity and profitability

Irrigation management is critical to the profitability and economic sustainability of Australia’s 166,000ha of irrigated sugarcane. Factors such as …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    30 May 2022

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

Wild catch fisheries
Research project

Removing seabirds from the otterboard trawler danger zone.

This project is in response to new rules regarding the discarding of biological material (discards and offal) while fishing gear …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Apr 2019 -
    30 May 2020

Wild catch fisheries
Data and AI
Research project

Developing an independent shallow-water survey for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery: tracking pre-recruitment abundance and habitat change.

Forecasting lobster recruitment is important for the stock assessment of the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF). This forecasting …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Apr 2020 -
    30 May 2023

  • Research organisation

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

Cotton
Research project

Smarter Irrigation 2: Understanding the irrigation professional development needs of young agronomists and the value proposition of building their skills

This project aims to better understand and meet the professional development needs of agronomists in order to build their skills in irrigation technologies.
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    4 Oct 2021 -
    17 Mar 2022

  • Research organisation

    Emergent Futures Pty Ltd

Cotton
Input management
Research project

Quantifying the nitrogen cycle: from farm gate to catchments, groundwater and atmosphere

Nitrogen is fundamental to cotton growing and the industry needs to understand its full role, especially given that high N …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2017 -
    30 Jun 2021

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Nuts
Crop protection
Research project

AL21004 - Cover crops for soil health and productivity

This investment explores cover cropping as a management practice in Australian almond orchards by assessing its efficacy and practicality in …
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    18 Oct 2022 -
    30 Jul 2027

  • Research organisation

    University of Adelaide

Cereal grains
Plant science
Research project

Traits of importance for aerobic 'DryRice' varieties for the Riverina region

The Australian rice production system in southern NSW has historically been reliant on flooded conditions that consume large amounts of …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2018 -
    9 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    The University of Queensland (UQ)

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