Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Accelerating Greenlip Abalone stock recovery in South Australia using release of hatchery-reared juveniles: Phase 1 - genetics risk assessment and preliminary cost-benefit analysis There are areas of the Western Zone Abalone Fishery where Greenlip Abalone are depleting, with biomass levels well below carrying … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 May 2021 - 29 Nov 2021 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Cross industry Multiple technology areas Input management Renewable energy Research project Quantifying the greenhouse gas emission and carbon co-benefits of on-farm irrigation dams Irrigation farms within the Murray Darling Basin are highly productive, providing $11 billion/yr to the national economy. These farms contain … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 May 2021 - 1 Jun 2023 Research organisation Deakin University (a body politic and corporate established pursuant to the Deakin University Act 2009 (Vic))
Cross industry Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Renewable energy Research project Collaborative management and measurement of carbon farming and its co-benefits Farmers can earn money by storing carbon in their soils, but there is an opportunity to work together to develop … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 May 2021 - 14 Dec 2022 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Aquaculture Aquaculture technology Research project Marine Permaculture cultivation, sinking and storage of deep blue seaweed biomass carbon in Australian EEZ waters There is significant industry and accredited expert research going into analysing the carbon benefits of seaweed. This project intends to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2021 - 29 Nov 2022 Research organisation Climate Foundation Australia Ltd
Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Renewable energy Research project Can freshwater plants act as a feed supplement to reduce methane emissions from cattle? Farmers seeking to develop Soils Carbon Projects based upon the drawdown of CO2e through vigorous plant growth must offset … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2021 - 12 Dec 2022 Research organisation Deakin University (a body politic and corporate established pursuant to the Deakin University Act 2009 (Vic))
Cross industry Input management Research project Carbon Initiative Objective 3 - Market development pathways for producers. The transition to net zero emissions targets by a number of global economies represents both a threat and opportunity for … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2021 - 29 May 2022 Research organisation Common Capital
Cross industry Research project Objective 5 - Carbon Market Readiness – Financial Services Australia’s carbon farming industry has grown steadily since the commencement of the Carbon Farming Initiative in 2011 and there … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2021 - 28 Dec 2022 Research organisation Carbon Market Institute Limited
Cross industry Research project Evaluation of cooperative models under a carbon market as a method of increased engagement and uptake by producers, including exploring new or augmented approaches. Current research has focused on carbon practices at a national and regional level, but not at a local level to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 28 May 2021 - 30 Aug 2022 Research organisation Southern Queensland Natural Resources Management trading as Southern Queensland Landscapes
Cross industry Research project Evaluation of Cooperative Models for Carbon Pooling through Behavioural Economics This project aims to identify the most optimal cooperative model for agricultural producers for carbon pooling in Australia through the … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 28 May 2021 - 29 Aug 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Crop protection Input management Plant science Research project Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in South Australia. The investment will deliver local development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise faming systems benefits from … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 26 May 2021 - 30 Jun 2025 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Crop protection Input management Plant science Research project Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in Victoria This investment will deliver local development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise faming systems benefits from … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 20 May 2021 - 31 Jul 2025 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Better understanding farming system and/or agronomic changes to maximise profitability of the long coleoptile trait in wheat – CQLD & SWQLD Growers in central and southern Queensland have identified that the ability to plant wheat into stored sub-soil moisture in the … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 27 Apr 2021 - 30 Apr 2023 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Investigating the value of companion cropping systems of chickpea and cereals for improved crop and fallow water use efficiency. Grains growers in Australia have successfully implement retained stubble farming systems to reduce evaporative water loss on their farm systems, … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed Multiple technology areas Automation Plant science Research project Dairy Up project 1d: Unlocking the potential of kikuyu based pastures - environmental impact The Australian dairy industry is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). This project will develop whole-farm GHG mitigation strategies … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2025 Research organisations Dairy Australia, The University of Sydney (USYD)
Multiple industries Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Dairy Up project 1c: Unlocking the potential of kikuyu based pastures - genetic variability Kikuyu is a C4 tropical grass which in Australia is an important component of dairy pastures. Genetic diversity is the … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2025 Research organisations Dairy Australia, The University of Sydney (USYD)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Farming Systems & Agronomic Changes For Integration of Long Coleoptile Wheat in the West Region This investment is intended to provide growers with knowledge on the risks and benefits associated with using longer coleoptile wheat. … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 29 Mar 2021 - 6 Apr 2023
Aquaculture Multiple technology areas Aquaculture technology Consumer health Research project Transforming Australian Shellfish Production Delivering real-time, estuary-specific predictive modelling for shellfish farmers to manage and reduce the cost of closures. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 1 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2024 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
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)
Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Alternative protein Crop protection Input management Novel ingredients Plant science Research project Leveraging International Germplasm to Deliver Improved Chickpea Chilling Tolerance for Australian Growers Chickpea is one of Australia’s most rapidly expanding crops, becoming increasingly valuable to the grains industry and providing rotational … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Feb 2021 - 31 May 2025 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Wine Multiple technology areas Crop protection Input management Plant science Research project Validation and implementation of an early warning system to reduce smoke impacts from prescribed burns and bushfires on agricultural industries in Victoria This project will develop a fully integrated network of air quality sensors to provide real-time data on smoke dose and the risk of smoke taint in winegrapes. Accurate prediction of the doses which cause smoke taint will enable the emergency sector to organise and conduct planned burns more effectively and with less risk to agricultural industries, particularly the wine industry. Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Jan 2021 - 30 Mar 2022 Research organisation La Trobe University