Cotton Multiple technology areas Automation Input management Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: New tech integrated smart sensing & automation for cotton This project aims to increase the adoption of automated irrigation technologies into the Australian cotton industry. Water price and labour … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University, Goanna Ag, Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Dairy Oilseeds Sugar Multiple technology areas Automation Input management Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Gwydir demonstration of latest digital technologies for precise automated irrigation Automation of irrigation in the Australian cotton industry has the potential to improve water productivity, whilst addressing challenges of optimising … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisation Goanna Ag
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Dairy Oilseeds Sugar Multiple technology areas Automation Input management Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Cross Sectoral Integration and Extension The aim of this project is to support Australian irrigators to adopt new and innovative tools and technologies which will … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022
Cotton Input management Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Evaporation mitigating solution for Australian cotton water storages This project will develop and demonstrate cost-effective and practical solutions to reduce evaporation from water storages on Australian cotton farms. … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Melbourne
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Dairy Oilseeds Input management Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Key Learning Sites Southern (making the most of water) This project aims to increase water productivity and profitability by expanding growers’ knowledge of irrigation technology and best practice management. … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022
Wine Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Research project Managing wine pH in a changing climate This project aims to better understand the relationship between potassium levels in soil, vine and berry, and berry composition and … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2022 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Wine Input management Research project Incubator Initiative - What is the best way to treat the iron-related clogging problem in the Limestone Coast? Iron clogging of bores, pumps and drippers is a persistent and growing problem for many irrigators in the Limestone Coast … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
Wine Input management Research project Managing and modelling vintage compression Anecdotal observations and the analysis of fruit maturation records suggests that, in addition to earlier maturity, the period over which … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Wine Input management Research project Incubator Initiative - How does phenological stage influence grapevine water requirements for Shiraz and Chardonnay in the Riverland? While there is a general understanding that plant water requirements under any given weather conditions are strongly dependent upon the … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Cotton Input management Research project Improving grower decision in complex systems: A targeted tool to assist cotton growers in appropriate technology adoption Adoption choices of appropriate technology and digital systems for a farm business enterprise are often difficult to make given the … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 1 Mar 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Poultry Input management Research project An investigative study of shed management simulation training tools This investment will collate the tools available for chicken shed management including the impact of external and internal environmental factors … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 Jun 2019 - 1 Apr 2021 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Input management Research project Veterinary Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidelines This project was established to prepare prescribing guidelines for antimicrobial use relevant to extensive cattle production, feedlot cattle production and … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 10 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2021
Forestry Input management Research project Optimising the management of plantation, water and environmental assets A key aim of this project is to enable the industry to commercially manage plantation, water and natural wetland assets … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 5 Jun 2019 - 1 Apr 2022 Research organisation University of South Australia (UniSA)
Forestry Multiple technology areas Harvest technology Input management Research project Assessing the economic impact of damage to Eucalyptus nitens logs during mechanised harvesting operations This project will deliver improvements to practices and equipment to reduce log damage to Eucalyptus nitens logs during mechanised harvesting, … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 5 Jun 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Poultry Multiple technology areas Food processing technology Input management Machinery & hardware Research project Unlocking the Power of Digital in Chicken Meat This co-designed scoping study leverages networks, knowledge and industry insight from AgriFutures Australia Australia’s Chicken Meat Program to explore the potential value of new digital transformation for the poultry meat sector. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 3 Jun 2019 - 14 Jun 2020 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool Input management Research project Mapping Climate and Biodiversity Stakeholders To assist industry to prepare for evolving global policy, this project will engage with stakeholders to identify improved ways of … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Apr 2019 - 30 Dec 2020
Poultry Input management Research project Review of the Nutrient Content of Australian Feed Ingredients Formulation of a cost-effective diet that meets broiler nutritional requirements is critical for efficient production. However, many nutrient specification databases … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 5 Apr 2019 - 12 Mar 2020 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Input management Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Exploiting the Potential of a Novel Fungal Biofertiliser Majority of agricultural crops establish mutually beneficial associations with AM fungi, which benefit the host plants directly via enhanced uptake … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Input management Research project Decisions to optimise investment in fertiliser and soil ameliorants Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is one of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s adoption programs, which will drive measurable, improved … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 30 Nov 2019
Forestry Input management Research project A tool to predict fertiliser response and profitability in softwood plantations across Australia. Component 1: South West WA ProFert is a decision support tool for assisting plantation growers in predicting growth responses to and financial performance of fertiliser … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 8 Mar 2019 - 28 Feb 2022