Research projects

Explore research

Browse and tap into research projects pushing the boundaries of agrifood innovation and science in rural industries.

3727 research projects

Smarter Irrigation 2: New tech integrated smart sensing & automation for cotton

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project aims to increase the adoption of automated irrigation technologies into the Australian cotton industry. Water price and labour costs are fundamental drivers of irrigation decisions and business success. The project will bring together key research and industry partners involved in the automation and sensing areas to integrate automated...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

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

Research project

Smarter Irrigation 2: Gwydir demonstration of latest digital technologies for precise automated irrigation

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Automation of irrigation in the Australian cotton industry has the potential to improve water productivity, whilst addressing challenges of optimising irrigation and managing labour resourcing. This project will provide growers with commercially relevant information about how to best utilise irrigation monitoring tools and decision support systems to optimise surface irrigation....

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association, Goanna Ag, Sundown Pastoral Company, Auscott Limited, Australian Food and Fibre Limited

Research project

Smarter Irrigation 2: Cross Sectoral Integration and Extension

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The aim of this project is to support Australian irrigators to adopt new and innovative tools and technologies which will enable improvements in productivity, efficient resource utilisation and improved profitability. The increased focus on integration and extension will bring irrigators, advisers and researchers from a broad range of industries together...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Gwydir Valley Irrigators Assocation

Research project

Smarter Irrigation 2: Plant-based sensing for cotton irrigation

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Water is the most limiting factor for cotton production in Australia. This project aims to help optimise the irrigation strategies for fully irrigated and partially irrigated cotton by utilising plant-based sensing techniques including canopy temperature and UAV thermal imaging. This project will also provide technical and extension support to the...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

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

Research project

Smarter Irrigation 2: Evaporation mitigating solution for Australian cotton water storages

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project will develop and demonstrate cost-effective and practical solutions to reduce evaporation from water storages on Australian cotton farms. Although there are currently alternative means of reducing evaporation, such as shade cloths and floating systems, these often have significant capital costs. This project builds on previous large-scale field trials...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

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

Research project

Smarter Irrigation 2: Smart irrigation control for water and labour savings in rice growing systems

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project aims to develop automated sensing and control for reduced water input rice farming systems. As the Australian rice industry moves to implement 'Dry Rice' strategies that aim to minimise ponded water time and reduce irrigation water applied to rice crops, precision water management becomes critical. This project will...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

AgriFutures Australia, Deakin University

Research project

Smarter Irrigation 2: Precision automated furrow irrigation for the Australian sugar industry

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Irrigation is the key driver of sugar cane production in many Queensland milling areas. Much of this land is irrigated using furrow irrigation which is a form of irrigation with high labour requirements, lower energy inputs, and often poor water use efficiency. Previous research has shown that automation of furrow...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

Research project

Smarter Irrigation 2: What is my yield gap? Maximising water productivity

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Irrigation underpins the Australian dairy industry, with dairy the second largest irrigation water user behind cotton. Reduced water availability because of changes to water policy and increased climate variability is adversely impacting farm profit. This project will demonstrate and trial dairy irrigation technologies and management strategies including new technologies on...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Dairy Australia, ICD project services, Sapphire Irrigation, Peter Hutton Consultant, Far South Coast Dairy Development Group, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [VIC], DairyS...

Research project

Smarter Irrigation 2: Scaling irrigation management to support whole farm operations

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project will develop a whole-of-farm scale gravity fed irrigation management system with the aim of increasing on farm water use efficiency. Engineering, agronomic and scheduling water use efficiency (WUE) technologies are available to irrigators, but their adoption and management continue to be a significant challenge. WUE technologies typically target...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [VIC]

Research project

Smarter Irrigation 2: Beyond Water Smart - Advancing Dairy Irrigation System Performance

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Currently key irrigation decisions such as start-up time, scheduling interval, irrigation depth and system performance (uniformity and energy efficiency) are often determined by simple rules-of thumb or estimations. This project will work with farmers and service providers to identify and demonstrate the farm scale costs/benefits incurred from using technology and...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Explore research

Filters

3727 research projects

Smarter Irrigation 2: New tech integrated smart sensing & automation for cotton

Smarter Irrigation 2: Gwydir demonstration of latest digital technologies for precise automated irrigation

Smarter Irrigation 2: Cross Sectoral Integration and Extension

Smarter Irrigation 2: Plant-based sensing for cotton irrigation

Smarter Irrigation 2: Evaporation mitigating solution for Australian cotton water storages

Smarter Irrigation 2: Smart irrigation control for water and labour savings in rice growing systems

Smarter Irrigation 2: Precision automated furrow irrigation for the Australian sugar industry

Smarter Irrigation 2: What is my yield gap? Maximising water productivity

Smarter Irrigation 2: Scaling irrigation management to support whole farm operations

Smarter Irrigation 2: Beyond Water Smart - Advancing Dairy Irrigation System Performance

Filters