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Building and measuring the quality of fine Australian sparkling wines, through identification of the impact compounds responsible for ‘autolytic character’ in sparkling wine, and novel winemaking technologies to hasten autolysis. logo
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Building and measuring the quality of fine Australian sparkling wines, through identification of the impact compounds responsible for ‘autolytic character’ in sparkling wine, and novel winemaking technologies to hasten autolysis.

Wine Australia

This project will investigate whether the desirable ‘autolytic character’ of premium sparkling wine is due to yeast lysis or is simply an ageing effect. It will use new objective measures for sparkling wine quality using spectral methods to discriminate flavour impact compounds and the provenance of juice. If autolysis is...

1 Jun 2016 - 31 Dec 2020

South Australia, Australia

The University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Pinot Noir provenance: Australian benchmarking to support growing, making, perception of quality, and marketing to add value to the Pinot Noir supply chain logo
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Pinot Noir provenance: Australian benchmarking to support growing, making, perception of quality, and marketing to add value to the Pinot Noir supply chain

Wine Australia

This investment aims to generate clear descriptors of Australian Pinot Noir styles and regionality. Key points across the production chain (vine-to-wine-to-market) will be identified where the quality, unique character and sustainability of Australian Pinot Noir can be documented and optimised providing the wine sector with 'evidence-based provenance' and clear intervention...

13 Jun 2016 - 31 Dec 2020

South Australia, Australia

The University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Assessing the practicality of the robot platforms from SwarmFarm Robotics logo
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Assessing the practicality of the robot platforms from SwarmFarm Robotics

Wine Australia

This project will explore the use of SwarmFarm robotics to perform vineyard tasks in the Coonawarra region of South Australia, to determine what tasks the robot can safely undertake and the cost of operation, quality of result and maintenance required. The in-field robotics will be calibrated by science and technology,...

1 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2025

South Australia, Australia

Treasury Wine Estates

Characteristics of disease suppressive cotton farming systems and soils understood logo
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Characteristics of disease suppressive cotton farming systems and soils understood

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Soil borne diseases continue to be one of the major constraints to cotton production. This project helps to identify soil biological and physico-chemical elements to quantify disease suppression potential and identify management practices that promote disease suppressive systems. The project is delivering key diagnostics, surveillance, and response capacity for cotton...

1 Sep 2019 - 30 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), New Sou...

Improving grower decision in complex systems: A targeted tool to assist cotton growers in appropriate technology adoption logo
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Improving grower decision in complex systems: A targeted tool to assist cotton growers in appropriate technology adoption

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Adoption choices of appropriate technology and digital systems for a farm business enterprise are often difficult to make given the array of factors that need to be considered, including financial, environmental and, just as importantly, often unrecognised personal attitudes and biases. This project seeks to develop a personalised tool to...

1 Jul 2019 - 1 Mar 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

SIP2 - Key learning sites southern (making the most of water) - Alex Schultz logo
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SIP2 - Key learning sites southern (making the most of water) - Alex Schultz

AgriFutures Australia

This investment demonstrates and extends the use of automated surface irrigation layouts to improve efficiency of water use. The project will investigate a range of irrigation management strategies including the timing of, and intervals between, irrigations as well as paddock top up targets to improve irrigation management in a cotton...

15 Jan 2020 - 15 Feb 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

SIP2 - Smarter irrigation in rice growing systems - John Hornbuckle logo
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SIP2 - Smarter irrigation in rice growing systems - John Hornbuckle

AgriFutures Australia

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 will become critical. This investment aims to develop automated sensing and control for reduced water input rice farming systems to ensure...

15 Jan 2020 - 15 Feb 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

National Agronomy Sesame Trials logo
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National Agronomy Sesame Trials

AgriFutures Australia

This investment will develop best management practice guidelines for sesame production in Australia. Initially focussing on northern Australia then targeting production further south, the project aims to generate confidence in growing sesame with a goal increasing Australian production to 50,000 tonnes.

14 Dec 2019 - 12 Sep 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Savannah Ag Consulting

Review and Update of the ERP & CRMP for the live export industry logo
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Review and Update of the ERP & CRMP for the live export industry

LiveCorp

Australias livestock export industry must manage ongoing risks to people, animals, the environment and businesses across the supply chain. As such, well developed, understood and practiced response plans are required to prepare for risk mitigation in the livestock export supply chain. This project reviewed and updated the live export industry's...

30 Jun 2018 - 30 May 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Noetic Solutions Pty Limited

Economic Analysis of the Live Cattle Export Trade logo
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Economic Analysis of the Live Cattle Export Trade

LiveCorp

This project determined the value of the live cattle export industry to regional zones across Australia. The scope included: 1. full-time equivalent employment numbers 2. the structure of the value chain across zones 3. level of reliance businesses involved in the live export trade have regarding the proportion of their...

14 May 2018 - 30 Sep 2018

New South Wales, Australia

Mercardo