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Maintenance of O. Vacca Beetles (Dung Beetles) logo
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Maintenance of O. Vacca Beetles (Dung Beetles)

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Meat & Livestock Australia has reached agreement with Invetus to maintain the O. vacca beetles in Armidale until 31 October 2018, when all remaining beetles will be translocated to Charles Sturt University (CSU) in preparation for the successful Dung Beetle RRDfP project. This provides the best survival chance for the...

12 Jul 2018 - 31 Oct 2018

New South Wales, Australia

Invetus Proprietary Limited

Optimising rumen modifier use for feedlots logo
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Optimising rumen modifier use for feedlots

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

A key component in improving feedlot production efficiency is to improve the efficiency of converting feed to gain by optimising rumen fermentation. This project will confirm and quantify feeding, growth and carcase advantages from combining and rotating different antibiotics(ionophore Monensin) and asses the underlying rumen fermentation differences and rumination changes...

1 Apr 2018 - 1 Apr 2021

New South Wales, Australia

University of New England (UNE)

Growers' skills and knowledge development of advanced digital irrigation telemetry monitoring technologies. logo
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Growers' skills and knowledge development of advanced digital irrigation telemetry monitoring technologies.

AgriFutures Australia

The project aimed to enhance the skills and knowledge of citrus growers in the Sunraysia region regarding advanced digital irrigation telemetry monitoring technologies. The project focused on addressing the challenges faced by growers in using and interpreting digital telemetry devices for irrigation management.

The project involved a series of five...

31 May 2021 - 31 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Sunraysia Citrus Growers Incorporated

Services to Develop the Producer Technology Uptake Program Community of Practice Resources logo
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Services to Develop the Producer Technology Uptake Program Community of Practice Resources

AgriFutures Australia

This project is aimed at identifying and where required (and within the available budget and timeframe) developing content, tools and resources for an online Community of Practice (CoP) to support farmers, fishers and foresters participating in the AgriFutures Producer Technology Uptake Program to adopt AgTech solutions in their businesses.

Communities...

10 Dec 2021 - 29 Apr 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Price Rural Management Pty Ltd

Data for the Future logo
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Data for the Future

AgriFutures Australia

The project aimed to enhance livestock data collection and analysis among grazing businesses in the Gulf Savannah region. The initiative involved a series of activities designed to educate and support producers in adopting data-driven decision-making practices.

One of the key events was the Showcase Tour, which provided hands-on experience in...

24 Dec 2021 - 21 May 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Northern Gulf Resource Management Group

Skills and knowledge development of advanced telemetry enabled digital irrigation monitoring technologies. logo
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Skills and knowledge development of advanced telemetry enabled digital irrigation monitoring technologies.

AgriFutures Australia

The project aimed to enhance the skills and knowledge of citrus growers in the Riverina region regarding advanced digital irrigation telemetry monitoring technologies. It focused on addressing the challenges faced by growers in using and interpreting digital telemetry devices for irrigation management.

A total of 5 workshops attended by growers...

1 Jun 2021 - 1 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Griffith & District Citrus Growers Incorporated

'Equility' - Assessing Stallion Fertility in the Field: Extension and Adoption Activities logo
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'Equility' - Assessing Stallion Fertility in the Field: Extension and Adoption Activities

AgriFutures Australia

The relative fertility of Thoroughbred stallions is highly variability, ranging from 35% to 90%. Owing to the relatively short 4-month breeding season, and the 14-day delay between breeding and pregnancy diagnoses, breeders require a method to rapidly identify ejaculates that are unlikely to achieve a pregnancy. Stallion fertility is dependent...

2 Jul 2022 - 1 Jul 2024

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Newcastle

Facilitating the adoption of a hyperlocal weather station and soil moisture probe network to improve on-farm decision making logo
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Facilitating the adoption of a hyperlocal weather station and soil moisture probe network to improve on-farm decision making

AgriFutures Australia

The project aimed to encourage the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies among growers in the Yealering region with a focus on overcoming barriers to technology adoption by providing practical demonstrations and peer-to-peer learning opportunities.

The initiative began with an information session featuring a locally owned and operated technology...

15 Dec 2021 - 21 Jan 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Facey Group

Encouraging adoption of cost efficient, accurate moisture monitoring in the irrigated farming system. logo
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Encouraging adoption of cost efficient, accurate moisture monitoring in the irrigated farming system.

AgriFutures Australia

The project aimed to encourage the adoption of cost-efficient and accurate moisture monitoring in irrigated farming systems. The project assessed various soil moisture monitoring options, including tensiometers, gypsum blocks, and granular matrix sensors, both linked and unlinked to real-time monitoring systems. These technologies were evaluated for their cost, ease of...

1 Jun 2021 - 1 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Southern Growers Incorporated

Rapid diagnosis of strangles to improve horse health logo
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Rapid diagnosis of strangles to improve horse health

AgriFutures Australia

Equine infectious diseases impact significantly on Australian thoroughbred breeders. A well-known example of such highly contagious disease is strangles, caused by bacteria Streptoccuss equi.

Accurate diagnosis is important for the management of affected horses. Diagnosis of strangles is based on isolation of the organism from clinical samples and/or costly molecular...

20 Sep 2022 - 20 Jan 2024

New South Wales, Australia

University of the Sunshine Coast