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Chemical Minor Use Permit Research logo
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Chemical Minor Use Permit Research

AgriFutures Australia

This investment provides the data to support the minor chemical use applications for the ginger industry. It also provides training on relevant technical aspects of ginger growing through industry meetings, field days and on-farm demonstrations. Growers are advised when minor use permits are granted, through a range of communication channels...

1 Aug 2019 - 28 Jul 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Primary Industries - Queensland

Catalysing a $10M Australian Insect Industry: an industry-led RD&E plan logo
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Catalysing a $10M Australian Insect Industry: an industry-led RD&E plan

AgriFutures Australia

AgriFutures Australia has identified insect farming as an emerging industry with high potential to reach $10 million per annum in the next five years. This project supports the long term growth and competitive advantage of Australian insect farmers by developing a practical, industry-led RD&E plan. The roadmap will identify industry...

20 Nov 2019 - 27 Mar 2020

New South Wales, Australia

AgThentic Pty Ltd

Assessment of size and scope of the certified temperate pasture seeds industry logo
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Assessment of size and scope of the certified temperate pasture seeds industry

AgriFutures Australia

This project creates a detailed database providing an assessment of the size and scope of the Australian certified temperate pasture seeds industry. Information provided includes: (i) the number of growers of certified pasture seed; (ii) crops/varieties grown; (iii) states/regions; (iv) hectares used (by grower and state/region); (v) tonnage produced (by...

20 May 2019 - 20 Oct 2019

New South Wales, Australia

RM Consulting Group Pty Ltd

Yield and quality assessment of dual purpose wheat for the export hay industry logo
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Yield and quality assessment of dual purpose wheat for the export hay industry

AgriFutures Australia

Awnless wheat is a market preferred option for wheaten hay in the export market and is a potential complementary product to oats for hay production. This project provides growers, processors and exporters with hay and yield quality data of dual purpose, awnless wheat varieties, as well as the potential for...

27 Aug 2019 - 31 Mar 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Agrilink Agricultural Consultants (Australia) Pty Ltd

P2D2: Growing a Digital Future (Phase 1) - AgriFutures contribution logo
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P2D2: Growing a Digital Future (Phase 1) - AgriFutures contribution

AgriFutures Australia

The Accelerating Precision to Decision Agriculture (P2D2) project involved all rural Research and Development Corporations, and focused on three aims 1) Facilitating the development of digital technology in Australian agriculture; 2) Fostering the establishment of appropriate legal frameworks, data systems and access to critical datasets; and 3) Identifying the data...

29 May 2019 - 3 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation

A Mid-Term Review of Investment in the Securing Pollination RnD4P Project logo
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A Mid-Term Review of Investment in the Securing Pollination RnD4P Project

AgriFutures Australia

This is a mid-term evaluation and review of the Securing Pollination RnD4P project that assesses: (i) performance against the monitoring and evaluation plan; (ii) the usefulness and adoption rates of RD&E to date; (iii) the impact of the project; (iv) identifies management and reporting improvement opportunities; and (v) suggests any...

11 Aug 2019 - 15 Nov 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Agtrans Research

Agricultural Health and Safety Statistics 2019 logo
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Agricultural Health and Safety Statistics 2019

AgriFutures Australia

This project tracks 2019 annual statistics on farm deaths and injuries. It assesses data from the National Coroner's Information System and other information sources to gather data on unintentional farm injury and deaths in Australia. The information will also categorise the leading causes of death (tractors, quads, water/dams, farm utilities,...

25 Jun 2019 - 31 Jan 2020

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Sydney

Undertake a comparative analysis of state legislation. logo
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Undertake a comparative analysis of state legislation.

AgriFutures Australia

The goal of this project is to undertake a full, comprehensive, comparative analysis of the National Standards and Guidelines, and Commonwealth and state legislative requirements in relation to biosecurity, animal welfare and food safety as they pertain to the chicken meat industry. These cornerstones of the production system of chicken...

14 Jun 2019 - 31 Aug 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Rosetta Management Consulting Pty Ltd

Optimisation of mycopesticides for control of lesser mealworm in broiler sheds logo
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Optimisation of mycopesticides for control of lesser mealworm in broiler sheds

AgriFutures Australia

Lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus, is a ubiquitous insect pest of Australian meat-chicken sheds. It transmits a variety of avian pathogens and damages shed floors and insulation. Insecticide treatments to the shed floors and lower-walls before flock placement is the usual management practice for lesser mealworm, but insecticide resistance development has...

14 Jan 2020 - 9 Jan 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Primary Industries - Queensland

The pathology and epidemiology of equine pregnancy loss logo
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The pathology and epidemiology of equine pregnancy loss

AgriFutures Australia

This investment will develop a system to investigate and record the pathology of mid to late term pregnancy losses in Thoroughbred mares throughout Australia. This will allow the industry to develop strategies to reduce the number of mares suffering pregnancy loss and will provide training tools for veterinarians and pathologist...

1 Mar 2020 - 1 Jul 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Charles Sturt University