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Australian Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) agronomic scoping studies logo
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Australian Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) agronomic scoping studies

AgriFutures Australia

The Australian industrial hemp industry, which currently is focused predominantly on the use of fibre and seed, is an industry identified as having a high growth potential in the AgriFutures Australia Emerging Industries program. The Australian industrial hemp industry vision is to achieve a gross value of Australian industrial hemp...

20 Jun 2022 - 10 Mar 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Growfield Agricultural Consultancy

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Tech Tooling Soil and Plant Health

AgriFutures Australia

The project aimed to advance awareness and decision-making around soil health practices through the use of handheld technologies. The project successfully identified and secured a range of technologies, including the MicroBIOMETER®, for demonstration and outreach.

Key activities included the procurement of five digital MicroBIOMETER soil health monitoring kits, which were...

17 May 2022 - 17 Jun 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Certified Organic Biodynamic Western Australia Inc

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Disease Detection in Ginger Rhizomes

AgriFutures Australia

Whilst the ginger industry generates $32 million gross volume for fresh ginger and $50 million in semi - processed ginger, disease is significantly impacting yield and reducing labour inputs.
Fusarium yellow rot is the most common disease with 30-80% losses on some ginger patches occurring.
Zondii aims to address this...

31 Aug 2022 - 11 Apr 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Zondii

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eID Implementation on farm

AgriFutures Australia

The project titled aimed to introduce and implement electronic identification (eID) technology among sheep farmers in Young and Bookham, NSW. Over 12 months, 43 participants attended seven sessions, which focused on eID technology and developing implementation plans.

Key achievements included significant improvements in participants' understanding of data capture and analysis...

18 May 2022 - 18 May 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Sally Martin Consulting Pty Ltd

Beyond pretty green pictures -Interpreting and ground-truthing satellite imagery for farmers in the Ord River Irrigation Area logo
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Beyond pretty green pictures -Interpreting and ground-truthing satellite imagery for farmers in the Ord River Irrigation Area

AgriFutures Australia

The project aimed to enhance the understanding and practical application of satellite imagery among farmers.

It included nitrogen response trials in maize and chickpea, providing an ideal scenario to evaluate satellite images against traditional manual sampling methods. The findings demonstrated that while satellite imagery could not replace traditional scouting and...

15 May 2022 - 15 May 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Northern Australia Crop Research Alliance Pty Ltd (NACRA)

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Farmers targets for change

AgriFutures Australia

This project will undertake a number of activities aimed at building the capacity of students and producers to adopt new technologies on farm.
  • RFID reader for both sheep and cattle to be used in conjunction with a monitoring system. Linking this collected data to Agriwebb farm management program/App.
  • Variable multispectral...

16 May 2022 - 16 May 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School

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Smart Farm Dashboard

AgriFutures Australia

Expand our micro climate sensors to build a more comprehensive farm picture by July 2022.Build and Deploy more Dendrometers on trees in our citrus orchard to monitor and track plant health by July 2022.Expand and further develop our NDVI sensors and collaborate with UNSW with their Satellite NDVI project. this...

16 May 2022 - 16 May 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Corinda State High School

Building Mesonet Capacity and Adoption in the Avon Region logo
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Building Mesonet Capacity and Adoption in the Avon Region

AgriFutures Australia

This project aimed to support producers on their agritech journey by introducing them to new Automated Weather Station (AWS) technology, accompanied by an app with instant alerts and data interpretation. The project provided training to producers in how to integrate AWS data into their farm management decisions, highlighting a value...

16 May 2022 - 16 Jun 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Crop Research on Production Systems

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Facilitating Technology Solutions for Hilltops Farmers

AgriFutures Australia

The project aimed to support local farmers and landowners in their agtech journey by addressing connectivity issues and providing technology access solutions.

The project successfully identified and addressed one of the fundamental barriers to farm technology adoption in the region: inconsistent access to wi-fi, broadband, and mobile networks. By improving...

15 May 2022 - 14 Jun 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Harden Murrumburrah Landcare Group

Precision Agriculture using 'Real Data' in Education logo
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Precision Agriculture using 'Real Data' in Education

AgriFutures Australia

This project will enable student to develop relevant skills in technology, particularly in agriculture sciences. As the agricultural industry moves on to become more data driven, schools are being left behind using old technologies and sourcing data that is rudimentary or irrelevant to the student (e.g. from a textbook). Students...

14 May 2022 - 14 Jun 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Rockhampton State High School