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Cotton Landcare Tech Innovations: Florabank workshops

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The Cotton Landcare Tech Innovations project builds on international best practice to implement and develop cutting-edge technologies such as drone mapping, aerial seeding, acoustic monitoring and big data to help the Australian cotton industry better understand, report on and improve on-farm biodiversity. It is funded under the National Landcare Program’s...

1 May 2021 - 31 Oct 2021

New South Wales, Australia

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Cotton Landcare Tech Innovations: Creating a legacy for biodiversty management research: The social science perspective

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

1 Jun 2021 - 30 Nov 2021

New South Wales, Australia

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Cotton Landcare Tech Innovations: Creating a legacy for biodiversity management research: Grower engagement

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

1 Jun 2021 - 30 Nov 2021

New South Wales, Australia

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Understanding the environmental co-benefits of irrigation water in the northern Murray-Darling Basin

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project will investigate the ecological outcomes of water delivered for irrigation to watercourses in the northern Murray-Darling Basin (MDB). Effects of irrigation water are not currently considered in existing environmental accounting or monitoring and evaluation frameworks for this region. Consequently, possible ecological benefits of irrigation flows are poorly understood....

1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2024

New South Wales, Australia

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Building profitable farming systems for the future through increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) and optimising water use efficiency (WUE) in a changing climate

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project, delivered by the Dryland Cotton Research Association, recognises that improving the reliability of dryland and limited water cropping system production is an ever present challenge in a future of increased temperatures and sporadic rainfall. It will investigate tactics integral to the future farming system: cover cropping, accumulation of...

1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2023

New South Wales, Australia

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Integrated tick management communications

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The management of ticks is critical for livestock production, with Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) estimating that the annual on-farm cost of cattle ticks to the Australian industry is approximately $146m. This project will deliver six practical, producer-facing articles and relevant images to inform producers about integrated tick management. The...

24 Sep 2021 - 17 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

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Regulatory requirements and risk assessment framework for use of automated vehicles in feedlots

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The use of autonomous or driverless vehicles in feedlots is a new and emerging field. This project will engage the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) to develop an appropriate risk assessment framework for the incorporation of these technologies into the operation of feedlots. The Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Bunk...

1 Oct 2021 - 15 Apr 2023

New South Wales, Australia

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Insights into barriers and bridges to the producer adoption of multi-week and seasonal climate forecasts

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The accurate prediction of weather is critical to the success of agricultural industries. This project will investigate farmers' use of multi-week (2-8 weeks) and seasonal climate forecasts (1-6 months) through in-depth interviews with stakeholders from the meat, dairy, grain, wine and sugar industries, to determine ways to increase the uptake...

30 Sep 2021 - 28 Aug 2022

New South Wales, Australia

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Update of Feedlot R&D evaluation model

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Over the past year, consultants RM Consulting Group (RMCG) and the Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Feedlot team have updated and streamlined the Feedlot Research and Development (R&D) evaluation model. This project will undertake further updates of the model to incorporate MLA evaluation framework requirements and to make it available...

1 Jun 2021 - 1 Aug 2022

New South Wales, Australia

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Feedlot Career Development and Training Strategy - cattle transport course

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will produce seven training modules covering Cattle Transport as part of the Feedlot Career Development and Training Pathway being developed by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and the Australian Lot Feeders Association (ALFA). ALFA has identified that training in cattle transport is a high priority, as livestock teams...

31 Jan 2022 - 30 Apr 2023

New South Wales, Australia

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Cotton Landcare Tech Innovations: Florabank workshops

Cotton Landcare Tech Innovations: Creating a legacy for biodiversty management research: The social science perspective

Cotton Landcare Tech Innovations: Creating a legacy for biodiversity management research: Grower engagement

Understanding the environmental co-benefits of irrigation water in the northern Murray-Darling Basin

Building profitable farming systems for the future through increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) and optimising water use efficiency (WUE) in a changing climate

Integrated tick management communications

Regulatory requirements and risk assessment framework for use of automated vehicles in feedlots

Insights into barriers and bridges to the producer adoption of multi-week and seasonal climate forecasts

Update of Feedlot R&D evaluation model

Feedlot Career Development and Training Strategy - cattle transport course

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