This project aims to increase the seed ginger training dataset for improving the performance of the AI-based Fusarium Predictor prototype developed in the Ginger Ninja pilot project. The pilot study was trained using one expert seed ginger grader. It is proposed to replicate the Ginger Ninja AI-based Fusarium Predictor prototype...

The honeybee industry contributes $264 million to the Australian economy in hive products, and $14.2 billion in pollination services to at least 35 industries (Clarke & Le Feuvre 2021). The ectoparastic mite Varroa destructor has long been recognised as the biggest threat to Australian beekeeping. Varroa has devastated industries overseas,...

• understanding of industry supply chain and value-adding...

Export oaten fodder is a 1.3 Mt sector, valued at $506M p.a., regularly delivering a stronger financial return for producers than other crop rotation alternatives. Oats for grazing, grain, domestic fodder and export fodder production have covered 0.8 to 1M ha per annum nationally over the last five years. Western...

Approximately 65% of Australian agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to methane emissions. As majority of Australian sheep and beef cattle are grazed (~ 95%), there is clear potential for exploiting the anti-methanogenic potential within existing, widely adapted pasture species such as Lucernes and medics. There is also an as-yet...