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Development of new revenues for winegrape producers decision support tools
The development of the New revenues for winegrape producers decision support tools emerged from discussions between AgriFutures Australia's New Enterprises Program, PIRSA-SARDI, and the Viticulture and Wine Working Group. The Working Group was formed with the aim to develop recommendations for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) to...
28 Oct 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
South Australia, Australia
Research project
AGTS Wool Bioharvesting
AGTS proposes to undertake research, development, trialing and commercialisation of a fully integrated Bio-harvesting system. The design will incorporate animal positioning/handling, collection and transfer to the bale. It is anticipated that Stage 1 will be evaluating the fibre-severence capabilities, using regulated tangential pneumatic force via multiple air-blades. This can be...
29 Feb 2024 - 15 Jul 2026
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Nanotechnology with Tea Tree Oil
Flystrike is a major economic and animal welfare concern in the Australian Sheep Industry with increasing chemical resistance in sheep blowflies seriously compromising the effectiveness of sheep flystrike control. Protection against flystrike requires novel technologies to allow for less resistance. Nanotechnology offers a means of providing extended and 'softer' protection...
1 May 2024 - 21 Dec 2026
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Novel targets against the Sheep Blowfly
Cutaneous myiasis or Flystrike, caused by the blowfly Lucilia cuprina, poses a significant threat to the wool industry and sheep production worldwide. Research on L. cuprina genomics and gene slicing (RNAi) techniques has the potential to revolutionise flystrike management. The fundamental outcomes from this research will advance our knowledge about...
1 May 2024 - 1 May 2028
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
UTS Wool Bioharvesting
Australia leads the world in wool bioharvesting science, a technology that could revolutionise the wool industry and deliver vast economic impacts to Australia and its woolgrowers. A system to remove biologically weakened wool from sheep is essential, while the changing way wool is removed (small pieces, not entire fleece) provides...
1 Apr 2024 - 30 Mar 2027
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Handpiece for Biological Wool Harvesting
Improve the existing prototype reciprocating comb handpiece to remove weakened wool to achieve a safe continuous rate speed of at least 3000 rpm. Improvements will be also made to ensure sufficient parameter adjustment feature to optimise performance.
29 Feb 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
UoW Wool Bioharvesting
This project aims to develop cost-effective methods of removing weakened wool. Three methods are to be developed: a manual method that uses a new handpiece; a semi-autonomous system; and a fully autonomous system. The methods to remove the wool will be safer for sheep and operators and require less training...
1 May 2024 - 31 Dec 2027
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
AMSEA Management, Admin & Report 2025-27
This project continues the work to provide Executive support for the management, administration and reporting of the Merino Sire Evaluation in Australia. The Australian Merino Sire Evaluation (AMSEA) acts as a key organisation committed to genetic improvement in the Merino industry, by in summary providing a platform for the following:...
22 May 2024 - 31 Jul 2027
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
ParaBoss Phase IV
ParaBoss is the national authority for sheep, goat and cattle parasite control in Australia, providing information on parasites and their control through its suits of products - WormBoss, FlyBoss, LiceBoss, and TickBoss. The resources are a source of detailed information and regional programs developed to improve on-farm management of worms,...
1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2027
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Remote sensing natural capital for wool
Over the past few years, La Trobe University have developed a proof of concept farm scale natural capital accounts that measures and reports on natural capital and environmental performance at farm-scale, which will be leveraged within this project. The demand for farm-scale accounts is outstripping current capacity for generating them...
1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2026
New South Wales, Australia