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Process Development

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

This investment focusses on identifying both opportunities and needs in key market areas for processing innovation of wool. This will include early stage processing of wool, production of wool yarns, manufacture of wool fabrics, garments and accessories, fabric or garment dyeing, added processes such as printing, and coated finishes. The...

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Zhejiang Xinao Textiles Inc, SGS Hong Kong Ltd, Intertek Testing Services Hong Kong

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Product & Process Development

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

This investment focusses on working with supply chain manufacturing partners in developing innovative wool products for womenswear, menswear, sports, outdoor and automotive markets. As well as undertaking research to identify opportunities and needs in key market areas for processing innovation of Merino wool. An additional aim is to modify the...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Zhejiang Xinao Textiles Inc, Suedwolle GmbH & Co, KG, Mira Corporation, Chemtax (Stoll) Co. Ltd, Jiaxing DIWEI Fashion Co. Ltd, Kniteracy Limited, Stoll America Knitting Machinery Inc, In...

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Research Testing for Product Development

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

With new technologies and the rise of different products made from wool, it is important that these developments be substantiated at different intervals along the development process to ensure they can meet consumer expectations. A substantiated innovation is also more capable of early adoption and quick return on investment of...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Intertek Testing Services Hong Kong, I.T.I.S. Tullio Buzzi, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology

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Technical Garment Development & Construction

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

This investment is working with trade partners to develop innovative knitted garments for the fashion, sports and lifestyle markets. Traditional fashion and sports garments have been either produced on regular flat-knit knitting machines or constructed from circular knit fabrics by the “cut n sew” method. With the growing requirement for...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Stoll America Knitting Machinery

Financial Industry Wool Uniforms/Suits (China) logo
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Financial Industry Wool Uniforms/Suits (China)

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

AWI studies lifestyle trends and how they impact on consumer preferences for the wool fibre. This investment is focussed on creating high end wool uniforms specifically for the financial industry.

1 Aug 2019 - 30 Sep 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Dong Hua University

Development of crop management packages for early sown, slow developing wheats in the southern region logo
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Development of crop management packages for early sown, slow developing wheats in the southern region

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Winter wheat cultivars can potentially allow wheat growers in the southern region to sow much earlier than currently practiced, allowing a greater proportion of farm area to be sown on time. This project will provide growers and advisers in the southern region with sound agronomic knowledge and supporting data, allowing...

10 Mar 2017 - 30 Sep 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

La Trobe University

Optimising plant establishment, density and spacings to maximise crop yield and profit in the southern and western regions logo
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Optimising plant establishment, density and spacings to maximise crop yield and profit in the southern and western regions

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Rapid and even crop establishment is a foundation for vigorous crops that are competitive against weeds. In recent years there has been growing interest in Australia and overseas in adapting precision seeding technology that is widely used in summer crop production, to winter crops. However, there is little information on...

30 Mar 2018 - 30 Jun 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Development and validation of soil amelioration and agronomic practices to realise the genetic potential of grain crops grown under a high yield potential, irrigated environment in the northern and southern regions. logo
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Development and validation of soil amelioration and agronomic practices to realise the genetic potential of grain crops grown under a high yield potential, irrigated environment in the northern and southern regions.

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This investment will develop and evaluate the effectiveness of novel soil management technologies and crop specific agronomic management practices on the profitability of irrigated systems. The aim being to be able to increase grower capacity to respond to varying water and commodity prices through agronomic practices targeted to the unique...

1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Field Applied Research Australia (FAR)

Facilitated action learning groups to support profitable irrigated farming systems in the northern and southern regions. logo
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Facilitated action learning groups to support profitable irrigated farming systems in the northern and southern regions.

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

GRDC has invested in a suite of irrigation projects across the GRDC southern region irrigation areas, including projects looking to develop and validate soil amelioration and agronomic practices for irrigated grain crops as well as maximising the dollar return per megalitre of water. To leverage off this work, this investment...

1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Irrigated Cropping Council Inc (ICC)

Optimising farm scale returns from irrigated grains: maximising dollar return per megalitre of water logo
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Optimising farm scale returns from irrigated grains: maximising dollar return per megalitre of water

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This investment will assist growers and advisers to make informed decisions that maximise the economic return per megalitre of water from irrigating crops. It will generate an economic sensitivity analysis to quantify the economic impact of changes in water, commodity and input price and irrigation method at the whole farm...

1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

University of Tasmania (UTAS)