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Minimising market-limiting discolouration in appearance Tasmanian hardwood logo
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Minimising market-limiting discolouration in appearance Tasmanian hardwood

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

This project will investigate the cause of market-limiting, grey discolouration and ‘tyre track’ of Tasmanian Plantation Oak (Eucalyptus nitens), a future resource, as well as process-induced discolouration of appearance Tasmanian hardwood boards, particularly ‘sticker mark’ in Tasmanian Blackwood and Oak.

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

Implementation of single-step genomic selection in eucalypts logo
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Implementation of single-step genomic selection in eucalypts

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

Application of single-step genomic selection has the potential to double the rate of genetic gain in tree improvement programs for hardwood eucalypts by substantially reducing the generation interval and increasing the accuracy of breeding value prediction. This project will enable the technology and test its application on an industrial scale...

23 Aug 2019 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

Development of best-practice fatigue management for the Australian Forestry Industry logo
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Development of best-practice fatigue management for the Australian Forestry Industry

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

This project will provide evidence to tailor the implementation of fatigue management guidelines for different forestry workplace environments (e.g. forests, sawmills), and develop tools to help support worker safety.

22 Nov 2019 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

Quantifying the effectiveness of cover crops as a means of increased water infiltration and reduced evaporation in the northern region logo
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Quantifying the effectiveness of cover crops as a means of increased water infiltration and reduced evaporation in the northern region

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This cross-sectoral project investigated the effectiveness of cover crops to increase infiltration, reduce evaporation, and increase plant-available water for dryland grain and cotton and irrigated cotton. The research found that cover crops can protect the soil from erosion in low cover fallows and maintain stored water in most years. Importantly,...

1 May 2017 - 20 Oct 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Commercial development and evaluation of a machine vision-based weed spot sprayer logo
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Commercial development and evaluation of a machine vision-based weed spot sprayer

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project aimed to integrate machine vision-based weed discrimination algorithms with commercial spray control systems from a spray equipment manufacturer, to develop a field-ready, optimised, precision weed detection system. Traditional practices of broadacre weed management were compared with the use of the machine vision-based spot spray system by calculating the...

1 Jul 2013 - 30 Apr 2019

New South Wales, Australia

University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

Smarter Irrigation 2: Precise real-time automated cotton & dairy irrigation for improved water productivity logo
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Smarter Irrigation 2: Precise real-time automated cotton & dairy irrigation for improved water productivity

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project is building on previous research to further develop fully autonomous broadacre irrigation systems for cotton (furrow and pivot) and dairy pasture (pivot). Research is being conducted on large commercial-scale fields under commercial farming conditions. The project will maximise yield improvements or water saving objectives using existing advanced bio-physical...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Dairy Australia, University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

Smarter Irrigation 2: New tech integrated smart sensing & automation for cotton logo
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Smarter Irrigation 2: New tech integrated smart sensing & automation for cotton

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project aims to increase the adoption of automated irrigation technologies into the Australian cotton industry. Water price and labour costs are fundamental drivers of irrigation decisions and business success. The project will bring together key research and industry partners involved in the automation and sensing areas to integrate automated...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University, Goanna Ag, Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC)

Smarter Irrigation 2: Gwydir demonstration of latest digital technologies for precise automated irrigation logo
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Smarter Irrigation 2: Gwydir demonstration of latest digital technologies for precise automated irrigation

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Automation of irrigation in the Australian cotton industry has the potential to improve water productivity, whilst addressing challenges of optimising irrigation and managing labour resourcing. This project will provide growers with commercially relevant information about how to best utilise irrigation monitoring tools and decision support systems to optimise surface irrigation....

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association, Goanna Ag, Sundown Pastoral Company, Auscott Limited, Australian Food and Fibre Limited

Smarter Irrigation 2: Cross Sectoral Integration and Extension logo
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Smarter Irrigation 2: Cross Sectoral Integration and Extension

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The aim of this project is to support Australian irrigators to adopt new and innovative tools and technologies which will enable improvements in productivity, efficient resource utilisation and improved profitability. The increased focus on integration and extension will bring irrigators, advisers and researchers from a broad range of industries together...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Gwydir Valley Irrigators Assocation

Smarter Irrigation 2: Plant-based sensing for cotton irrigation logo
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Smarter Irrigation 2: Plant-based sensing for cotton irrigation

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Water is the most limiting factor for cotton production in Australia. This project aims to help optimise the irrigation strategies for fully irrigated and partially irrigated cotton by utilising plant-based sensing techniques including canopy temperature and UAV thermal imaging. This project will also provide technical and extension support to the...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)