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Better understanding viral disinformation impacting Australia’s food and fibre system logo
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Better understanding viral disinformation impacting Australia’s food and fibre system

AgriFutures Australia

In early 2021, Agthentic Advisory, in collaboration with the Institute of the Future, developed a horizon scanning report for AgriFutures Australia, titled Future Forces: A ten-year horizon for Australian Agriculture. One of the five major forces shaping the future of Australia’s food and fibre identified in the report was viral...

10 Jan 2022 - 28 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Tenacious Insights Pty Ltd

Evaluating a remote sensing 'Time Series' approach for monitoring seasonal variability in tree health and yield forecasting in tea tree. logo
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Evaluating a remote sensing 'Time Series' approach for monitoring seasonal variability in tree health and yield forecasting in tea tree.

AgriFutures Australia

The project aimed to enhance farm decision-making through advanced remote sensing technology. Conducted by ATTIA, Farmacist, and the University of New England’s Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre (AARSC), the project involved two participating growers whose farms were used as case studies.

Key achievements included the digitization of plantation boundaries and...

1 Jun 2021 - 1 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

ATTIA Ltd

A Common Approach to Sector-Level GHG Accounting for Australian Agriculture logo
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A Common Approach to Sector-Level GHG Accounting for Australian Agriculture

AgriFutures Australia

Australia has a National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, however commodity Greenhouse Gas (GHG) accounts are being undertaken in a fragmented way and there is increasing development of disparate farm-level accounting tools. To date, mixed farming has not been considered. Agricultural commodities are at different stages of understanding their GHG emissions profile....

20 Jun 2020 - 27 Feb 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Agricultural Innovation Australia Ltd (AIA)

SCAHLS validation of Hendra Virus (inc. variant) POC test logo
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SCAHLS validation of Hendra Virus (inc. variant) POC test

AgriFutures Australia

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the developed HeV LAMP test using the SCAHLS pathway to allow for it to be used in the field. Additionally, during this evaluation, we aim to develop quality control steps so that the test can be used in the future safely and...

15 Jul 2022 - 30 Sep 2023

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Queensland

Turning images into action: precision orcharding and variability mapping to improve returns in tree fruit orchards  logo
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Turning images into action: precision orcharding and variability mapping to improve returns in tree fruit orchards

AgriFutures Australia

The project aimed to demonstrate the practical application of precision horticultural technologies to enhance returns in apple and pear orchards.

The project involved demonstrations of orchard scanning and grid-based soil mapping at two commercial apple orchards in the Goulburn Valley, Victoria. The Green Atlas Cartographer, a ground-based scanning system using...

16 Dec 2021 - 22 Jan 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Apple and Pear Australia Limited

Assessing the effects of application of plant hormones on percentage head emergence in oats.   logo
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Assessing the effects of application of plant hormones on percentage head emergence in oats.

AgriFutures Australia

This research proposal looks to assess the change in percentage of head emergence of oaten hay crops when plant hormones are applied. Poor head emergence of current oaten cultivars is proving to be a significant challenge to growers in marginal cropping regions. Incomplete head emergence increases both dry down time...

15 Oct 2022 - 18 May 2023

New South Wales, Australia

AgXtra

Incorporating digital farming for improved productivity in the Upper North of South Australia. logo
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Incorporating digital farming for improved productivity in the Upper North of South Australia.

AgriFutures Australia

Currently, key barriers to on farm technology adoption in the Upper North of South Australia are confidence and perceived return on investment. There is a gap in the skills and knowledge to access and interpret readily available data for improved decision making. This project is designed to build confidence and...

31 May 2021 - 31 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Upper North Farming Systems

Online Training Portal To Improve Animal Welfare Via Upskilling Existing And Prospective Breeding Farm Staff With A Focus On Early Career Workers logo
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Online Training Portal To Improve Animal Welfare Via Upskilling Existing And Prospective Breeding Farm Staff With A Focus On Early Career Workers

AgriFutures Australia

This project will develop three courses that will utilise experts in various areas of welfare and factors that contribute to welfare. Courses will comprise of one or more subjects. Each subject will comprise of a combination of an explainer video or photo, a text article and a quiz.

The courses...

15 Jul 2022 - 30 Jan 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Thoroughbred Breeders Australia

Improving farmers skills and knowledge with moisture monitors in break crops in sugarcane fallows logo
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Improving farmers skills and knowledge with moisture monitors in break crops in sugarcane fallows

AgriFutures Australia

The project aimed to demonstrate to farmers with little or no irrigation capacity that growing a legume break crop during their sugarcane fallow period would not compromise their following new plant cane crop. The project addressed the misconception among dryland growers that a break crop in the fallow would dry...

24 Dec 2021 - 21 May 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Mackay Area Productivity Services Limited

Greenhouse Production of High Grade Medical Mono Floral Manuka Honey logo
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Greenhouse Production of High Grade Medical Mono Floral Manuka Honey

AgriFutures Australia

True monofloral Manuka honey in its purest form does not exist in the world market. All honey is collected from the wild or in field plantings and will always be diluted with some nectar from other species as bees do not discriminate and forage other nectar. The ability for bees...

30 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

ManukaLife Pty Ltd