3727 research projects
'Equility' - Assessing Stallion Fertility in the Field: Extension and Adoption Activities
AgriFutures Australia
The relative fertility of Thoroughbred stallions is highly variability, ranging from 35% to 90%. Owing to the relatively short 4-month breeding season, and the 14-day delay between breeding and pregnancy diagnoses, breeders require a method to rapidly identify ejaculates that are unlikely to achieve a pregnancy. Stallion fertility is dependent...
2 Jul 2022 - 1 Jul 2024
New South Wales, Australia
The University of Newcastle
Facilitating the adoption of a hyperlocal weather station and soil moisture probe network to improve on-farm decision making
AgriFutures Australia
The initiative began with an information session featuring a locally owned and operated technology...
15 Dec 2021 - 21 Jan 2023
New South Wales, Australia
Facey Group
Evaluation and positioning of dual purpose cereals for the export hay market
AgriFutures Australia
10 Nov 2022 - 18 Mar 2025
New South Wales, Australia
Agrilink Agricultural Consultants (Australia) Pty Ltd
Epidemiological and bacteriological analyses of Salmonella infection in the Australian Thoroughbred horse breeding industry
AgriFutures Australia
2 Aug 2022 - 2 Dec 2024
New South Wales, Australia
Charles Sturt University
Endoscopy of the upper respiratory tract at Australian Thoroughbred yearling sales: Can we do better?
AgriFutures Australia
Post-sale examination of the upper airways (scoping) is commonly performed at Australian yearling sales to determine whether there is evidence of upper airway dysfunction that might influence future racing performance, and hence nullify the sale. Laryngeal function is graded using a scale of 1-5, with grades 4 and 5 considered...
18 Oct 2022 - 3 Nov 2024
New South Wales, Australia
The University of Adelaide (now operating as Adelaide University)
To understand the relative health of a sugarcane crop through the use of drone technology.
AgriFutures Australia
Initially, the project planned to hold a workshop targeting 20 growers, but...
14 Dec 2021 - 20 Jan 2023
New South Wales, Australia
Plane Creek Productivity Services Limited
Improving water efficiency through uptake of advanced irrigation technologies in Australian Tea Tree
AgriFutures Australia
5 Apr 2022 - 19 Mar 2023
New South Wales, Australia
ATTIA Ltd
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
Dispelling value uncertainty for hay growers – application of high-throughput, low-cost phenomics to predict Oaten hay quality in-crop fields, while improving oat breeding selection efficiency.
AgriFutures Australia
Oaten hay quality is determined by the variety grown, management of the crop and environmental conditions, and then estimated once only upon delivery of hay to millers. Improvements in any of these areas will increase hay biomass and/or quality, which will lead to increased income, leading to benefits across the...
2 Apr 2024 - 15 Jan 2027
New South Wales, Australia
Adelaide University
Innovating communications for accelerated growth in emerging industries
AgriFutures Australia
• Clearly defined target audiences
• Key messages detailing the value propositions of the industry for those audiences
• Practical, affordable and effective tools and channels for...
27 May 2022 - 25 Jul 2025
New South Wales, Australia
Central Queensland University