R&D projects
Discover nursery levy investments into Nursery Fund R&D initiatives
The nursery levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Nursery Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Nursery industry environmental and technical research and extension 2008 to 2009 (NY08002)
This project provided a coordinated response to key environmental and technical issues that impact the sustainability of the Australian nursery industry.
5 May 2023
Nursery sustainability – undertaking a lifecycle assessment (NY22001)
This investment is developing a benchmarking tool for nursery growers to compare their environmental performance against industry-average benchmarks.
9 February 2023
Digital remote monitoring to improve horticulture’s environmental performance (ST19024)
This collaborative project is establishing four demonstration farms in the Great Barrier Reef catchment area, where remote technology will be used to monitor environmental indicators.
22 October 2020
Global review of incentive schemes for the retention and successful establishment of trees on private urban land (NY18002)
This project investigated the mechanisms various urban cities have put in place to increase and retain tress on private urban land.
28 May 2020
Budget tool to calculate the cost to successfully establish trees in the urban landscape (NY18003)
This investment developed a budget tool that will allow users to calculate the cost of a successful urban tree over its lifecycle, from production to maintenance
3 February 2020
Where will all the trees be? (NY19001)
This investment provided the nursery industry and other key audiences such as councils, government and communities with an understanding of the current and possible future trajectories of urban forest cover across Australian cities.
16 April 2021
Nursery industry natural disaster risk mitigation and recovery plan (NY18008)
This project assessed the potential for natural disasters and severe weather events to impact on the Australian production nursery industry and developed strategies and resources for better preparedness, speedier recovery and stronger resilience.
28 September 2022
National extension of a community engagement kit (NY18007)
This project delivered a national event tour of a community engagement kit that has been designed for local governments to understand and act upon current community attitudes to urban greening.
1 July 2019
Understanding the attitudes to urban green space for government and business audiences (NY18006)
This project provided insights into current community attitudes, barriers and opportunities towards urban green space
4 April 2019
Metropolitan urban forestry (NY17005)
Education on the benefits of green space and investigation into metro and state urban greening policies and progress were conducted through this project.
9 January 2019